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Bulgaria is expelling two unnamed Russian diplomats accused of involvement in spying in the Balkan country.
Bulgarian prosecutors have charged three Russians in absentia for the attempted murder of a weapons manufacturer, his son, and the production manager of the company.
Bulgaria's lawmakers have approved Emil Dimitrov as environment and water minister after his predecessor was charged with deliberate mismanagement of water supplies in a western region.
Bulgarian authorities have detained the country’s minister of environment and water for 24 hours in relation to a criminal investigation over water shortages in and aroun
Bulgaria's top judicial body has voted for a second time to appoint Ivan Geshev as the next chief prosecutor, overriding a presidential veto.
Bulgarian President Rumen Radev has rejected the Supreme Judicial Council's choice for a new chief prosecutor, stressing that the selection process was not competitive and was conducted in a manner that doesn't foster public trust in him.
A former Bulgarian lawmaker who is charged with spying for Russia has returned to Sofia from Moscow where he received an award from President Vladimir Putin for his “friendship and cooperation.”
Bulgaria has denied a long-term visa to the incoming Russian defense attache on October 30, a day after expelling a Russian diplomat on suspicion of espionage.
The Bulgarian Foreign Ministry has given a Russian diplomat accused of espionage 24 hours to leave the country after learning that its request to Moscow to recall him by October 28 had not been fulfilled.
Exit polls in Bulgaria found that the ruling center-right GERB party will maintain its nationwide dominance but with less support than four years ago, following the October 27 municipal and mayoral elections.
Bulgaria's Supreme Judicial Council has overwhelmingly approved Ivan Geshev as the country’s new chief prosecutor despite months of protests against his nomination, including a demonstration that blocked the streets of the capital as the meeting took place.
The coach of the national soccer team resigned on October 18 amid a scandal over racist abuse during a European Championship qualifying match against England.
Bulgaria's broadcast regulator has sacked the chief of Bulgarian National Radio (BNR) for taking the channel off the air for several hours last month in a row with a presenter known for covering the country’s corruption-prone judicial system.
A live talk show on Bulgarian public television (BNT) was suspended on October 1 after the host called for police intervention to calm a nationalist politician's rants.
Bulgaria's parliament will set up a commission to investigate the crisis at Bulgarian National Radio (BNR) sparked by the suspension of a prominent journalist and accusations of management using threats and censorship against staff.
Dozens of journalists who work for Bulgarian National Radio (BNR) staged a protest against the state-run broadcasters' management on September 13.
The influential Russian oligarch Konstantin Malofeyev has been banned from entering Bulgaria for 10 years in connection with the Balkan country’s Russian spy scandal.
Nikolai Malinov, a former parliamentary deputy from the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) who now heads a pro-Russian nongovernmental organization, has been formally charged in Sofia with spying and laundering money for Russian organizations.
Bulgaria says seven international companies and consortiums have expressed interest in becoming strategic investors in the construction of the country's second nuclear power plant.
Bulgarian authorities said they detained a man suspected in a massive hacking attack that leaked personal financial data of millions of Bulgarians, the largest such leak in the country's history.
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