Bulgaria News News Bulgaria » Politics: Bulgaria's Political Crossroads: The Rise of Rumen Radev
In southern Bulgaria, farmer Nikolay Vasiliev anticipates change as former President Rumen Radev campaigns for a parliamentary seat. With a focus on eradicating corruption and providing stability, ...
News Bulgaria » Politics: Bulgaria’s elections are not for sale, PM insists as he vows crackdown on tampering
The government is bracing for election meddling ahead of its parliamentary vote on April 19. Left-leaning former President Rumen Radev’s newly formed party Progressive Bulgaria is leading in the polls ...
News Bulgaria » Politics: Bulgaria: ahead of 19 April elections, RSF calls on political parties to commit to reforms as press freedom levels remain among the worst in the EU
As Bulgaria’s parliamentary elections approach on 19 April, a new abusive lawsuit against an investigative journalist has underscored the long-standing pressure on the media in the country. Reporters ...
News Bulgaria » Politics: Bulgaria opens radioactive waste repository on Romanian border
Bulgaria has officially opened a national repository for low- and intermediate-level radioactive waste at the Radiana site near the Kozloduy nuclear power plant, the country's energy ministry said.
News Bulgaria » Politics: Bulgaria's president will start talks on new cabinet after government collapse
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bulgarian Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov announces that Bulgaria's government resigns following mass protests, at the Bulgarian ...
News Bulgaria » Politics: Bulgaria elections 'not for sale', PM says ahead of vote
Bulgaria’s caretaker Prime Minister Andrey Gyurov said elections “are not for sale” as authorities stepped up efforts to curb vote buying and manipulation ahead of a parliamentary vote on April 19.
News Bulgaria » Politics: Bulgaria’s economic prospects clouded by political turmoil despite eurozone entry
Bulgaria has passed an important milestone in adopting the euro, symbolizing the culmination of almost two decades of European integration. However, this momentous change takes place in the midst of ...
News Bulgaria » Politics: Bulgarian Misrule
Bulgarian sociologist Jivko Georgiev has sharply diagnosed the impasse: ‘We live in a present so impotent that it lacks the strength to become the past.’ To understand what brought so many to the ...
News Bulgaria » Politics: Bulgaria: Press freedom undermined by political polarisation and delayed reforms
A joint press freedom mission calls on the Bulgarian government to refrain from attacking journalists, do more to tackle SLAPPs, and align domestic legislation with the European Media Freedom Act.
News Bulgaria » Politics: Bulgaria’s president will start talks on new cabinet after government collapse
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria’s president will start consultations with parliamentary groups next week on forming a new cabinet following the collapse of the government in nationwide anti-corruption ...