Bulgaria
Bulgaria destroys naval mine off its Black Sea coast
SOFIA, July 1 (Reuters) - Bulgaria's military late on Thursday carried out a controlled explosion of a Soviet-era naval mine that had…
UPDATED: Bulgaria’s outgoing PM rejects Russian ultimatum, unveils potential successor
SOFIA, July 1 (Reuters) - Bulgaria's outgoing Prime Minister Kiril Petkov rejected a Russian ultimatum to reverse a decision to expel 70…
Bulgaria closer to early election
Bulgaria's Socialists, allies in the outgoing coalition government of Prime Minister Kiril Petkov, said they would not back a new Petkov-led Cabinet,…
Bulgarian parliament greenlights N Macedonia’s EU membership negotiation
Bulgaria's parliament gave the government the green light on Friday to approve a European Union membership negotiation framework for North Macedonia, in…
Albania’s PM slams Bulgaria on Western Balkan EU membership
Bulgaria's block on North Macedonia's progress to join the European Union is a "disgrace", Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said as he…
Bulgarian foreign, energy ministers quit, deepening coalition crisis
SOFIA, June 13 (Reuters) - Bulgaria's foreign and energy ministers resigned on Monday after their party, the populist ITN, quit the governing…
Bulgaria faces risk of political instability as PM loses majority
Bulgaria's prime minister pledged to lead a minority government on Wednesday as the populist ITN party quit the government over disagreements on…
Bulgaria approves $1.1 bln plan to curb energy prices, help households
SOFIA, May 18 (Reuters) - Bulgaria's ruling coalition agreed on Wednesday a stimulus package worth 2 billion levs ($1.08 billion) to shield…
Bulgarian government approves plan to offset high energy prices
SOFIA, May 16 (Reuters) - Bulgaria on Monday approved a new stimulus package to shield companies from the surge in energy prices…
Bulgaria says will veto EU oil sanctions on Russia if it does not get derogation
Bulgaria will not support European Union's new set of sanctions against Russia if the Balkan country does not get a derogation from…
Russian parliament speaker says: cut off the gas to other ‘unfriendly’ countries
April 27 (Reuters) - Russia's top lawmaker on Wednesday said gas giant Gazprom had made the right decision in fully suspending gas…
Bulgaria bans Russian-flagged ships from entering its Black Sea ports
Bulgaria has banned Russian-flagged ships from entering its Black Sea ports as part of expanded EU sanctions, the country’s Maritime Administration announced…