Bulgaria

Thousands of supporters of the far-right Vizrajdane (Rebirth) Party protested the government's plans to use the euro next year in front of a building belonging to the European Commission in Bulgaria's capital Sofia. After throwing red…

Hundreds of truck drivers waiting to cross into Bulgaria at the Hamzabeyli Border Gate in Edirne have formed a 17-kilometer queue in freezing temperatures. Drivers blame the congestion on system updates and slow…

Bulgaria's National Assembly has approved a new coalition government, ending a prolonged political crisis. Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov's cabinet was supported by 125 of 239 deputies in a vote this morning, with 114 opposing. The…

Romania and Bulgaria have been accepted as full members of the Schengen area following a vote by EU Interior Ministers, led by Hungary's EU Presidency. The decision, effective January 1, 2025, lifts land border controls with the two…

Thousands of trucks have been stranded for four days at the Kapıkule and Hamzabeyli border gates in Edirne, Türkiye, due to a system update for the new transit information system (NCTS-P5). At Hamzabeyli, the queue has…

Bulgaria experienced its first snowfall of the season, with the highlands in Veliko Tarnovo and Targovishte covered in white. Snow began on Sunday, blanketing towns like Elena and Osmanpazarı. Despite winter weather, Sofia…

In Bulgaria’s early general election held on October 27, the center-right GERB party, led by former Prime Minister Boyko Borisov, emerged with 25.34% of the votes, according to preliminary results from the Central Election…

Yesterday, at around 18:30 local time, an explosion occurred for an unknown reason at a fireworks factory in Elin Pelin, near the Bulgarian capital Sofia. According to local residents, the explosions continued from yesterday evening until…