Bulgaria lifts Russia sanctions to fix Kozloduy nuclear plant, exposing Europe’s deep dependence and policy contradictions.

By Tatyana Kekic in Belgrade A Bulgarian think-tank has accused Russia of attempting to influence the country’s upcoming parliamentary elections through a network of disinformation, even as domestic ...

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As Azerbaijan and Armenia expand trade, analysts see a strategic move to sunset Russia’s influence in the region. With the ...

Five political forces are certain to win seats in the 52nd National Assembly, being elected in Bulgaria’s early parliamentary ...

Romania remains among the most affordable countries globally and regionally in terms of the cost of living, according to the 2026 global cost of living index from Numbeo, which measures the price of ...

Trump's former national security advisor John Bolton tells Euronews the war in Iran is "Europe's war", and exclusive lines from interviews with the Bulgarian PM, Ukrainian Finance Minister and Israeli ...

Twenty days of strikes on Iran have deprived the Islamic Republic of its ability to enrich uranium and produce missiles, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told reporters. "Already now, after ...

State Duma deputy and Olympic champion in speed skating Svetlana Zhurova, Olympic silver medalist ski mountaineer Nikita Filippov and others came to congratulate the athletes ...

The Council of the European Union announced on March 16 sanctions on several Russian individuals, variously over the 2022 Bucha massacre, cyber-attacks and spreading disinformation. In the context ...

Ukraine's ​Naftogaz, which discovered "substantial" offshore gas reserves in the Black Sea before Russia's invasion, ‌is in talks with Romania's OMV Petrom to form a partnership relating to the field, ...

Ending months of rumours, Rumen Radev on Monday announced that he was quitting – and dropping heavy hints that he is now likely to create a party of his own. Rumen Radev at a press conference with ...