world news Bulgaria and Greece open new gas pipeline to cut reliance on Russia The 182-kilometre pipeline from Azerbaijan will connect to the two neighbouring EU countries and reduce dependency on Russian gas. 08/07/2022
Republic of North Macedonia Dozens of police injured as EU compromise protest turns violent Demonstrators are angry with a proposed "compromise solution" that would allow North Macedonia to begin EU membership talks. 06/07/2022
Ukraine Five things you need to know about Ukraine war from Tuesday From the testimonies of the Kremenchuk shopping centre missile attack survivors to the NATO chief saying Ukraine is facing brutality unseen in Europe since WWII, these are five of the main developments of the war on Tuesday. 28/06/2022
Bulgaria Bulgarian Prime Minister Petkov resigns after losing confidence vote Petkov will remain a PM candidate and has now been tasked with trying to form a new government. 27/06/2022
Bulgaria Bulgaria's political turmoil could sink a deal to solve EU veto row A deal looked in reach but it was suddenly thrown into doubt by Bulgaria's government losing a confidence vote in parliament. 23/06/2022
Bulgaria Bulgaria faces more turmoil as government loses confidence vote Bulgaria could face its fourth election in just over a year after Prime Minister Kiril Petkov's centrist government lost Wednesday's motion by 123 to 116 votes. 21/06/2022
Bulgaria Bulgaria's political turmoil deepens as two key ministers quit Bulgaria's foreign and energy ministers resigned on Monday, deepening the country's political turmoil. 13/06/2022
Republic of North Macedonia Bulgaria resists Scholz call for EU-North Macedonia accession talks Visiting Skopje, the German chancellor called for the EU to start membership talks, but seemed to achieve little progress in Sofia which reiterated its objections. 11/06/2022
Bulgaria Bulgaria hunts for mystery pilot who flew across several countries The country's defence forces were put on high alert after an unauthorised aircraft entered Bulgarian airspace. 10/06/2022
Russia 'Scandalous': Russia slams Serbia's neighbours as Lavrov visit blocked Bulgaria, North Macedonia and Montenegro closed their airspace, preventing Russia's foreign minister from visiting Serbia. 06/06/2022
world news Two men arrested in Norway and Bulgaria for supporting Al-Qaeda One of the suspects reportedly "encouraged" terror attacks across Europe and maintained close online links with other radicalised individuals. 02/06/2022
Climate Pollution kills millions more people a year than COVID has, data shows Toxic air, soil and water is causing around 9 million deaths a year, while modern pollutants from fossil fuels are "skyrocketing". 18/05/2022
Bulgaria LGBT+ couple's stateless baby 'should be given birth certificate' Lawyers have hailed the decision as a landmark for gay rights. 17/05/2022
Bulgaria Bulgaria approves plan to support companies from high energy prices Bulgaria had relied on Russia for 90% of its natural gas before Gazprom cut supplies in April. 16/05/2022
Europe Decoded How will Bulgaria cope without Russian gas? Bulgaria received the vast majority of its gas supply from Russia and is now turning to Greece. Will it be enough? 28/04/2022
Europe Decoded Poland and Bulgaria could manage without Russia gas but not for long Gazprom's decision to switch off the taps won't hit consumers just yet but industries in Poland and Bulgaria are likely to be hit. 27/04/2022
Europe News EU blasts 'blackmail' as Russia cuts gas tap to Poland and Bulgaria Ursula von der Leyen called Gazprom's decision "yet another attempt by Russia to use gas as an instrument of blackmail" while Charles Michel said it was an "aggressive unilateral move by Russia'. 27/04/2022
Russia Russia's Gazprom suspends supplies to Poland and Bulgaria State-owned Gazprom is insisting that all payments are made in Russian rubles. 26/04/2022
Bulgaria EU approves Bulgaria’s post-pandemic recovery fund plan Bulgaria is one of the last EU countries to have its proposals accepted by Brussels. 07/04/2022
Bulgaria Bulgarian MEP fined for perceived Nazi salute in European Parliament President Roberta Metsola said his gesture had "damaged the dignity and reputation" of the Parliament. 05/04/2022
Bulgaria Bulgaria MPs vote to abolish 'golden passport' scheme The EU has called on member states to scrap the schemes following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. 24/03/2022
Bulgaria Bulgaria refuses military aid for Ukraine amid US defence talks US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin met Bulgarian PM Kiril Petkov over the Ukraine war but Sofia ruled out military aid. 19/03/2022
Bulgaria Bulgaria's former PM Boyko Borissov released from detention The former prime minister was freed after prosecutors failed to come up with enough evidence to press charges. His lawyer said the arrest came as part of an inquiry into alleged extortion. 19/03/2022
world news EU member states expel 20 total Russian diplomats amid Ukraine war Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania announced the expulsions on Friday. 18/03/2022
Bulgaria Bulgaria's former PM Boyko Borissov arrested He was detained in Sofia late on Thursday. 18/03/2022
Uncovering Europe Bulgarians offer food, shelter and transport to Ukrainians fleeing war Rumen Sarandev couldn't offer his house to those fleeing the bloodshed - so he offered his car. 04/03/2022
