No agreement on energy prices in EU
EU leaders failed to agree on how to respond to the ongoing problem of high energy prices at Thursday's (16 December) European summit
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Bus crash in Bulgaria kills dozens, including children
At least 46 people were killed after a tourist bus from North Macedonia crashed and caught fire in Bulgaria early Tuesday, according to officials. The deadly accident occurred on the Struma highway near the village of Bosnek in western …
Bulgaria received pre-election discount from Gazprom
The real reduction is 33% compared to the price previously requested by Bulgargaz.
Bulgarian MiG-29 fighter jet crashes into Black Sea
A Soviet-built MiG-29 fighter jet from Bulgaria’s air force crashed into the Black Sea during a military exercise and the pilot is missing, the Bulgarian Defense Ministry said Wednesday. The ministry said the fighter jet …
East Europe will see EU's oldest and fastest-declining population
Longer life-expectancy means that not only Europe, but also the Americas and Asia will have to adapt their societies to cope with the demographic change
Bulgarian premier's party wins general elections
The centre-right GERB party of Prime Minister Boyko Borissov has won 24.2% of votes in the parliamentary election in Bulgaria, data from the central electoral commission showed on Monday, with 42.5% of the ballots counted. The new, …
Azerbaijan wins bronze medal at Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup in Sofia
The Azerbaijani team in group exercises won a bronze medal at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup in Sofia (Bulgaria) in an exercise with three hoops and two pairs of clubs. The Azerbaijani team consisting of Laman Alimuradova, Zeynab …
Bulgaria Announces Coronavirus Lockdown Ahead Of Elections
Bulgaria has announced it will close kindergartens, schools, restaurants, and shopping malls for 10 days as the country battles a surge in COVID-19 infections that have stretched its hospitals, RFE reports. Health Minister Kostadin …
Azerbaijani gymnasts to perform at World Championship in Sofia
Azerbaijani athletes will take part in the FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championship, to be held on March 26-28 in Sofia, Bulgaria, according to the website of the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG). Azerbaijan will be …
Vaccine skepticism hurts East European anti-virus efforts
Vaccines from the West, Russia or China? Or none at all? That dilemma faces nations in southeastern Europe, where coronavirus vaccination campaigns are off to a slow start — overshadowed by heated political debates and conspiracy …
Eight asylum seekers trying to reach Bulgaria held in Turkey
Gendarmerie forces in northwestern Turkey rounded up a group of eight asylum seekers on Thursday who were trying to make their way across the border to neighboring Bulgaria. The asylum seekers, all of whom were Egyptian nationals …
Pipeline rupture halts gas flows from Bulgaria to Greece
A rupture in a pipeline in southwest Bulgaria on Monday halted the transit of Russian natural gas through Bulgaria to Greece, chief executive of state gas company Bulgartransgaz Vladimir Malinov said. The accident did not pose a …
Russian Foreign Ministry comments on Balkan Stream's construction
The Bulgarian authorities assured Russia that the Balkan Stream natural gas pipeline, an extension of the Turkish Stream pipeline, will be finished as agreed, by 1 January of the next, Director of the Russian Foreign Ministry's Fourth …
Top wine producing locations
The world's best vineyards for 2020 revealed
Bulgaria tightens coronavirus restrictions
Bulgarian Health Minister Kiril Ananiev announced here on Thursday the relaunch of certain anti-epidemic measures after the number of new COVID-19 cases in the country increased to 240 in the last 24 hours, Xinhua reports. The measures, …
When and where will international tourists return?
Some countries are gradually beginning to unshackle themselves from lockdown
Bulgarians detained in Batumi for possession of large quantity of drugs
Georgian police have detained two Bulgarian citizens for the purchase and possession of 40kg of heroin in Batumi. Director of the Central Criminal Department Mamuka Chelidze said that the Bulgarians had smuggled ‘an …
Bulgarian cybercriminals caught in Baku
Officers of the Main Organized Crime Department under the Azerbaijani Ministry of Internal Affairs have carried out a special operation against members of the international network of cybercriminals, according to the press service of the …
Russia gives Bulgaria 40% price cut for gas
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said that Bulgaria has agreed with Russia's Gazprom on a 40% price cut for natural gas in a new contract. "Our new contract with Gazprom on the price for natural …
Russian wins Mrs Universal Classic pageant
Russia's Ksenia Verbitskaya wins the Mrs Universal Classic pageant, held in Bulgaria. The Mrs Universal Classic beauty pageant was held in Sofia and ended in triumph for 43-year-old Ksenia Verbitskaya from St. Petersburg. …
