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Parliament's Energy Committee on Wednesday approved at first reading the 2026 State Budget Bill, submitted by the Council of Ministers, in the sections concerning the energy sector.

Parliament on Wednesday rejected a motion by the opposition Democratic Bulgaria for a plenary hearing on allegations that a State Agency for National Security (SANS) inspection into a suspected healthcare fraud scheme was obstructed last year.

The newly appointed Central Election Commission (CEC) held its first working meeting with its Public Council on Wednesday, the Commission said in a press release. The meeting focused on strengthening cooperation between the CEC and the Public

The General Directorate for Combating Organized Crime (GDCOC) will be empowered to order the removal of terrorist content and block access to it online under amendments to the Ministry of Interior Act adopted at second reading by Parliament on

Bulgaria's Finance Ministry placed EUR 2.5 billion in debt on international capital markets on Tuesday, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Galab Donev told the Bulgarian News Agency (BTA).

The Ministry of Transport and Communications is preparing a roadmap of strategic infrastructure projects of State priority, the Transport Minister Georgi Peev said at a meeting with the leadership of the Bulgarian Construction Chamber, as reported by the Ministry on Tuesday.

In Bulgaria, 43.4% of overnight stays in tourist accommodations in 2025 were recorded in July and August.

In May 2026, the turnover in retail trade, except trade in motor vehicles and motorcycles, at constant prices increased by 0.8% compared to April 2026, according to preliminary and seasonally adjusted data released by the National Statistical Institute on Tuesday.

Sofia will become a world stage for immersive video mapping from September 17 to 20, Sofia Mayor Vasil Terziev said on Facebook on Tuesday.

A discussion, organised by the Bulgarian News Agency (BTA), marking the 160th anniversary of Pencho Slaveykov’s birth was held on Tuesday at the BTA National Press Club in Gabrovo. The event was part of BTA’s Pencho Slaveykov Today initiative.

The Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church – Bulgarian Patriarchate has invited Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew to visit Bulgaria, the Bulgarian Patriarchate said on Tuesday.

Prof. Eliza Stefanova, Ph.D., was elected rector of Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski to complete the term of Prof. Georgi Valchev until November 2027, after he was appointed Minister of Education and Science.

Serbian Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure Aleksandra Sofronijevic met with Italian Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Matteo Salvini on Tuesday, to discuss the rehabilitation of rail passenger services between Belgrade and Trieste.

Romania’s Ministry of National Defence detected a group of drones approximately 20 kilometres east of Snake Island in the Black Sea, in the immediate vicinity of the border between Ukraine and Romania, the Ministry said. Two Eurofighter Typhoon jets

Turkiye's BOTAS and Bulgaria's Bulgargaz will expand cooperation and review their current gas contract, Turkiye's Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said on Monday after meeting Minister of Energy Iva Petrova in Ankara.

The trial against Iva Mihaylova, who is charged with a crime related to road traffic safety in North Macedonia, has begun at the Kocani Basic Court.