Bulgaria’s caretaker cabinet will not nominate the country’s new EU Commissioner until March 26 when early Parliamentary elections will be held, Bulgaria’s caretaker Premier Ognyan Gerdzhikov announced on Wednesday. Premier Gerdzhikov, however, did not rule out the possibility for his cabinet to stay longer in office after the forthcoming elections, if the results of the elections do not allow quick formation of new cabinet. If the formation of the regular cabinet is prolonged, the caretaker cabinet will have to nominate the EU Commissioner, Ognyan Gerdzhikov specified.
The ruling GERB party claimed that employers are in favour of a higher VAT rate, but employer organisations denied this, insisting that no such proposal had ever been made. This clarification followed a meeting between GERB leader Boyko Borissov..
Ninety participants representing 57 Bulgarian folklore ensembles from across Europe and North America gathered in Sofia for their fourth Creative Meeting and Seminar. The event was highly constructive, featuring useful workshops and guest lecturers...
The European Commission has disbursed €438.6 million to Bulgaria as part of the second payment under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF). On 3 October 2025, the Commission partially approved the payment, stating that Bulgaria "still needs to..
The Sofia City Court has postponed the extradition case of Igor Grechushkin, the owner of a cargo ship linked to the explosion at the port of Beirut in..
The Road Infrastructure Agency (RIA) has proposed the introduction of temporary restrictions on the movement of heavy trucks weighing over 12 tons along..
Bulgaria has sufficient quantities of fuel and the 90-day reserves are secured at around 98%, Asen Asenov, Chairman of the State Reserve and Wartime..
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