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Krasimira Doneva, a judge at the Burgas District Court, has put forward her candidacy to participate in the election of members of the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) from the judges’ quota, the Council’s press centre said on Wednesday.

The Council for Electronic Media (CEM) is hosting the 13th annual meeting of the Black Sea Broadcasting Regulatory Authorities Forum (BRAF), taking place in Sofia from September 16 to 18.

The parliamentary Committee on Legal Affairs will hear the 20 candidates for members of the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) from Parliament's quota over three separate days. The hearings will take place from November 2 to 4, as it would not be

Velichie political party submitted documents to the Central Election Commission (CEC) to register Ivelin Mihaylov as its presidential candidate and Yuliana Mateeva as vice-presidential candidate for the October 25, 2026 presidential election. The party submitted 7,000 signatures in support of its registration.

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.

Bulgaria is expected to be removed from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) "grey list," alongside Monaco and Côte d’Ivoire, Bloomberg reported, citing sources familiar with the discussions.

More than 75% of the glass packaging placed on the market by clients of recovery organizations was collected and recycled in 2025, Ecobulpack Bulgaria Procurist Georgi Slavchev told BTA at the “Towards a Close the Glass Loop Action Plan for Bulgaria” forum in Sofia 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.

The festival will also feature the ongoing 120 Years – 120 Minutes at the National Ethnographic Museum campaign, marking the 120th anniversary of the National Ethnographic Museum. On September 19 and 20, admission to the exhibition halls will be free of charge from 10:00 AM to noon.

As part of the fifth edition of LUNAR Festival of Lights, Sofia will host an international immersive video mapping competition from September 17 to 20, when the city centre will be transformed into a stage for light art. The event is organized by

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.