Bulgaria

Bulgarian, North Macedonia leaders to meet at EU-Western Balkans summit

With hopes of Bulgaria lifting its veto on North Macedonia's potential bid to join the European Union, today Bulgaria's president,…

3 years ago

Brussels Demands Coal Phase-out Date from Bulgaria

How will Bulgaria phase out its coal-fired power plants, and what's the exact deadline for doing that? Those are the…

3 years ago

Bulgaria Schedules General and Presidential Elections for 14 November

On Saturday, 11 September, Bulgaria's president Rumen Radev announced he would call snap general elections on 14 November to coincide with…

3 years ago

Bulgaria to Hold Presidential and General Elections in November

Bulgaria will hold both presidential and snap general elections in November amidst political polarization and uncertainty that are stalling badly…

3 years ago

EU Aid to Bulgaria “in Danger,” Amid Political Chaos

Bulgaria, the poorest EU member state, is sliding into political chaos, throwing its ability to tap into badly needed EU…

3 years ago

Central Europeans Share Mixed Feelings Towards the Euro

Two countries in Central & Eastern Europe (CEE), Bulgaria and Croatia, are on track to introduce the European common currency.…

3 years ago

Bulgaria Expands Entry Restrictions

Bulgaria is closing its borders to four more countries due to spikes in COVID-19 cases: the Netherlands, Malta, Andorra and…

3 years ago

New Bulgarian Government Expected in Two Weeks

Reading Time: < 1 minute About a month after a repeated parliamentary election in Bulgaria, a four-party coalition has a…

3 years ago

Bulgaria Sued for Refusing to Link Business Register to EU System

Reading Time: < 1 minute After 4 years refusing to link its national business register to the EU system, Bulgaria…

3 years ago

Bulgarian Elections: Second Vote Inconclusive

A second Bulgarian parliamentary election held on Sunday lead again to inconclusive results.   The center-right GERB party of former prime minister Boyko Borissov and the…

3 years ago