Новости за 03.02.2026

Cloudy conditions will dominate Bulgaria on February 4 (Wednesday), with fog forming in several lowland and valley areas. Rain is expected to arrive from the southwest during the afternoon, spreading across the country and continuing into the night leading into Thursday. Winds will generally be light and may calm entirely in many regions....

In January, the cost of Bulgaria’s standard consumer basket, which includes 27 essential food items along with fruits and vegetables, increased by three euros, reaching a total of 56 euros. This update was provided by the Coordination Centre overseeing the introduction of the euro, during the first week in which transactions are now conducted solely in the new currency. Wholesale prices showed the largest growth in dairy products, particularly cheese, yellow cheese, and butter....

The National Statistical Institute (NSI) has projected that annual inflation in Bulgaria will ease in January 2026, falling to 3.6% from 5% recorded at the end of last year. On a monthly basis, consumer prices are expected to rise by 0....

A symbolic farewell to the Bulgarian lev took place in Varna as the country fully transitioned to the euro. At the city’s central cemetery, Rosen Markov, the chairman of the Bulgarian Men's Party, conducted a ceremonial “burial” of the national currency. Banknotes were placed in a coffin alongside a bouquet of carnations, marking the lev’s exit from circulation, Bulphoto reported. ...

French prosecutors have carried out searches at the Paris offices of Elon Musk’s social media platform X as part of an investigation into suspected cybercrime and alleged abuses linked to the platform’s operation. The action was confirmed on Tuesday by the Paris prosecutor’s office, which said the searches were being conducted by its cybercrime unit with the support of the national police cyber division and Europol. The investigation was formally opened in January 2025 after a French lawmaker filed... Читать дальше...

The pediatric surgery department at St. Anna Hospital in Varna will close its doors on March 1 due to resignations from the medical staff, BNT reported. The doctors have indicated that they plan to continue their work at a private medical facility in Burgas. ...

Bulgaria is set to issue a new batch of government bonds, with the Ministry of Finance confirming preliminary terms for an upcoming auction through the Bulgarian National Bank. The auction is scheduled for February 11, 2026, and will offer ten-year treasury bonds maturing on February 11, 2036. The total value of this issue is 150 million euros, carrying a fixed interest rate of 3....

In just five days, between January 26 and January 30, Bulgarian Posts facilitated the exchange of approximately 50 million leva into euros, totaling around 27,000 individual transactions. This update was provided during a briefing by the headquarters overseeing Bulgaria’s eurozone entry process. From the start of euro circulation on January 5 through January 30, a total of 92,200 exchanges were completed at post offices, representing over 145 million leva....

President Iliana Yotova held a meeting with representatives of the parliamentary group “We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria” (WCC-DB) as part of the consultations for appointing a caretaker prime minister. On the WCC-DB side, participants included Nikolai Denkov, Nadezhda Yordanova, Asen Vassilev, Ivaylo Mirchev, Bozhidar Bozanov, and Atanas Atanasov. Opening the discussion, Yotova emphasized the critical importance of the current period for Bulgaria, underlining the need to unite efforts... Читать дальше...

His Holiness Patriarch Daniil, the Bulgarian Patriarch and Metropolitan of Sofia, led a Patriarchal Divine Liturgy at the Russian church-courtyard “St. Nicholas the Wonderworker of Myra” to mark the 10th anniversary of the canonization of Saint Seraphim (Bogucharsky), the Wonderworker of Sofia, BGNES reported. The ceremony was attended by H....

Documents recently declassified by the U.S. Department of Justice related to Jeffrey Epstein include the name of Kyril Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, the second son of former Bulgarian Tsar and Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha....

Three men found dead in a lodge near Petrohan, in the Gintsi area of Godech municipality, have been identified as Decho V., 45, Ivaylo I., 49, and Plamen St....

President Iliana Yotova has launched the second phase of consultations with parliamentary groups on the appointment of an acting prime minister, starting with the GERB group. At 11 a.m....

The Ministry of Defense has launched a public procurement procedure for the maintenance of Bulgaria’s Soviet-era MiG-29 fighter jets, allocating a total of EUR 58 million for a comprehensive overhaul. The tender has been published on the ministry’s official website and includes several stages of repair and servicing. Of this amount, EUR 17....

Iran has conditionally agreed to resume nuclear negotiations with the United States, marking the first such talks since last summer, when the Trump administration carried out airstrikes on three Iranian nuclear sites. The decision comes as Tehran seeks to prevent the risk of further military action. Iranian diplomat Abbas Araghchi is expected to meet US Special Representative Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Istanbul on Friday, according to three sources cited by CNN....

Total inflation in Bulgaria’s economy and healthcare system reached 31 percent between the end of 2021 and the end of 2025, according to economist Stoyan Panchev from the Expert Club for Economics and Politics (EKIP). He presented the figures at a press conference focused on prices and inflation in healthcare, BGNES reported. The event was opened by the Chairman of the Bulgarian Medical Union (BLS), Prof....

Investigators continued working through the night on the serious criminal case near the former Petrohan lodge, where the bodies of three men were discovered on Monday afternoon. The probe involves senior forensic experts, with authorities gathering detailed information about the victims, questioning relatives and acquaintances, tracking traffic data, and reviewing footage from security and Road Infrastructure Agency cameras. Autopsies have been ordered, while investigators are pursuing several main hypotheses... Читать дальше...

The consolidated fiscal program (CFP) for 2025 closed with a deficit of BGN 6,828.3 million (approximately EUR 3.49 billion), representing 3....