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A redistribution of resources is underway at the State Intelligence Agency (SIA), but it is not related to funds that had been allocated but remained unused due to vacant positions, SIA Chair Antoan Gechev said on Thursday.

The Committee considered SANS's 2025 annual activity report, submitted by the Council of Ministers on June 11, 2026. The report was adopted with five votes in favour, one against and three abstentions.

In a first-reading procedure on Thursday, the National Assembly Health Committee approved a bill amending the Protection from the Harmful Effects of Chemical Substances and Mixtures Act, submitted by the Council of Ministers. The Protection from the

A laboratory for the production of synthetic drugs was uncovered during a police operation in the village of Yunatsite, Pazardzhik district, the press office of the Pazardzhik Regional Directorate of the Interior Ministry said on Thursday.

The Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC) announced on Thursday that it has decided to launch an in-depth investigation into the intention of Nomad Capital Group EOOD to acquire sole control over the now-defunct ContourGlobal Maritsa East 3 thermal power plant (TPP) and ContourGlobal Operations Bulgaria AD by purchasing a majority stake in the capital of the two companies. The other shareholder in both companies is National Electric Company EAD.

The parliamentary Committee on Labour, Demographic and Social Policy approved at first reading, with 10 votes in favour, seven against and one abstention, the amendment to the Labour Code tabled by the Council of Ministers, which establishes a new mechanism for determining the national minimum wage.

Seventy percent of Bulgarians support maintaining access to flexible forms of work through digital platforms, according to country-specific findings from the latest Ipsos survey conducted in 25 European countries. The findings were presented at a roundtable on the future of platform work in Bulgaria, organized by the Bulgarian Industrial Association (BIA) and the Bulgarian E-commerce Association, the BIA said. Representatives of government institutions, Parliament, regulatory bodies, businesses, digital labour platforms and academia took part in the forum.

Nearly 8,000 unemployed people will be included in programmes, projects and measures funded by the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy, while more than 6,000 people will take part in training to acquire knowledge and skills sought by employers. This is provided for in the National Action Plan for Employment in 2026, approved by the Council of Ministers, the Government press service said here on Thursday.

Yanitsa Hristova, Managing Editor of LIK magazine, spoke about Sofia’s iconic landmarks at the presentation of the magazine’s new issue. The September issue of LIK, titled "Sofia from its First Tram to Nowadays", was presented at the Bulgarian News Agency's (BTA) MaxiM Hall.

In his article, Lozanov has outlined “Sofia of three cities”, the first being bourgeois Sofia, which developed during the Third Bulgarian Kingdom. The second city is the socialist one, while the third is post-communist Sofia, which continues to develop to this day.

The city of Plovdiv marks the start of autumn by gathering traditional craftsmen, artists, and visitors at the Autumn Crafts Fair, which will take place from October 1 to 4, 2026, the organizers from the Plovdiv Regional Chamber of Crafts said. The

Bulgaria and Greece will create a joint cultural and tourism route dedicated to viticulture, wine and the cultural heritage associated with them, the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki, the project’s lead partner, said.

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.