World Sep 06 Death toll rises to 12 in severe rainstorms hitting Greece, Turkey, Bulgaria By Associated Press
World Jul 19 Five European countries will extend ban on Ukraine’s grain The declaration said they support continuing to allow Ukraine’s grain to move through their borders by road, rail and river to destinations where it is needed but will keep the import ban to their countries through 2023. By Monika Scislowska, Associated Press
World Dec 09 Bulgarian lawmakers approve military aid to Ukraine Bulgaria previously agreed to repair Ukrainian military equipment at its factories but refused to send weapons directly due to opposition from President Rumen Radev and the country's Moscow-friendly political parties. By Associated Press
World Oct 02 Exit poll suggests center-right GERB party will win Bulgaria election An exit poll in Bulgaria suggested Sunday that the center-right GERB party of ex-premier Boyko Borissov, a party blamed for presiding over years of corruption, will be the likely winner of Bulgaria’s parliamentary election. By Veselin Toshkov, Associated Press
World Aug 24 ‘Follow your dreams:’ 17-year-old becomes youngest person to fly solo around the world A 17-year-old pilot has become the youngest person to fly solo around the world in a small aircraft after he landed in Bulgaria. By Veselin Toshkov, Associated Press
Jul 05 EU urges North Macedonia to back French-proposed compromise with Bulgaria By Associated Press European Council President Charles Michel has urged North Macedonia to back a French-proposed compromise on ending a dispute with neighboring Bulgaria that's blocking the country's long-delayed European Union accession bid. Continue reading
Jul 03 Dozens of Russian diplomats expelled from Bulgaria By Valentina Petrova, Stephen McGrath, Associated Press Bulgaria's expulsion decision was announced by acting Prime Minister Kiril Petkov, who took a strong stance against Russia after it invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24. Petkov, who lost a no-confidence vote on June 22, has claimed Moscow used “hybrid war”… Continue reading
Jun 11 Germany’s chancellor attempts to open up North Macedonia’s EU bid By Konstantin Testorides, Veselin Toshkov, Associated Press Bulgaria refuses to approve the EU’s membership negotiation framework for North Macedonia, effectively blocking the official start of accession talks with its smaller Balkan neighbor. Continue reading
Apr 27 Watch 5:21 Russia severs natural gas supplies for two NATO nations, escalating standoff with the West By Nick Schifrin, Eliot Barnhart, Teresa Cebrian Aranda More than two months into Russia's war in Ukraine Vladimir Putin on Wednesday trained his sights on Europe's reliance on Russian energy. Moscow cut off supplies of natural gas to Poland and Bulgaria, two of the many European countries that… Continue watching
Apr 27 European nations accuse Russia of ‘blackmail’ after shutting off natural gas for Poland and Bulgaria By Vanessa Gera, Veselin Toshkov, Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin has demanded that "unfriendly" foreign customers start paying for gas in Russian rubles. European Union officials were holding emergency talks on Wednesday on the gas cutoff, which they also called blackmail. Continue reading