In the annual report of Freedom House Bulgaria is ranked among the "free countries". Out of the EU Member States, only Hungary has the status of "partially free". The summary about Bulgaria reads that there was a functioning democratic system that continues the fight against corruption and organized crime. Media are rated pluralistic but with a tendency for problematic concentration of ownership. Sometimes in their work journalists faced threats and violence, the summary reads. It is reported that despite the lack of funding and some other obstacles, civic groups are effective and influential.
The birth rate in the EU in 2023 fell by 5.4% compared to 2022. This is the largest annual decrease since 1961. Bulgaria had the highest total birth rate in the EU in 2023 with 1.81 live births per woman. This is according to data..
An American business delegation is visiting Bulgaria at the initiative of President Rumen Radev. Among the guests are representatives of leading companies operating in the defence, space and cyber industries and high technologies...
A large-scale information campaign on the introduction of the euro in Bulgaria will begin in March, Minister of Finance Temenuzhka Petkova said at a hearing in parliament. The slogan of the campaign is "Unity is Strength". An..
Three Bulgarian citizens accused of spying for Russia in the UK have been found guilty, BGNES reports. Bulgarians accused of espionage..
In light of the EU's recently announced plan to rearm Europe, President Rumen Radev told journalists that he had always advocated a more responsible..
A protest under the slogan "Feminism, not Militarism" started this afternoon in front of the Court House in Sofia . "On March 8 we are not celebrating. On..
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