Bulgaria’s newly-appointed government plans to end providing weapons to Ukraine in a move that would run counter to European attempts to pressure Russia to end the war.
Bulgaria’s newly-appointed government plans to end providing weapons to Ukraine in a move that would run counter to European attempts to pressure Russia to end the war.
The European Union recommended adding Bulgaria to a list of countries violating budget balance rules just six months after the Balkan country adopted the euro.
The European Union recommended adding Bulgaria to a list of countries violating budget balance rules just six months after the Balkan country adopted the euro.
The European Union recommended adding Bulgaria to a list of countries violating budget balance rules just six months after the Balkan country adopted the euro.
The European Union recommended adding Bulgaria to a list of countries violating budget balance rules just six months after the Balkan country adopted the euro.
Bulgarian lawmakers approved on Friday a bill creating an anti-corruption body, a crucial step to unlock hundreds of millions of euros in delayed European Union recovery funding.
Bulgarian lawmakers approved on Friday a bill creating an anti-corruption body, a crucial step to unlock hundreds of millions of euros in delayed European Union recovery funding.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Bulgaria's Prime Minister Rumen Radev in Brussels on May 28.
The European Union should take the lead in talks with Russia to end its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Bulgaria’s newly-appointed prime minister said, as member states discuss whether to directly engage with the Kremlin.
The European Union should take the lead in talks with Russia to end its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Bulgaria’s newly-appointed prime minister said, as member states discuss whether to directly engage with the Kremlin.
A woman passes heavily damaged buildings following Russian strikes in Kyiv, on May 24.
The US is likely to ask Bulgaria to extend the stay of its tanker aircraft that have been based in Sofia since shortly before it started strikes on Iran, Prime Minister Rumen Radev said.
The US is likely to ask Bulgaria to extend the stay of its tanker aircraft that have been based in Sofia since shortly before it started strikes on Iran, Prime Minister Rumen Radev said.
Two US Air Force Boeing KC-135 Stratotankers at Sofia's Vasil Levski Airport in February. Photographer: Nikolay Doychinov/AFP/Getty Images
European Central Bank Governing Council member Olli Rehn warned that data are starting point to stagflation as a result of the Iran war and rising energy prices.
European Central Bank Governing Council member Olli Rehn warned that data are starting point to stagflation as a result of the Iran war and rising energy prices.
Olli Rehn, governor of the Bank of Finland, during an event at the Peterson Institute of Economics (PIIE) during the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024. Rehn reiterated the ECB's stance that the speed and scope of rate cuts will depend on "the inflation outlook, the dynamics of underlying inflation and the strength of monetary policy transmission."
European Central Bank Governing Council member Olli Rehn warned that data are starting point to stagflation as a result of the Iran war and rising energy prices.
European Central Bank Governing Council member Olli Rehn warned that data are starting point to stagflation as a result of the Iran war and rising energy prices.
Bulgaria’s parliament voted in the nation’s first single-party government with a majority this century after Rumen Radev’s landslide victory, ushering in another European Union leader critical of the bloc’s mainstream.
Bulgaria’s parliament voted in the nation’s first single-party government with a majority this century after Rumen Radev’s landslide victory, ushering in another European Union leader critical of the bloc’s mainstream.
Bulgaria’s incoming Prime Minister Rumen Radev proposed his cabinet lineup as he prepares to take office after a landslide election victory, breaking years of political deadlock.
Bulgaria’s incoming Prime Minister Rumen Radev proposed his cabinet lineup as he prepares to take office after a landslide election victory, breaking years of political deadlock.
Bulgaria’s acting chief prosecutor resigned two days after former president, Rumen Radev, scored the most decisive election win this century and pledged to root out graft.
Bulgaria’s acting chief prosecutor resigned two days after former president, Rumen Radev, scored the most decisive election win this century and pledged to root out graft.
Rumen Radev, former Bulgarian president, prepares to cast his ballot at a polling station during parliamentary elections, in Sofia, Bulgaria, on Sunday, April 19, 2026. Bulgaria will hold its eighth general election since 2021 on Sunday, with former President Radev aiming to finally end years of political gridlock.
Former President Rumen Radev’s Progressive Bulgaria won 45% of the votes in Sunday’s general election, the country’s election administration said on Monday.
Former President Rumen Radev’s Progressive Bulgaria won 45% of the votes in Sunday’s general election, the country’s election administration said on Monday.
People pass election posters for the Progressive Bulgaria coalition leader Rumen Radev in Sofia, on April 20.
Former President Rumen Radev, who opposes sanctions on Russia and military aid for Ukraine, scored Bulgaria’s most overwhelming election victory this century on Sunday and pledged to turn the page on years of political gridlock and corruption.
Former President Rumen Radev, who opposes sanctions on Russia and military aid for Ukraine, scored Bulgaria’s most overwhelming election victory this century on Sunday and pledged to turn the page on years of political gridlock and corruption.
Rumen Radev speaks to members of the media at a polling station in Sofia, on April 19.
Former President Rumen Radev, who opposes sanctions against Russia and military aid for Ukraine, is on track to win Bulgaria’s eighth general election since 2021 and by a margin that gives him a strong chance of ending years of political deadlock.
Former President Rumen Radev, who opposes sanctions against Russia and military aid for Ukraine, is on track to win Bulgaria’s eighth general election since 2021 and by a margin that gives him a strong chance of ending years of political deadlock.
Rumen Radev speaks to members of the media at a polling station in Sofia, on April 19.
Bulgaria will hold its eighth general election since 2021 on Sunday, with former President Rumen Radev aiming to finally end years of political gridlock.
Bulgaria will hold its eighth general election since 2021 on Sunday, with former President Rumen Radev aiming to finally end years of political gridlock.
A voter casts her ballot at a polling station during Bulgaria's parliamentary elections in Sofia on April 19, 2026. Bulgarians vote in the country's eighth election in five years today, with ex-president Rumen Radev's grouping tipped to win on a pledge to fight corruption, after an anti-graft movement triggered a long political crisis. (Photo by Dimitar KYOSEMARLIEV and Dimitar KYOSEMARLIEV / AFP via Getty Images)
The energy crisis sparked by the US war in Iran could spread to the rest of the economy if the conflict continues, European Central Bank Governing Council member Dimitar Radev said.
The energy crisis sparked by the US war in Iran could spread to the rest of the economy if the conflict continues, European Central Bank Governing Council member Dimitar Radev said.
Dimitar Radev, governor of the Bulgarian National Bank, following an interview at the Bulgarian National Bank in Sofia, Bulgaria, on Friday, July 18, 2025. Radev, who’ll help set euro-zone interest rates from next year, has seen more than his fair share of political upheaval. Photographer: Michaela Vatcheva/Bloomberg
NATO’s European allies and Canada increased their defense spending nearly 20% for the second straight year in 2025, yielding to US President Donald Trump’s demands and responding to mounting threats from Russia.
NATO’s European allies and Canada increased their defense spending nearly 20% for the second straight year in 2025, yielding to US President Donald Trump’s demands and responding to mounting threats from Russia.
Mark Rutte, NATO secretary general. Photographer: Simon Wohlfahrt/Bloomberg
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