Bulgaria

Bulgaria

Sofia’s saintly beggar Dobre Dobrev dies aged 103

Beggar Dobre Dobrev rejected materialism and devoted his last decades to raising money for Bulgaria’s Orthodox Church.

15/02/2018

Europe News

FMs split over EU West Balkan Strategy

The EU's foreign ministers are divided over the timetable for Brussels' plan to bring six West Balkan states into the Union.

15/02/2018

Bulgaria

The world’s fastest-falling populations 'will be in eastern Europe'

Bulgaria is estimated to shrink the most over the coming decades, but a host of other countries in eastern Europe are also in the firing line: Latvia, Moldova, Ukraine, Croatia, Lithuania, Romania, Serbia, Poland and Hungary.

26/01/2018

Sport

Snowboarding: Anderson proves he's still got what it takes

The 42-year-old Canadian rider glided to victory at Bransko.

26/01/2018

Bulgaria

EU seeks compromise on migrant quotas

Just weeks into 2018 and the migrant crisis shows little sign of letting up. Greece and Italy are at the forefront of the Mediterranean influx and Europe is struggling to reform asylum rules ahead of a June deadline.

25/01/2018

Bulgaria

Angela Merkel is bolstered by unity message on Bulgaria visit

Mekel compliments Bulgaria for its efforts on a range of issues, but insists that despite much being done for the EU member state, the hardest work had to be done at home. Bulgaria has been under fire for what some say is a lack of determination to fight corruption.

20/01/2018

Bulgaria

Why thousands of people protested as Bulgaria began EU presidency

Protesters hit the streets of Sofia to campaign against plans to expand a ski resort in one of the country’s national parks.

12/01/2018

Bulgaria

Bulgaria renews calls for euro as it takes on EU presidency

Eleven years after the joining the bloc Bulgaria has its first taste of holding the rotating presidency

11/01/2018

Bulgaria

Bulgaria flexes migration muscles

Migration is a priority as Sofia takes up rotating EU presidency

11/01/2018

Economy

Bulgaria welcomes EU's top brass as presidential stint begins

The country has taken over the EU's six-month rotating presidency.

11/01/2018

Bulgaria

Bulgarian businessman shot dead in Sofia street

Police are investigating the murder of Petar Hristov, an influential businessman with interests in several sectors of the Bulgarian economy.

08/01/2018

Europe News

Bulgaria's president vetoes anti-corruption legislation a day after as

Bulgaria's president vetoes anti-corruption legislation a day after assuming EU presidency. The country has been described as the most corrupt country in the EU by anti-corruption agency Transparency International

03/01/2018

Bulgaria

Bulgaria takes up EU presidency

The EU's poorest member state, and said to be its most corrupt, takes up the rotating presidency of the EU Council

31/12/2017

Bulgaria

Farmers warned over the use of antibiotics in healthy animals

The World Health Organisation is urging farmers to stop using antibiotics to boost growth in healthy animals in a bid to curb human resistance to the drugs.

07/11/2017

Bulgaria

Bulgaria to pressure EU over food quality discrepancies

Bulgaria has lent its weight behind complaints levied against the European Union over discrepancies found in the quality of identical food products sold in both east and west European countries.

28/06/2017

Sport

For Sofia football fans, dreams are fragile

02/06/2017

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Uniting Putin and Trump

Hundreds of early visitors at a popular Sofia shopping centre couldn’t believe their eyes on Saturday when they saw US President Donald Trump apparently standing next to his Russian counterpart, Vladi

02/04/2017

Bulgaria

Bulgaria's pro-EU party beats Moscow-leaning Socialists

Political horse-trading to begin as Bulgaria's veteran politician Boiko Borisov seeks to form a government after winning election

27/03/2017

Bulgaria

Bulgaria: exit polls suggest win for Boiko Borisov's GERB

Former Prime Minister Boiko Borisov makes a comeback over the Socialists in Bulgaria's parliamentary vote, exit polls suggest.

26/03/2017

Bulgaria

Snap election: Bulgaria votes for third time in four years

Bulgaria's snap parliamentary election seems likely to result in a fragile coalition and could threaten relations with its EU partners.

26/03/2017

Bulgaria

Bulgarians vote in close parliamentary poll

Snap parliamentary elections are underway in Bulgaria in what is expected to be a closely-fought contest.

26/03/2017

Bulgaria

Bulgaria prepares to vote in tight parliamentary poll

Bulgaria heads to the ballot box this Sunday for snap parliamentary elections which are predicted to go down to the wire.

25/03/2017

World

Sanctions 'hurt' Russia and the EU, says Bulgaria President Rumen Radev

Rumen Radev in conversation with Euronews about corruption, terrorism, migration and more.

16/02/2017

Sci-Tech

Cat gets bionic legs in landmark operation

Pooh, the cat lost his hind legs in an accident and his chances of survival were slim.

13/02/2017

Bulgaria

Gerdzhikov appointed caretaker Bulgarian PM as snap election is called

Ognyan Gerdzhikov has been appointed as Bulgaria’s caretaker prime minister.

24/01/2017

Bulgaria

Political newcomer Rumen Radev sworn in as Bulgaria's president

Political newcomer Rumen Radev has been sworn in as president of Bulgaria after a decisive victory in November’s election.

19/01/2017