A Kuker dancer, dressed in traditional costume, paraded today at the International Festival of Masked Games ‘Surva’. The event, held 30 km from Sofia, pays homage to ancient Kukeri rituals dedicated to the god Dionysus.

Bulgaria, which is on the verge of joining the eurozone, decided not to seek final approval from the European Central Bank in a surprise move that reflected divisions within the ruling coalition.

Bulgaria, situated in the eastern Balkans, has been undergoing a slow and painful transition to a market economy since the end of Communist rule. A predominantly Slavonic-speaking, Orthodox Christian country, Bulgaria was the birthplace of the Cyrillic alphabet, which was created there towards the end of the 9th Century.

Bulgaria's parliament approved on Thursday a cabinet led by Rosen Zhelyazkov, a former parliament speaker, ending months of negotiations on the formation of a coalition government.

Lazar was overcome by a "deep sense of fear": his wife had just found out that he had racked up thousands of euros worth of debt after his attempts to control his gambling addiction had failed. Gambling addicts can "easily hide" their vice,

Adoption of the euro as early as January 2026 is now a real possibility for Bulgaria, if its new coalition can stick together.

The regular government’s primary goal is to halt the state’s decline, according to GERB Chairman Boyko Borissov, who expressed concern about the current political situation during a statement in parliament.

Bulgaria's Rosen Zhelyazkov, the candidate for prime minister of the largest parliamentary group, accepted the president's invitation to form a government on Wednesday, following a snap election in October,

Bulgaria’s president has mandated the main center-right party with forming a government, almost three months after elections produced a deeply fragmented parliament SOFIA, Bulgaria -- Bulgaria’s president on Wednesday mandated the main center-right ...

Currently, patients in the Balkan country have access to only 45% of new authorised therapies for cancer, while in Germany, that percentage is 90%.

Bulgaria’s center-right party moved to break an impasse as it proposed a coalition government, offering the Balkan nation the chance at a functioning majority to tackle issues such as corruption and euro adoption.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria’s parliament on Thursday formally approved a coalition government led by ...