8+ hour, 13+ min ago   (232+ words) Thousands gathered at a protest rally of the opposition New Party (Yeni Parti) in Istanbul's Uskudar residential district on Saturday evening, the BirGun daily reported. They protested against the arrest of Uskudar Mayor Sinem Dedetas of the opposition Republican People’s…...

12+ hour, 48+ min ago   (295+ words) No US or allied aircraft stationed at Bulgarian airports are involved in military operations, including against Iran, Minister of Transport and Communications Georgi Peev said on television on Sunday. "No military aircraft from the United States or other allied countries…...

11+ hour, 37+ min ago   (150+ words) БТА site.btaBulgarian, Italian Defence Ministers to Meet at Bezmer Air Base Minister of Defence Dimitar Stoyanov will welcome Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto at Bezmer Air Base, the Defence Ministry's press service said here Sunday. The ministers and their…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (234+ words) Bulgaria has completed and submitted to the European Commission its first draft National Nature Restoration Plan, Environment and Water Minister Rositsa Karamfilova said during a hearing in the relevant parliamentary committee on Wednesday. Karamfilova said the draft was prepared jointly…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (228+ words) The comparison between the two countries entered the Greek political debate after the data were published in March. At the time, the opposition PASOK party issued a statement under the headline "Greece – Bulgaria: A Tie", using the figures to criticize…...

1+ week, 40+ min ago   (247+ words) On Sunday, Bulgaria marked the 141st anniversary of its Unification. Solemn rituals, military tattoos, prayer services, floral tributes and cultural events were held across the country throughout the day. The main ceremony was held in the evening in the southern city…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (200+ words) The 17th anniversary of the Ilinden ship tragedy, in which 15 Bulgarian tourists died, was marked in Ohrid on Saturday. Fresh flowers were laid at the lakeside monument to the victims by representatives of Bulgaria's diplomatic missions in Skopje and Bitola, the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (185+ words) At its regular meeting on Wednesday, the Council of Ministers authorized a derogation from the restrictive measures imposed in response to Russia’s actions destabilizing the situation in Ukraine, the government said in a press release. The derogation will allow the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (222+ words) The European Union must become a more effective geopolitical actor, capable of defending common European interests and actively contributing to solutions to crises in its immediate neighbourhood, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Velislava Petrova said during the informal meeting of EU foreign…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (428+ words) Serbia will hold early parliamentary elections on October 25, the country's public broadcaster RTS said on Wednesday, quoting own sources. In the coming days, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic is expected to dissolve the country's parliament. The government is expected to state…...