Bulgaria adopts euro amid celebration and anxiety over inflation
Move comes nearly two decades after it entered the EU as hope for stability clashes with fear of rising prices.
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Mass protests from Amsterdam to Istanbul denounce Israel’s Gaza genocide
Hundreds of thousands across Europe and the Middle East march against Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza.
Russia suspected of jamming navigation on EU leader’s plane above Bulgaria
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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Bulgarian devotees welcome ‘divine new year’ in mountaintop ritual
Followers of a Bulgarian spiritual movement, Universal White Brotherhood, welcomed the group’s new year with a ritual.
Published On 20 Aug 2025
Acropolis closes as Greece sizzles under another severe heatwave
Scorching heat forces closure of the iconic site amid severe weather warnings and fire risks across the country.
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Video: Foreign nationals evacuated from Israel arrive in Bulgaria
A number of foreign- and dual-nationality citizens evacuated from Israel have arrived in Bulgaria.
Published On 18 Jun 2025
Three Bulgarians found guilty of spying for Russia from UK base
Six Bulgarians carried out sophisticated operations over three years, including spying on Ukrainian soldiers in Germany.
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events – day 1,084
Here are the key developments on the 1,084th day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
At the EU’s external border in Bulgaria, the refugee horror story continues
I spent a summer providing medical care to refugees in Bulgaria and these are some of their stories.
Romania, Bulgaria join borderless Schengen zone after 13-year wait
Identification checks at Bulgaria and Romania’s land borders have ceased, opening free travel to the rest of the EU.
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