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Bulgarian Parliament holds extraordinary meeting on election results case

The Bulgarian National Assembly is holding an extraordinary meeting at which MPs are hearing the senior management of the Central Election Commission and the Information Service company regarding their actions in the Constitutional Court case..

published on 3/11/25 4:48 PM

Balkan Developments

Student protesters in Serbia call for a general strike Student protests against the government and President Aleksandar Vucic continue in Serbia for the fourth month. In an appeal on Instagram, the protesters called on..

published on 3/7/25 3:29 PM
Alfred Foscolo (L) presenting his book at the French Institute in Bulgaria.

Life between Bulgaria and France - Alfred Foscolo describes his incredible fate in a book

Life between Bulgaria and France... A little more than 80 years ago, in 1942, a boy was born in Sofia - the love child of a Bulgarian woman and a Frenchman. His parents met in France, but they decided to start a life in Bulgaria, so the couple settled in..

published on 3/5/25 2:32 PM
Калин Джорджеску

Balkan developments

Calin Georgescu to run for President of Romania Romanian police seized weapons and large sums of money in the investigation against pro-Russian former presidential candidate Calin Georgescu. 25 kg of gold, more than 3.3 million dollars, 43 000..

published on 2/28/25 9:49 AM
Boyko Borissov

Borissov: Zhelyazkov cabinet must stay on, even as minority government

"The 'Zhelyazkov' cabinet must continue to work, even as a minority government." This was GERB leader Boyko Borissov's comment on the Constitutional Court's decision to order the Central Election Commission to recalculate the results of the..

published on 2/27/25 11:52 AM
Călin Georgescu

Balkan Developments

Călin Georgescu remains the favorite for the presidential election in Romania Călin Georgescu, who won the annulled first round of the presidential elections in November 2024 as an independent candidate, remains the..

published on 2/21/25 1:14 PM

Bulgarian Socialist Party holds its 51st Congress

On February 15 and 16, the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) is holding its 51st Congress. Interim Chairman Atanas Zafirov is expected to present a report on the past period. The delegates are also expected to vote on amendments to the party's statute,..

published on 2/15/25 10:51 AM
Sandro Gozi, MEP from Renew Europe

"Strasbourg Calling" MEP Sandro Gozi for BNR: Europe must become strong again

Europe must become powerful again. This was stated by MEP Sandro Gozi from Renew Europe, former Italian Secretary of State for European Affairs in the special studio of BNR's Horizon National Channel from the European Parliament building in..

published on 2/14/25 2:12 PM
Ivaylo Valchev (ITN/ECR), Irina Nedeva (BNR) and Andrey Kovatchev (GERB/EPP) in Radio studio 1 of the EP, Strasbourg, 12 Feb 2025

"Strasbourg Calling" The economic debate is key for this European Parliament session, say Bulgarian MEPs

The economic and financial debate is key for the current European Parliament session . This is the opinion of Bulgarian MEP from the European People's Party Andrey Kovatchev, who is a member of the EP's Foreign Affairs Committee. "The topic does not..

published on 2/14/25 12:05 PM

"Strasbourg Calling" MEP Andrey Novakov: Bulgaria must receive targeted defense funding

Bulgaria must receive targeted defense funding. This is what Bulgarian MEP from the European People's Party Andrey Novakov has requested from the new EC Defense Commissioner. In addition to the topic of the tariffs that US President Donald Trump..

published on 2/14/25 11:30 AM