The event that marked the year 2022 in terms of foreign policy is the war on the territory of Ukraine. The military operation launched by Russia on February 24 caused an unprecedented act of solidarity towards the Ukrainian people by almost all EU..
The 48th National Assembly should engage in adopting important legislation under the Recovery and Resilience Plan, said Bulgaria’s President Rumen Radev at a briefing in Brussels. President Radev is participating in the European Union and the..
Approval rating of Bulgaria’s Parliament plummets to new low. Support for Bulgaria’s President, "We Continue the Change" party and "Democratic Bulgaria" coalition has decreased, data of the latest survey by Research Center Trend indicate. 9% of..
In a letter to the MPs, the caretaker cabinet proposes amendments to the criminal code connected with harsher penalties for persons involved in the illegal trafficking of migrants. Some of the proposals aim to prevent suspended sentences. The..
The caretaker cabinet has approved a bill, drafted by the Ministry of Justice, on countering high-level corruption. At a briefing at the Council of Ministers, Justice Minister in the caretaker government Krum Zarkov announced that a total of..
Bulgaria’s Ministry of Energy will not submit a proposal for a double electricity tariff for household consumers, the Ministry’s press office announced. Last week, the ministry proposed a subsidized price for energy consumption of up to 800 kWh in..
Bulgaria’s caretaker cabinet has approved a draft investment expenditure for the acquisition of a second batch of fighter aircraft to the tune of more than USD 1.29 billion. The draft will be submitted to the new Bulgarian Assembly. The money will be..
“Bulgaria will support new European sanctions against Russia but they should not be at the expense of the European citizens,” Anton Kutev, spokesperson for the caretaker government said for public service TV BNT. Bulgaria cannot but condemn the..
By a decision of the caretaker cabinet, Bulgaria will purchase another eight F-16 fighter jets from the US. In this way the Bulgarian Air Force will have a full squadron of 16 new fighter aircraft, caretaker Defence Minister Dimitar Stoyanov said, as..
By a decision of the caretaker government, the poverty line in Bulgaria is to be raised to EUR 257 per month in 2023, EUR 46 or 22% more than in 2022. The caretaker cabinet says this is the highest poverty line increase in 10 years. According..
