Bulgaria
Update: Petkov scores high in Bulgarians vote in third election this year
Update Entrepreneur and political newcomer Kiril Petkov scored unexpectedly strongly in Bulgaria’s election on Sunday, according to exit polls that suggested he…
Fire at hospital in Bulgaria kills three COVID-19 patients
SOFIA, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Three men died when a fire broke out in a COVID-19 ward of a hospital in the…
Morgues fill up in Romania and Bulgaria amid low Covid vaccine uptake
Romania and Bulgaria are recording the EU’s highest daily death rates from Covid-19, after superstition, misinformation and entrenched mistrust in governments and…
Bulgaria’s GERB with strong lead for Nov. 14 election, opinion poll shows
SOFIA, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Bulgaria's centre-right GERB party kept a substantial lead over its rivals before Sunday's parliamentary election that will…
Bulgaria’s daily COVID-19 deaths rise to record high
Bulgaria reported a record number of daily coronavirus deaths on Tuesday as the European Union's least vaccinated country grapples with a fourth…
Bulgaria reports African swine fever outbreak at industrial farm
SOFIA, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Bulgarian veterinary authorities on Monday reported a new outbreak of African swine fever at an industrial farm…
Bulgaria hits record high daily coronavirus cases, hospitals stretched
Bulgaria's tally of coronavirus infections has risen by 6,813 in the past 24 hours, a record daily increase as the European Union's…
Bulgaria makes COVID ‘health pass’ obligatory for leisure activities
Bulgaria will make a COVID-19 "Green Certificate" mandatory for indoor access to restaurants, cinemas, gyms and shopping malls, the health minister said,…
Bulgarian police detain 3 foreigners after sensitive data goes missing at arms plant
Three senior foreign employees of Bulgaria's biggest weapons maker Arsenal have been arrested on suspicion of being involved in the disappearance of…
Bulgaria centre-right party endorses university rector for president
SOFIA, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Bulgaria's centre-right GERB party on Friday endorsed a university rector to run for president in a contest…
New centrist faction to run in Bulgaria’s third election this year
Popular former interim economy and finance ministers have set up a centrist political faction to compete in Bulgaria's third parliamentary election this…
UPDATED: Bulgaria reappoints caretaker PM ahead of third election of 2021
Bulgarian President Rumen Radev reappointed caretaker premier Stefan Yanev on Thursday to lead an interim government until the country holds its third…