The Annual Meeting of Local Authorities, organized by the National Association of Municipalities in the Republic of Bulgaria (NAMRB), will open in the Albena resort on Sunday, the association said. The forum will run until October 13 and bring together representatives of municipalities, central gov»»»

The facts surrounding the incidents involving two ships in Bulgaria's exclusive economic zone point to an escalation and expansion of the conflict into the Black Sea, increasing the risks for Bulgaria, Foreign Minister Velislava Petrova said in an interview with Bulgarian National Television on Sat»»»

Presidential candidate Iliana Iotova said that solving Bulgaria's major problems starts with restoring statehood in the country together. She met with local residents in Plovdiv on Saturday. Statehood does not simply mean having state institutions or hollow structures, but ensuring that laws and ru»»»

Presidential candidate Andrey Gurov said he imagined that in 20 years Stara Zagora would once again be the country's energy heart, but with new capacity, technologies and jobs. He held an open discussion in Stara Zagora on Saturday. "For years, it has been common knowledge that coal will not last f»»»

The facts surrounding the incidents involving two ships in Bulgaria's exclusive economic zone point to an escalation and expansion of the conflict into the Black Sea, increasing the risks for Bulgaria, Foreign Minister Velislava Petrova said in an interview with Bulgarian National Television on Sat»»»

Voting machines have no internet connection, making outside interference with the results impossible, Central Election Commission (CEC) Spokesperson Stoyanka Balova said in a Bulgarian National Television interview on Saturday. Balova explained that each machine-issued ballot receipt would display »»»

Commenting on Thursday's visit to Bulgaria of Kyrylo Budanov, Chief of Staff to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, which became public knowledge on Friday, GERB leader Boyko Borissov said that the meeting between Budanov and Prime Minister Rumen Radev was so conspiratorial that the security s»»»

Meeting with citizens here on Saturday, presidential candidate of Vazrazhdane Kostadin Kostadinov said that Bulgaria should finally have a Bulgarian president - someone who knows and loves his homeland and the Bulgarian people, and who puts the nation’s interests above all else. “You cannot govern »»»

Bulgaria's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has advised Bulgarian citizens in California, Arizona and Nevada to monitor the latest weather forecasts due to deteriorating weather conditions. The ministry warned on its website that torrential rain, strong winds and an increased risk of localized flooding »»»

Following the news of a diesel deal between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, Bulgarian President Iliana Iotova and other politicians offered their interpretations and expectations on Saturday. US President Donald Trump on Friday stated that Russia had agreed to supply»»»

US President Donald Trump’s agreement with Russian President Vladimir Putin to supply diesel to the United States and global markets has intensified criticism of Bulgaria’s decision to lift restrictions on petroleum product exports, with GERB leader Boyko Borissov warning that Bulgarian consumers a»»»

Commenting on Friday's news of a diesel deal between the Presidents of the US and Russia, Progressive Bulgaria MP and Deputy Parliament Chair Ivan Angelov told Nova TV: “A lot is happening; one thing is said before noon, another in the afternoon, and what actually happens afterward is something els»»»

GERB leader Boyko Borissov Saturday commented on US President Donald Trump’s announcement that Russia had agreed to supply diesel fuel to the US and global markets to help bring prices down. “While other countries are doing everything they can to secure fuel supplies for their own economies, we are»»»

Continue the Change (CC) Floor Leader Nikolay Denkov sees the deal between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin on diesel fuel supplies as driven by Trump’s domestic political problems. With elections approaching, fuel and other prices have risen in the United States, Denk»»»

Asked about Friday's diesel deal between the Presidents of Russia and the United States, Bulgarian head of State Iliana Iotova Saturday commented: "I view all these matters as part of a broader set of issues; they will likely be relevant in some way to the talks with Ukraine in the US; representati»»»

Asked about Friday's diesel deal between the Presidents of Russia and the United States, Bulgarian head of State Iliana Iotova Saturday commented: "I view all these matters as part of a broader set of issues; they will likely be relevant in some way to the talks with Ukraine in the US; representati»»»

Approximately 16.4% of Bulgaria’s population lives with a mental disorder, equivalent to around one in six people, the Health Ministry said in a statement on World Mental Health Day, October 10. Mental disorders are also the second leading cause of years lived with disability in this country. In 20»»»

