Bulgaria

Dr. Nikolay Yankov, the Bulgarian ambassador to Bangladesh, confirmed today that Visa Facilitating Services (VFS) has begun issuing visas in Dhaka. According to a news statement from the foreign ministry, he made the comments while visiting...

In the midst of severe divisions over the conflict in Ukraine, Bulgarians cast ballots on Sunday in their fifth general election in two years, a record in the European Union. The political crisis that has gripped...

Bulgaria cannot afford to back a ban on Russian oil and gas imports as part of sanctions against Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine, Prime Minister Kiril Petkov said Tuesday. Sofia receives 77 percent of its...

Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov said his defense minister will be fired Monday over his restrained stance on Ukraine, notably stopping short of calling the conflict a “war”. An extraordinary government session would approve Defence Minister...

Russia said Saturday it was closing its airspace to flights from Bulgaria, Poland and the Czech Republic in response to punishment over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. “Air carriers of these states and/or registered in them are...

At least 45 people were killed in an overnight bus accident on a highway south of the Bulgarian capital, officials said Tuesday. The cause of the accident has yet to be determined. “Forty-five or 46 people...

Bulgaria coach Krasimir Balakov moved down from his position on Friday, four days after home fans subjected England’s black players with racist invective during a Euro 2020 qualifier in Sofia, reports Reuters. The 53-year-old was in...

Greece on Thursday invited Bulgaria, Romania and Serbia to meet on November 23 to discuss jointly hosting the 2030 World Cup. Greek Deputy Culture Minister Giorgos Vassiliadis called on his counterparts from the three countries and...

Bulgaria has reported an outbreak of bird flu virus on a farm in the southern district of Plovdiv, the national food safety agency said on Friday. Due to the virus, found on a farm in the...

Bulgaria reported its first outbreak of African swine fever on Friday, with authorities saying seven backyard pigs at a farm close to the Romanian border had been infected with the disease. African swine fever is a...