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The outgoing Government will apply the more favourable regime for Bulgarian citizens and will carry out a one-off indexation, as provided for by law, increasing the wages of all employees in the budgetary sector by 5%, said outgoing Finance Minister Temenuzhka Petkova at a briefing at the Ministry of Finance on Thursday, adding that the issue will be discussed at the Cabinet’s next meeting.

Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) – New Beginning leader Delyan Peevski sees a risk that the likely early parliamentary elections this spring can be "stolen" as political forces try to push through changes to the voting methods. "We will not

Dimitar Belichev, Mihaela Raidovska and Plamen Petkov were nominated for a new European Prosecutor from Bulgaria, the Justice Ministry said on Thursday. The decision was taken by a special seven-member commission appointed by outgoing Justice Minister Georgi Georgiev and chaired by his Deputy Minister Stoyan Lazarov.

A second hospital heliport was opened in Gabrovo on Thursday by outgoing Minister of Transport and Communications Grozdan Karadjov at the Sveti Ivan Rilski Multidisciplinary Hospital for Active Treatment.

The Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS) will analyze between 40 and 60 samples from each of the ten deep boreholes already drilled in the three Mini Maritsa Iztok company mines, in order to determine the concentrations of rare earth elements and critical raw materials according to a statement from the press office of the Council of Ministers.

The Maritsa Basin offers opportunities and potential, and the region could be extremely important for the development of Bulgaria’s competitiveness, Outgoing Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov said Thursday during the signing of an agreement between

Between 2017 and 2023, revenue from carbon dioxide-related taxes in Bulgaria increased more than twelvefold – from EUR 85.3 million in 2017 to EUR 1.098 billion in 2023, show Eurostat data published on Thursday.

Industrial production in the euro area and the EU rose year-on-year in November 2025, Eurostat, the EU's statistical office, said here on Thursday.

The Bulgarian News Agency (BTA) has selected 19 students from National Aprilov High School for its 2026 internship program. The names of the future interns were announced by BTA Director General Kiril Valchev during the school’s patron day

A total of 84 cinemas were operating in various locations across the country in 2024, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said on its website on Tuesday in honour of Film Makers’ Day. According to NSI, cinemas in Bulgaria continued to attract large audiences and fill theatres with interesting plots and emotional stories over the past year.

Bulgaria will participate in the second semifinal of the Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna on May 14. On Monday, a draw was held to determine the order in which the participants will take the stage in this year's 70th anniversary edition of the

The Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS) and Trakia University in Stara Zagora have signed a strategic cooperation agreement to strengthen research, education, and innovation in Bulgaria, BAS said in a press release Monday. The signing, by BAS

Hardline protesting farmers have voted to enter dialogue with the government and meet with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, putting plans for Athens tractor rallies on hold, the online edition of the Kathimerini newspaper said on Wednesday.

The Basic Criminal Court in Skopje has ordered an eight-day detention measure for a 55-year-old man suspected of attacking the Bulgarian Embassy in Skopje.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Tuesday that he does not want to meet representatives of a European Parliament (EP) delegation because they are “arriving uninvited” in Belgrade on January 22, Serbian media reported.

The prosecuting magistracy in North Macedonia has opened proceedings against a 55-year-old man suspected of damaging the glass of the entrance door of the Embassy of Bulgaria in Skopje.