U.S. Confirms Commitment to Deliver Two More F-16 Fighters to Bulgaria Within Days, Foreign Ministry Says

Bulgaria's Foreign Minister Georg Georgiev received U.S. Embassy Charge d’Affaires Martin McDowell at the Foreign Ministry on Friday, the Ministry said. The U.S. side reaffirmed its commitment to deliver two more F-16 Block 70 fighter jets within...

Bulgaria’s Foreign Minister, U.S. Embassy Charge d’Affaires Discuss Defence Cooperation, F-16 Fighter Deliveries

Foreign Minister Georg Georgiev received U.S. Embassy Charge d’Affaires Martin McDowell at the Foreign Ministry on Friday, the Ministry said. The two discussed tangible results in bilateral cooperation in priority areas such as security and...

Bulgaria Has Largest Share of People Unconcerned about Food Waste - Bulgarian Food Bank Executive Director

Bulgaria has the largest share of people who are unconcerned about food waste, according to a European Commission survey conducted in March 2025 among 25,000 people. Bulgarian Food Bank Executive Director Tsanka Milanova presented reporters with...

Bulgarians in Hungary with double celebration – Day of Bulgarian-Hungarian Friendship and UNESCO recognition for gardening

October 17, 2025 will go down in history as the date on which the Minister of Culture of Hungary presented the document with which the Tradition of Bulgarian Gardening in Hungary officially entered the UNESCO National Register of Intangible...

Agriculture Minister, Chinese Customs Vice Minister Sign Protocol on Wild Aquatic Products Exports

The Minister of Agriculture and Food, Georgi Tahov, and Vice Minister of General Administration of Customs of China (GACC), Wu Haiping, signed a Protocol on Inspection and Sanitary Requirements for Wild Aquatic Products Exported from Bulgaria to...

Eurostat: Romania among EU countries with the biggest falls in industrial producer prices in August

Monday, October 6, 2025 The prices of products which come out of the factories gates registered, in August 2025, as compared to July 2025 a drop of 0.4% in the EU and Romania is among the EU member states with the highest reductions of prices for...

Minister Oana Toiu, at quadrilateral meeting Romania - Bulgaria - Croatia - Greece, in New York

Thursday, September 25, 2025 Oana Toiu participated, on Wednesday, in New York, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, at the informal quadrilateral meeting of the foreign ministers of Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia and the Hellenic Republic,...

Industrial production down by 1.2% in the euro area and by 1.0% in the EU

In August 2025, compared with July 2025, seasonally adjusted industrial production decreased by 1.2% in the euro area and by 1.0% in the EU, according to first estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In July 2025,...

Association of State Universities in Bulgaria Founded at Sofia University

The Association of State Universities in Bulgaria was established at Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski on Friday, with Rector Georgi Valchev elected as chair. Valchev said the association aims to form positions on policies in the field of...

Is Brussels Yielding to Pressure on Common Agricultural Policy? 

It seems the European Commission is starting to back down. After weeks of political and regional pressure, Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms Raffaele Fitto acknowledged on Thursday, October 16th, that Brussels is willing to modify its proposal...

Bulgaria: Weekend Traffic Changes on 'Hemus' and 'Trakia' Highways Due to Ongoing Repairs

From Friday, October 17, until Sunday, October 19, changes will be introduced to the organization of traffic along the “Hemus” and “Trakia” highways due to ongoing repair works, the Road Infrastructure Agency (RIA) announced. The adjustments aim...

SolarToday commissions 10.32 MWh energy storage system in Romania

SolarToday Eastern Europe commissioned a 10.32 MWh utility-scale battery energy storage system - BESS in Vaslui county, Romania. In addition, the company announced plans to expand its local presence further. The 10.32 MWh system stores solar power...

Fourth Air Ambulance Lands in Bulgaria

Bulgaria's fourth helicopter for air emergency medical assistance arrived here on Friday, the Health Ministry said. The new air ambulance will be based at the Georgi Benkovski Bulgarian Air Force Academy in the town of Dolna Mitropoliya. It will...

Trade Unions Confederation President: Bulgaria Facing Most Difficult Budget in Recent Decades, Sustainability of Government Imperative

The sustainability of the government is more than imperative, especially at a time when Bulgaria is facing the most difficult budget in recent decades, Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria (CITUB) President Plamen Dimitrov said...

Fourth air ambulance helicopter arrives in Bulgaria

Bulgaria has received its fourth air ambulance helicopter. “The new aircraft will be based at the Georgi Benkovski Air Force Academy hangar in Dolna Mitropolia. From there, it will serve a wide regional area and make a significant contribution to...

Fourth Emergency Medical Helicopter Arrives in Bulgaria to Expand Air Rescue Network

The fourth helicopter designated for Bulgaria’s emergency air medical assistance system has officially arrived in the country, the Ministry of Health announced. The aircraft will be stationed at the hangar of the Georgi Benkovski Air Force Academy...

Bulgaria calls for the construction of a bridge over the Danube at Silistra–Călărași

''Only two bridges connect Bulgaria and Romania along our 475-kilometer shared river border – this is a transport shortfall and a new 'Iron Curtain' within the European Union'', said Bulgaria’s Deputy Premier and Minister of Transport and...

Ukrainian Defense Minister discusses shipping security, cooperation under SAFE initiative with Bulgarian Defense Minister

Photo: https://t.me/Denys_Smyhal Ukrainian Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal met with Bulgarian Minister of National Defense Atanas Zapryanov on the sidelines of the Ramstein meeting to discuss security in the Black Sea and cooperation under the SAFE...

Bulgaria secures liquefied gas to meet winter energy demand

Bulgaria will receive a total of four cargoes of U.S. liquefied natural gas from TotalEnergies TTE, Metlen MTLN and Shell SHEL to supply its households and industries over the winter months, state gas company Bulgargaz EAD said on Wednesday....

Inside Bulgaria's Kamikaze Drone Factory

Photo: Iliyan Ruzhin (RFE/RL) Share Inside Bulgaria's Kamikaze Drone Factory A series of visits from Bulgarian military and government officials to the small town of Samokov in recent months hints at the increasing importance of what one company...