Bulgaria’s Cabinet approves 2026 Budget package with 5.7% deficit
Bulgaria is set to breach EU budget rules this year – by a wide margin and on purpose – after
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Bulgaria, Romania and Türkiye to strengthen protection of critical underwater infrastructure in Black Sea
Bulgaria, Romania and Türkiye are expanding the mission of the Black Sea Mine Countermeasures Group to a new task of
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Eurobarometer poll: 57% of Bulgarians see country as benefitting from EU membership
About 57 per cent of Bulgarians see the country as benefitting from its membership of the European Union, according to
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Bulgaria’s June 2026 was slightly warmer and less rainier than the norm
The average temperature in Bulgaria in June 2026 was 1.2 degrees Celsius above the climatic norm and the average rain
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Bulgaria’s road death toll in first half of 2026 is 219
A total of 219 people died in accidents on Bulgaria’s roads in the first half of 2026, 32 more than
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Eight suspects held in Bulgaria over 900 000 euro EU subsidy fraud
At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Sofia, eight suspects in Bulgaria including a public official
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Bulgarian Air Force fighter scrambles to escort civilian Airbus that reported unlawful interference onboard
A Bulgarian Air Force MiG-29 fighter jet scrambled on June 30 to escort a civilian Airbus A320 aircraft that had
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Poll: Approval ratings of Bulgarian PM Radev and his government decline
A month and a half after Roumen Radev took office as Bulgaria’s Prime Minister, his approval rating and that of
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Bulgaria’s MPs set firm October date to elect new SJC line-up
Bulgaria’s National Assembly adopted on June 26 amendments to the Judiciary Act that set a firm October 17 deadline for
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