Politics

Bulgarian Socialist Party holds its 51st Congress

published on 2/15/25 10:51 AM

MEP Sandro Gozi for BNR: Europe must become strong again

published on 2/14/25 2:12 PM

Ivaylo Valchev (ITN/ECR), Irina Nedeva (BNR) and Andrey Kovatchev (GERB/EPP) in Radio studio 1 of the EP, Strasbourg, 12 Feb 2025

The economic debate is key for this European Parliament session, say Bulgarian MEPs

published on 2/14/25 12:05 PM

MEP Andrey Novakov: Bulgaria must receive targeted defense funding

published on 2/14/25 11:30 AM

Balkan developments

Romania closes dozens of border check points as of 1 January In connection with its full accession to the Schengen area, as of 1 January, 2025, Romania is closing more than 30 border check points on its borders with Bulgaria and Hungary, Radio..

updated on 12/27/24 11:58 AM

Bulgaria and its Balkan neighbours in 2024: Greece and Romania

From the distance of time, history and researchers will give their assessment of Bulgaria and its neighbourly relations in the first quarter of the 21st century. But even then, they will rely on the facts and perceptions of contemporaries about them...

published on 12/27/24 10:40 AM

Balkan Developments

Albania and Montenegro mark progress in European integration in 2024 EU leaders met on December 18 with their counterparts from the Western Balkans. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen called for finding..

published on 12/20/24 6:19 PM

Bulgaria supports the European Union's position on Ukraine

Caretaker Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivan Kondov participated in the regular meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels, BTA reports. This was the first meeting chaired by the new EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security..

published on 12/17/24 10:36 AM

Politicians send encouraging signals that there could be a regular government

The former finance minister from GERB, Vladislav Goranov, told the Bulgarian National Radio that there are signals indicating that a government could be formed. ''We should make every effort to form a regular cabinet - not only because of the state of..

published on 12/15/24 2:14 PM

Balkan Developments

Romanian parties form coalition to defend the country's European path Romanian President Klaus Iohannis convened the country's new parliament on December 20. The parliamentary elections, which were held on December 1,..

published on 12/13/24 5:04 PM

President Radev comments on his refusal to invite DPS-New Beginning to consultations

''The talks with a parliamentary group which had stated categorically in advance that it would not participate in the process of forming a government and calls for immediate new elections are pointless'', President Rumen Radev said with regard to his..

published on 12/12/24 9:42 AM

Last day of consultations with the President on the formation of the Cabinet

President Rumen Radev's consultations with parliamentary groups continue. Today, he will meet representatives of the Alliance for Rights and Freedoms (led by Ahmed Dogan), There is Such a People (ITN) and MECH. Radev has already held talks with..

published on 12/12/24 8:15 AM

Kostadin Kostadinov (left) and President Rumen Radev

Vazrazhdane party states readiness to form government if given 3rd mandate

At today's consultations with President Rumen Radev on forming a government within the 51st National Assembly, the leader of the nationalist Vazrazhdane party, Kostadin Kostadinov, said that if Vazrazhdane was given a third mandate to form a government,..

published on 12/11/24 4:57 PM

PP-DB will negotiate government with GERB only if it signs health cordon around Peevski

"We Continue the Change - Democratic Bulgaria (PP-DB), the second largest parliamentary group, has said that it will support the formation of a regular government only if GERB-SDS agrees to sign the PP-DB declaration calling for a "cordon sanitaire"..

published on 12/8/24 5:54 PM