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Bulgaria's budget deficit reached a projected €3.6 billion, or 2.8% of forecast GDP, by the end of September 2026, according to preliminary budget execution estimates released by the Ministry of Finance. ...

Farmers in Bulgaria are reporting strong and in some areas record sunflower yields this year, but industry representatives told BNT that higher production has not significantly increased their profits because of rising fertilizer, fuel and service costs.

Bulgaria recorded a 16.5% year-on-year increase in tourist overnight stays booked through online platforms in the second quarter of 2026, more than three times the European Union average of 5.3%, according to Eurostat data. ...

Energy Minister Iva Petrova said Bulgaria must build on its decades of nuclear expertise to develop new capacity and modernize its technology, identifying Units 7 and 8 at the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant as a specific priority.

On Saturday, Bulgaria laid to rest the remains of Tsar Samuel in the Basilica of St.

More than 58% of Bulgarians believe the war in Ukraine cannot be resolved through military means, according to a representative Sova Harris poll commissioned by the newspaper Trud and conducted between September 23 and 28.

Bulgaria suffered its first-ever defeat to Iceland, losing 3-0 in Reykjavik in the Nations League on Saturday, in a result that added another unwanted record to the national team's campaign.

Bulgaria reburied the remains of Tsar Samuel in Sofia with a state ceremony and military honors, bringing to an end a journey that began with their discovery in Greece more than five decades ago.

Greece returned the remains of Tsar Samuel to Bulgaria in exchange for 48 ecclesiastical relics taken by Bulgarian troops at the end of World War I, in a ceremony in Thessaloniki attended by Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev and Greek Prime Minister Ky…

Fentanyl is taking an increasingly large share of Sofia’s drug market and is displacing heroin, Nikolay Shopov of the Narcotics Sector at the Sofia Directorate of the Ministry of Interior told reporter Nikolay Hristov.

The government is developing a central electronic registry for food prices to give regulators real-time data for monitoring prices and detecting unfair commercial practices, Prime Minister Rumen Radev said in response to a question from GERB-SDS MP Aleksa…

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Montenegro’s accession to the European Union by 2028 is realistic and “within reach” during her official visit to Podgorica, where she met Prime Minister Milojko Spajić and President Jakov Milatović.

A specially commissioned marble sarcophagus for the remains of Bulgarian Tsar Samuil will be decorated with symbols associated with the medieval ruler, including lions, a palace, a Christian monogram and an icon of Archangel Michael.

The Council of the European Union has granted final approval to a new regulation governing the return of third-country nationals with no legal right to remain in the bloc.

The European Commission has decided to refer Bulgaria to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) over the failure to transpose two key EU directives into national law.

A Chicago Bulls jersey worn by basketball legend Michael Jordan during Game 3 of the 1998 NBA Finals sold for a record-breaking $12.26 million at auction on Tuesday.

A new €2 processing fee will be imposed from November 1 on goods bought online and imported into the European Union from non-EU countries, according to a European Commission document.

Air passengers flying within the European Union may soon be entitled to more free hand luggage.

Andrey Gurov and Georgi Kandev have raised a total of €163,600, while Iliana Iotova and Kiril Valchev have gathered €37,400.

Bulgaria’s consolidated fiscal programme recorded a deficit of €3.0755 billion by the end of August 2026, equivalent to 2.4% of projected GDP, according to data from the Ministry of Finance. ...

A drone manufacturing plant with an investment of approximately 4 billion euros is being built near Thessaloniki, with the project expected to supply both Greece and NATO countries, according to the Greek Ministry of Defense in Athens.

A former employee of Bulgarian businessman Iliyan Filipov, who was shot dead in Plovdiv overnight, has been arrested in Sofia in connection with the killing, according to Bulgarian media reports.

A national test of Bulgaria’s BG-ALERT emergency notification system will be carried out on October 1, from 11:00 to 11:30 a.m.

Bulgaria will see a sharp contrast in weather conditions on Thursday, with cloudy skies and rain expected across the eastern half of the country, while western areas will enjoy mostly sunny weather.

Plovdiv introduces its first low-emission zone today, October 1, 2026, restricting the oldest and most polluting cars from entering the city center during the colder months.

