World news about “Bulgaria” published by euronews.
Uncertainty reigns after Bulgarian election stalemateA political stalemate threatens to linger in Bulgaria after the winner of Sunday’s election – the centre-right GERB party – failed to form a government on… 13/05/2013
Coalition worries face Bulgaria’s tarnished centre-right GERB party With nearly all the votes counted, it is clear Bulgaria’s centre-right GERB party has won the election – but has not done enough to form a government on its… 13/05/2013
Bulgaria: GERB party leads parliamentary poll Exit polls suggest Bulgaria’s rightist GERB party has a narrow lead in the country’s parliamentary elections. The party of former prime minister Boiko… 13/05/2013
Allegations of fraud mar Bulgaria’s snap elections Early exit polls suggest that former Prime Minister Boiko Borisov holds the lead in the Bulgarian elections. It would mean a rapid return to power as he… 12/05/2013
Bulgarian’s go to the polls Polls have opened in the Bulgarian general election. Protests over poverty and corruption forced the government to call an early vote, however an expected… 12/05/2013
Bulgaria to vote in election beset by fraud fears Bulgaria goes to the polls today amid voter apathy and claims of fraud. On the eve of the election protesters gathered outside the country’s parliament after… 12/05/2013
Bulgarian vote in time of deep troubleThis Sunday is election day in the European Union’s poorest country, Bulgaria. Mass protests forced the centre-right government led by former prime minister… 09/05/2013
Bulgaria’s currency – hardship and suffering One in five Bulgarians live in poverty earning less than the equivalent of 120 euros per month. One in three young Bulgarians can not find work while private… 12/04/2013
Bonus interview: Haralan Aleksandrov Euronews reporter Hans von der Brelie interviewed social anthropologist Haralan Aleksandrov, professor at the New Bulgarian University (Sofia). Topics of the… 12/04/2013
Bulgarian man sets himself alight outside president’s offices A 51-year-old man is in a critical condition after becoming the fourth in Bulgaria to set himself on fire in public in recent weeks. He did so outside the… 14/03/2013
Bulgaria gets new prime minister After weeks without a government Bulgaria’s president has named career diplomat and former foreign minister Marin Raykov as prime minister. Protesters had… 12/03/2013
Germany to block Schengen entry for Romania and BulgariaGermany is planning to block Romania and Bulgaria from entering the passport-free Schengen zone. EU Foreign Ministers are discussing the matter in Brussels… 07/03/2013
Bulgarian anti-corruption protester dies after setting himself on fire A 36-year-old Bulgarian man has died after setting fire to himself allegedly in protest over poverty and corruption. Plamen Goranov had been on life support… 04/03/2013
Resignation of government fails to stop Bulgaria protests Thousands of protesters are out on the streets of Sofia, showing that discontent in Bulgaria has not been satisfied with the resignation of the prime minister… 24/02/2013
German wrestling association shocked as wrestling falls out of Games The German wrestling association reacted with shock on Thursday to the International Olympic Committee’s decision to drop the sport from the Olympic program… 22/02/2013
Yordanov returns gold Bulgarian legend Valentin Yordanov sent back his Olympic gold medal from the 1996 Atlanta Games on Wednesday, to protest the International Olympic Committee’s… 21/02/2013
Bulgaria: politician escapes assassination attempt – nocomment A man armed with a gas gun got on the stage while Movements for Rights and Freedoms leader Ahmed Dogan was delivering a speech at the VIII National Conference… 19/01/2013
Fifa clamp down on racism Fifa’s decision to ban Hungary fans from their country’s all-important World Cup qualifying game against Romania in March has been met with mixed… 09/01/2013
Child trafficking: widespread and unpunished Selling children into slavery – it is one of the world’s most heinous crimes and it is on the rise. By its very nature, trafficking is extremely hard to… 12/12/2012
