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At its regular meeting on Wednesday, Bulgaria's Council of Ministers adopted a decision approving the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Swiss Federal Council for the mutual protection and exchange of classified

The Council of Ministers Wednesday approved the signing of an amendment to an agreement between the Education and Science Ministry and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), part of the World Bank Group, on the

Bulgaria, Romania and Turkiye are expanding the mandate of the Black Sea Mine Countermeasures Naval Group (MCM Black Sea) to include the protection of critical underwater infrastructure after the Bulgarian government on Wednesday approved amendments

At its regular meeting on Wednesday, the Council of Ministers approved the provision of humanitarian aid to Lebanon and the Gaza Strip in the form of voluntary contributions to international organizations totalling EUR 200,000 to address the most urgent humanitarian needs of the Lebanese and Palestinian populations resulting from the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the Middle East.

According to data from the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB), as of June 30, BGN 29.4 billion has been exchanged for euros, which represents 94.48% of the leva banknotes and coins in circulation at the beginning of 2025. At the same time, BGN 1.7 billion in banknotes and coins remained outside the BNB's vaults as reported by the BNB on Wednesday.

Bulgaria's budget deficit stood at EUR 2.507 billion, or 2% of gross domestic product (GDP), on a cash basis at the end of May, the Finance Ministry said on Tuesday. The deficit under the Consolidated Fiscal Programme (CFP) matched the preliminary

The German company Bosch will cease operations at its Engineering Center in Sofia starting mid-2027, with the restructuring affecting approximately 670 employees. About 400 jobs will be cut as early as 2026, and the remaining positions will be optimized by mid-2027, the company announced.

An inaugural meeting of the Council for Tourism Reforms was held at the Council of Ministers on Tuesday at the proposal of Tourism Minister Ilin Dimitrov. The initiative aims to bring together representatives of government institutions and the tourism industry to discuss the sector's challenges.

Studying past climate change in Antarctica is of key importance for understanding Earth's climate system and its long-term variability, said Romanian geomorphologist Daniela Pascal here on Wednesday. She was speaking at a Bulgarian-Romanian

The National Commission for Antarctic Research of the Romanian Academy of Sciences proposed a joint project with the Bulgarian Antarctic Institute. The proposal was made during the Bulgarian-Romanian Symposium on Scientific Research in Antarctica, held at the Constanta branch of the National Institute for Research and Development on Marine Geology and Geoecology on Wednesday.

The joint Bulgarian-Romanian Polar Scientific Symposium in the Romanian city of Constanta concluded with a presentation by Iris Maria Tusa of the National Institute for Research and Development in Biological Sciences. She shared the experience of

Alice-Georgiana Stoica of Romania's National Institute for Research and Development in Biological Sciences presented a project on biologically inspired cryopreservation based on the adaptations of Antarctic extremophiles for the stabilisation of

Police in North Macedonia have arrested a university lecturer at the Goce Delcev University in Stip on suspicion of receiving a bribe. The 39-year-old lecturer, identified by the initials T.A. from Stip, allegedly demanded EUR 300 from a 26-year-old

An agreement in principle has been reached on changes to North Macedonia's government between VMRO-DPMNE and its coalition partners, the Albanian coalition VLEN and the ZNAM Movement, Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski said on Monday.

Traffic will resume on the renovated section of the Danube Bridge near Ruse at around 10:00 EEST on June 30, restoring two-way traffic for all types of vehicles, the Road Infrastructure Agency (RIA) said.

Bulgarian symbols were showcased at the first Eskil Salt Lake International Culture and Tourism Festival in Tuzgolu, Turkiye, on Monday. Bulgaria joined more than 20 countries with children’s drawings, traditional costumes and craft workshops.