In the coming days, I will announce when I will hand over a government-forming mandate to the second largest Parliamentary group, said Bulgaria’s President Rumen Radev after the GERB/SDS coalition returned the first government-forming mandate. "I hope that the political forces will use this time to engage in dialogue and build trust," added Bulgaria’s head of state Radev.
"Bulgaria needs a stable government appointed by this country’s National Assembly. It should be based on shared principles and priorities," added President Radev. "Only a legitimate cabinet that enjoys trust of the public can lead Bulgaria out of the crisis", noted Bulgaria’s head of state Radev.
In the 2024/2025 academic year, 2,104 students from Ukraine were studying at Bulgarian universities , according to the Ministry of Education. Of these, 1,750 were pursuing bachelor’s degrees, 304 were in master’s programmes, and 50 were enrolled in..
European Commissioner for Energy Dan Jørgensen will visit Bulgaria on 28 October, just days after US President Donald Trump imposed sanctions on Russian oil giants Lukoil and Rosneft over Russia’s ongoing aggression in Ukraine, BNR correspondent..
Fuel supplies for the domestic market are fully secured until the end of the year , Energy Minister Zhecho Stankov said, following the United States’ sanctions on Russian oil giants Lukoil and Rosneft. He added that the market would be closely monitored to..
By mid-2026, Bulgaria should be removed from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) “grey list” of countries with deficiencies in its anti-money..
Frol and Frosia are the newest residents of the Bear Sanctuary Belitsa, according to the Four Paws Foundation, which runs the bear sanctuary in..
Plovdiv Airport welcomed the first flight from Milan (Malpensa) with an official ceremony on October 26. The aircraft carried 87 passengers on the newly..
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