Government security council on Middle East escalation: No direct military threat to Bulgaria
Bulgaria’s caretaker Prime Minister Andrei Gyurov, speaking on February 28 after a three-hour meeting of the government security council that
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First Plovdiv Jazz Fest Spring edition being held in March 2026
Some of the world’s biggest jazz stars will be coming to the first spring Plovdiv Jazz Fest, being held from
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Foreign Ministry recommends to Bulgarians not to travel to Middle East region
The Foreign Ministry recommended on February 27 that Bulgarians do not travel to the Middle East region. “Bulgarian citizens who
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Foreign visitor arrivals in Bulgaria for holidays in January 2026 up 8.2% y/y
There were a total of 307 201 arrivals of visitors from abroad in Bulgaria in January 2026, an increase of
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Bulgarian Jewish organisation welcomes court ruling in case of discriminatory speech by Vuzrazhdane party leader
The Shalom Organisation of the Jews in Bulgaria has welcomed a February 20 ruling by the Supreme Administrative Court upholding
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Bulgaria’s caretaker Justice Minister thwarted in bid to oust Sarafov as acting Prosecutor-General
A meeting of the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) on February 26 ended after more than six hours with no decision
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Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty’s Bulgarian and Romanian services to close
The Bulgarian and Romanian services of Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty – Svobodna Evropa and Europa Liberă România – will
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EPPO: Bulgarian European Prosecutor guilty of serious misconduct
The College of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) had found the Bulgarian European Prosecutor guilty of serious misconduct, as
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Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry chief fired in run-up to parliamentary elections
Acting on the recommendation of the caretaker Cabinet, head of state President Iliyana Yotova has signed a decree dismissing Miroslav
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