The preparations for the October 2 early parliamentary elections, the conduct of the election campaign and its media coverage, will be the focus of the election observation mission of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), said Nina Suomalainen, head of ODIHR's mission.
The mission consists of a core team of 11 international experts based in Sofia and 12 long-term observers, who will be deployed throughout the whole country from September 7. ODIHR has also requested 200 short-term observers to arrive in Bulgaria several days before election day.
The new chairman of the State Agency for Refugees, Ivan Ivanov, has asked the Council of Ministers to conduct an inspection of the agency . The audit should establish whether there were any irregularities in the spending of funds, reporter Daniel..
A total of eight new European bison (two males and six females) were brought in two stages in June to the area of the village of Zhenda in the Eastern Rhodopes by the Rewilding Rhodopes Foundation, BTA has reported. Satellite transmitter-collars were..
The anniversary of the enthronement of Bulgarian Patriarch Daniil was celebrated at the Rila Monastery today. Hundreds of faithful, clergy, and officials gathered early at the holy site to honor the anniversary of his ascension to the patriarchal throne...
Sofia is hosting a trilateral meeting of the defence forces heads of Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey. The Ministry of Defence announced that, at the..
The Ministry of Transport has published for public discussion changes to the Regulation on Unmanned Aircraft Systems. The..
Security agencies in Bulgaria, DANS (State Agency for National Security) and GDBOP (General Directorate Combating Organized Crime), are carrying out an..
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