Estonia supports Bulgaria’s efforts to join the Schengen Area and appreciates its efforts to protect the EU external borders, Estonia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Sven Mikser told the Bulgarian National Radio. Currently, Estonia is chairing the Council of the European Union. Our decision for support is based on objective criteria and Estonia believes that if a given country has already fulfilled these criteria, it should not be subject to additional conditions, Minister Sven Mikser added. On January 1, 2018 Bulgaria is to take over the rotation Presidency of the Council of the EU from Estonia for a period of six months.
On Friday, the lowest temperatures will be between 4°C and 9°C, reaching up to 12°C in the southeast, around 6°C in Sofia . During the next 24 hours, the weather will remain cloudy. It will rain in almost the entire country. During the day, rainfall..
The Varna District Court has released the city’s mayor, Blagomir Kotsev, on a financial bond of €102,258. Before the court’s decision was announced, supporters of the mayor and members of the We Continue the Change party gathered outside the..
Three people, including an Italian citizen, were arrested during last night's protest against the adoption of the 2026 budget in front of the National Assembly, the director of the Sofia Directorate of Internal Affairs, Chief Commissioner Lyubomir..
The National Assembly has introduced a new requirement for state-owned enterprises to implement corruption risk management systems, which will also..
Bulgarian citizens traveled abroad 829,300 times in October, which is 15% more than in October 2024 , according to the National Statistical Institute...
GERB leader Boyko Borissov said that he did not like budget 2026 and it would be frozen. Speaking to the media in parliament, Borissov..
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