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Businessman Vasil Bozhkov, under house arrest, launches a new political project

Businessman Vasil Bozhkov, currently under house arrest on several charges, including unpaid taxes of half a billion leva (250 million euro) from gambling activities, announced that he had launched a new political project - a national movement..

published on 2/29/24 3:12 PM

French Ambassador Joël Meyer: "For Schengen, the glass is 2/3 full"

We meet with the ambassador of France in the sophisticated neo-baroque building of the French embassy on Oborishte street in the center of Sofia. The diplomatic career of Joël Meyer, who graduated in Greek literature at the National Institute of..

published on 2/12/24 1:05 PM
GERB leader Borissov (L) and PM Denkov

Prime ministerial rotation will take place, but not at any cost, Borisov and Denkov agree

The rotation of the prime minister will take place, but not at any cost, GERB leader Boyko Borissov told journalists, commenting on the agreement with the PP-DB to replace the prime minister with the foreign minister in March. In his words, this will..

published on 2/2/24 2:43 PM
Turkish FM Hakan Fidan

Bulgaria is a stop in Balkan tour of Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan

On January 30, Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hakan Fidan, pays an official visit to Bulgaria at the invitation of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mariya Gabriel. A bilateral meeting between the two foreign ministers and..

published on 1/30/24 8:05 AM

Balkan developments

Turkey finally approves Sweden’s NATO membership bid After 20 months of delay, the President of Turkey Recep Erdogan signed off on the ratification of Sweden’s accession to NATO. This brings the Scandinavian country one step closer to membership of..

published on 1/26/24 11:07 AM
Dimitar Stoyanov

President's secretary hints at blocking election of constitutional judges

It is possible that President Radev will block the election of a constitutional judge, presidential secretary for security and defence Dimitar Stoyanov has hinte d in an interview for public broadcaster BNT. Stoyanov said that there would probably be a..

published on 1/13/24 12:44 PM
Себастиан Бурдужа

Balkan developments

Romania will get through winter using only gas extracted nationally Romania is ready for the winter cold, and will make it through winter on Romanian gas only, Energy Minister Sebastian Burduja wrote on Facebook. “As the winter has been going thus..

published on 1/5/24 3:27 PM

Inefficient ministers will be replaced in March, says GERB leader Boyko Borissov

"When March 6 comes, you will see what the rotation (in the Council of Ministers - ed.) will be," GERB leader Boyko Borissov said in Burgas on the occasion of the agreed change of government. According to him, the work of each minister will be analysed..

published on 1/2/24 1:43 PM

Boyko Borissov: Bulgarians don't want to take part in military action

Commenting on Defence Minister Todor Tagarev's statement that Bulgaria's participation in the operation in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden was under discussion , GERB leader Boyko Borissov said that the Bulgarian people did not want to take part in military..

published on 12/29/23 6:12 PM

The Bulgarian policy on the Balkans during 2023

In the first part of our conversation with Professor Zdravko Popov , dedicated to Bulgaria's relations with the Balkan countries in 2023, he commented on the relations between Bulgaria and its northern neighbour Romania. He mentioned the ongoing..

published on 12/28/23 3:42 PM