People participate in a Chinese cultural workshop during a Spring Festival reception in Sofia Bulgaria Jan 22 202

Lazar was overcome by a "deep sense of fear": his wife had just found out that he had racked up thousands of euros worth of debt after his attempts to control his gambling addiction had failed. Gambling addicts can "easily hide" their vice,

Bulgaria is set to experience a predominantly cloudy day with light precipitation on4 Temperatures will range from minus 2C to minu

Bulgaria's parliament approved on Thursday a cabinet led by Rosen Zhelyazkov, a former parliament speaker, ending months of negotiations on the formation of a coalition government.

Captain Lyubomir Chanev and Senior Mate Danail Veselinov have been released and are expected to return to Bulgaria today. The two sailors, part of the crew of the cargo ship "Galaxy Leader," were taken hostage in the Red Sea in late November 2023.

Discover the charm of Sofia Bulgaria a city where history meets modern life. Visit iconic landmarks like the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral and the UNESCO-listed Boyana Church. Enjoy vibrant streets filled with cafes and galleries or unwind in serene green spaces like Borisova Gradina.

Bulgaria's Vice President Iliana Iotova speaks during a Spring Festival reception in Sofia, Bulgaria, Jan. 22, 2025. (Photo by Marian Draganov/Xinhua)

The cityscape of Bulgaria's capital has changed dramatically since 1989. But the building boom has paid scant regard to either regulations or the city's distinctive architectural heritage.

Any EU nation that wants to join the currency area needs to meet several so-called convergence criteria. One of them requires that the applicant should have average inflation of no more than 1.5 percentage points above the rate of the three best performers in the bloc over the past 12 months.

SOFIA—According to Bulgarian Commercial Register data, the number of companies with Russian participation in Bulgaria started to increase sharply at the end of 2024. In September 2024, 12,000 companies with Russian participation were registered in Bulgaria, and by the end of the year, their number had increased by 1,000.

Bulgaria’s president has mandated the main center-right party with forming a government, almost three months after elections produced a deeply fragmented parliament SOFIA, Bulgaria -- Bulgaria’s president on Wednesday mandated the main center-right ...

At the Sofia Economic Forum V, experts expressed strong support for Bulgaria's potential membership in the eurozone, predicting significant positive impacts on investor confidence. Asen Yagodin, former Vice President of the European Investment Bank (EIB) and current Deputy CEO of Corporate Banking and Capital Markets at Postbank,