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Bulgaria

Euroviews. The EU’s first Public Prosecutor has her work cut out for her tackling corruption in Bulgaria ǀ View

Laura Kövesi, who was appointed as the EU’s first chief public prosecutor, has a long track record of fighting corruption in her native Romania. Yet, is a solid résumé enough to tackle the immense challenge before this new EU institution?

13/12/2019

Bulgaria

30 years after 1989, central Europeans say democracy is again at risk

"It appears that some of the freedoms won in the 1989 revolutions are now under pressure," the report from the Open Society Foundation found.

04/11/2019

Bulgaria

Euroviews. Racism at the heart of Bulgarian football is becoming a litmus test for the rule of law ǀ View

The racism on display at the Bulgaria v England match is only part of a wider picture of intimidation and hooliganism in the country - and the rot goes straight to the upper echelons of power.

01/11/2019

Bulgaria

Bulgaria told to play match behind closed doors after fans' racism

UEFA also fined Bulgaria €75,000 for the sustained racist behaviour exhibited during the Euro 2020 qualifier against England

29/10/2019

Bulgaria

Bulgarian police arrest six over Euro 2020 qualifier racist chants

The authorities added that they are trying to identify more suspects over the abuse hurled at England players during Monday's match in Sofia.

17/10/2019

Bulgaria

Bulgaria's football chief quits over racism at Euro 2020 qualifier

A Euro 2020 qualifier between England and Bulgaria was temporarily halted on two occasions on Thursday evening after racist chants were heard from the stands.

14/10/2019

Bulgaria

Euroviews. The Bulgarian government wants to end scrutiny of its human rights abuses. We can't let them ǀ View

I have notified the relevant authorities at the United Nations about what is taking place in Bulgaria. Activities of this type directed against human rights defenders have no place in a rule of law state, let alone an EU state.

03/10/2019

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Pilgrims dance in cosmic energy ritual in Bulgaria

Some 2,500 followers of a spiritual society gathered next to a glacial lake high in Bulgaria's Rila Mountains to celebrate their divine new year.

22/08/2019

Bulgaria

Sow row as Bulgaria accuses Romanian tourists over African Swine Fever

A diplomatic row has broken out between Bulgaria and Romania over African Swine Fever (ASF).

05/08/2019

Bulgaria

Explorers to sail ancient Black Sea route on reed boat

A boat constructed of reeds will recreate ancient trade routes betweebn Egypt and the Black Sea that could predate the Greek Argonauts.

05/08/2019

Bulgaria

Pork industry at risk as swine fever hits farms across Eastern Europe

Pork industry at risk as swine fever hits farms across Eastern Europe. More than 120 000 pigs have been slaughtered in Bulgaria in an attempt to limit the number of swine fever cases.

05/08/2019

Bulgaria

Bulgarian Kristalina Georgieva picked as EU candidate for IMF head

After long negotiations, the chief executive of the World Bank emerged as the EU candidate to succeed Christine Lagarde.

02/08/2019

Bulgaria

Two charged with terrorism over Bulgaria's biggest data breach - lawyer

Two charged with terrorism over Bulgaria's biggest data breach - lawyer

25/07/2019

Sport

California boxing license returned to Bulgarian athlete who forcibly kissed reporter

California boxing license returned to Bulgarian athlete who forcibly kissed reporter

23/07/2019

Bulgaria

Bulgaria’s ‘biggest leak’: Suspect arrested after cyber attack

Bulgarian police said on Wednesday they have arrested a suspect for a cyber attack on the country's National Revenue Agency (NRA), which led to the leak of personal and financial data of millions of people.

17/07/2019

Bulgaria

Fake story about pro-incest MEP shared widely, say fact-checkers

A Bulgarian website invented a story about a pro-incest MEP that was then shared by thousands of people on Facebook, a fact-checking study has found.

23/05/2019

Bulgaria

Bulgarian agriculture minister resigns amid recent corruption scandal

The Bulgarian minister for agriculture is the latest high profile minister to resign amid an investigation into corruption

14/05/2019

Bulgaria

Pope Francis starts 3 day visit to Bulgaria and North Macedonia

Pope Francis has started his three-day visit to Bulgaria and North Macedonia,

05/05/2019

Bulgaria

Watch: Marine Le Pen on Matteo Salvini: 'He is a man of great will'

Far-right French leader Marine Le Pen denied any rift with Italy's Matteo Salvini in an interview with Euronews.

04/05/2019

Bulgaria

Road Trip Europe Day 35 Vidin: Inside Bulgaria's ghost towns

Young Bulgarians are leaving the country's rural areas in droves, leading to a phenomenon known as ghost villages.

03/05/2019

Bulgaria

Road Trip Europe Day 34 Sofia: Bulgarians protest low wages on Labour

Bulgaria has the lowest minimum wage in the European Union and is also the poorest country in the bloc. It is these dire labour conditions that are dominating the debate as the European elections loom.

02/05/2019

World

Road Trip Europe Day 33 Stolipinovo: Bulgarian Roma on discrimination

Euronews' EU Road Trip has reached Bulgaria on its mission to discover the hopes and fears of European voters ahead of May's EU parliamentary elections.

01/05/2019

World

Road Trip Europe Day 32 Plovdiv: Young Bulgarians upbeat about future

Despite living in the poorest country in the EU, the Road Trip team found that young Bulgarians in Plovdiv showed remarkable optimism about their future.

30/04/2019

World

Road Trip Europe Day 31 Sandanski: Demand for better living standards

Bryan Carter and Apostolos Staikos continue our European road trip by heading to Bulgaria just in time for Orthodox Easter, to find out what voters there are thinking before the European elections next month.

29/04/2019

Bulgaria

Anti-LGBT protest in Plovdiv, Europe's Capital of Culture

Politicians in the Bulgarian city of Plovdiv, voted one of this year's European Capitals of Culture, are lobbying to block an LGBT exhibition for later this year

08/04/2019

Bulgaria

Borissov assures NATO Bulgaria is not Russia's 'Trojan horse'

Borissov voiced concern over the possibility of an escalation in the arms race between NATO and Russia and told NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg that Bulgaria will not be used as a 'Trojan horse' of Russia. Stoltenberg praised Bulgaria’s commitment to NATO during a visit to Sofia on Friday.

02/03/2019