Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Ex-PM fails to form new government

18 hours, 46 minutes ago

A former prime minister whose party won Bulgaria's May 12 election says his party doesn't have enough seats in parliament to form a stable government.

Bulgaria: Socialist elected as parliament speaker

2 days ago

Bulgaria's newly seated parliament has elected Socialist Mihail Mikov as its speaker during what is proving to be a turbulent stretch in the economically struggling country's politics.

Bulgaria experiencing spate of self-immolations

70 days ago

A quarter century after the fall of communism in Bulgaria, dreams of prosperity have turned sour in the Balkan country, which is the poorest in the European Union.

Bulgaria's Orthodox Church elects new leader

88 days ago

Metropolitan Neofit of Ruse was elected Sunday as the new spiritual leader of Bulgaria's Orthodox Christians amid social unrest threatening to throw the Balkan country in a serious political crisis.

Bulgaria to revoke Czech power company license

93 days ago

Bulgaria announced Tuesday that the license held by a Czech company for power distribution in parts of the Balkan country will be revoked following allegations it systemically broke procurement...

Bulgaria's prime minister sacks finance minister

94 days ago

Bulgaria's prime minister has sacked Finance Minister Simeon Dyankov in the wake of nationwide protests against skyrocketing electricity bills.

Bulgaria asks 3 Hamas lawmakers to leave

97 days ago

In an earlier statement, Bulgaria's Foreign Ministry said this was an "unannounced visit of a group related to Hamas," and added that they "will not be received by any Bulgarian institutions.

Lebanon receives Bulgarian report on bus bomb

100 days ago

The news agency says Bulgaria's charge d'affaires in Lebanon, Plamen Tzolov, handed over the report Tuesday to Foreign Minister Adnan Mansour.

Bulgaria tells Europol names of 2 bombing suspects

100 days ago

He says Bulgaria hopes that "a thorough check and analysis will help find new facts about the terrorist act" and that Europol can help trace the financing scheme behind the attack.

Bulgaria to brief EU ministers on bus bombing

102 days ago

Foreign Minister Nikolay Mladenov says that in the Feb. 18 meeting Bulgaria's position will be made clear.

Iran denies role in bus bombing in Bulgaria

104 days ago

Iran's ambassador to Bulgaria has vehemently rejected allegations that his country was involved in a bus bombing that killed five Israeli tourists in Bulgaria last year.

Bulgaria: IDs, location of 2 terror suspects known

106 days ago

Bulgaria: IDs, location of 2 terror suspects known

Germany warns of 'consequences' for Hezbollah

106 days ago

Germany has warned of "consequences" for Hezbollah if allegations the group was behind an attack that killed five Israeli tourists in Bulgaria last year are confirmed.

Hezbollah linked to Israeli tourist attack in Bulgaria

107 days ago

Hezbollah linked to Israeli tourist attack in Bulgaria

U.S., Israel pressure EU over Hezbollah after Bulgaria says group behind bus attack

107 days ago

"Tsvetanov said Bulgaria had established that they "had Canadian and Australian passports, (and) lived in Lebanon since 2006 and 2010.

Israel unlikely to retaliate after Bulgaria report

107 days ago

Analysts said they did not expect Israel to retaliate now that Bulgaria has named Hezbollah.

Bulgaria honors victims of communism

111 days ago

The victims memorialized on the wall include many political opponents of communism executed after September 1944, when Bulgaria's communists seized power in this tiny Balkan country.

Bulgaria holds nuclear power referendum

116 days ago

Bulgaria's first referendum since the fall of communism in 1989 has polarized opinion along party lines.

Party leader threatened in Bulgaria with weapon

124 days ago

Police in Bulgaria detained a man after he pointed a gun at an ethnic Turkish party leader as he was delivering a speech in the capital.

Bulgaria: Investigator of bomb attack is fired

136 days ago

Bulgaria: Investigator of bomb attack is fired

Deep freeze, snowstorms hit Romania, Bulgaria

154 days ago

Authorities have declared a state of emergency in northeastern Bulgaria as heavy snow and freezing temperatures are causing disruptions in both Bulgaria and Romania.

Bulgaria: 3 dead as bitter cold hits country

160 days ago

Authorities in Bulgaria say a 56-year-old homeless man has died of exposure to the cold, bringing to three the total cold-related deaths this season.

Bulgaria: President vetoes citizenship bill

168 days ago

Bulgaria's president has vetoed a bill that would offer citizenship to foreigners ready to invest at least $650,000 in the Balkan country's struggling economy.

Obama thanks Bulgaria for Afghanistan efforts

171 days ago

The president is also expected to be updated on Bulgaria's investigation into the July terror attack there that killed several Israeli tourists.

Bulgaria offers citizenship to foreign investors

174 days ago

Here's one way to boost an ailing economy: Bulgaria is offering citizenship to foreigners ready to invest at least half a million euros ($650,000).