War in Ukraine and Falling EU Demand Drive Bulgaria’s 2025 Export Decline
Bulgaria’s export sector continued to face challenges in 2025, marking the third consecutive year of decline
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Romanian border police have detained a group of ten migrants who were discovered traveling without proper documents in a bus registered in Bulgaria. The incident took place during a nighttime inspection in the city of Calafat between August 15 and 16.
The vehicle, operating on the Bulgaria–Italy route, was driven by a 23-year-old Bulgarian citizen. Another Bulgarian national was also on board at the time of the inspection. Authorities reported that the migrants, originating from Iraq and Syria, had been concealed inside the cargo compartment of the bus. None of them were in possession of valid visas required for residence or transit within the Schengen area.
The inspection was carried out as part of a coordinated effort between Romanian and Bulgarian border police. Following the operation, the migrants, along with the driver and the accompanying Bulgarian passenger, were handed over to the Bulgarian authorities for further proceedings.
A 19-year-old has been formally charged by the Sofia District Prosecutor's Office for attacking two minors on the Sofia metro. The victims, aged 13 and 15, suffered injuries during the incident on February 8.
The three men who were discovered dead at the Petrohan lodge had gone without food for several days before their deaths, consuming only water or tea.
The Prosecutor’s Office has released further details regarding the investigation into the deaths of six individuals connected to the incidents at the Petrohan lodge and under Okolchitsa Peak
Ralitsa Asenova, the mother of 22-year-old Nikolay Zlatkov, whose body was discovered in a camper near Okolchitsa Peak alongside Ivaylo Kalushev and a 15-year-old boy, has publicly challenged the official versions announced so far in the investigation.
Authorities have revealed that Ivaylo Ivanov, Decho Vassilev, and Plamen Stattev were found dead in the Petrohan lodge after setting it on fire. This conclusion, presented by the Ministry of Interior and the Prosecutor’s Office, follows the release of thr
Investigators in the western Bulgarian city of Pernik are examining a case involving an attempted payment with a suspected counterfeit 20-euro banknote, according to the regional spokesperson of the Interior Ministry, Ventsislav Aleksov.
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