The incumbent President of Bulgaria, Iliana Iotova, and the Director-General of the Bulgarian Telegraph Agency (BTA), Kiril Vylchev, are leading in the presidential and vice-presidential elections with 34.69 per cent of the vote, with 98.99 per cent of the ballot papers counted.
Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev will hold an emergency meeting on Tuesday following a drone attack on two commercial vessels in Bulgaria’s exclusive economic zone in the Black Sea. According to the authorities, one vessel sank, whilst the other caught fire after being struck.
On Saturday, an unidentified drone exploded over Bulgarian territory near the border with Romania.
Prime Minister Vasile Tofan and his Bulgarian counterpart, Rumen Radev, discussed the importance of strengthening cooperation on energy security in the region amid the sector’s mounting challenges. The exchange of views took place during a telephone conversation between the two heads of government.
On the banks of the Danube, near the town of Ryakovo in Bulgaria, the remains of an ancient mammoth have been uncovered. The river, with water levels at a historic low due to the recent heat waves, has exposed the bones, which, according to researchers at the Regional History Museum in Ruse, belong to a specimen of the species “Mammuthus primigenius,” better known as the woolly mammoth.
Iran has once again issued a warning to Bulgaria after the country allowed the U.S. to use its military bases, a move that has heightened diplomatic tensions between Tehran and Sofia.
The European Union failed to approve sanctions against Patriarch Kirill, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church: Bulgaria vetoed the proposal during closed-door negotiations, citing religious and cultural reasons.
Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev stated that the country has exhausted its capacity to provide military aid to Ukraine.
Prime Minister Rumen Radev said Friday that Bulgaria will only allow U.S. military aircraft on its territory until the end of June.
The South-Eastern Europe (SEE) region is becoming militarized. Countries are increasing the share of military expenditures in GDP, developing existing and launching new weapons production plants, and increasing exports and imports of arms and ammunition.