Bulgaria and Russia seal SouthStream deal Russia and Bulgaria have signed a deal to build the Bulgarian section of the SouthStream pipeline project, bringing Russian gas to Europe under the Black… 15/11/2012
Where is Europe’s oldest town? Bulgarian archaeologists led by Professor Vasil Nikolov from the National Archaeology Institute and Museum claim to have discovered Europe’s oldest town in… 07/11/2012
PM confident Bulgaria will beat energy dependency Bulgaria’s delayed entry into Schengen, the country’s energy dependency on Russia and its efforts to counter the economic crisis – Prime minister Boyko… 26/09/2012
Bulgaria steps up fight against organised crime Bulgaria has again been refused entry into the Schengen zone. Back in July, Sofia was slammed by the EU in a highly critical report. It said organised… 21/09/2012
Bonus interview: Diana Kovatcheva, Bulgarian Minister of Justice Complete interview in English with Bulgarian Minister of Justice, Diana Kovatcheva. 21/09/2012
Bonus interview: Sergei Stanishev, former Bulgarian PM Complete interview in English with former Bulgarian Prime Minister and socialist opposition leader, Sergei Stanishev. 21/09/2012
Bonus interview: Zinaida Zlatanova, Head of the European Commission Representation in Sofia Interview in English with Zinaida Zlatanova, Head of the European Commission Representation in Sofia. 21/09/2012
EU to simplify cross-border trade rules Less than one in ten Europeans buy online from other EU countries. For both consumers and sellers, the process is simply too complicated. Legal differences… 17/09/2012
Bulgaria hopes for energy independence A consortium of energy companies has signed a deal to start exploring for gas and oil off Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast. French oil major Total, Austria’s … 29/08/2012
EU accuses Romania of failing to respect rule of law The European Commission has accused Romania of failing to respect democratic values. Its damning verdict on the state of the rule of law there follows the… 18/07/2012
OTE to sell Bulgarian units to help refinance debt As austerity measures hit its domestic customers, Greek telecoms group OTE says it wants to sell its Bulgarian businesses – a mobile phone company and an… 26/06/2012
Robot ship inspectors The maintenance of seafaring ships can be a laborious and costly expense. The damp and dirty inspections which take many man hours must be done at regular… 07/06/2012
Bulgaria and Turkey sign gas pipeline deal Energy security was a main topic as the prime ministers of Bulgaria and Turkey met in the Turkish capital Ankara. Boyko Borisov and Recep Tayyip Erdogan… 20/03/2012
Bulgaria: Trabant drivers’ meet – nocomment About 40 Trabant owners from all over Bulgaria came to Veliko Tarnovo to mark the 55th birthday of the iconic car, the pride of East Germany’s automobile… 20/03/2012
Invisible barriers across Europe Being able to move and work freely across all the EU states is a fundamental right for EU citizens from all 27 countries. But although in theory the lights… 19/03/2012
Chinese but made in Europe The first Chinese carmaker to assemble vehicles in the European Union has started production in Bulgaria. Great Wall Motors, in partnership with Bulgarian… 21/02/2012
Frozen Danube – nocomment An icebreaker was used to clear a route along the River Danube as the freezing weather forced Austria and several other countries to suspend all river traffic… 11/02/2012
Europe hit by record low temperaturesA woman walks on a street during heavy snowfall in Sofia. Record-low temperatures in parts of Eastern Europe pushed the death toll from Arctic conditions to… 02/02/2012
Icy plunge for Epiphany in Bulgaria – nocomment Hundreds of Orthodox Bulgarians celebrate Epiphany with music and dancing in the waters of the icy Tundzha River. 07/01/2012
Macedonian film sparks anger in Bulgaria A new Macedonian film is causing controversy in Bulgaria. ‘Third half time’ is set against the backdrop of the World War II, during a period when the country… 11/11/2011
Bulgarian Prime Minister in Bruxelles Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov poses for Photos in Bruxelles (filmed by nanunana). 23/10/2011
