60% of Bulgarians strongly support Bulgaria's membership in the EU, according to a poll by Alpha Research before the European elections. As Bulgaria has failed to rise to the standards of the core EU countries, scepticism about the way the Union..
All 27 EU member states back Bulgaria's Kristalina Georgieva for a second term as head of the International Monetary Fund. The news was announced today by Belgian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Vincent Van Peteghem after a meeting of EU..
Bulgaria had the highest road fatality rate in the European Union in 2023, with 82 deaths per million inhabitants, followed by Romania with 81 deaths per million inhabitants, the European Commission (EC) said on 8th March, citing preliminary data...
Former MEP Sir Graham Watson is in Bulgaria as a special guest of the debate "The EU in the World - Where are we today?", organised with the support of MEP Ilhan Kyuchyuk. Graham Watson is a long-time leader of the European Liberals with extensive..
EU diplomacy should be much more actively present in the hot spots near us and should contribute to the resolution of these conflicts, President Rumen Radev said during a meeting with ambassadors of the EU member states in Sofia. In..
The Bulgarian Agrarian Chamber has decided to start protests throughout the country tomorrow, BNR has learned. Farmers are resorting to the last measure despite the promised financial support from the government. They will come out with heavy equipment..
Deputy Prime Minister Mariya Gabriel has taken part in the meeting of ministers of foreign affairs in the informal "Gymnich" format. Such open dialogue meetings between diplomats have been held for 50 years. The discussion focused on Ukraine, EU-Turkey..
Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov has announced that he will convene a meeting with farmers' representatives on Sunday in response to their ultimatum to start protest actions if their demands for state subsidies are not addressed. " The state is looking..
The border with Turkey was the busiest in terms of migration in 2023, according to an analysis by the Border Police. There was a 10% rise in illegal entry attempts compared to 2022. A total of 1,729 illegal migrants were apprehended...
"New genomic techniques in agriculture are not GMOs. The topic was brought up by people who don't understand this. We will abstain until the Bulgarian society is informed," Minister of Agriculture Kiril Vatev has told bTV. Despite his personal support..
