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Vazrazhdane MP Angel Georgiev on Thursday accused prosecutors of pursuing a politically motivated case against him after Acting Prosecutor General Vanya Stefanova requested the continuation of criminal proceedings related to allegations that he

The ruling party, Progressive Bulgaria, has submitted a bill of amendments to the National Service for Protection (NSP) Act that will allow again the NSP to drive members of the President's administration. The bill can be viewed on Parliament's

Vazrazhdane Floor Leader Kostadin Kostadinov said on Thursday that his parliamentary group will submit draft bills to Parliament aimed at prohibiting weapon selling as well as weapon re-export to Ukraine. From the parliamentary tribune he claimed that the bills will be accompanied by a proposal to ban every form of aid for Ukraine from Bulgaria.

Sunny Beach-Central has retained its prestigious Blue Flag award for the 2026 summer season, the beach management told BTA on Thursday.

The total number of nights spent at accommodation establishments in Bulgaria in April 2026 was 3.2% less than in April 2025, but they generated 12.3% more revenues, year on year, the National Statistical Institute reported.

The summer tourist season along Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast will be challenging, but the industry's expectations remain optimistic, representatives of hotel operators from the Northern and Southern Black Sea coast said during the Black Sea Business Meeting in Burgas on Thursday. The event was organized by the newspaper Capital.

The Council of Ministers granted a derogation allowing the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant to conclude a public procurement contract with a selected contractor, the government press service reported on Wednesday. The plant will be permitted to import from Russia iron and steel products necessary for the performance of the contract. The derogation is granted for the duration of the respective contracts.

The Government has a vision for restructuring the factories of TEREM - HOLDING, Defence Minister Dimitar Stoyanov said during his hearing before the parliamentary Defence Committee in response to a question from Movement for Rights and Freedoms MP Nezhdet Shaban regarding the financial condition of the TEREM - Khan Krum plant in Targovishte.

Regional journalists and regional news are extremely important for the entire media sector, but even more so for the Bulgarian National Television (BNT), said the Director General of the public television, Milena Milotinova, at the discussion "The Future of Regional News", jointly organized by BTA and the Council for Electronic Media (CEM) at the agency's National Press Club in Sofia on Thursday.

If regional news remains without a future, then journalism itself loses its relevance, said Council for Electronic Media (CEM) Chair Gabriela Naplatanova during a discussion on the topic “The Future of Regional News,” held at the BTA National Press Club in Sofia on Thursday. The forum was organized by BTA and CEM.

Bulgaria needs national programmes to support regional media, local journalists, and Bulgarian-language media abroad, said BTA Director General Kiril Valchev at the opening of the discussion “The Future of Regional News,” in Sofia on Thursday. The discussion is organized by BTA and the Council for Electronic Media (CEM).

A marble torso was discovered during archaeological excavations at the ancient city of Heraclea Sintica near Petrich on Thursday, said Lyudmil Vagalinski of the National Archaeological Institute with Museum at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, who leads the excavations at the ancient city.

The Council of Ministers has approved a draft Memorandum with the Government of the Republic of Serbia to determine the conditions for opening a joint checkpoint Kalotina 2 (Republic of Bulgaria) and Gradina 2 (Republic of Serbia), the government

The case involving Iva Mihaylova, who holds Bulgarian citizenship and was injured in a road incident in the town of Kocani eight months ago and still awaiting charges, falls under the jurisdiction of North Macedonia’s judiciary, Foreign Minister Timco Mucunski said in Sofia on Wednesday, responding to questions about why authorities in Kocani have not allowed her to travel to Bulgaria for medical treatment.

North Macedonia’s President Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova said in an interview with MRT 1 on Monday that she will meet Bulgarian President Iliana Iotova during the South-East European Cooperation Process (SEECP) summit, to be held in Sofia on June 10.

Romanian books are being collected at the Bulgarian stand at the International Book Fair Bookfest in Bucharest. They will be donated to the Sofia University Library. The initiative is led by the Association of Romanian Publishers and Headsome