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Pro-Russian former president leads Bulgaria’s election polls
Bulgarians voted on Sunday in their eighth parliamentary election in five years. The frontrunner, pro-Russian former President Rumen Radev, aims to end corruption and...
Bulgaria Turns a Page: Euro Zone Entry Bids Farewell to the Lev
Bulgaria officially adopted the euro as its currency on Thursday, replacing the lev. A celebration included euro coins displayed at the central bank and...
Bulgarian PM Steps Down Following Mass Anti-Corruption Protests
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Bulgarian Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov has resigned along with his government following weeks of sustained street protests over economic policies and corruption. The...
Thousands Rally in Bulgaria Demanding Government Resignation
Thousands of Bulgarians protested on Wednesday in Sofia and other cities against the minority government led by Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov, citing widespread corruption...
Bulgaria Moves to Secure Lukoil Refinery Ahead of Takeover
Bulgarian authorities, led by Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov, are inspecting and enhancing security at Lukoil's Burgas oil refinery to safeguard crucial infrastructure as the...
Bulgaria, Romania to be full Schengen members starting Jan. 1
The European Union (EU) member states have decided to remove checks on persons at the internal land borders with and between Bulgaria and Romania...
The debate that hasn’t happened: Bulgaria and the Euro
Bulgaria will adopt the euro in 2024 because ‘he benefits outweigh the drawbacks’. At least, this is what Bulgaria’s finance minister, Asen Vasilev,...
Svilengrad on its way to become the first Bulgarian Zero Waste Certified City
The city of Svilengrad, Bulgaria, has signed the Zero Waste Cities Certification Agreement, becoming the first Bulgarian Zero Waste Candidate City.Led by the city...
Eastern Balkans Economic update: New government, but even more problems in Bulgaria
Over the last two years, Bulgarian politics has manifested chronic instability, extreme fractiousness and scarce capacity for reform. Nevertheless, in the immediate aftermath of...
Demythologizing the Russification of Bulgarian Media’s Attitude Towards Civil Society
Despite 30 years of post-socialist transformation, many CSOs in the country are unable to counter the denigrating rhetoric that some media outlets use against...