EU parliament votes for Bulgaria and Romania to be admitted to Schengen A large majority of the European Parliament has voted in favour of a resolution stating that Bulgaria and Romania have met all the conditions for joining the… 13/10/2011
Bulgarian nationalists anti-Roma rally – nocomment In Bulgaria some 2,000 people gathered in the city of Plovdiv in another protest against a rise in crime. Since the murder of an ethnic Bulgarian youth two… 03/10/2011
Bulgaria’s Soviet army monument gets superhero makeover – nocomment A giant monument, built in line with the zeitgeist of the time in socialist realism cast iron, was erected to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the Soviet… 21/06/2011
Todor Zhivkov’s plane sunk in Black Sea – nocomment The plane used by Bulgaria ‘s former communist dictator, Todor Zhivkov, was sunk in the waters of the Black Sea. The craft is now 23 metres under the water… 26/05/2011
Bulgaria uncertain over new reactor Europe’s atomic energy anxiety finds Bulgaria hesitating over plans to get a second nuclear plant, in Belene, in the north. The government is concerned about… 17/03/2011
Anelia Genova – Bulgaria Euronews travelled to ITB Berlin, the world’s leading travel trade show, to speak to representatives from countries worldwide and get a first-hand look at the… 11/03/2011
Plovdiv: One day in the city of the arts Plovdiv in Bulgaria is a little-known jewel, one of the oldest cities in Europe where history, art and culture give city life a vibrant, beating heart. 13/12/2010
Sofia: A tale of modern city life steeped in history The capital of Bulgaria has chosen to enhance its assets with new urban and cultural projects that use the past as a springboard for the future. 13/12/2010
Protests and parades on Bulgaria’s Liberation DayBulgarians across the country staged new protests against their political leaders and poverty on the day celebrated as Liberation Day. March 3 marks the… 03/03/2013
Bulgaria to hold early elections to end widespread protestsBulgaria is is to hold early elections to end its political crisis. Prime Minister Boiko Borisov resigned last week over the sometimes violent… 28/02/2013
Borisov resignation fails to prevent more protestsIn Bulgaria protesters’ anger is not to be quelled. The government had already resigned but on Wednesday evening demonstrators returned to the streets of… 20/02/2013
Germany plans action against “poverty” immigrationGermany wants to take measures to combat an increasing number of Bulgarian and Romanian immigrants. The government is calling for sanctions on a European… 20/02/2013
Bulgaria: Electricity protests continue despite minister’s sackingThe sacking of Bulgaria’s finance minister Simeon Djankov has done little to quell public anger over the cost of electricity. Further demonstrations took… 19/02/2013
Weekend of rage in Bulgaria as tens of thousands protest electricity pricesUPDATE Bulgaria’s government on Monday sacked Finance Minister Simeon Djankov, who has kept a tight fiscal policy as the European Union’s poorest member… 18/02/2013
Bulgarians protest over hike in electricity billsHigh electricity bills brought hundreds of people onto the streets of several Bulgarian cities to protest on Sunday. In the capital Sofia banners read… 10/02/2013
Bulgaria blames Hezbollah for Burgos bombBulgaria has accused the Lebanese-based militant organisation Hezbollah of being behind the Burgos bus bombing last July, which killed five Israelis. The… 05/02/2013
Bulgarians back nuclear plant planBulgarians have voted in favour of a plan to build a new nuclear energy plant in the country’s first referendum since the fall of communism. But a low… 27/01/2013
Bulgaria’s referendum on powerBulgarians are voting in a referendum on whether to build a second nuclear power station. Opinion polls say the electorate are likely to say a big ‘yes’ to… 27/01/2013
Gunman confronts Bulgarian politician on TVA man jumped out of the crowd at a televised conference in Bulgaria on Saturday and pointed a gun at the head of the leader of Bulgaria’s ethnic Turkish… 19/01/2013
Bulgarians rally for the right to light upRestaurant and hotel owners in the Bulgarian capital have been protesting against a smoking ban in closed public spaces. The demonstrators want the recently… 22/11/2012
