News on Bulgaria’s domestic and foreign policy, political parties, institutions, elections, and legislative initiatives.
Politics
The Council of Ministers has adopted changes to the Tariff of fees under the Law on Hunting and Game Conservation. See the new rules for issuing and validating hunting licenses.
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The Bulgarian government supported the new EU sanctions but defended its national interest on three critical points, including energy and the metro…
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GERB is calling for the provision of budgetary resources for the strategic project with Rheinmetall. Temenuzhka Petkova emphasized that the project…
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Members of Parliament have approved an update to the acquisition costs for "Stryker" vehicles due to inflation. See the amounts saved and the…
Politics
Prime Minister Rumen Radev announced that due to an inherited budget deficit, Bulgaria is halting financial contributions to Ukraine. The 2026 draft…
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Lawmakers are discussing the second reading of the Credit Institutions Act, new rules for the BNB, and the purchase of "Stryker" vehicles. See the…
Politics
The parliamentary committee on the environment adopted the 2026 draft budget with funding of over 77 million euros. Lawmakers criticized the lack of…
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Prime Minister Rumen Radev and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy discussed in Ankara the strengthening of cooperation between Bulgaria and Ukraine in the…
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Bulgaria is acquiring seven mine-hunting ships in cooperation with Belgium and the Netherlands. The tasks for protecting critical underwater…
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Bulgaria, Romania, and Turkey are expanding their joint mission in the Black Sea to protect critical infrastructure and energy facilities from…
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GERB MP Stefan Arsov stated that the party does not support the proposals of "Progressive Bulgaria" to abolish mixed voting and is preparing for an…
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The National Assembly has re-elected Antoan Gechev as Chairman of the State Intelligence Agency. See details about his professional career and…
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Minister of Defense Dimitar Stoyanov emphasized the importance of the defense industry and Bulgaria's goal of reaching 5% of GDP for defense by 2035…
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A U.S. C-17 transport aircraft appeared at Sofia Airport for a short stay. The Minister of Defense explained that the mission was to transport…
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The Ministry of Interior is initiating a structural reform to optimize costs and eliminate overlapping functions. See what changes Minister Ivan…
