It’s official—Bulgaria is now the 21st country in the eurozone. From 1 January 2026, the euro will become the legal tender, although levs will still be accepted for another month. Bulgaria becomes the 21st member of the Eurozone “I think..
"What we have let slip, we have let slip over the last 20 years, not yesterday or the day before." This was stated to the Bulgarian National Radio by Ivaylo Valchev, MEP from the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR), before today's vote in..
At the end of last week, we witnessed the third consecutive failed vote of no confidence against the government of Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov. This time, the motion was initiated by Vazrazhdane (Revival), the third largest parliamentary political..
The draft report on the progress of North Macedonia on its path to European integration has been a hot Balkan topic in recent weeks, after rapporteur Thomas Weitz included in the document concepts such as "Macedonian identity" and..
The European Commission has given a positive assessment of Bulgaria’s amended Recovery and Resilience Plan (RRP). According to BNR correspondent in Brussels Angelina Piskova, the document includes a special chapter dedicated to attaining independence..
Bulgaria’s National Assembly rejected the proposal by the Vazrazhdane party to summon Foreign Minister Georg Georgiev for a hearing regarding the vote by the European Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee, which adopted a report on North Macedonia’s..
The European Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee adopted the draft report on the Republic of North Macedonia's progress towards EU integration, with 40 votes in favour, 19 against and 10 abstentions. All Bulgarian proposals were rejected, including..
Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina refused to sign the SEECP declaration The summit of the South East European Cooperation Process (SEЕCP), held in Tirana under the Albanian presidency, ended without Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina..
Lobbying, negligence or even a breach in national security - how does Skopje manages to learn in advance about Bulgarian proposals related to European documents? This question came after the Prime Minister of our south-western..
Another peak in tensions between Sofia and Skopje. The reason is the upcoming vote on June 4 in the European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs on a declaration regarding the progress of the Republic of North Macedonia in its integration..
Lubo Kirov will conclude his national tour "25 Years on Stage" with two concerts at Hall No 1 of the National Palace of Culture in Sofia — on October..
Bulgarian poet and haiku author Vladislav Hristov has won the grand prize in the 79th Basho Memorial English Haiku Contest organized by the Matsuo..
Bulgarian President Rumen Radev has announced that as of October 20 this year he will travel to work in his personal car. “When a law is being adopted..
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