Estonia supports Bulgaria’s accession to the Schengen Area and the topic will be part of the agenda of the European Council in the coming months, Estonian Deputy Minister for European Affairs Matti Maasikas said in an interview for the Bulgarian National Radio. Matti Maasikas welcomed Bulgaria’s decision to place the EU integration of the Western Balkans among its priorities during the rotating Presidency of the Council of the EU and voiced expectations that the EU enlargement policy will resume. Deputy Minister Maasikas expressed confidence that the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union will be successful.
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 amount of the average social security income for the country for September 2025 is 962.25 EUR and the amount of the average monthly social security..
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..
Bulgaria’s Energy Minister, Zhecho Stankov, has reassured citizens and businesses that the country’s fuel supplies are sufficient to last for an extended..
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