Gen Z-led protests force Bulgaria's government to withdraw controversial 2026 budget amid widespread corruption allegations and growing economic concerns.

Demonstrators said the plan - the country's first in euros - attempted to hide widespread government corruption.

Bulgaria may be among the poorest members of the European Union, but its efforts in the IT sector are beginning to pay off: the fastest developing local company has a revenue growth rate of over 300 percent in the last five years.Meanwhile, this year ...

Bulgaria on Wednesday became the latest European country to temporarily ban the import of Ukrainian grain and other agricultural produce following protests from local farmers, excluding goods in transit destined for export. The measure will be in place ...

The Balkan country of 6.4 million people is to make the switch from its national currency, the lev, to the euro on 1 January. Here are basic facts about the currency union, also called the Eurozone, and how countries join it. The euro is a shared currency ...

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — European Union officials gave the green light Wednesday for Bulgaria to become the 21st member of the euro currency union,, a key EU project aimed at deepening the ties between member countries. The Balkan country of 6.4 million ...

The Bulgars, a Central Asian Turkic tribe, merged with the local Slavic inhabitants in the late 7th century to form the first Bulgarian state. In succeeding centuries, Bulgaria struggled with the Byzantine Empire to assert its place in the Balkans, but by ...

Bulgaria has the 26th-largest economy in Europe as measured by gross domestic product. It is the third-biggest economy in the Balkans after Romania and Greece. “Bulgaria has undergone a significant transformation over the past three decades,” the World ...

Bulgaria has moved up to 58th among 73 nations in a yearly survey of the world's best countries commissioned by U.S. News & World Report magazine. Based on 65 attributes relevant to the success of a nation assessed by more than 20,000 people around the ...

Bulgaria on Wednesday won the European Commission’s approval to become the eurozone’s 21st member as of next year. The country still needs the backing of the bloc’s finance ministers, but they are expected to do so in July. Bulgarian Prime ...

2006-07-16 04:00:00 PDT Plovdiv, Bulgaria-- "We must inform the police about you," said the desk clerk at my hotel. For a moment I was gripped with long-dormant, behind-the-Iron-Curtain paranoia. Then I noticed the pleasant young woman was smiling and ...

Bulgaria’s delayed decommissioning of coal-fired power plants contributes to dangerous air pollution, risks breaching new air quality standards, and is slowing down the country’s transition away from fossil fuels.