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The Varna Appellate Court has made a final decision to terminate the proceedings against Varna Mayor Blagomir Kotsev, municipal councillors Yordan Kateliev and Nikolay Stefanov, businessman Ivaylo Marinov, and the former head of the mayor’s office,

The Burgas Appellate Court upheld the remand in custody of MRF Burgas Chapter Leader Hristo Shirokov over alleged participation in an organized criminal group, the court said on Friday.

Foreign Ministry representatives met with Hristina Mihaylova, mother of Iva Mihaylova, and gave her firm assurances that Bulgaria was using all available channels of communication with the Republic of North Macedonia, the Ministry said.

Convoys carrying equipment of the Italian Armed Forces, which are to take part in an exercise, will move along Bulgaria's national road network between August 17 to 21, the Defence Ministry said in a press release on Friday.

Large amounts of waste have been stored in breach of requirements at Sofia Municipality's waste treatment plant, a follow-up inspection by the Sofia Regional Environment and Water Inspectorate (RIEW) has found.

The Bulgarian Food Safety Agency (BFSA) found formetanate pesticide residues above the permitted level in an 11.6-tonne shipment of peppers imported from North Macedonia, BFSA said on Friday.

Plamen Dimitrov, President of the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria, said the union had never agreed and would not agree to the minimum wage being set at 50% of the average basic wage as measured through employment registers.

More than 12,000 calls were received by the national telephone line of the General Labour Inspectorate in 2025, the executive agency's press office said on Friday.

Eurovision Burgas 2027 is BTA’s new section for news about the song contest. It will be part of the Knowledge and Culture (LIK) news service and will use the hashtag #EurovisionBurgas2027.

Let us not turn Eurovision into yet another reason for division, GERB leader Boyko Borissov said in a video posted on Facebook, commenting on being chosen to host next year's song contest.

Approached for comment on Burgas getting selected over Sofia to host the Eurovision Song Contest in 2027, Sofia Mayor Vassil Terziev said that the most important thing is how Bulgaria presents itself as a country.

In her words, Burgas' proposition combines the appropriate venue, commitment from the municipality, good transport connectivity, infrastructure and accommodation capacity, as well as a clear vision for transforming the entire city and region into part of the Eurovision experience.

Turkish Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloglu told BTA that both Turkish and Bulgarian companies and specialists would be participating in the upcoming construction of the Black Sea motorway between Varna and Burgas. Minister

A public space called Rose Garden was officially opened in the Greek town of Dimotika on Tuesday, the Kazanlak Municipality said.

Tourism revenues in Croatia rose in July, driven by higher prices, while overnight stays showed no year-on-year increase. More than 1.1 million tourists are currently in the country, Croatian national broadcaster HRT said on Monday.

Most of the time the fires break out in places with lots of dry grass and agricultural waste. Setting the dry grass on fire, whether intentionally or accidentally, can easily turn a small fire into an intense wildfire due to the drought and the high temperatures.