The drone that crashed into a sunflower field in Bulgaria early Saturday was most likely a model commonly used by Ukraine, the Bulgarian defense ministry said.

Bulgarian lawmakers approved a US request to station tanker aircraft and military personnel at one of the country’s airports to support operations in the Middle East.

Bulgaria will no longer be a part of the so-called coalition of the willing, a group of nations that support Ukraine against Russian aggression, according to Prime Minister Rumen Radev.

Bulgaria’s new government will oppose sanctions against the head of the Russian Orthodox Church included in the latest European Union package of measures targeting Moscow, the country’s foreign minister said.

Bulgaria’s new government will oppose sanctions against the head of the Russian Orthodox Church included in the latest European Union package of measures targeting Moscow, the country’s foreign minister said.

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.

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.

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 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.

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 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 political and economic ties to Russia pose the biggest risk to Prime Minister-elect Rumen Radev’s plan to fight corruption.

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, 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 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.