Bulgaria

‘Prison after prison’: Debts trap foreigners in Vietnamese jails
At least 16 foreigners continue to be held over alleged unpaid debts and compensation despite completing jail terms.
Published On 17 Jan 2023
Bulgaria signs long-term agreement to use Turkish gas terminals
Bulgaria will have access to Turkey’s LNG terminals and transit network to secure alternatives to Russian gas.
Published On 3 Jan 2023
Bulgaria protests to Russia after journalist put on wanted list
Russian envoy summoned as PM calls targeting of investigative reporter Christo Grozev ‘an attack on freedom of speech’.
Published On 29 Dec 2022
EU backs Croatia’s entry into Schengen, rejects Bulgaria, Romania
The European Council approves the admission of Croatia to the passport-free Schengen area from January 1.
Published On 8 Dec 2022

An EU embargo on Russian oil and a transit fee hike to use the Bosphorus Strait are reviving a shelved pipeline plan.

Prosecutors says three men of Moldovan origin and a man and woman of Syrian Kurdish descent were arrested this week.

Trade unions called for speeding up the adoption of next year’s budget and raising wages in line with inflation.

An unidentified person shoots at a border police officer and a serviceman near Bulgaria’s Golyam Dervent village.

Centre-right party headed by a former PM scoops 25.4 percent of the vote, with 99 percent of ballots counted.

Bulgarians voted in their fourth general election in less than two years amid soaring inflation.

As Europe stares down winter energy shortages, votes in Italy and Bulgaria could test its resolve on Russian sanctions.

The Macedonian civil society has joined the right in rejecting a deal with Sofia and Brussels. This is dangerous.

Lawmakers pass a deal aimed at settling a dispute with Bulgaria, clearing the way to long-due EU membership talks.

Russia is unlikely to pull Bulgaria back into its immediate sphere of influence after the events of last few months.

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