Europe Bulgaria The grape harvest is expected to exceed last year's production by 20-30%, according to the Executive Agency for Viticulture and Winemaking, with a total area of 60.162 hectares dedicated to vineyards
Europe Bulgaria For frost conditions, Bulgaria weather forecast issued a yellow code warning for today; affected areas in the Northeast and Southwest of the country will register temperatures around zero with a potential negative impact on agricolture production
Europe Bulgaria Ahead of the snap elections of 19 April, police have acted on 576 reports of voter fraud, of which 181 are in pre-trial proceedings, with 95 arrests, upon hundreds of reports of people offering cash for votes
Europe Bulgaria New interim government, led by Andrey Gyurov, announced general elections for 19 April, the eighth in Bulgaria since 2021; polls predict a strong showing by former President Rumen Radev’s as-yet-unnamed new party
Europe Bulgaria On 14 February Bulgaria celebrates Trifon Zarezan, the annual festival honoring vine growers and winemakers; the Executive Agency on Vine and Wine announced that the country's wineries produced 66 million litres of wine in 2025, despite weather challenges