Friday night at the National Palace of Culture (NDK) in Sofia was unlike any other. Instead of a concert, Hall 1 hosted political speeches marked by calls for “uprising” and protests against Bulgaria‘s adoption of the euro. The gathering, organized by the pro-Russian “Revival” party and other euro opponents, was officially billed as Read more…
Dr. Milena Angelova-Chee, a Bulgarian intensive care doctor, endured the horror of an Israeli bombing at the European Hospital in the Gaza Strip on May 13, 2025. The news was shared by her brother, lawyer Kalin Angelov, in a Facebook post. “My beautiful sister, who I always looked up to. She survived the attack by the Israeli army on Read more…
Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna has accused a Russian fighter jet of violating NATO territory after the Estonian Navy attempted to intercept a tanker believed to be part of Russia‘s so-called “shadow fleet.” The incident occurred on May 15, as Tsahkna made the claim while speaking in Antalya, Turkey, ahead of Read more…
On May 12, 2025, President Rumen Radev submitted a proposal to the 51st National Assembly of Bulgaria to hold a national referendum with the question: In the accompanying statement, the President emphasized that, despite Bulgaria’s commitment under the EU accession treaty to adopt the euro, there is no specific deadline Read more…
On May 9, a group of a hundred people gathered in Sofia, Bulgaria, to mark Russia’s Victory Day, waving Russian flags and displaying images of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Radio Free Europe reports. While some wore shirts bearing Putin’s face or Soviet symbols, others carried portraits of relatives who fought in World War Read more…