The European Commission’s intention to impose an embargo on Russian oil, effective by the end of the year at the latest, has sparked strong reactions. Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban called it an “atomic bomb” on the country’s..
A protest rally against Russia’s aggression in Ukraine is taking place in Sofia . Protesters blocked traffic at Tsar Osvoboditel Boulevard in central Sofia, the reporter of the Bulgarian National Radio Evelina Stoyanova informed. The protest split..
The leadership of Bulgaria’s Ministry of Defense met with Vice Admiral Keith Bl o unt , Commander of NATO ’s Allied Maritime Command, to discuss security in the Black Sea region and the risks to the NATO members in the region stemming..
9 May - Europe Day, makes us remember the declaration with which, in 1950, the French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman laid the foundations of the European Union. Its founding principle was his understanding that a new type of..
More than 101,000 Ukrainians have found refuge in Bulgaria, most of them – over 63,000 – are women and children. And even though many of the people who have fled the war in Ukraine plan to return, it is not at all clear when that will be..
Welcome to Bulgaria Today on May 3. We open up with a summary of the leading news stories from Bulgaria and a weather forecast for tomorrow. Next, we you opinions of analysts on the recent bone of contention in Bulgarian politics – military aid to..
The coalition government is holding an extraordinary council today to discuss whether Bulgaria should send military aid to Ukraine. The meeting comes one day before the extraordinary sitting of the National Assembly scheduled for tomorrow,..
"There is a real risk that the war in Ukraine may escalate into a European, or even a world war. There are politicians who are ready to make this dangerous step: to put Bulgaria’s future at stake in the interest of their own gains", the country’s..
As crisis after crisis pummels the government of Prime Minister Kiril Petkov - an unlikely coalition of four parties that do not see eye to eye on a host of critical issues - many are saying the cabinet may fall, some are even talking of early..
"Sending military aid to Ukraine requires political unity, but also unity in society," Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov said when announcing a public campaign to raise funds to help Ukraine purchase ammunition. The call caused a wave of..
