Bulgaria has climbed 20 notches in the annual Reporters Without Borders World Press Freedom Index and is now in 71 st position out of 180 countries. According to Reporters Without Borders, “media freedom in one of the poorest and most corrupt..
Joining Schengen by the end of the year remains one of Bulgaria's main priorities. This country highly appreciates the support of the European Parliament on the issue. This is what the Speaker of the National Assembly, Rosen..
The pressure on the Bulgarian-Turkish border has increased by nearly 50% since the beginning of 2023 . About 500 illegal migrants try to cross into Bulgaria every day but most of the attempts are being stopped, Interior Minister Ivan..
Bulgaria is considering banning the import of Ukrainian grain, following the example of Poland and Hungary, Interim Agriculture Minister Yavor Gechev said in Plovdiv. "Bulgarian interests must be protected. Moreover, now that two countries have already..
A joint declaration by farmers' organisations from 5 EU member states has been signed in Poland, BNR Varna reporter Maya Shcherbanova informs. The demands of farmers from Poland, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Bulgaria and Romania, are for the import of..
Beijing is ready to discuss a political settlement of the conflict in Ukraine , the spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry Mao Ning said. The statement came ahead of a visit by French President Emmanuel Macron and European Commission President..
Today, 15 polling stations are open in Belgium - the same number as in the previous two elections in 2022. A total of 308 voting applications have been submitted in advance. It is difficult to say how many Bulgarians live in Belgium, but..
The EU may reintroduce duties on imports of certain Ukrainian grain products. This is what spokesperson of the European Commission, Miriam Garcia Ferrer, told BNR. This provides for a safeguard clause that will be introduced in the..
Bulgaria will receive 200 million euros from the EU to strengthen security at the Bulgarian-Turkish border , Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev said during his visit to the Border Police Station in Malko Tarnovo. Bulgaria has received assurances that..
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has told the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Grossi, that the safety of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant cannot be guaranteed until Russian troops left the facility ...