Bulgaria will introduce a new regional division for statistical purposes and regional planning from January 1, 2027.

The war in Ukraine is creating not only security and economic challenges for Europe, but also waves of political instability and growing populism across the continent, Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev said on Wednesday.

Israeli official says a “major disaster” was prevented One of the pilots of a Flydubai passenger plane operating a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv allegedly attempted to hijack the aircraft with the intention of crashing it, The Jerusalem Post reported.

Global river discharge in 2025 was among the lowest recorded in the past 35 years, according to a new World Meteorological Organization (WMO) report on the state of the world's water resources.

The agreement covers the return of religious and historical artifacts taken to Bulgaria during World War I, while Greece will hand over remains identified as those of the medieval Bulgarian ruler.

Iotova–Valchev ticket leads with 41.4%, while more than one in five voters remain undecided The first Market LINKS poll ahead of Bulgaria’s presidential election on October 25 shows a clear lead for the ticket of Iliana Iotova and Kiril Valchev, while a s…

The country must exit the EU’s excessive deficit procedure by 2030 to meet its eurozone target, Finance Minister Alexandru Nazare says Romania plans to join the eurozone by 2035, but achieving this goal will require the country to leave the European Union…

Temperatures will range from 19°C to 24°C, with around 20°C expected in Sofia Cloud cover over northern Bulgaria will break up and decrease on Wednesday, bringing mostly sunny weather across the region.

Iliyan Filipov, owner of transport company PIMK and football club Botev Plovdiv, was killed in a shooting in Plovdiv early Wednesday.

Bulgaria is moving toward a tourism model focused on quality rather than low prices, Tourism Minister Ilin Dimitrov said, citing positive signals from several important markets.

Twenty-seven presidential and vice-presidential tickets will take part in Bulgaria’s October 25 election, with candidates nominated by 20 initiative committees and seven political parties.

A new study found fentanyl in 94% of used syringes collected at two locations in the Bulgarian city Bulgaria has recorded the highest rate of fentanyl detected in used syringes among the European countries participating in a new monitoring study, according

More than 1.1 million Bulgarian citizens traveled abroad in August, while nearly 38% of foreign visits to Bulgaria were transit crossings The number of trips by Bulgarian citizens abroad increased by 3....

The National Network for Children (NNC) is calling for a total ban on gambling advertising and the removal of legal loopholes in Bulgaria, BNR reported.

Residents and visitors do not need to take any action and there is no reason for concern Sofia’s National Early Warning and Public Alert System will be tested on October 1, with the city’s emergency sirens scheduled to sound from 11:00 a.m. ...

The residential property market is showing signs of returning to more typical levels after a record 18.3% increase in prices in 2025 Home prices in Bulgaria are expected to rise by no more than 10% in 2026 compared with the previous year, according to Ale…

Bulgaria’s population has fallen by nearly 2 million over the past three decades, with negative natural growth, an aging population, migration and major regional disparities driving a demographic decline that has also left hundreds of settlements empty.

The language European leaders use about Russia has shifted noticeably in recent weeks.

Turnout in Bulgaria’s presidential election on October 25 is expected to be low, potentially reaching a historic low, while a runoff is also considered likely, sociologists Genoveva Petrova of Alpha Research and Parvan Simeonov of Myara told BNT.

Several explosions were reported in the Ukrainian capital overnight, while air defense systems were activated during the attack Russia launched another overnight missile and drone attack on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, causing fires and damaging several bu…

The issue was raised by Kiril Petkov during his time as prime minister A decades-old issue of particular historical and symbolic significance for Greek-Bulgarian relations appears to be nearing a resolution, with Greece expected to return the remains of B…

Moderate winds will blow across the country, with stronger gusts in eastern areas Clouds will increase and thicken over western Bulgaria on Tuesday, although mostly sunny weather is expected in the far northwestern parts of the country.

Ruslan Mizhaev calculated the coordinates of a three-holed body in which every surface shares an edge with all the others Independent researcher and design engineer Ruslan Mizhaev has developed a remarkable new eight-faced geometric structure in which eve…