July 20, 1975: Electricity Systems of Bulgaria, Turkey Connected under Electricity Exchange Agreement

On July 20, 1975, Bulgarian State Council Chairman Todor Zhivkov and Turkish Prime Minister Suleyman Demirel participated in a ceremony marking the connection of the two countries' electricity systems  at Adrianople, Turkey. The construction of the 400 …

Bulgaria seizes record amount of cocaine in diplomatic car

SOFIA, July 20 (Xinhua) -- Bulgarian law enforcement authorities at the country's Kapitan Andreevo checkpoint near the border with Turkiye have seized 205.94 kg of cocaine hidden in a diplomatic car, officials said on Sunday. This was the largest …

Iran beat Bulgaria in VNL 2025 in three straight sets

Finance Minister Petkova: Bulgaria Has Issued Debt Under Extremely Favorable Conditions Due to Eurozone Membership

Bulgaria has issued a debt on international markets under extremely favorable conditions thanks to its membership in the eurozone, said Finance Minister Temenuzhka Petkova during her visit Sunday to the Kapitan Andreevo" border crossing in connection …

Central Bank's Lyubomir Karimansky: Bulgaria Will Have Voice in ECB after Eurozone Entry, Could Influence Monetary ...

January 1, 2026 will mark the end of the currency board in Bulgaria, as the country will start following the monetary policy of the European Central Bank (ECB), Lyubomir Karimansky, member of the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) Governing Council, said on …

Innovation Minister: Bulgaria Has Capacity in Field of High Tech, Will Continue to Develop It

Bulgaria has capacity in the high-tech sector and will continue to develop it, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Innovation and Growth Tomislav Donchev said here on Sunday. He was speaking at a forum of GERB's youth organization in his capacity as …

We bought a family house in Bulgaria for £6,500, we couldn’t believe what we found when we turned up, it was a nightmare

A BRITISH family-of-five has revealed how they decided to buy a house online for just £6,500 in Bulgaria.  Documenting their journey in a campervan from the UK with three children, the family behind @therollingrucks has garnered 621.6k views and 517 …

Finance Minister Petkova at Kapitan Andreevo: Bulgaria Protects Successfully EU Borders

“We are showing that Bulgaria is successfully protecting the borders of the European Union,” said Finance Minister Temenuzhka Petkova during a news briefing at the Kapitan Andreevo border crossing, after nearly 206 kg of cocaine, worth over BGN 37 million, …

Bulgaria Offers Integrated Clean Energy Solutions and AI & Data Center Hubs

Energy Minister Zhecho Stankov discussed with Meta, CEBA, and IP3 Corporation the the strategic role of secure, emission-free energy for development of new infrastructure at the Kozloduy N-plant site. The future of the digital industry and the strategic …

Inspections Uncover Fewer Violations on Bulgaria’s Black Sea Coast This Summer

Inspections carried out along Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast this summer have uncovered irregularities at roughly every tenth commercial site, according to Ivan Videlov, head of the “Control and Inspection Activity” Directorate at the Ministry of Tourism. …