French ‘spies’ attacked in BulgariaFrench foreign intelligence agents are reported to have been mistaken for thieves during a secret training mission in Bulgaria. The embarrassing incident… 02/11/2012
Bulgaria claims Europe’s oldest townArchaeologists in Bulgaria have uncovered the remains of a town in the north-eastern Varna region that they believe makes it the oldest in Europe. The site… 15/10/2012
Trial of suspected Bulgarian “hate preachers” opensThe trial has begun in Bulgaria of 13 accused members of the Al Waqf al-Islami. Three of the accused face charges of leading the organisation, preaching an… 18/09/2012
France pledges easier access to work for Roma immigrantsThe French government is to make it easier for Roma immigrants to obtain work, without waiting for EU work restrictions to be lifted on people from Romania… 22/08/2012
France prepares steps to boost Roma plightThe European Commission has warned France that it expects “clear and concrete” measures to be taken to improve the plight of Roma migrants. It follows the… 22/08/2012
Bulgarian police release photo of ‘bus bomber’Bulgarian police have released an identikit photo of a man suspected of blowing himself up on a bus packed with Israelis. Investigators only found the… 01/08/2012
Bulgaria PM says elaborate plot lay behind attack on Israeli touristsAs tributes were paid to five Israeli tourists and their bus driver murdered in Bulgaria, the EU country’s prime minister said the suicide bomber did not act… 24/07/2012
Italian FM: Europe can overcome crisis and deepen integration Italy faces many challenges, from its own financial problems to the wider eurozone crisis. Euronews delved into these and other issues in an interview… 20/07/2012
Israeli bus bomber identity still a mysteryBulgarian investigators are still trying to establish the identity of a suicide bomber who killed five Israeli tourists and a bus driver. However both… 19/07/2012
Israelis return home from Bulgaria to emotional welcomeSome of the Israelis caught up in the bomb in Bulgaria have been flown back to emotional reunions in Tel Aviv. Israeli rescue teams have been in Burgas to… 19/07/2012
Bermudas and a back-pack – the suspect in the Israeli bus bombingIsraeli bus bomber identity still a mystery Bulgarian investigators are still trying to establish the identity of a suicide bomber who killed five Israeli… 19/07/2012
Israel blames Iran for fatal Bulgarian bus blastIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has blamed Iran for the bomb in Bulgaria that blew up a bus full of Israeli tourists. Reports say an eighth body… 19/07/2012
Shock and horror at Israeli bus blastWorld leaders from Washington to Paris have condemned the deadly attack on a Bulgarian bus carrying Israeli tourists while survivors and eye-witnesses spoke… 18/07/2012
Bulgaria bus blast kills Israeli touristsA bus carrying Israeli tourists has exploded in eastern Bulgaria reportedly killing as many as seven people. Local media suggest that more than twenty… 18/07/2012
Israeli tourist bus blast – three deadAt least three people are dead and more than 20 injured after a blast hit a bus carrying Israeli tourists in Bulgaria, according to the Bulgarian Interior… 18/07/2012
Five years after EU dream, Romania and Bulgaria behind on reformFive years after they achieved their European dream, Romania and Bulgaria are still lagging behind on democratic reform. The European Commission has just… 18/07/2012
Bulgaria brings in EU judges for high-profile casesForeign judges are being drafted into Bulgaria to monitor five high-profile cases, including some involving two alleged gangsters and mafia bosses. The… 10/07/2012
Huge haul of hashish discovered in BulgariaBulgarian authorities have seized more than 4,000 kilos of hash near the capital Sofia. Fishermen are said to have retrieved the cannabis from the Black… 05/07/2012
Suspected vampires exhumed in BulgariaTwo 700-year-old skeletons buried in a pagan ritual to stop them transforming into vampires are to go on display at Bulgaria’s National History Museum. Both… 14/06/2012
Several arrests after Bulgaria forestry law approvedA dozen protesters have been arrested in Bulgaria after they campaigned against a controversial new forestry law. Several hundred activists clashed with… 14/06/2012
