Bulgaria Records EU's Sharpest Monthly Drop and Highest Annual Rise in Industrial Producer Prices in September 2025

Bulgaria recorded the largest monthly decrease (-0.7%) and the highest annual increase (9.1%) in industrial producer prices, according to preliminary data published on Wednesday by the European statistical office Eurostat. Industrial producer...

Bulgarian Olympic Committee President Calls for Greater Visibility for Coaches, Preserving Olympic Movement's Traditions

Bulgarian Olympic Committee President and member of the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) Public Affairs and Corporate Communications Commission Vesela Lecheva called for greater visibility for coaches and the preservation of the...

Bulgarian MPs Say 'No' to Increasing Allowances for Mothers Returning to Work

The National Assembly rejected a proposal by We Continue the Change–Democratic Bulgaria (WCC-DB) to raise the maternity leave allowance for women who return to work before their child turns two. The motion, which called for increasing the benefit...

Bulgaria and Hungary’s Reluctant Green Transition

A recent analysis of the progress of the European National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP), led by Openpolis and in collaboration with partners from Slovakia, Greece and Hungary, as part of the European Data Journalism Network, found that...

Bulgarian MPs to Form Commission to Investigate George Soros’s Influence

George Soros in Brussels, April 2017. Photo, EPA/OLIVIER HOSLET/POOL. Bulgaria’s parliament voted on Wednesday to establish a commission to investigate alleged meddling by NGOs and companies affiliated to the liberal American-Hungarian investor...

Bulgaria Today – 5 November 2025

In “Bulgaria Today” on Monday, November 3, we bring you, first, the latest news from this country. Next on the show:New study sheds light on the church life of Bulgarians in Bessarabia. At the end, we bring you the song.. published on 11/3/25 6:00 PM

Bulgaria Braces for Rain and Cold on Thursday, Yellow Alert Issued for Burgas Region

On Thursday, Bulgaria will face another day of unsettled weather, with widespread clouds and rainfall expected across much of the country. According to the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (NIMH), precipitation will be more intense...

Bulgarian Economist Warns Euro Adoption Could Sink Bulgaria Faster Than Greece

Bulgarian economist Viktor Papazov, a Harvard graduate and one of the founders of the Bulgarian Stock Exchange and the Central Depository, has delivered a stark warning about Bulgaria’s adoption of the euro. Speaking to Bulgarian National Radio,...

Bulgaria takes part in the World Travel Market in London

Photo: Ministry of Tourism Bulgaria’s participation in this year’s World Travel Market (WTM) in London, November 4-6, is bold and ambitious. The national pavilion, organized by the Ministry of Tourism, covers a record area of 399 sq. m. and is...

Bulgarian President Rumen Radev vetoes law linking Lukoil asset sales to security agency approval

Bulgarian President Rumen Radev has vetoed a law amendment that would make the sale of Lukoil's assets in Bulgaria conditional on the positive opinion of the State National Security Agency (SANS), APA reports, citing Bulgarian media. According to...

Bulgarian Strongmen Defy Limits, Pull Airbus A220-300 Over 25 Meters

On November 4, 2025, at exactly 1:00 p.m., Bulgaria witnessed a remarkable feat of strength: two Bulgarians successfully pulled the country’s newest aircraft, the Airbus A220-300, a 40-ton plane, over a distance of 25 meters each despite...

Bulgaria Positions Itself as Year-Round Tourist Destination at WTM London 2025

Bulgaria has made a strong start to its participation in the world's most influential travel and tourism event, World Travel Market (WTM) London 2025, by presenting the largest national stand to date at the exhibition, the press centre of the...

Bulgaria warned of rounding-driven price rise as it joins the euro

119Christine Lagarde has said Bulgaria could experience a short-lived rise in measured inflation when it adopts the euro on 1 January 2026, largely due to retailers rounding prices during the conversion from lev to euro. Speaking at a conference...

GERB Leader Says He Personally Negotiated with UK to Lift Sanctions on Bulgarians Sanctioned for Corruption

GERB leader Boyko Borissov told reporters in Parliament on Wednesday that he had personally discussed with UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron the removal of Bulgarian nationals from the British global anti-corruption sanctions list. He explained...

Vučić Activates Vulin: The Bulgarian Occupier Should Stay Silent and Light Candles — No One Can Stop the Serbian World

The unification of all Serbs cannot be stopped. Bulgarians should light candles and keep silent. This was stated by the closest ally of Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić — Aleksandar Vulin — only a few hours after Vučić himself denied the...

EC Temporarily Suspends Paying Bulgaria EUR 215 Mln under Recovery and Resilience Plan

The European Commission (EC) confirmed that it has decided to temporarily suspend the payment of EUR 215 million from Bulgaria's Recovery and Resilience Plan (RRP). On Monday, the payment of EUR 439 million to Bulgaria was approved, a spokesperson...

BTA Director General: Bulgarian News Agency Is a Window for Universities at Home and Abroad

The Bulgarian News Agency (BTA) can serve as a bridge between Bulgarian universities, local students, and those from abroad, BTA Director General Kiril Valchev said here Wednesday during a Metallurgist’s Day celebration at the University of...

Parliament Sets Up Ad Hoc Committee to Check George and Alexander Soros' Activities in Bulgaria

On Wednesday, Parliament voted, 111-27 with 34 abstentions, to set up an ad hoc committee of inquiry into the facts and circumstances surrounding the activities of George and Alexander Soros and their foundations in Bulgaria, which finance...

BTA Cooperates with All 51 Universities in Bulgaria after Signing Agreement with Metallurgy University

The Bulgarian News Agency (BTA) and the University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy (UCTM) signed a cooperation agreement here on Wednesday. BTA Director General Kiril Valchev called it "a big day for BTA" as the agency has now signed such an...

Energy in Bulgaria, between past and future

In Bulgaria, we see two important developments in the energy sector: on the one side the decarbonisation process, on the other one attempts to disconnect from Russian dependency. Where are we today in these two processes? And are they intertwined...