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The government has adopted a decision appointing former ombudsman Maya Manolova-Naydenova as chair of the Commission for Consumer Protection (CCP) until the expiry of the current mandate, the government information service said on Thursday. The CCP

All reports of suspected election-related offences must be acted on promptly and thoroughly so that evidence capable of standing up in court can be collected, acting Prosecutor General Vanya Stefanova said on Thursday.

The State Agency for National Security (SANS) has drawn up instructions for additional cybersecurity measures to be implemented at all strategic facilities in Bulgaria in connection with the October 25 presidential election, SANS Chairman Plamen Tonchev said.

The Government press office announced that Ivan Ivanov has been appointed as the Chair of the State Agency for Refugees under the Council of Ministers, effective September 18, 2026. The Government adopted a decision to relieve Ivan Ivanov from his position as chair.

The Food Safety Regional Directorate in Kardzhali, Southern Bulgaria, identified a discrepancy regarding 311 cattle that had been registered in the VetIS Integrated Information System of the Bulgarian Food Safety Agency (BFSA).

September 13, 2026: In her annual State of the Union address, European Commission (EC) President Ursula von der Leyen announces a new international connectivity project that will link the South Caucasus and Central Asia directly to the European market via the Middle Corridor.

Bulgaria recorded the strongest yearly increase (+9.9%) in hourly labour costs for wages and salaries in the European Union in the second quarter of 2026, according to the latest data released by Eurostat on Wednesday. In the second quarter of 2026 the hourly labour costs rose by 3.1% in the euro area and by 3.2% in the EU, compared with the same quarter of the previous year. The two main components of labour costs are wages, salaries and non-wage costs.

Construction is the sector with the most favourable prospects in the country, supported by rising purchasing power, urbanisation, low borrowing costs and the growing number of approved building permits. The metals industry remains exposed to risks, as high energy prices, the withdrawal of electricity price compensation and weak demand in civil engineering continue to put pressure on competitiveness.

An exhibition titled "Japanese Prints, 18th–20th Centuries” will open at The Palace branch of the National Gallery in Sofia on September 17 at 6 p.m. The exhibition is organized by the gallery and the Embassy of Japan in Bulgaria and will run

Troyan Municipality and the Regional Centre for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage in South-Eastern Europe under the auspices of UNESCO signed a memorandum of cooperation and partnership on Wednesday.

Authorities have agreed that no construction will take place on Mogilanska Mogila mound in the centre of Vratsa, the municipality said on Wednesday following an interagency meeting.

The BBC Symphony Orchestra will perform in Bulgaria for the first time at the closing concert of the 100th anniversary edition of the Varna Summer International Music Festival. The concert, organized by Varna Municipality, will take place on October 14 at the Palace of Culture and Sports.

Danube water levels continued to fall slightly over the past 24 hours, the Executive Agency for Exploration and Maintenance of the Danube River said on Saturday.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic announced that he will resign on September 25 or 26, local media reported.

Turkish police have launched an operation across 22 provinces of the country against members of a group found to have been preparing armed attacks on schools, Turkish media reported on Friday, quoting the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office

A delegation from NATO’s Joint Force Command Naples, led by Commander Admiral George Wikoff, is on a two-day visit to North Macedonia and, together with Chief of the General Staff of the Army of the Republic of North Macedonia Major General Sashko Lafchiski, met with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport Aleksandar Nikoloski, the government press service in Skopje said.