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President Iliana Iotova held a meeting on Friday with the Director General of Human Rights and Rule of Law of the Council of Europe, Gianluca Esposito, who is visiting Bulgaria, the President’s Press Secretariat said. The talks focused on the

Bulgaria's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivanka Tasheva and Chinese Ambassador in Sofia Dai Qingli met here on Friday to discuss priority areas for interaction and deepening the bilateral partnership, as well as specific steps for cooperation within the framework of relations between the European Union and China

EUR 14 million will be invested in development of business, municipalities and the non-governmental sector in settlements along Bulgaria's border with Serbia and North Macedonia.

Officers from the Economic Police Department of the Plovdiv Regional Directorate of the Interior Ministry and the State Agency for National Security, under the supervision of the Plovdiv District Prosecutor's Office, following an investigation, uncovered a suspected organized criminal group.

Fewer than half of the 266 passenger carriages operated by BDZ, Bulgaria's state railway company, are air-conditioned, Transport and Communications Minister Georgi Peev said during a parliamentary question-and-answer session before the Transport and

Bulgaria remained the European Union's country with the lowest unemployment rate for a sixth consecutive month in May, despite a slight increase of 0.1 percentage points from April to 2.9%, Eurostat said on Thursday.

House prices in Bulgaria increased by 14.8% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2026, marking the third-highest growth rate among European Union countries, after Portugal and Slovakia. This is according to data published on Thursday by the European

Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) Governor Dimitar Radev said Thursday that the proposed 2026 state budget, which envisages a deficit of 5.7%, deepens rather than reverses the negative fiscal trend that has developed since 2020.

A total of 972 foreign students from 57 countries are enrolled at Trakia University in Stara Zagora for the 2025/2026 academic year, the university’s press centre told the Bulgarian News Agency (BTA).

The Great Masters of Bulgarian Graphic Art exhibition will open on July 9 at Vejdi Art Gallery, the organizers said Friday.

An extremely rare ancient medical instrument used in operations to remove bladder stones has been discovered during archaeological excavations at the ancient city of Heraclea Sintica, archaeologist Prof. Dr. Lyudmil Vagalinski told BTA on Friday.

Ireland will work for a prosperous, secure and democratic European Union, Ambassador of Ireland to Bulgaria Catherine Bannon said on Thursday. Bannon symbolically took over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union from Ambassador of Cyprus to Bulgaria Haralambos Kafkarides.

The deregistered Ivan Mihailov Cultural Centre in Bitola has called on North Macedonia's Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski to tell the public "the truth" about the European Parliament's conclusions on the country's progress.

Belgrade's streets were largely deserted on Tuesday as dangerously high temperatures gripped the Serbian capital. A red weather alert remains in force across most of the country, with temperatures forecast to reach 40C. People ventured outdoors only

Police in North Macedonia have arrested a university lecturer at the Goce Delcev University in Stip on suspicion of receiving a bribe. The 39-year-old lecturer, identified by the initials T.A. from Stip, allegedly demanded EUR 300 from a 26-year-old

An agreement in principle has been reached on changes to North Macedonia's government between VMRO-DPMNE and its coalition partners, the Albanian coalition VLEN and the ZNAM Movement, Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski said on Monday.