Tourists staying in Bucharest are now subject to a new overnight levy after the Romanian capital introduced an accommodation tax of 10 lei per night, equivalent to about €2 or roughly 3.91 leva.

Inspections by Bulgaria’s tax authorities and the Consumer Protection Commission have revealed that many parking lots across the country have raised their prices unreasonably since January 1, ...

GERB leader and chair of the GERB parliamentary group Boyko Borissov said his party would accept and then return the mandate to form a government, warning that this would be followed by even greater ...

An express survey conducted by Active Consumers (Aktivni Potrebiteli) shows that banks in Bulgaria apply inconsistent procedures for exchanging leva into euros, often creating unnecessary delays and ...

In the third quarter of 2025, Bulgaria was among the EU countries experiencing the strongest growth in house prices, according to Eurostat data. Across the euro area, the house price index rose by 5.

The year 2025 continued Bulgaria’s trend of above-average temperatures, with the country registering an annual mean roughly 1.2°C above long-term climate norms.

French President Emmanuel Macron criticized the United States for moving away from its traditional alliances and undermining multilateral institutions in a speech to French ambassadors on Thursday. He ...

Bulgaria is set to make vaccination against chickenpox compulsory starting this July. The new ordinance on immunizations, ...

On a sunny morning in Sofia in early June 2025, excitement spread quickly through the Bulgarian National Bank. The long-awaited convergence report, requested from the European Commission and the ...

Bulgaria is set for a cold and wet weekend on January 10-11, 2026, with widespread cloud cover and precipitation across the country. On Saturday, rainfall is expected in the Upper Thracian Lowland and ...

A sharp deterioration in weather conditions hit Sofia and much of Bulgaria overnight, bringing a sudden cold snap, strong ...

Kyiv Mayor Vitalii Klitschko has urged residents to temporarily leave the Ukrainian capital if they have the option, after a large-scale Russian strike severely damaged the city’s critical ...