Bulgarian political parties trade barbs over ‘energy crisis’ claims
Bulgaria’s two largest political parties – Boiko Borissov’s GERB and the opposition socialist party – are engaged in a war
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Month: January 2017
Bulgarian appointed acting head of EU statistics agency Eurostat
The former head of Bulgaria’s National Statistical Institute, Mariana Kotzeva, has become the acting director-general of EU statistics agency Eurostat,
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In its final week, Bulgaria’s Parliament calls a special sitting for January 24
Bulgaria’s current National Assembly, expected to be dissolved within days by President Roumen Radev, has called a special sitting for
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Bulgaria extends deadline for Sofia Airport concession bids to May
Bulgaria’s outgoing Cabinet has decided to extend the deadline for bids in the tender to pick a concession operator for
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Long queues of lorries at Danube bridge crossings between Bulgaria and Romania as ferries stopped by ice
Lorries formed queues of 14km at the Danube Bridge 2 at the Bulgarian city of Vidin and of 13km at
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Europol: Nearly 250 arrests in Operation Bosphorus against smuggling of Turkish pistols via Bulgaria
Nearly 250 arrests and 556 gas and alarm pistols seized are a few of the final results of Operation Bosphorus,
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Dimitrov reaches Australian Open quarterfinal after crushing ‘giant-slayer’ Istomin
After a shaky start, Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Open for the second time in his
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Greek farmers’ protest blockade of Bulgarian border postponed – reports
Greek farmers protesting against tax reforms in their country have postponed a planned blockade of Bulgaria’s border, reports said on
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Technical glitch on Romanian side causes 15km queue of lorries at Bulgaria’s Danube Bridge 2
A technical problem on the Romanian side of the border caused a 15km-long queue of lorries at Bulgaria’s Danube Bridge
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