Damascus, Oct. 9 (SANA) Syria’s L602 air corridor, operating over eastern Syria near Deir Ezzor, has recorded 2,188 overflights since it entered service, highlighting opportunities to leverage Syria’s position between the Arabian Gulf and Europe. The General Authority of Civil Aviation and Air Tran»»»

No seawater pollution linked to the drone attacks on two ships has been detected along Bulgaria's Black Sea coast, the Ministry of Environment and Water said on Friday. Minister of Environment and Water Rositsa Karamfilova-Blagova ordered emergency seawater checks after the two ships were struck by»»»

Bulgarian Defense Minister Dimitar Stoyanov and Navy Commander Rear Adm. Kiril Mihailov said an inspection of the merchant ship Able, damaged in a drone attack in the Black Sea on the night of October 6, found no drone debris that could establish the origin of the unmanned vehicle. The vessel remai»»»

It has been dubbed "the PISA shock". Countries that had been used to their school pupils performing well in test scores are seeing a plunge in standards. The PISA test is an international assessment led by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), which measures how well 15»»»

The Bulgarian Food Safety Agency (BFSA) has detected a secondary outbreak of sheep and goat pox at a livestock farm in the village of Tatarevo, Mineralni Bani Municipality, Haskovo Region. The farm has 15 sheep and 19 goats, the agency said. The owner reported the case after clinical signs of the d»»»

It took a bungled kidnapping for Germany’s former spymaster to be charged with espionage and treason, but August Hanning’s ties to Israeli spies and criminals should have set alarm bells ringing in Berlin long ago. READ MORE: Mossad-linked ex-German spy chief arrested for treason Hanning, who led G»»»

Bulgaria is developing a unified tourism information system portal entitled Discover Your Bulgaria to help tourists discover the country’s attractions and events. The platform was presented at a meeting of tourist information centres at the 21st International Cultural Tourism Exhibition in Veliko T»»»

Bulgarian Foreign Minister Velislava Petrova said Bulgaria was not involved in any consultations aimed at revising the commitments North Macedonia made as part of its path toward European Union membership. Petrova made the statement during parliamentary questioning at the National Assembly about th»»»

“Logical assumptions point towards one country, but we have no evidence to say it with certainty,” Prime Minister Rumen Radev told journalists in response to a question about whether the origin of the drones responsible for the attacks on merchant vessels in the Black Sea had been established. The »»»

A second voting machine will be provided in 2,434 voting sections with more than 780 voters for the October 25 presidential election, the Central Election Commission (CEC) decided at its regular meeting on Friday. Voting machines will be used in a total of 9,311 sections in the country. Abroad, vot»»»

No one can yet say whether the drone-damaged ship "Able" will sink, Bulgarian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Kiril Mihaylov said at a briefing on Friday. On October 6, two commercial vessels came under attack from aerial and sea drones in Bulgaria's exclusive economic zone in the Black Sea, approximat»»»

Prime Minister Rumen Radev met with Ukrainian Presidential Chief of Staff Kyrylo Budanov on October 8, the Government Information Service said here on Friday. During the meeting, Budanov shared the Ukrainian side’s views on the prospects for reaching a peaceful resolution to the war in his country.»»»

More than 73 online platforms have been identified as offering medicines illegally, including over 30 websites mainly selling peptides, Minister of Health Katya Ivkova told reporters on Friday. Reports have also been sent to the General Directorate for Combating Organized Crime (GDCOC), she said. M»»»

A moratorium on military hostilities in the Black Sea and an agreement among its six coastal countries would help ensure safe shipping, Presidential Candidate Iliana Iotova said on Friday. She described a moratorium on all military hostilities, alongside consultations and an agreement among Bulgari»»»

Continue the Change (CC) has collected the signatures needed to convene an extraordinary Legal Affairs Committee meeting on a bill requiring publication of presidential pardon decrees, the party said on Friday. The proposed meeting would be held in Parliament on October 14, 2026, at 14:30 to consid»»»

It makes sense to have an active, strong, and transparent presidential institution that would keep the Executive in check, said presidential candidate Andrey Gurov at a meeting with citizens here on Friday. “I will work for Bulgaria’s independence and security, and I will fight for a country where »»»

