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Bulgaria's parliament elects new government led by PM Denkov

Bulgaria's parliament on Tuesday voted in a government led by Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov, which is set to implement reforms that would lead the Balkan country into the euro zone and Schengen groupings of European nations.

Reuters

Fighting poverty across the EU - one of the bloc’s top priorities (part 1)

Bulgaria is one of the most recent members of the European Union, and also the poorest. EU funds contribute a vital role to the economy: €12 billion for the period of 2021-2027, and €6.6 billion already thanks to the post-Covid recovery fund.

France 24

Fighting poverty across the EU - one of the bloc’s top priorities (part 2)

How does the European Union use cohesion funds to reduce poverty and inequality across the bloc? Our first stops are in two of the EU’s poorest countries, Bulgaria and Romania, to look at the role that EU aid plays in the areas of education and public transport. We also visit…

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Rishi Sunak to warn illegal migration part of ‘unprecedented threat’ to Europe’s borders

PM will also unveil new deal with Bulgaria to crack down on criminal gangs

The Independent UK

Bulgaria's Denkov gets mandate to form cabinet

Former Bulgarian Education Minister Nikolai Denkov has been given a mandate to form a cabinet within seven days following elections in April, the Sofia Globe reported on its website.

Reuters

One EU policy the Tories are happy to emulate: cracking down on refugees

Greece, Bulgaria and Poland have been accused of forcibly turning away migrants – at terrible human cost, says author Daniel Trilling

The Guardian - UK

Rainn Wilson talks death, bliss & Office

The actor discusses travel show "Geography of Bliss," learning to grieve and the secret to "The Office" success

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Tears, faraway motherhood: Toll of EU’s seasonal farm labour

More than half a million children in Romania alone had at least one working parent abroad in 2021, a study shows.

Al Jazeera

Time Shelter: International Booker's first Bulgarian winner is a rich experiment in style, structure and ideas

A philosophical exploration of memory and nostalgia, about forgetting and trying to hold on to our past and make sense of our present and future, Georgi Gospodinov’s Time Shelter is a worthy winner of this year’s International Booker prize.

The Conversation

Who is Georgi Gospodinov, the Bulgarian writer who just won the International Booker Prize?

“The country would have a collective orgasm if we win,” said Gospodinov’s translator Angela Rodel before the winner was announced

Evening Standard

Bodies of 18 Afghan migrants who died while being smuggled into Bulgaria returned to Kabul

A spokesman for the Taliban government's foreign ministry says the bodies of 18 Afghan migrants who died while being smuggled into Bulgaria have been repatriated

The Independent UK

Cheapest Europe holidays with £2.50 pints and return flights from £50 this summer

Cheap Europe holidays for Brits including Turkey, Bulgaria, Poland, Albania and more, with cheap pints from £2.50 and plenty of deals on food, hotels and flights

Daily Mirror

Bulgarian writer wins International Booker Prize for darkly comic memory novel

Bulgarian writer Georgi Gospodinov and translator Angela Rodel have won the International Booker Prize for “Time Shelter,” a darkly comic novel about the dangerous appeal of nostalgia

The Independent UK

International Booker prize announces first ever Bulgarian winner

Georgi Gospodinov’s Time Shelter, translated by Angela Rodel, portrays a ‘clinic for the past’ and was praised as a ‘great novel about Europe’

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Eight Countries Push Back On Strict EU Emission Regulations Coming In 2025

The coalition includes France, Italy, Romania, Bulgaria, Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic.

Reuters

Bulgaria parties agree to form coalition govt in bid to end deadlock

Bulgaria's two largest political parties, the centre-right GERB and a pro-Western bloc led by "We continue to change", agreed on Monday to form a coalition government with a rotating prime minister in a bid to end more than two years of policy deadlock.

LiveScience

1,100-year-old breastplate to ward off evil may contain the oldest Cyrillic writing ever found

An inscription on an 1,100-year-old breastplate found in a ruined fortress in Bulgaria may contain one of the earliest known examples of Cyrillic text, researchers claim.

Daily Mirror

Jet2 launches UK flights to 20 new destinations including Spain, Greece and Cyprus

Jet2 will start flying from Liverpool John Lennon Airport from next March to destinations including Spain, the Canary Islands, the Balearic Islands, Greece, Turkey, Bulgaria, Portugal, Madeira and Cyprus

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Best holidays where it's cheaper to go all-inclusive including Spain, Corfu and Turkey

A study has compared all inclusive with DIY holidays in the Black Sea Coast in Bulgaria, Corfu in Greece, Majorca in Spain, Marmaris in Turkey, Costa del Sol in Spain and the Algarve in Portugal

Reuters

EU's Gabriel gets mandate to form Bulgaria's new cabinet

European Commissioner Mariya Gabriel, a member of Bulgaria's centre-right GERB party, received a mandate on Monday to form a new cabinet following last month's elections.

The Independent UK

The 14 best music festivals in Europe, from Primavera Sound to Rock Werchter

For thrill-seekers and sun-worshippers, there are plenty of options for those seeking to take their music obsession further afield. The Indy’s culture staff have picked out an eclectic list of the most impressive festivals around Europe, from Barcelona to Bulgaria

The Hindu

EAM Jaishankar discusses Indo-Pacific, Ukraine war with his 8 counterparts in Sweden

S. Jaishankar is on a three-day visit to Sweden to participate in the EU Indo-Pacific Ministerial Forum (EIPMF). He met his counterparts on the sidelines of the EIPMF on Saturday

The Independent UK

Why Russia, Bulgaria and North Macedonia aren’t competing at Eurovision this year

Thirty-seven countries are competing at Eurovision this year – the lowest number since 2014

The Guardian - AU

Five Great Reads: the groups we make, feat. Tracey Emin, Brian Jones and a cyber supervillain

Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Imogen Dewey

The Independent UK

Why North Macedonia, Bulgaria and Russia aren’t competing at Eurovision this year

Thirty-seven countries are competing at Eurovision this year – the lowest number since 2014

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