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08/09/2026

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08/09/2026

Among the members of the initiative committee are former National Assembly Speaker Vezhdi Rashidov, former Deputy Prime Minister Krasimir Karakachanov, and Iliana Raeva, President of the Bulgarian Rhythmic Gymnastics Federation:

The formation of an initiative committee to nominate Iliana Iotova (the current President) and Kiril Valchev (Director-General of BTA) as presidential and vice-presidential candidates in the October 2…

06/09/2026

The bill proposes a total ban on gambling advertising on television, radio, in print, online and on social media, as well as on all outdoor advertising facilities, including billboards, public transport stops, building facades, electronic displays and vehicles:

MPs from We Continue the Change are proposing a total ban on gambling advertising in public spaces and the media. The proposal is contained in a bill submitted to Parliament, BNR reporter Marta Mladen…

06/09/2026

At the Congress of Berlin in 1878, the Great European Powers reaffirmed the agreement they had reached before the outbreak of the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878. In order to safeguard their interests …

06/09/2026

GERB will decide by September 8 whether to nominate its own presidential candidate or support another candidate, party leader Boyko Borissov said at a youth forum in the village of Arbanasi:

GERB will decide by September 8 whether to nominate its own presidential candidate or support another candidate, party leader Boyko Borissov said at a youth forum in the village of Arbanasi. He explai…

06/09/2026

“Let us be peacemakers, encourage others to be peacemakers as well, and remain united in the principles bequeathed to us by our Lord Jesus Christ”, Metropolitan Nikolay of Plovdiv said in his address:

''Today, we honor all those whose efforts and dedication made the Unification possible and left an enduring example for generations to come”, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs wrote on Facebook on the o…

06/09/2026

Traffic is normal at all border crossing points with Romania, Greece, North Macedonia and Serbia:

Traffic was normal at most Bulgarian border crossing points as of 6:00 a.m. on September 6, Bulgaria’s Unification Day. At the border with Romania, traffic is normal at all crossing points. At the bor…

06/09/2026

''On September 6, Bulgaria celebrates its Unification and honors the example set by a generation of statesmen who put aside their political differences in the name of the freedom and independence of their homeland'', Premier Radev wrote:

Prime Minister Rumen Radev extended his greetings to his fellow Bulgarians on the occasion of the 141st anniversary of one of the most significant events in modern Bulgarian history — the Unification …

04/09/2026

Traffic is normal at all border crossings with Greece, North Macedonia and Romania:

Traffic is heavy at the Kapitan Andreevo border crossing with Turkey for inbound passenger cars and at the Kalotina border crossing with Serbia for outbound passenger cars, the General Directorate Bor…

04/09/2026

The number of active job postings increased from around 35,000 at the beginning of August to more than 37,000 by the end of the month. The main sectors that offset July’s decline were hotels and restaurants:

Job vacancies rose by 6% in August compared with the previous month, according to data from the country’s largest employment platform. The sharp declines typically seen during the summer months have e…