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Representatives of the judiciary and legal experts discussed the rule of law in the European Union and the state of Bulgaria’s judicial system at a public debate held at Sofia University St Kliment Ohridski on Wednesday.

Chair of the National Assembly Nataliya Kiselova said Wednesday the longstanding failure of successive parliaments to renew the terms of a number of public bodies, including those in the judiciary, is irresponsible.

The Council of Ministers allocated an additional BGN 1,800,000 for archaeological field studies and conservation under the budget of the Ministry of Culture for 2025, the Cabinet press service said here on Wednesday.

Amendments to the Penal Code (PC), approved by the Council of Ministers on Wednesday, provide that property acquired through criminal activity and held or owned by third parties acting in bad faith will be subject to confiscation in favour of the state. Additional amendments are proposed to the Criminal Procedure Code (CPC) and the National Revenue Agency (NRA) Act, the Government Information Service reported.

The May 2025 seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in Bulgaria was 3.5%, up from 3.4% in April 2025 and down from 4% in May 2024.

Bulgaria’s Southwest region led the country in short-term accommodation bookings through online platforms in the last quarter of 2024, with 439,434 nights reserved, Eurostat reported on Wednesday.

On Wednesday, Parliament rejected a proposal for the state to acquire the three electricity distribution companies operating on Bulgarian territory. The vote ended with 53 in favor, 116 against, and 20 abstentions.

From July 1, 2025, the Customs Agency joined the Policy Commission of the World Customs Organization (WCO) as one of the representatives of the Europe Region, the Agency said on Wednesday.

The Sofia Music Weeks festival closes its summer programme with a Brazilian Sunday. The event is on July 6 in the Sofia Philharmonic Chamber Hall, the organizers said.

The Houses and People audiovisual exhibition presents traditional rural houses and the emotional stories of their guardians, the Ruralheritage.bg platform reported. The exhibition opens on Wednesday, July 2, at the Espace Port A space in Sofia.

The Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS) organized an anniversary scientific conference titled "Monsignor Roncalli and His Apostolic Mission to Bulgaria (1925–1934)", held in the Prof. Marin Drinov Hall, BAS said on Tuesday.

The Thracian Warrior exhibition opens in the temporary gallery of Varna Archaeological Museum, organizers said here on Monday.

North Macedonia had two active wildfires on Wednesday, down from a total of 20 the previous day, the local Crisis Management Centre said. The fires were reported across the country, with only two remaining active on Wednesday.

Traffic at Bulgarian all border checkpoints with neighbouring countries is light, the Border Police Directorate General at the Ministry of the Interior said on Monday morning.

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with European Commissioner for Home Affairs and Immigration Magnus Brunner, at the Maximos Mansion, ERT reported on Monday. The two sides discussed the new Pact on Immigration and Asylum and particularly

S.O.S. Romania has expelled three senators from its ranks - Dorin Petre, Nadia-Cosmina Cerva, and Clement Sava, party leader Diana Sosoaca said as quoted by Digi24.