Family 'devastated' after death of teen in 'tragic accident' on holiday in Bulgaria Daniel Smyth has been remembered has having 'the most cheeky, infectious smile and was kind and loving to everyone' Belfast Live · Jun 19, 2023
Glasgow reporter 'badly beaten' after being held in Turkish detention centre Sermad Al-Khafaji, 43, and fellow Scot, Alexandra Foreman, 34, tavelled to Turkey last month to film asylum seekers making their way into Bulgaria, however, they were detained. Glasgow Live · Jun 19, 2023
Roy Keane to travel to Bulgaria to play in Stiliyan Petrov charity match Keane will be playing in the match that will honour a Celtic legend. Irish Mirror · Jun 16, 2023
Manhunt for ‘Ponzi-scheme’ scammer given jail sentence but on the run for £70m fraud An international manhunt has been launched for Anthony Constantinou who was last spotted in Bulgaria Evening Standard · Jun 10, 2023
Terminally-ill woman misses out on 'last-ever holiday' after passport blunder Lisa Cutler has stage four breast cancer and had planned to go to Nessebar in Bulgaria yesterday with her best friend to scatter her late mum's ashes, she is praying she will be well enough to go after her next chemo cycle instead Daily Mirror · Jun 7, 2023
Bulgaria gets new government as former rivals enter uneasy alliance Bulgaria’s parliament has formally approved the new government proposed by two main political rivals — the GERB party of ex-Premier Boyko Borissov, which won the April general election, and the runner-up, the pro-European liberal coalition “We Continue the Change — Democratic Bulgaria.” The Independent UK · Jun 6, 2023
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 · Jun 6, 2023
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 · Jun 2, 2023
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… France 24 · Jun 2, 2023
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 · May 31, 2023
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 · May 29, 2023
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 · May 29, 2023
Rainn Wilson talks death, bliss & Office The actor discusses travel show "Geography of Bliss," learning to grieve and the secret to "The Office" success Salon · May 26, 2023
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 · May 26, 2023
The Conversation · May 24, 2023 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.
Evening Standard · May 24, 2023 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
The Independent UK · May 24, 2023 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
Daily Mirror · May 24, 2023 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
The Independent UK · May 23, 2023 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 Guardian - UK · May 23, 2023 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’
Motor1 · May 22, 2023 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 · May 22, 2023 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 · May 20, 2023 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 · May 17, 2023 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
Daily Mirror · May 17, 2023 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