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Nikolai Denkov L, President Rumen Radev, Sofia, 27 March, 2024.

Nikolay Denkov, PP-DB: It is up to the Bulgarian citizens to choose our future path

President Rumen Radev gave the mandate to form a government to Nikolay Denkov, a candidate for prime minister nominated by the second-largest parliamentary group in the 49th National Assembly, the PP-DB. The mandate was immediately returned to..

published on 3/27/24 3:57 PM
GERB's Mariya Gabriel.

GERB will not be part of a government with another party's mandate

GERB-SDS has reaffirmed its decision not to enter into negotiations with another party with a mandate to form a government , after Mariya Gabriel officially withdrew her candidacy for prime minister.  Mariya Gabriel has officially withdrawn her..

published on 3/26/24 3:20 PM
U.S. Bradley infantry fighting vehicle at a joint training exercise in Poland

BNR factcheck: Are tanks being transported through Bulgarian territory to Ukraine?

Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, the movement of military equipment on the territory of Bulgaria often gives rise to comments and allegations in the online space related to the fear of Bulgaria's involvement in hostilities. A year ago, for..

published on 3/25/24 1:00 PM
 Rosen Stoyanov (Left), Milena Stefanova (Middle) and Yuli Pavlov (Right)

Political scientists: The cabinet rotation will most likely take place

The rotation will most likely take place and Bulgaria will have a government, despite all obstacles and desagreements. New elections would not lead to anything different in parliament and the participants in the negotiations are aware of this,..

published on 3/24/24 3:07 PM
Manfred Weber

European People’s Party supports Mariya Gabriel

''The EPP family firmly stands behind Mariya Gabriel against the unjustified attacks'', the President of the European People’s Party Manfred Weber wrote on Facebook.  ''Worrysome behavior from leaders of PP and DB. In the interest of all Bulgarians,..

published on 3/21/24 5:57 PM
Колаж: БГНЕС

A foreigner's guide to the Bulgarian political saga

The so-called rotation, a power-sharing deal struck nine months ago by the two main political forces in Parliament, GERB-SDS and PP-DB, whereby each would hold the prime minister's office for nine months at a time, may be on the point of collapse. Former..

published on 3/21/24 12:43 PM
Boyko Borissov:

Apologizing is the way to continue the negotiations on a government of Bulgaria, GERB/SDS says

Bulgaria is going through a difficult time politically, a time when it has to carry through the first in its history government rotation, as agreed 9 months ago when the cabinet headed by Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov was formed. Yesterday, 19..

updated on 3/20/24 11:49 AM
H.E. Radko Vlaykov, Bulgarian ambassador to Romania

H.E. Radko Vlaykov: Bulgarian-Romanian relations must develop at European speed

Since February 2022, H.E. Radko Vlaykov has been the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Bulgaria to Romania. He was the spokesperson of the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs between 1994 and 2001. Among his missions and..

published on 3/18/24 1:47 PM

Boyko Borissov: On Monday, we will either hand over a list of ministers or go to elections

On Monday, either we go to President Rumen Radev with a folder (with the names of the ministers - ed.) as a result of negotiations, or we know immediately that we are going to new elections. GERB leader Boyko Borissov told journalists in Plovdiv...

published on 3/15/24 2:34 PM

Diplomats from Bulgaria and Romania discuss the results and the way ahead in the strategic partnership between the two countries

The foreign policy elites of Bulgaria and Romania are not in the habit of discussing the affairs of their region together, or thinking about the two countries as a duo. That is why the events during the round table "Romania and Bulgaria: One year of..

updated on 3/15/24 1:42 PM