Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Bulgaria

‘I will free Bulgaria from corruption’: Kiril Petkov speaks out

Kiril Petkov is determined to clean up the EU’s ‘most corrupt country’. But the Russia-Ukraine war has made that job even harder…

The Guardian - UK

Bulgaria protests decision to free ex-PM with no charges

A prosecutor’s decision to release Bulgarian ex-Prime Minister Boyko Borissov from custody without pressing any corruption charges against him prompted sharp criticism Saturday from Bulgaria’s government

The Independent UK

U.S. to provide Stryker army company to NATO battlegroup in Bulgaria -PM

The United States has agreed to provide a Stryker mechanized infantry company for Bulgaria's battlegroup under NATO's drive to bolster its eastern flank after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Bulgarian Prime Minister Kirill Petkov said on Saturday.

Reuters

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Bulgaria expels 10 Russian diplomats, foreign ministry says

Bulgaria expelled 10 Russian diplomats in an unprecedented move that underscored strained relations with one of the Kremlin’s closest allies within the European Union.

Tribune News Service

Police detain Bulgaria's former PM Borissov in blackmail investigation

Police in Bulgaria have detained former prime minister Boyko Borissov as part of an investigation into alleged blackmail dating back to 2014-2019, prosecutors said on Friday.

Reuters

Bulgaria expels 10 Russian diplomats

Bulgaria's foreign ministry said on Friday it had declared 10 Russian diplomats "persona non grata" and given them 72 hours to leave the Balkan country over what it said were activities deemed incompatible with their diplomatic status.

Reuters

Paying their dues: EU lawmakers debate minimum wage laws for Europe

As people all around Europe feel the cost of living rise and see their bank balance ever more squeezed amid energy price rises, we're looking into proposals for ensuring meaningful minimum wages are paid to everyone around the European Union. Some 21 of the 27 EU member states have a…

France 24

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Russia will respond to Bulgaria's 'hostile' expulsion of diplomats

The Russian embassy to Sofia said on Friday Bulgaria's decision to expel 10 Russian diplomats was "yet another aggressive step" to which Moscow would respond accordingly.

Reuters

Bulgaria ex-PM Borissov remains in custody after EU probes

Bulgarian ex-Prime Minister Boyko Borissov remained in custody on Friday following corruption investigations by European Union prosecutors as his supporters took to the streets to protest his detention

The Independent UK

Bulgaria expels 10 Russian diplomats- TASS cites ambassador

Bulgaria has decided to expel 10 Russian diplomats after they were accused of allegedly carrying out "activities incompatible with their diplomatic status", Russia's TASS news agency cited the Russian ambassador to the country as saying on Friday.

Reuters

Bulgarian police detain former PM Borissov after EU probes

Bulgaria’s former Prime Minister Boyko Borissov has been detained in a nationwide police operation following probes of the EU prosecutor’s office

The Independent UK

Bulgaria's former PM Borissov detained, interior ministry says

Bulgaria's former Prime Minister and leader of opposition centre-right GERB party, Boyko Borissov, has been detained late on Thursday as part of a police operation linked with the probes of the EU prosecutor's office, the interior ministry said.

Reuters

Russia-Ukraine latest updates: Thousands evacuated from Sumy

Russia-Ukraine news from March 15: Red Cross evacuates several thousand civilians from Sumy, northeastern Ukraine.

Al Jazeera

U.S. defense secretary adds Bulgaria stop to European trip

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is adding a stop in Bulgaria to a trip to Europe this week that will be focused on bolstering NATO allies as a war rages on its eastern borders in Ukraine, the Pentagon said on Monday.

Reuters

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Reuters

EU to keep talking with Bulgaria until enlargement spat solved, Borrell says

The European Commission will continue talking to Bulgaria to get its approval for accepting North Macedonia into the bloc, the EU's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Monday.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine latest updates: Civilian convoy leaves besieged Mariupol

Ukraine news from March 14: Attempts to evacuate civilians and deliver humanitarian aid has failed for several days.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Eastern Europe Embraces Ukraine Refugees as Workforce

Eastern European countries are embracing the millions of Ukrainians fleeing Russia's invasion as a potential workforce but analysts warn it be challenging to integrate them all. Some 2.5 million people have already fled Ukraine, according to the United Nations, which calls it Europe's fastest-growing refugee crisis since World War II.…

Reuters

Bulgaria to host up to eight Dutch fighter jets and 200 troops

NATO member Bulgaria will host up to eight Dutch warplanes and 200 troops to help it with its air policing tasks amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a government decision showed on Friday.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Guardian - UK

Charlotte Higgins on The Archers: the vengeful gods of Ambridge conspire

Just as Alice was rallying, her ex and her best friend fell into bed, with implications worse than social speed-dating at the Bull. And can someone please stop Kirsty moving to Bulgaria?

Reuters

Bulgaria may seek exception to any EU sanctions on Russian gas and oil

Bulgaria supports sanctions on Russia as a means to halting its invasion of Ukraine, but will likely seek an exception on banning Russian natural gas and oil imports if such a proposal is put forward, Prime Minister Kiril Petkov said on Monday.

Salon

Ex-Fox director charged on Russia ties

Prosecutors found evidence in an unpublished memoir by John Hanick, who spent 15 years working for Rupert Murdoch

Daily Mirror

Peter Andre says 'this is the life' as he enjoys snowy break with daughter Princess

Peter Andre was one proud dad as he enjoyed some family time with his kids and wife Emily as his daughter Princess showed off her impressive skiing skills on the slopes of Bulgaria

Asharq Al-Awsat

Putin’s Nuclear Comments Lead to Rush for Iodine in Central Europe

Russia's invasion of Ukraine and Vladimir Putin's comments that Moscow's nuclear deterrent is on high alert have unleashed a wave of anxiety in Central Europe, with people rushing to buy iodine which they believe may protect them from radiation. From Poland to Bulgaria, people living in the former Soviet-era satellite…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Arab Refugees See Double Standards in Europe’s Embrace of Ukrainians

Syrian refugee Ahmad al-Hariri, who fled the war in his country for neighboring Lebanon 10 years ago, spent the last decade hoping in vain to escape to a new life in Europe. Watching European nations open their arms to hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians in less than a week, the…

Reuters

Russia to retaliate for diplomats' expulsion from Bulgaria - TASS

Russia will respond in kind to the expulsion of two of its diplomats from Bulgaria, TASS cited the Russian embassy in Sofia as saying on Wednesday.

1 … 32 33 34 35

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

International Monetary Fund

2,386 stories

European Commission

2,107 stories

International Atomic Energy Agency

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.