The third wave of a Myara survey on mental health problems shows a return to previous levels of visibility, significance, and public awareness regarding these issues, the agency reported. The 2026 survey, commissioned by the KOJA Mental Health Platform foundation, tracks these and other attitudes i»»»

A moratorium on military hostilities in the Black Sea and an agreement among its six coastal countries would help ensure safe shipping, Presidential Candidate Iliana Iotova said on Friday. She described a moratorium on all military hostilities, alongside consultations and an agreement among Bulgari»»»

No drone debris had been found near the ship sunk in the Black Sea, Minister of Defence Dimitar Stoyanov said at a briefing on Friday. The briefing was held at the Chaika naval base in Varna, with representatives of the Air Force and the Navy also taking part. Stoyanov said they had been unable to »»»

Justice Minister Nikolay Naydenov is awaiting a response from Acting Prosecutor General Vanya Stefanova before deciding whether to nominate a candidate for acting Prosecutor General, the Justice Ministry press service said on Friday. On October 7, Naydenov sent Stefanova a letter requesting the nam»»»

Violations and unjustified payments exceeding EUR 1 million have been identified at 21 pharmacies in 12 regions in connection with dispensed medicines for which the national medicinal product number did not match the Global Trade Item Number (GTIN), the press centre of the National Health Insurance»»»

Bulgarian Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev said bomb threats against institutions across the country had increased sharply during periods following his parliamentary hearings on flights linked to Delyan Peevski, leader of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS). Speaking from the parliamentary»»»

Kostadin Kostadinov, chairman of the "Revival" parliamentary group (a pro-Russian party), accused Rumen Radev and President Iliana Yotova of withholding information about Ukrainian official Kyrylo Budanov’s unannounced visit to Bulgaria, warning that the country’s security could be at risk. Fu»»»

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s chief of staff, Kyrylo Budanov, met with Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev in Sofia on October 8 during a visit kept confidential for security reasons, the government press service confirmed. In a statement issued in response to media inquiries, the Counc»»»

There is no cause for concern over grain trade in the Black Sea, and no vessels travelling to or from Bulgaria have been turned away, Agriculture and Food Minister Plamen Abrovsky told journalists here on Friday. He said he was confident the situation remained calm, following communication with the»»»

Prime Minister Rumen Radev met with Ukrainian Presidential Chief of Staff Kyrylo Budanov on October 8, the Government Information Service said here on Friday. During the meeting, Budanov shared the Ukrainian side’s views on the prospects for reaching a peaceful resolution to the war in his country.»»»

Foreign-controlled companies employed 18.7% of Bulgaria’s business-economy workforce in 2023, according to Eurostat data, giving international capital a significant role in the country’s employment structure. Across the European Union, enterprises under foreign control represented just 1.1% of all »»»

Vazrazhdane leader Kostadin Kostadinov said on Friday that he would send an official letter to the Council of Ministers seeking information about the purpose of the visit to Bulgaria by Kyrylo Budanov, Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and the talks held with him.»»»

Justice Minister Nikolay Naydenov is awaiting a response from Acting Prosecutor General Vanya Stefanova before deciding whether to nominate a candidate for acting Prosecutor General, the Justice Ministry press service said on Friday. On October 7, Naydenov sent Stefanova a letter requesting the nam»»»

Bulgarian customs officials seized nearly 25 million cigarettes worth an estimated EUR 5 million in a 24-hour operation targeting illicit excise goods. The cigarettes were discovered in four trucks at the Lesovo and Kulata border checkpoints, Stefan Bakalov, Deputy Director of the National Customs »»»

President Iliana Iotova had remarks to the joint statement on Ukraine issued by 51 countries at the United Nations on September 23, but amendments were not possible, Foreign Minister Velislava Petrova said during Question Time in Parliament on Friday. Petrova was responding to a question from Democ»»»

Bulgaria is not involved in consultations on renegotiating the commitments undertaken by Skopje as part of its accession to the European Union, Foreign Minister Velislava Petrova said during Question Time in Parliament on Friday. The Minister was responding to a question from MP of Vazrazhdane Ange»»»

During the regular sitting of the National Assembly on Friday, Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev reported on the Baba Alino case that involves the construction of illegal residential complex near Varna, on the Black Sea. In response to a question from Kosta Stoyanov MP about seized documents from »»»