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
Apr 27 Russia cuts off natural gas to Poland and Bulgaria, threatens to disconnect more nations By Yesica Fisch, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Russia has dramatically escalated its standoff with the West over the war in Ukraine, cutting natural gas off to NATO members Poland and Bulgaria and threatening to disconnect even more nations. Continue reading
Apr 26 Russia suspending natural gas supplies to Poland, Bulgaria By Associated Press The suspensions would be the first since Russian President Vladimir Putin said last month that "unfriendly" foreign buyers would have to pay the state-owned Gazprom in ruble. Continue reading
Nov 23 Bus crash in Bulgaria kills at least 45 By Veselin Toshkov, Stephen McGrath, Associated Press The bus apparently ripped through a guardrail on a highway, though authorities have said the cause is still under investigation. Continue reading
Jul 15 Virus resurgence forces countries to reimpose restrictions By Costas Kantouris, Vanessa Gera, Rod McGuirk, Associated Press Countries around the world are reimposing lockdowns and implementing new health checks at their borders in an effort to curb a resurgence of the coronavirus before it spins even further out of control. Continue reading
Oct 23 39 people found dead in truck container in England By Gregory Katz, Danica Kirka, Associated Press A 25-year-old-man from Northern Ireland who was driving the truck, which is believed to have come from Bulgaria, has been arrested on suspicion of murder. Continue reading
Sep 25 Bulgarian economist to head International Monetary Fund By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press Kristalina Georgieva succeeds Christine Lagarde who is stepping down to take over as head of the European Central Bank. Continue reading