Bulgaria has the seventh oldest population in the European Union . In 2022, the average age in Bulgaria was 45.1 years , compared to the EU average of 44.4 years, according to the latest Eurostat data. Median age is highest in Italy (48 years) and..
The Foreign Affairs Council discussed, in Brussels, the 10 th package of sanctions against Russia. After the meeting it transpired there would be no embargo on the export of nuclear fuel. Bulgaria’s Foreign Minister in the caretaker..
During his official visit to Sofia, the President of Montenegro, Milo Đukanović , met with Bulgaria's Prime Minister Galab Donev , who reaffirmed Bulgaria's support for Montenegro on the country's path to the European Union. Bulgaria and..
The European Commission welcomes Bulgaria's continued ambition to join the euro area when all criteria for this are met , the institution told BNR following the news that Bulgaria will miss its January 1, 2024 target date for joining the euro zone...
The death toll from the earthquakes in Southeastern Turkey and Syria has climbed to over 33,000 , and is growing. The hope of finding survivors under the ruins is dwindling. A group of Bulgarian volunteers continues the search and rescue..
The EU has not taken action connected with the sanctioning of Bulgarians by the US and the UK and cannot penalize these people for corruption. This is the answer given by the European Commission to a question by the BNR, Anguelina Piskova, BNR..
The question whether the EU will finance the construction of a new, stronger fence along the Bulgarian-Turkish border remains open. In the words of Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev, the EC has expressed very clear support and even intends to do a..
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Friday there were no rigid timelines for Ukraine to join the European Union . After meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at an EU-Ukraine summit in Kyiv she commented the country’s..
The European Union plans to impose new sanctions on Russia on the occasion of the first anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ursula von der Leyen announced after a meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv. The President of..
An international conference on effective surveillance of the EU's external borders , organised by the Bulgarian Ministry of Interior, is held in Sofia. Discussions focus on curbing the growing number of migrants, traffickers and human trafficking ...
