Former President Rumen Radev wins big in Bulgaria’s eighth election on an ‘anti-corruption’ ticket.
Bulgaria is saying goodbye to the lev and officially adopting the euro, but some citizens worry about higher prices.
Some in the country are worried about loss of identity following the switch from the Bulgarian lev to the euro.
On January 1, Bulgaria will become the 21st country to adopt the European Union’s single currency.
EU leaders decide to borrow cash to fund Ukraine’s defence rather than use frozen Russian assets, diplomats said.
Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov says cabinet stepping down before parliament had been due to hold no-confidence vote.
No senior figure has been held accountable since the devastating explosion more than five years ago.
Protesters argue the draft budget would increase taxes and inflation with little payoff, while entrenching corruption.
Bulgaria’s government says it is withdrawing a planned budget after a major protest in the capital Sofia,
Hundreds of thousands across Europe and the Middle East march against Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza.
Plane for Ursula von der Leyen’s four-day tour of ‘front line’ states on EU’s eastern flank landed with ‘paper maps’.
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