Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov has announced that positive news is expected from the Netherlands about the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to Schengen. From Brussels, he said that today there was a meeting of the government of the Netherlands, at which a decision was made to give Bulgaria the green light for Schengen. It will be submitted to the country's parliament, which has the final say.
"The final decision to lift the veto must be taken by the Dutch parliament. This could happen next week, if everything is in order," Denkov said. He added that the negotiations continue with the second country blocking Bulgaria’s entry into Schengen – Austria..
At three consecutive sittings today, the Council for Electronic Media (CEM) failed to elect a director general of Bulgaria’s public service TV BNT. None of the 8 applicants earned the minimum of 3 votes in favour out of the 5 members of the..
Toll system cameras are now synchronized with the Interior Ministry system. This means that drivers driving in the emergency lane will be monitored and penalized, said Interior Minister Daniel Mitov . “All drivers should know that after the..
Monthly inflation stands at 0.4%, and annual inflation at 4.4%, the National Statistical Institute has announced. In May, the annual inflation stood at 3.7%, the highest since December 2023. The acceleration of the annual inflation rate in..
Bulgarian students won four medals at the International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO). They earned one gold, one silver and two bronze medals at the..
From 1 January 2026, Bulgaria will join the Eurozone , and the lev and stotinki will become a thing of the past. While the new currency will have a..
Two helicopters from the Bulgarian Air Force are participating today in the firefighting operations in the Rila Monastery area . A Mi-17 helicopter with a..
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