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November 20, 2024
European Commissioner 'Optimistic' About Schengen Path For Romania, Bulgaria

European Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson told RFE/RL in an interview that she is “optimistic” that Romania and Bulgaria will be fully integrated into the visa-free Schengen travel zone by the end of the year.

November 15, 2024
In Bulgaria, A Secret Russian Consulate Is Unveiled

Two years after 70 Russian diplomats were kicked out of Bulgaria, a response to Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, an investigation by RFE/RL's Bulgarian Service has found that an underground consulate is being run at the headquarters of the Bulgarian Socialist Party.
November 08, 2024
American Actor Malkovich's Premiere Blocked By Nationalist Protesters In Bulgaria

The premiere of a play directed by world-famous actor and director John Malkovich for Bulgaria's National Theater was disrupted by pro-Russian nationalist demonstrators on November 7.
November 08, 2024
Being John Malkovich In Sofia -- Acclaimed Star's Production Disrupted By Nationalists

Hundreds of Bulgarian nationalists have disrupted the premiere of a play directed by John Malkovich that they claimed was "insulting" Bulgarians, demanding that it be banned and the American actor expelled.
October 28, 2024
Will Borisov Be Able To Form A Bulgarian Government?

Bulgaria is back in very familiar territory. The October 27 parliamentary elections gave former Prime Minister Boyko Borisov's center-right GERB party the most votes but not enough to form a government on its own.
October 28, 2024
Bulgaria's GERB Poised To Win Vote, But Tricky Coalition Talks Ahead

Partial official results show that Bulgaria's center-right GERB party is poised to win the country’s parliamentary elections, but without enough support to break a prolonged political stalemate.
October 27, 2024
Bulgarians Vote Again As Snap Elections Become Routine

Polling stations opened in Bulgaria on October 27 for the seventh parliamentary elections in three years. Divisions and mistrust on Bulgaria's political scene have deepened, enhancing the role of caretaker cabinets appointed by President Rumen Radev.
October 27, 2024
Bulgarian Exit Polls Raise Fears Of Another Prolonged Political Stalemate

In what appears to be the continuation of a long-standing political deadlock, exit polls gave former Prime Minister Boyko Borisov’s center-right GERB party the most votes in Bulgaria’s parliamentary elections but without enough support to cobble together a government.
October 25, 2024
Under Far-Right Pressure, Bulgaria Scraps Child Refugee Shelters Ahead Of Key Elections

A plan to house 20 refugee children without parents in Sofia has been abandoned after far-right figures turned it into a campaign issue ahead of parliamentary elections this weekend.
October 19, 2024
Bird-Flu Discovery At North Macedonia's Main Zoo Raises Regional Concerns

The discovery of a highly pathogenic strain of bird flu has forced the closing of North Macedonia’s main zoo in Skopje, the Food and Veterinary Agency said on October 19, raising concerns of poultry industries throughout the Balkan region
October 18, 2024
How Is The Kremlin Meddling In 2024 Elections? Here Are 5 Tactics.

It's election season in Eastern Europe, and for the Kremlin -- bogged down in Ukraine and desperately in need of allies -- the stakes are higher than ever. So how is the Kremlin -- and its populist regional allies -- trying to make sure it wins?
October 10, 2024
RFE/RL Reveals Belarusian Fertilizer Entering Ukraine, Despite Sanctions

A complex international smuggling operation involving the illegal supplying of Belarusian mineral fertilizers to Ukraine despite sanctions imposed on such activities by both Ukraine and the European Union has been uncovered by RFE/RL’s Belarusian Service, known locally as Radio Svaboda.

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Thursday 21 November 2024

European Commissioner 'Optimistic' About Schengen Path For Romania, Bulgaria

In Bulgaria, A Secret Russian Consulate Is Unveiled

American Actor Malkovich's Premiere Blocked By Nationalist Protesters In Bulgaria

Being John Malkovich In Sofia -- Acclaimed Star's Production Disrupted By Nationalists

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Under Far-Right Pressure, Bulgaria Scraps Child Refugee Shelters Ahead Of Key Elections

Bird-Flu Discovery At North Macedonia's Main Zoo Raises Regional Concerns

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Bulgaria

Thursday 21 November 2024

European Commissioner 'Optimistic' About Schengen Path For Romania, Bulgaria

In Bulgaria, A Secret Russian Consulate Is Unveiled

American Actor Malkovich's Premiere Blocked By Nationalist Protesters In Bulgaria

Being John Malkovich In Sofia -- Acclaimed Star's Production Disrupted By Nationalists

Will Borisov Be Able To Form A Bulgarian Government?

Bulgaria's GERB Poised To Win Vote, But Tricky Coalition Talks Ahead

Bulgarians Vote Again As Snap Elections Become Routine

Bulgarian Exit Polls Raise Fears Of Another Prolonged Political Stalemate

Under Far-Right Pressure, Bulgaria Scraps Child Refugee Shelters Ahead Of Key Elections

Bird-Flu Discovery At North Macedonia's Main Zoo Raises Regional Concerns

How Is The Kremlin Meddling In 2024 Elections? Here Are 5 Tactics.

RFE/RL Reveals Belarusian Fertilizer Entering Ukraine, Despite Sanctions

Editors' Picks

NATO's Arctic Exercises: Finland Hosts Artillery Drills Near Russian Border

What’s Behind The Mystery Of Iran's Fishing Boom?

At Azerbaijan's Climate Conference, Not All 'Protests' Are Equal

'No More Emotions': Frontline Ukrainian Soldiers Reflect On 1,000 Days Of War

RFE/RL Reveals Chilling New Details Of Bucha Massacre As Ukraine Marks 1,000 Days Of War

Top Trending

UEFA To Rule After Kosovar Players Walk Off In Romania Amid Claims Of 'Racist' Chants

Attack From Afghanistan Kills Chinese National In Tajikistan, Sources Say

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RFE/RL Reveals Chilling New Details Of Bucha Massacre As Ukraine Marks 1,000 Days Of War

No Smooth Sailing For Climate Activist Greta Thunberg In The Caucasus

Could U.S. Long-Range Missiles Tip The Balance In The Ukraine War?

Wider Europe Briefing: Georgia's Vanishing EU Dreams

Ukraine Live Briefing: Kyiv Recieves Latest Arms Pledges

A Blood-Red Stripe: Russian Opposition's Anti-War Rally Shadowed In Advance By Controversy Over Flag

At Least 21 Dead In Russian Missile Strikes In Ukraine's Odesa, Sumy

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