Bulgaria Reportedly Explores Possibility of Seizing Oil Refinery From Russian Gas Giant

Bulgaria is drafting a new law that would enable it to seize and sell its only oil refinery from sanctioned Russian oil giant Lukoil, Bulgarian media reported on Wednesday, as per Reuters. On Thursday, President Volodymyr Zelensky held a...

Bulgaria Today – 6 November 2025

In “Bulgaria Today” on Thursday, November 6, we bring you, first, the latest news from this country. Next on the show: “Bulgaria and Albania – Together for the birth of another baby!” At the end, we bring you the song “Maria” performed by Tonika...

‘The Running Man’: Edgar Wright on Directing His Most Expensive Movie Ever, Shooting Glen Powell Naked in the Freezing Cold and Getting Stephen King’s Approval

Glen Powell, naked except for a towel, dangles from a rope eight stories in the air in below-freezing Bulgaria as director Edgar Wright watches from the ground in a parka, sipping an espresso. It’s February, and they’re sprinting toward the end of...

"In the Light of Fireflies" - an exhibition about self-immolations in Bulgaria in 2013

In the summer of 2014, photographer Philippe Bazin and philosopher Christiane Vollaire traveled around Bulgaria, investigating a series of self-immolations in the country that happened in 2013. They filmed over 30 locations, conducted over 50...

Newsreader Martine Croxall broke BBC impartiality rules when she pulled a face at saying 'pregnant people' on live TV - because it expressed a 'controversial view about trans people', complaints unit finds

Martine Croxall broke the BBC's rules when she pulled a face because her script said 'pregnant people', the broadcaster has said. The newsreader won a legion of new fans and the backing of JK Rowling when she rejected the gender-neutral language...

Bulgaria moves to seize, sell Russian energy giant's refinery amid sanctions pressure

Bulgaria is preparing legislative amendments that would allow authorities to seize the Lukoil-owned oil refinery in Burgas and sell it to a new owner, Bulgarian media outlet Capital reported on Nov. 6. The move aims to protect Bulgaria's only...

Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov Ends 2025 Among World’s Top 50 Tennis Players

Grigor Dimitrov will close out 2025 among the world’s top 50 tennis players, continuing an impressive streak that now spans 14 consecutive years. The Bulgarian star is currently ranked just below No. 44 and is expected to lose only a few more...

A Mahiliou TV station compared the cost of childbirth in Belarus and the EU and inflated the difference by nearly 12,000 times

Fake card Fake: Childbirth is free in Belarus, while in European countries it costs €10,000-12,000. Fact: In European countries, health insurance covers childbirth. Fact-check of the material: 130 minutes ClaimReview rating: 2 (Mostly false) Fake...

How To Watch Abu Dhabi Championship 2025: TV & Streaming Info

The 2025 Abu Dhabi Championship has attracted a stellar field of European Tour players, including three of the world’s top seven golfers, in Rory McIlroy, Tommy Fleetwood and Robert MacIntyre, and five more of Europe’s victorious Ryder Cup team....

“Bulgarian Classical Concerts – Los Angeles” officially starts on November 6

The new nonprofit foundation Bulgarian Classical Concerts – Los Angeles, founded by two exceptionally successful and talented Bulgarian women – violinist Blagomira Lipari and composer Penka Kouneva – with the mission of promoting Bulgarian...

Bulgarian Football Union Welcomes Discussions on Combating Football Hooliganism Bill

The Bulgarian Football Union (BFU) welcomed the discussions of a countering football hooliganism bill in the National Assembly, the BFU said on its website on Thursday. The organization expressed support for the adoption of the law and stressed...

St Kliment Days of Bulgarian Studies 2025 Open in Vienna

The 2025 St Kliment Days of Bulgarian Studies, a traditional forum dedicated to the Bulgarian language, literature, and culture in Austria, opened on November 4 at the Institute of Slavic Studies at the University of Vienna, the Bulgarian Cultural...

16th Balkans Beyond Borders Short Film Festival to Open Simultaneously in Several Countries, including Bulgaria

The 16th Balkans Beyond Borders Short Film Festival will open on Thursday with a simultaneous screening of short Balkan films in Bulgaria, Albania, Greece, Italy, Kosovo, Romania, the Republic of North Macedonia, Serbia and Turkiye, said the...

North Macedonia Refuses to Apologize for Calling Bulgarians “Uncivilized and Despicable”

North Macedonia’s Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Nikoloski has refused to apologize for the brutal insult he directed at Bulgaria a year ago, when he called Bulgarians “uncivilized” and “despicable” live on Alfa TV, reports BGNES correspondent...

Bulgaria: Heads of State Institutions Awarded Themselves Massive Bonuses, Missing 2.5 Billion Euros in Budget

Ivaylo Mirchev, co-chair of "Yes, Bulgaria", revealed that heads of several state institutions awarded themselves and their colleagues massive bonuses last year. Speaking on bTV, he said the party had requested information on all bonuses...

TV stars share travel marketing tips at WTM London

British TV stars Bettany Hughes and Maisie Adam took to the stage at WTM London to share their tips about marketing travel and holidays. Comedian and star of Taskmaster and A League of Their Own, Maisie Adam, spoke on the marketing summit panel...

Flu Season Still Quiet in Bulgaria, Vaccination Urged Before January Peak

In Bulgaria, there have been no confirmed cases of influenza over the past week, according to data from the reference laboratory at the National Center for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases. Former director of the center, Professor Todor...

Bulgaria moves to seize Russian refinery while Poland seeks to be US gas conduit

Bulgaria is preparing to seize control of Lukoil’s Burgas oil refinery and sell it to a new owner after the Russian oil company came under US sanctions, according to Bulgarian media reports. Burgas is Bulgaria’s only oil refinery and as part of...

Film about Bulgarian composer Dimitar Nenov will be screened in New York

Photo: Still from the movie (collage) On November 11 at 6:30 p.m., the Consulate General of Bulgaria in New York will host a special screening of a short film (18 min.) dedicated to the 120th anniversary of the prominent Bulgarian intellectual,...

Prince Simeon bids farewell to Bulgaria with a historic parade before entering the legendary Shaolin Temple

Prince Simeon of Bulgaria, the only son of Princess Kalina and the Spanish explorer Kitín Muñoz, had a day that will go down in history. On November 1st, the Day of the National Awakeners in Bulgaria, a celebration honoring the teachers, writers,...