Cult

Historic Bulgarian city of Plovdiv is European Capital of Culture 2019

The historic Bulgarian city of Plovdiv is European Capital of Culture 2019 and its Together motto highlights how different communities can be united

18/01/2019

Bulgaria

Plovdiv celebrates becoming European Capital of Culture

Bulgaria's oldest city shares the 2019 title with Italian town Matera

14/01/2019

Bulgaria

6,000-year-old Bulgarian city honoured as European culture capital

Plovdiv, the oldest city in Bulgaria, has been officially inaugurated as the European Capital of Culture for 2019.

12/01/2019

Europe News

Truckers fear mobility package divides EU transport market

Truckers from Poland, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary and Lithuania say the package divides the transport industry of Eastern and Western Europe

11/01/2019

Bulgaria

Bulgaria’s deputy PM quits after insulting disabled rights activists

Bulgaria’s deputy prime minister has quit after controversial remarks about disabled rights activists sparked protests.

17/11/2018

Sport

Bulgaria, Greece, Serbia and Romania consider joint 2030 World Cup bid

The quartet are also thinking about bidding to host the European football championships in 2032.

02/11/2018

Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Hundreds attend Victoria Marinova's funeral

The television journalist was brutally raped and murdered last week which shocked the country

12/10/2018

World News

Euroviews. Speak out to protect Bulgaria's women | View

The reported rape and murder of Bulgarian journalist Victoria Marinova raises concerns about threats to media freedom, but it also serves as a stark reminder that Bulgaria should prioritize efforts to combat violence against women, writes a Human Rights Watch researcher.

10/10/2018

Bulgaria

Daphne’s sister wants Europe-wide action to stop journalist murders

Europe must act together to stop the murder of journalists investigating corruption, the sister of one of those killed has claimed.

08/10/2018

World

Raw Politics: Bulgarian reporter becomes Europe's third murdered journalist this year

After the murder of Bulgarian reporter Viktoria Marinova, Raw Politics looks at the state of press freedom in Europe

08/10/2018

Bulgaria

Bid to build at UNESCO-protected national park in Bulgaria 'illegal'

Environmentalists are celebrating after winning a court case over plans to expand a ski resort in one of Bulgaria’s national parks.

31/07/2018

Bulgaria

How do you kill thousands of livestock in a few days without warning?

When Ovine Rinderpest was identified in Bulgaria, the authorities had to start killing, fast.

31/07/2018

Bulgaria

Bulgarian farmers devastated over ‘sheep and goat plague’ slaughter

The Bulgaria government has ordered a mass slaughter of livestock following the first outbreak in the European Union of the so-called sheep and goat plague. Euronews spoke to farmers who were devastated.

27/07/2018

Spotlight

Bulgaria, an emerging tourist destination

Sharing borders with Greece, FYR Macedonia and Serbia, Romania and Turkey, Bulgaria has plenty to offer to the visitor.

12/07/2018

Spotlight

Bulgaria: Open for business

The Bulgarian economy is growing at a stunning pace and exports are booming, while its business-friendly environment and well-educated local workforce are a magnet for foreign investments. More and more foreign companies are going there, making significant investments.

28/06/2018

Bulgaria

Penka the cow will not be killed for leaving the EU

Pregnant cow is saved after campaign.

11/06/2018

Bulgaria

Russian-designed nuclear power plant causes tension in Bulgaria

Bulgaria is set to restart construction of a Russian designed nuclear power plant first proposed more than 30 years ago dating back to the end of the Cold War, in a move supporters say could reduce the country’s energy dependence on Russia.

08/06/2018

Bulgaria

Bulgarian cow sentenced to death for wandering outside of EU

Penka the cow will be shot for crossing EU border without documentation

05/06/2018

Europe News

EU Balkan meeting thrown off track | The Brief from Brussels

It was supposed to tackle big issues like the role of the EU in south-east Europe, immigration, security, crime but there was an elephant in the Balkan summit meeting room.

17/05/2018

Nepal

Search for Bulgarian mountaineer Boyan Petrov ends without success

The zoologist was separated from his climbing group on April 29 to attempt a solo summit without oxygen.

16/05/2018