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Bulgarian Government Survives 4th No-Confidence Motion
Bulgarian parliament. X/ @Saudi_Gazette July 11, 2025 Hour: 7:51 am On Friday, Bulgaria’s six-month-old coalition government, led by Prime Minister Rossen Jeliazkov, survived its fourth no-confidence motion in the National Assembly. RELATED: The...

Bulgarian Diaspora in Azerbaijan Condemn Actions of Law Enforcement Agencies in Russian City of Yekaterinburg
A statement condemning human rights violations during a special operation in the Russian city of Ekaterinburg was sent to BTA by the team of a public association in support of the development of the Azerbai-Bulgarianf friendship. According to the...

Minister Gutsanov Comments on Trade Unions’ and Employers’ Negotiations for Calculating Minimum Wage
Minister of Labour and Social Policy Borislav Gutsanov said that if the current mechanism for determining the minimum wage remains, the amount will be about BGN 1,200 in 2026. His comment was related to transposing the Directive for adequate...

Bulgaria to Take Part in European Youth Olympic Festival in Skopje
Bulgaria will participate with 34 athletes and 12 coaches at the European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) in Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia, which will take place from July 20 to 26. The country will be represented in the sports of...

President requests inquiry into missed benefits in Botas contract
'It is blatantly untrue that the contract with the Turkish state-owned company Botas is not being put into use." President Rumen Radev stated this to journalists at the Krumovo Air Base. The terminal in Alexandroupolis has not been operational...
President Says Claims that BOTAS Deal Is Unused Are Brazen Lies
"The claim that the deal with BOTAS is not being used is an outright lie," President Rumen Radev told journalists at the Krumovo Air Base on Friday. According to him, the Alexandroupolis LNG terminal on the Greek Aegean coast has been out of...

Bulgarian Govt Survives 4Th No-Confidence Motion
(MENAFN- IANS) Sofia, July 11 (IANS) Bulgaria's six-month-old coalition government, led by Prime Minister Rossen Jeliazkov, on Friday survived its fourth no-confidence motion in the National Assembly.The motion, brought forward by opposition...

Bulgarian Citizen Arrested in Komotini for Burning Greek Flag
A 26-year-old Bulgarian national has been arrested in the northeastern Greek town of Komotini for allegedly desecrating a national symbol. The man is accused of removing a Greek flag from a pole in front of a public building and setting it on...

Bulgaria’s Parliament rejects fourth motion of no confidence in Zhelyazkov government
Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted on July 11 to reject the fourth motion of no confidence in the Rossen Zhelyazkov government that took office in January. In the 240-seat Parliament, the vote was 131 against and 83 in favour, with no abstentions....
Bulgarian gov't survives 4th no-confidence motion
SOFIA, July 11 (Xinhua) -- Bulgaria's six-month-old coalition government, led by Prime Minister Rossen Jeliazkov, on Friday survived its fourth no-confidence motion in the National Assembly. The motion, brought forward by opposition parties over...

Bulgarian Air Force hosting international exercise Thracian Star 2025
The Bulgarian Air Force is hosting the international exercise Thracian Star 2025, which continues until July 25 2025, according to an announcement by the Defence Ministry. The exercise, first held in 2010, involves the air forces of Bulgaria, the...

Bulgarian PM Zhelyazkov Urges North Macedonia's PM Mickoski to Apologize
Bulgarian Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov addressed recent comments by North Macedonian Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski, describing his remarks toward Bulgarian Foreign Minister Georg Georgiev as offensive and inappropriate. Referring to...

Bulgaria's Opposition Targets September No Confidence Vote as Government Holds Firm with 131 Votes
The co-chairman of "We Continue the Change" (WCC), Asen Vassilev, announced that his party supported the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov’s cabinet, despite knowing it would not succeed. Vassilev stated their decision...

Bulgarian Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov: Mickoski must find a way to apologize for his comments on FM Georg Georgiev
The narrative and expression of North Macedonia’s Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski will be left to those familiar with Aesop. The Republic of North Macedonia must adhere to the consensus reached in 2022 and fulfill the commitments it has...

Bulgaria's Borissov: Failed No-Confidence Vote Exposes Alliance Between 'We Continue the Change' and Pro-Russian Parties
GERB leader Boyko Borissov described the recent failed no-confidence vote against the Zhelyazkov cabinet as a political success that revealed deeper alliances within the Bulgarian parliament. According to him, the vote confirmed what he had long...

Bulgaria Is Heading for the Eurozone. Should the Czech Republic Join?
Bulgaria is set to join the eurozone in January 2026, after meeting all the necessary criteria. The European Commission, European Central Bank, and EU finance ministers confirmed the country’s readiness in June. Bulgaria’s currency, the lev, has...

Bulgaria: Prosecutors Seek Permanent Arrest for Varna Mayor and Associates
The Prosecutor's Office has formally requested the permanent detention of Varna Mayor Blagomir Kotsev. Alongside him, municipal councilors from the "We Continue the Change" (WCC) party, Yordan Kateliyev and Nikolay Stefanov, as well as businessman...

What America Can Learn From Bulgaria About Securing Borders
In January 2025, the White House finally did what should have been done years ago: it designated Mexico’s brutal drug cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations. This gives American authorities broader tools to freeze assets, gather intelligence,...

Bulgaria’s Zhelyazkov Government Survives Fourth No-Confidence Vote
The Bulgarian government, led by Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov, withstood its fourth vote of no confidence. The motion, centered on failures in environmental and water policy, was tabled by “Greatness” with the backing of “Revival” and MECH. A...

Bulgarian government survives fourth vote of no confidence
The Bulgarian Parliament rejected the vote of no confidence in the cabinet of Rosen Zhelyazkov. This was the fourth vote. "83 deputies voted for it, 131 were against it, there were no abstentions, BGNES reported. By groups the vote went like this....