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Effective May 20, 2026, Plamen Pavlov has been relieved of his duties as Deputy Director of the National Customs Agency by an order of Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Galab Donev.

Nearly EUR 5.2 million from the Bulgaria-Turkiye Cross-Border Cooperation Programme 2021-2027 will be invested in strengthen cross-border preparedness and forest-fire and disaster response capacity in the cross-border region between the two countries.

The project analyzed the declarations submitted by magistrates to the Inspectorate of the Supreme Judicial Council for the 2016-2025 period. The declarations of 4,162 magistrates were reviewed.

Healthcare experts exchanged views on how to improve the health culture of Bulgarians at a forum in Sofia, organized by the Bulgarian Hospital Association (BHA).

The world is facing its biggest energy crisis due to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, experts agreed during the 17th Green and Energy Forum in Sofia, organized by Manager Magazine at the Inter Expo Center on Tuesday. Preslav Raikov, commodities

Bulgaria needs to accelerate wind energy development and add 6 to 7 GW of wind capacity, former caretaker Minister of Environment and Water Julian Popov said here Tuesday.

The statement was in response to the plan presented on Monday by Finance Minister Galab Donev, that aims to maintain the 5% salary increase in the public sector envisaged in the so-called budget extension act, while reducing spending on wages and related social security contributions under institutional budgets by 10% as of September 1, 2026, without cutting the salaries and remuneration of employees.

The Community of Bilateral Chambers of Commerce in Bulgaria has issued a joint position on Monday in which representatives of the business community state their expectations for the governance of "Progressive Bulgaria" and their readiness for policy dialogue. The position is addressed to the Chair of the National Assembly, the members of the 52nd National Assembly and the Prime Minister of Bulgaria.

Palaeogenetics is invaluable for studying periods with limited historical or archaeological evidence, Associate Professor Todor Chobanov, head of a Bulgarian Academy of Sciences project integrating genetic methods into historical research, said at the BTA National Press Club on Tuesday.

For another consecutive year, the Bulgarian News Agency (BTA) was honoured for its comprehensive and accurate coverage of the events in the programme of the 28th National Festival of Children's Books in Sliven, held from May 11 to 13, 2026.

Sofia is ready to host the Eurovision Song Contest 2027, Sofia Mayor Vassil Terziev said on bTV’s morning programme.

“I believe that we have the capability and, above all, the ambition to present ourselves next year as brilliant hosts of the Eurovision Song Contest,” President Iliana Iotova told journalists on Monday when asked to comment on the victory of

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul discussed tensions in the Persian Gulf, Turkiye’s European Union aspirations, the war in Ukraine and NATO cooperation during talks in Berlin on Monday. A major focus of

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic met Kenyan President William Ruto in Baku on Monday during the 13th session of the World Urban Forum, Serbian media reported.

A Turkish citizen has been detained by Bulgarian authorities after allegedly smuggling 15 citizens of Afghanistan, Egypt, Eritrea, and Somalia across Bulgaria’s maritime border, the Burgas district prosecutor’s office said Monday. The man has been

Serbia’s Foreign Ministry said here on Friday that Montenegro’s Foreign Ministry, “without any real reason or need,” was creating a pretext for a public attack against Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic over his statement that he would not participate in the celebration marking the 20th anniversary of Montenegro’s separation from Serbia, RTS reported.