Bulgaria
Bulgarians vote in second national election in 3 months amid anger over corruption
Bulgarians vote in a parliamentary election on Sunday that will decide whether protest parties can form the next government after a decade…
Bulgaria’s new anti-establishment party nearly tied with GERB in polls before Sunday vote
Bulgaria's new anti-establishment party There Is Such a People (ITN) is almost tied for support with the centre-right GERB, which has been…
Bulgaria considers incentives to boost COVID-19 vaccinations
Bulgaria is considering offering incentives to encourage people to get vaccinated against COVID-19, interim Prime Minister Stefan Yanev said. Bulgaria is one…
Bulgaria sticks to plans to adopt the euro from Jan 1, 2024
Bulgaria is sticking to its target to adopt the euro currency from January 1, 2024 and plans to start payments in euros…
Bulgarian organized-crime police probing 14 illegal kidney transplants
Bulgarian organized-crime investigators are probing 14 cases of foreign nationals receiving kidney transplants in violation of law stipulating that donors must be…
Bulgaria’s new ITN party neck-and-neck with GERB before July election
Bulgaria's new anti-establishment party There Is Such a People (ITN) stood neck-and-neck with centre-right GERB, which has been in power for most…
Bulgaria’s GERB party keeps slim lead before July election
Bulgaria's centre-right GERB party has a slim lead over the anti-establishment ITN before a July 11 election, an opinion poll showed this…
Bulgaria to ease rules for mask wearing indoors
Bulgaria plans to lift the compulsory wearing of face masks in gyms, hairdressing salons, small shops and offices where all workers are…
Bulgaria to set up its own ‘blacklist’ after U.S. graft sanctions
Bulgaria will set up its own "blacklist" of companies and people associated with three Bulgarians and 64 entities that the United States…
Bulgaria launches $1.55 bln guarantee scheme to support small businesses
Bulgaria will launch a new 2.5 billion levs ($1.55 billion) guarantee scheme to help small and medium businesses get bank loans and…
Bulgarians welcome U.S. corruption sanctions, EU nods approval
Leading Bulgarian politicians welcomed U.S. sanctions on three Bulgarians and 64 companies linked to them over alleged corruption on Thursday, while the…
Gas pipeline link between Bulgaria and Greece delayed until June 2022
A gas pipeline between Greece and Bulgaria aimed at helping Sofia wean off Russian gas has hit another delay and will not…