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Hurricane-force winds caused serious damage in Vratsa, Northwestern Bulgaria, Mayor Kalin Kamenov said on Facebook on Saturday. Kamenov said gusts overnight topped 120 km/h, bringing down dozens of utility poles and cables, as well as bus stops and

Vazrazhdane leader Kostadin Kostadinov set out what he described as three possible scenarios for Bulgaria in a social media post, the party’s press service said on Thursday.

The start of the year is a time for reflection and responsibility for the future - a time to acknowledge that mistakes are part of public and political life, but also that forgiveness, dialogue, and wisdom are the way forward, the Alliance for

Rumen Hristov, leader of the Union of Democratic Forces, which is part of the GERB-UDF coalition, Thursday said that on this day, a long-standing dream of the UDF and the democratic community became a reality.

More than 933,000 card payments at POS terminals and transactions at ATMs worth almost EUR 42 million were made in Bulgaria on January 1-2, payment service provider Borica said on Saturday.

Major retail chains were switching to the euro smoothly without serious disruption, Association for Modern Trade Executive Director Nikolay Valkanov said in a television appearance on Saturday.

Lidl Bulgaria distributed 53 tonnes of euro coins across its store network since December 2, Lidl Bulgaria Chief Executive Officer Milena Dragijska said on Friday.

The National Revenue Agency is carrying out about 400 inspections a day linked to the euro changeover, Communications Directorate Director Anna Mitova said on Friday.

The Earth and Man National Museum will host an exhibition for high school graduates and five temporary exhibitions in January 2026, the museum said on Tuesday.

The film Restavrazov by Bulgarian filmmaker Adrian Al Jazzar has been selected to compete in the Best Comedy Film and Best Cast categories at the IndieX Film Festival in Hollywood in January, Al Jazzar told BTA on Monday.

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew told the media covering the visit of Bulgarian Patriarch Daniil to the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople that this visit has greatly contributed to "the strengthening of the bond between the Church of Constantinople and the Bulgarian Church."

The day is very important for the Bulgarian community because it marks the feast day of St Stephen Church, said Dimitri Yotef, Chair of the Boards of the Foundation of the Orthodox Churches of the Bulgarian Exarchate in Istanbul and the Foundation

A yellow code alert was issued in 16 provinces in Turkiye for Monday due to snowfall and strong winds, Turkiye’s public broadcaster TRT Haber reported. The winter conditions forced students and employees in some regions to stay at home. The severe

Polling stations for Kosovo’s snap parliamentary elections opened at 7:00 a.m. local time on Sunday and will close at 7:00 p.m. According to Kosovo’s Central Election Commission (CEC), a total of 2,076,290 Kosovo citizens are eligible to vote. Of

Protesting Greek farmers are continuing their actions at various locations across the country with new blockades, increasing pressure on the government on the eve of the holidays, Greek state television ERT reported.

The aim is to enable citizens to regularize their ownership of the buildings they use for residential or commercial purposes, thereby overcoming the problem of illegal construction. The submission of applications will continue until February 8, 2026.