Bulgaria’s Parliamentary Committee on Constitutional and Legal Affairs has given first reading approval to judiciary funding for 2026, with 10 deputies supporting the Council of Ministers’ proposal and six opposing…

Bulgarian Finance Minister Temenuzhka Petkova dismissed concerns about software requirements for retail point-of-sale systems, asserting that merchants using compliant programs face no additional expenses. The minister accused opposition coalition We…

Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court ruled that parliamentary speaker Natalia Kiselova improperly rejected President Rumen Radev’s referendum proposal on euro adoption, according to constitutional law professor Plamen Kirov. The former judge told…

Bulgarian environmental authorities found regulatory violations at more than a quarter of coastal water bodies examined following destructive flooding that struck the Black Sea region. Environment Minister Manol Genov reported…

Former Prime Minister Boyko Borisov may face questioning in criminal proceedings examining alleged abuse of authority by Kiril Petkov during his tenure as government leader. Prosecutors are investigating whether Petkov…

Sofia City Court has transferred corruption proceedings against Varna Mayor Blagomir Kotsev to Bulgaria’s Supreme Court of Cassation for potential reassignment, citing geographic considerations after determining all five defendants and…

Bulgarian civic leaders are demanding accountability after individuals in North Macedonia claimed they operated as intelligence operatives serving multiple countries while holding Bulgarian credentials. Dimche Yamandiyev, who heads the Ilinden…