Explosion at Bulgaria ammo facility injures 7At least seven people have been injured in a blast at an ammunitions depot in Bulgaria. The explosion happened at a private facility near the southeastern… 05/06/2012
Bulgaria extends smoking ban to bars, cafesBulgaria will ban smoking in all indoor public spaces from June, the first move in an attempt to persuade one of Europe’s heaviest smoking nations to kick the… 18/05/2012
Bulgaria suspends online anti-piracy lawBulgaria has joined several other EU countries in suspending its ratification of an international anti-piracy agreement after protests by Internet users… 14/02/2012
Activists rally to give ACTA the cold shoulderThousands of internet users have taken part in protests around Europe against an international anti-piracy agreement. Campaigners believe the… 11/02/2012
Tractor protest in Bulgaria over farm subsidiesHundreds of Bulgarian farmers have been protesting in the capital Sofia against subsidy cuts in the latest round of austerity measures. About 3,000 grain… 07/12/2011
Bulgaria’s Plevneliev wins presidencyBulgaria’s presidential run-off has been won by Rosen Plevneliev, the ruling conservative party candidate. Preliminary official results show he polled 52… 31/10/2011
Bulgaria’s ruling party claims presidencyBulgaria’s candidate from the ruling GERB party has claimed victory in the country’s presidential run-off. Rosen Plevneliev is a former construction… 31/10/2011
Bulgaria’s GERB set to strengthen grip on powerIn Bulgaria first official election results appear to show the ruling conservative party’s candidate on course to comfortably win the first round of the… 24/10/2011
Bulgarian journalist’s car blown upA car belonging to a popular Bulgarian journalist has been blown up outside his home. Sasho Dikov was not in the vehicle at the time, no casualties have… 14/10/2011
Another anti-Roma rally is held in BulgariaIn Bulgaria some 3,000 people gathered in the city of Plovdiv in another protest against a rise in crime. Since the murder of an ethnic Bulgarian youth two… 03/10/2011
Anti-Roma protesters turn on government in BulgariaWhat began as protests against the Roma minority in Bulgaria has now grown into widespread anger at the country’s government. Sparked by the alleged… 28/09/2011
Roma shops burnt after death of Bulgarian manThere have been widespread protests against the Roma minority in Bulgaria after the death of a Bulgarian man on Friday. Fury against the Roma has been… 27/09/2011
Ethnic clashes in Bulgaria leave five injuredFive people, including three police officers, have been hurt in clashes between Bulgarians and members of the Roma community. The fighting broke out in the… 25/09/2011
Holiday chaos in BulgariaHundreds of Russian and Finnish tourists are stranded in Bulgaria after their charter flights were cancelled in a row over payments between the tour operator… 12/09/2011
Bulgaria’s Soviet liberation AmericanisedPutting a twist on liberation, a sculpture honouring the advance of the Soviet Red Army into Nazi-allied Bulgaria in World War II has been given a make-over… 20/06/2011
New use found for Bulgarian dictator’s planeThe plane used by Bulgaria’s former communist dictator, Todor Zhivkov, has been sunk in the waters of the Black Sea. Authorities say the craft – now 23… 25/05/2011
Romania, Bulgaria see Schengen window recedeEurope’s passport-free Schengen travel area will not open up to Bulgaria and Romania as soon as they had hoped. France and Germany have cited concerns over… 21/12/2010
Matthäus confident of steering Bulgaria to Euro2012 finalsGermany’s former World Cup winning captain Lothar Matthäus has been officially presented as the new coach of Bulgaria. Matthäus replaces Stanimir Stoilov… 24/09/2010
Bulgarian prosecutors move over institutional child abuseCharges of criminal negligence are being prepared in Bulgaria over nearly 200 cases of death and abuse in institutions for children with learning… 20/09/2010
Romania and Bulgaria in joint holiday patrolsRomanian and Bulgarian police are carrying out joint patrols in Bulgaria’s Black Sea resorts. The move comes as the numbers of Romanians visiting Bulgaria… 30/07/2010
