Bulgaria reports progress in restoring power, clearing roads after snow deluge
More than 190 emergency teams from EVN Bulgaria, energy distributor in the southern part of the country, were on March
Read more
Bulgaria
Domestic politics, stories of relevance to expatriates, organised crime and corruption, judiciary, foreign policy and popular topics such as archaeology and weather
European Parliament waives Stanishev’s immunity from prosecution over missing secret documents
The European Parliament has voted to remove MEP Sergei Stanishev’s immunity from prosecution over secret documents that went missing when
Read more
Bulgaria’s new Interior Ministry chief secretary appointed
A few hours after Deputy Prime Minister Roumyana Buchvarova had the interior ministry added to her portfolio, Bulgaria’s cabinet said
Read more
Skier rescued after being buried under avalanche on Bulgaria’s Pirin mountain
A skier was rescued after being buried by a large avalanche below Todorka peak on Bulgaria’s Pirin mountain, reports on March
Read more
Parliament approves appointment of deputy PM Buchvarova as Interior Minister
Bulgaria’s unicameral Parliament, the National Assembly, voted on March 11 2015 to approve the first changes to the centre-right coalition
Read more
Bulgaria raises Schengen membership issue during Steinmeier visit to Sofia
Bulgaria has met the technical criteria for joining the European Union’s Schengen visa zone and this had been confirmed by
Read more
Military assisting in snow-blocked areas, head of Kurdzhali road management fired
Military vehicles and personnel were continuing to assist in rescue and recovery efforts in areas of Bulgaria’s Rhodope mountains in
Read more
Southern Bulgaria on slow path to recovery after heavy snowfall crisis
Emergency efforts were continuing on March 10 to restore power to parts of southern Bulgaria hardest-hit by the vast tonnage
Read more
Anniversary of prevention of deportation of Bulgarian Jews to Nazi death camps marked in Sofia
Bulgaria marked on March 10 2015 the 72nd anniversary of the prevention of the deportation of Bulgarian Jews to Holocaust
Read more