Bulgaria

Series

Thermal springs and mud therapy on Bulgaria's Black Sea coast

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Thermal springs and mud therapy on Bulgaria's Black Sea coast

21/08/2020

Series

Tsarevets Fortress: The City of the Tsars

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Tsarevets Fortress: Euronews visits Bulgaria's City of the Tsars, the heart of the second Bulgarian empire and now a popular tourist attraction

14/08/2020

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From sunbed to ski lift: Bulgaria's four seasons of tourism

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Roses and gold, forest green and sparkling azure blue, and after the first snows the gleam of bright white: for every season in Bulgaria there are captivating colors and unforgettable experiences to match.

14/08/2020

Bulgaria

Bulgaria protesters hunger strike as demonstrations enter second month

A group of protesters also went on a hunger strike and one activist threatened to set herself on fire.

12/08/2020

Bulgaria

Anti-corruption protests enter thirtieth consecutive day in Bulgaria

Road-blocks resumed overnight as protesters called on the government to resign amid corruption allegations.

08/08/2020

Series

Vitosha Mountain: Bulgaria's year-round nature escape

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A postcard from Vitosha Mountain: Bulgaria's year-round nature escape

07/08/2020

Bulgaria

Bulgarian PM Borissov's offer to step down fails to deter protesters

Demonstrators have taken to the streets with the same demands for a month — they want the country's entire cabinet to resign and elections to be held.

06/08/2020

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Discover Bulgaria's beguiling UNESCO World Heritage Sites

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If Bulgaria's natural beauty is one of Europe's best-kept secrets, its strategic location between East and West has also placed it at the crossroads of many intersecting civilizations over thousands of years and that has endowed the country with a truly exhilarating array of cultural treasures.

05/08/2020

Bulgaria

'I'm ashamed of our rulers': Bulgarians on why protests are continuing

Anti-government protests have been happening in Bulgaria every day for two weeks. We went to Sofia to find out why.

23/07/2020

Bulgaria

More protests expected after Bulgarian PM survives no-confidence vote

Demonstrators accuse Borissov and the country's top prosecutor, Ivan Geshev, of corruption, authoritarian rule and dependence on criminal groups. They are calling for both men to step down.

21/07/2020

Bulgaria

Why is Bulgaria engulfed in daily anti-government protests?

Protests in Bulgaria have continued for over a week, with demonstrators fed up with endemic corruption. How have events spiralled? And can the government calm the storm? Euronews answers.

18/07/2020

Bulgaria

Bulgaria protests continue despite sacking of three ministers

The news that the three ministers had been fired was applauded by protesters, but thousands took to the streets of Sofia on Thursday to continue calling for the PM's resignation.

16/07/2020

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Anti-government protesters try to break into Bulgaria's parliament

The unrest was the seventh consecutive day of protests against the Bulgarian government and alleged corruption.

14/07/2020

Bulgaria

Bulgaria's anti-government protests keep pressure on PM Boyko Borissov

Political tensions in Bulgaria once more spilt out onto the streets of Bulgaria as anti-government protests entered their fifth consecutive day.

14/07/2020

Bulgaria

Bulgaria: PM Borissov and government urged to resign by president

Large protests were staged in Sofia after police raided the office of president Rumen Radev and arrested two of his aides.

11/07/2020

Bulgaria

Bulgaria’s PM fined after breaking his own government’s COVID-19 rules

Boïko Borissov will be fined for entering a church on Tuesday without a mask, under rules brought in by his own government.

23/06/2020

Earth News

White tiger cubs, brother and sister, greet visitors at Bulgarian zoo

There are now fewer than 4,000 tigers left in the wild, down from 100,000 in the early 1900s.

26/05/2020

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Bulgarians celebrate beekeepers saint day amid climate change threat to national beekeeping industry

People have brought jars of honey to be blessed in the Church of the Blessed Virgin in the southwestern town of Blagoevgrad.

10/02/2020

Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Residents in Pernik protest about water shortages

Protesters blame corruption and mismanagement.

25/01/2020

My Europe Series

Sick system: Bulgarian health crisis leaves patients vulnerable

Bulgaria is in the grip of a health crisis as thousands of doctors and nurses leave the country. The result is a health system struggling to cope, where patients are left without key services.

24/01/2020

Bulgaria

Bulgarian government faces no-confidence vote over water crisis

Euronews reports from Pernik, a Bulgarian town where thousands are left without water due to suspected mismanagement at the top.

21/01/2020

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