European Union countries should be obliged to dramatically increase penalties for human trafficking, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov has said. He said on September 8 that the Dublin agreement, by […]
Sharp political differences between left and right in Bulgaria were again exposed on September 9 2015, the anniversary of the 1944 coup d’état ...
Bulgaria’s cabinet has approved an ordinance on the tasks and organisation of the Interior Ministry regarding the use of undercover police. A Se ...
Georgi Kadiev, a Bulgarian Socialist Party MP frequently at odds with the leadership of the party, confirmed on September 9 that he would stand as an ...
Bulgaria’s Cabinet approved on September 9 a draft intergovernmental agreement between Bulgaria and Israel on co-operation in law enforcement and public security. Expectations are that the two countries will strengthen […]
The European Commission’s proposal for the emergency relocation of 120 000 refugees from Greece, Hungary and Italy would see 1600 transferred to Bulgaria. The emergency relocation proposal for the transfer […]
European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker has called on EU member states to resettle some 160,000 refugees, saying the right to asylum is a fundamental right. Speaking to the European Parliament […]
Bulgaria will agree to open its airspace for Russian military transport aircraft to fly to Syria if the Russians agree to cargo inspections on Bulgarian territory, Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov […]
A total of eight direct flights between Sofia and the German airports of Frankfurt and Munich on September 9 have been cancelled as a result of the strike by the […]
Bulgaria has chosen its contestant for the 2015 Junior Eurovision song contest, which the country will host at the capital city’s Arena Armeec on November 21. The contestant is 12-year-old […]