Bulgaria to Install Antenna for Real-Time Drone Monitoring After Airport Incident

A protective antenna will be installed on the building of the Ministry of Transport to monitor drone activity in real time. Provided by the European Aviation Safety Agency, the antenna will cover a 20-kilometer radius, including the area around Sofia …

Germany deports 7 refugees to Bulgaria under the Dublin Regulation

The German province of North Rhine-Westphalia has carried out its first charter flight to deport refugees, bTV reported. The flight included 7 young men from Afghanistan and Syria. They have no criminal records.  The deportation is in accordance with the …

Is Bulgaria's Budget Just an Excuse for Failed Eurozone Bid?

Bulgaria’s draft budget for 2024 raises questions about its realism and whether it is a mere strategy to appease the European Commission and the European Central Bank, avoiding blame for missing fiscal targets. Journalist Stefan Antonov expressed doubts …

Bulgaria Among EU Leaders in Female Representation in Science and Engineering

In 2023, the number of female scientists and engineers in the European Union reached 7.7 million, marking an increase of 381,200 compared to the previous year, according to Eurostat data. Bulgaria stood out as one of the EU countries with the highest …

94% of workers in Bulgaria are dissatisfied with their salary: survey

94% of workers in Bulgaria are dissatisfied with their salary, shows a survey conducted by Podkrepa Confederation of Labor. 91% of the respondents in the representative survey said that they receive a net income of less than 2,500 BGN (1,250 EUR) and only …

EU fraud probe targets Belarusian trolleybus deal in Bulgaria

SOFIA - A Belarusian state-owned company supplied trolleybuses as part of a European project to improve air quality in the poor Bulgarian municipality of Vratsa, and the public procurement contract has now become the subject of a fraud investigation by the …

Lockheed Martin delivers first F-16 Block 70 jet to Bulgaria

Bulgaria facing health tax increase, as budget deficit risks Euro exclusion

The Bulgarian Doctors' Union is launching a campaign to increase the national health tax to compensate for deficits in the healthcare system. A record healthcare budget of approximately €4.8 billion, an increase of 16% for the year, is planned for 2025 …

Ukrainian lawmakers approve Russian nuclear reactor purchase from Bulgaria

The Ukrainian parliament approved legislation enabling Energoatom to purchase Russian-made reactors from Bulgaria for the Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Power Plant (KhNPP), MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak from the Holos party said. The decision came after the Ukrainian …

Bulgaria Gallery in Rome dedicates an evening to healer Ivan Raev

On February 12, in the cosy space of the Bulgaria Gallery in the heart of Rome, compatriots and Italians will gather to commemorate a Bulgarian healer who with perseverance and dedication managed to change the lives of thousands of people. His achievements …