The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has published a survey that it says shows that illegal fishing and trade in wild sturgeon is happening in the lower Danube region on a “rather serious scale.”
Bulgarian officials have announced they are easing restrictions on businesses and other commercial activity, citing improving numbers of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations.
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has announced plans to seek a coalition government after his center-right party placed first in the country’s parliamentary elections, though he cautioned he was "unlikely to succeed."
Amnesty International says some measures to tackle the coronavirus pandemic have aggravated existing patterns of abuses and inequalities in Europe and Central Asia.
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov, whose center-right GERB party was projected to win the country’s April 4 parliamentary elections, called on his opponents to join forces, hinting at the idea of forming a government.
Bulgarians head to the polls on April 4 for parliamentary elections that come after nearly a year of mass protests against Prime Minister Boyko Borisov's government.
The Czech Republic's richest man, Petr Kellner, whose financial group has deep roots across Eastern Europe and Central Asia, has died in a helicopter crash in Alaska.
Ukraine has reported a record daily number of coronavirus-related deaths, while Bulgaria registered the highest daily rate of infections since the start of the pandemic, as European countries battle a new wave of COVID-19 cases.
An ethnic-Turkish Bulgarian deputy at the European Parliament has told RFE/RL that he believes he was sanctioned by China because he helped an imprisoned ethnic-Uyghur economist receive the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought.
Bulgaria’s government has given two Russian diplomats 72 hours to leave the country, after the authorities uncovered the latest in a string of Moscow-linked spy scandals.
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov on March 20 called on Russia to stop spying on his country, a day after authorities in the NATO member busted an espionage group passing military secrets to Russia.
Bulgaria says it has detained and charged six people suspected of passing classified information to Russia.
Bulgaria has announced it will close kindergartens, schools, restaurants, and shopping malls for 10 days as the country battles a surge in COVID-19 infections that have stretched its hospitals.
Bulgarian police have busted a counterfeit-money-printing operation at a university in the capital, Sofia.
Two Bulgarian friends, one of whom grew up with deaf parents, have launched an online video series with sign-language interpretation of poetry and films. It's meant to raise the visibility of the deaf community and allow different groups to come c...
Bulgaria has temporarily halted inoculations with the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine amid growing concerns over its safety.
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has published 10 recommendations on how to address the "dire" situation of press freedom in Bulgaria, saying it seeks to stimulate a national debate on this "vital" matter in the run-up to elections next month.
U.S. lawmakers called on Bulgaria to respect democratic values and the rule of law as it prepares for national elections next month, warning the current state of its domestic affairs is posing “serious challenges” to the bilateral relationship.
U.S. lawmakers called on Bulgaria to respect democratic values and the rule of law as it prepares for national elections next month, warning the current state of its domestic affairs is posing “serious challenges” to the bilateral relationship.
The United States needs to step up its engagement with the Western Balkans if it wants to counter Chinese and Russian influence in the region, the former president of Croatia said.
