Bulgaria

Bulgarian military aid to Ukraine will be increased this year, Defence Minister said, adding that the country will send weapons after they finish analysing the needs of the Ukrainian army and how much the Bulgarian armed forces are capable of giving

The long battle with the European Commission, which wanted to label rose oil as a chemical posing potential health risks, has been won by the country, as announced by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen must resolve Bulgaria's internal political disputes over who should replace former European Commissioner Mariya Gabriel, the government said

The number of voluntary abortions is decreasing, while the number of miscarriages is increasing, according to Prof. Krasimira Dikova, director of the National Health Data Directorate at the National Centre for Public Health and Analysis

The State Archives Agency of Bulgaria will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the creation of the Central State Archives with a documentary exhibition that will be opened in Sofia today 9 June, International Archives Day

The monument to Soviet Army in Sofia has once again been covered with red paint and on the central part is written in red letters - DISMANTLE; this is another attack on it, which periodically provokes protests 'for' and 'against' its removal

The Bulgarian Olympic Committee celebrated the 100th anniversary of its foundation with a ceremony held in Sofia with some 400 Bulgarian Olympic medallists, renowned coaches, sports leaders, public figures, politicians, artists and journalists

2.600 consumer complaints were handled by the European Centre in Bulgaria in 2022, an increase of 24% compared to 2021

Russian ambassador in Sofia said that if she were a Bulgarian citizen she would vote for the leader of the radical pro-Russian Vazrazhdane party, Kostadin Kostadinov, in violation of the Vienna Convention

The pro-European coalition Continuing the Change-Bulgaria Democratic, which came second in the last parliamentary elections, has announced that it will not support the government proposed by GERB

Early parliamentary elections, the fifth in the past two years, have opened, with the conservative Gerb party of former Prime Minister Boyko Borissov, who has led the government for almost a decade, favoured

In 2022, pensions were increased on two occasions: on 1 July and 1 October; as a result, the average monthly pension per pensioner increased by 17,5% compared to 2021, reports the National Institute for Social Security