US to Trim Forces in Bulgaria, Hungary, and Slovakia Starting Next Month After Romania Move

WASHINGTON, DC – The Trump administration is again testing transatlantic patience, delivering a quiet heads-up to several European capitals about its looming plan to make a marginal scale-back of US forces in Eastern Europe next month – a move...

Bulgaria, Rheinmetall seal €1bln deal to produce gunpowder, ammunition

Bulgaria and European defense giant Rheinmetall on Tuesday sealed a deal worth more than 1 billion euros ($1.2 billion) to build a plant that will produce gunpowder and 155-mm artillery shells. Officials said the project was important for Bulgaria...

Korea-Bulgaria Energy Forum Held in Sofia

A Korea-Bulgaria Energy Forum titled "Clean, Secure, Competitive: The Energy Mix for Strategic Autonomy" was held at the Grand Hotel Millennium Sofia on Thursday. Organized by the Center for the Study of Democracy and the Embassy of the Republic...

Bulgarian Consul General in Ukraine: Bolhrad Is Symbolic Place of Importance for Bulgaria

Bulgarian Consul General in Odesa Svetoslav Ivanov said here on Thursday evening: "For us, Sofia is the capital of Bulgaria, but for Bulgarians, Bolhrad is the capital of Bessarabia. It is a symbolic place that is very important for Bulgaria...

Il Vietnam stabilisce un partenariato strategico con Finlandia e Bulgaria

Nel solco di una diplomazia proattiva e multilivello, il viaggio europeo del Segretario Generale Tô Lâm ha portato il Việt Nam a innalzare le relazioni con Finlandia e Bulgaria al livello di partenariati strategici. Un duplice passo che salda...

Bulgaria to build German gunpowder, artillery shells plant

The Bulgarian government and German arms maker Rheinmetall said on Tuesday they have signed an agreement to establish a joint venture to build a gunpowder and artillery shells plant in central Bulgaria. According to the Bulgarian government, the...

Portuguese workers at risk of poverty

The Portuguese results place the country ninth in the ranking of European Union (EU) member states, and one percentage point above the EU average. Among EU countries, the highest rate of people over 18 who were working and at risk of poverty was...

Bulgaria agreed with German Rheinmetall to build a gunpowder and ammunition plant

German defence company Rheinmetall and Bulgarian company VMZ (Vazovski Mashinostroitelni Zavodi) agreed to establish a joint venture to develop and manufacture artillery shells and energetic materials. The sides signed an agreement today. This...

First Comprehensive Report on Bulgaria’s Music Industry Presented in Sofia

A comprehensive report on the state and development of Bulgaria’s music industry – the first of its kind – was presented in Sofia on Thursday, the Bulgarian Association of Music Producers (BAMP) said. The study, authored by expert Virgo Sillamaa...

Tenth Edition of Moving Body Festival Brings Together Artists from Czechia, Italy and Bulgaria

The tenth edition of the Moving Body festival opened in Varna with the Czech performance Treatment of remembering by the collective POCKetART. "In times of global conflict, social collapse, and climate crises, we believe culture is not only an...

Vazrazhdane Supporters Stage Anti-Euro Protest in Front of Bulgarian National Bank Building

Supporters of the nationalist Vazrazhdane party gathered in front of the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) to protest the upcoming adoption of the euro as the official currency by Bulgaria from the beginning of 2026. With cries of “No to the euro”,...

“No es barato mudarse”: esta pareja de EE.UU. se mudó dos veces a Latinoamérica antes de establecerse en Bulgaria

Por Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN Mientras caminan hacia el grupo de los siete lagos glaciares de Rila, en la montaña del mismo nombre en Bulgaria, Maureen Thomson y Jeremy Myers inhalan el aire fresco de la montaña y exhalan lentamente. La pareja...

Bulgaria, Germany's Rheinmetall Launch Joint Gunpowder and Ammunition Plant Project

The Bulgarian government and German automotive and arms manufacturer Rheinmetall officially announced on Tuesday the start of a nearly BGN 1 billion project to build a gunpowder and ammunition factory in Karlovo (Central Bulgaria). At a ceremony...

Cebu Pacific leases 2 aircraft from Bulgaria Air for peak travel season

BUDGET CARRIER Cebu Pacific has entered into a damp lease agreement with Bulgaria Air to augment its fleet ahead of the expected surge in passenger traffic during the peak travel season. “We are continuously exploring ways to expand our fleet and...

September Unemployment Slightly Down in Bulgaria, Stable in EU, Euro Area, M/M

Bulgaria’s unemployment rate in September was 3.5%, down from 3.6% in the previous month and 4% from September 2024, according to Eurostat's seasonally adjusted data released on Thursday. This ranks Bulgaria fifth among EU Member States with the...

Study: Bulgaria Can Generate EUR 140 Mln-Plus in GVA from Medical Tourism

Bulgaria has the potential to generate an annual gross value added (GVA) of over EUR 140 million from around 22,000 foreigners visiting the country for medical tourism, according to a study conducted by a working group initiated by the Minister of...

Consumer Basket Rises by BGN 1 in a Week to BGN 98

The cost of goods in Bulgaria’s consumer basket has increased by one lev in a week, reaching BGN 98, said Vladimir Ivanov, Chair of the State Commission on Commodity Exchanges and Wholesale Markets, at a Monday briefing at the Commission’s...

Cebu Pacific leases two Airbus jets from Bulgaria Air

Cebu Pacific said Thursday it signed a damp lease agreement with Bulgaria Air for two Airbus 320 CEO aircraft to meet the expected rise in passenger demand during the peak travel season. The leased aircraft will service four domestic routes from...

Bulgaria is losing childhood obesity battle

Bulgaria is struggling to fight obesity because its institutions fail to collect reliable data. Insufficient data is masking the scale of the problem, says paediatrician and child rheumatologist Dr Tanya Andreeva. Andreeva, an obesity researcher,...

CEB leases 2 Airbus from Bulgaria

Budget carrier Cebu Pacific has leased two Airbus A320ceo aircraft from Bulgaria Air to expand its fleet capacity and meet the expected rise in passenger demand during the upcoming peak travel season starting in December. The two Airbus 320 CEO...