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Interior Minister Daniel Mitov said Friday he hopes that a decree appointing a chairperson for the State Agency for National Security (SANS) will soon be issued. During the First European Firefighting Sports Championship in Dolna Banya, Southwest Bulgaria, he stressed that the Agency is not entirely within his powers and emphasized that the name of the new head of the structure will be announced after the coordination procedures with the President have been completed.

The Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works Friday responded to criticism by Sofia Mayor Vassil Terziev, who accused the ministry of delaying payments for a municipal financing program in what he believes to be "political games". The

The Bulgarian State owes Sofia Municipality nearly BGN 19 million, Sofia Mayor Vassil Terziev said.

Targovishte Regional Governor Ioan Peev and the Chinese Ambassador to Bulgaria Dai Qingli discussed opportunities for developing cooperation between Targovishte Region and Chinese regions during a working meeting on Friday, the press centre of the regional administration said.

Bulgaria is among the EU countries with the lowest share of material use within the circular economy. According to data published by Eurostat on Friday, the country reported less than 5% usage of recycled materials in 2023, compared to an EU average

The Total Producer Price Index went up by 8.6% in July 2025 compared to the same month in 2024, the National Statistical Institute said on Friday. A rise was observed in the mining and quarrying industry - by 24.5%, in the electricity, gas, steam

Since the beginning of 2025, a total of 11,426 young people under the age of 29 started work on the primary labour market with the support of the National Employment Agency, the Labour and Social Policy Ministry said on Thursday. In July alone, 1,397 new hires were made, 672 aged 24 or younger.

A new survey by Wizz Air shows that 70% of Bulgarian passengers clap when their plane lands, making them some of the most enthusiastic air travellers in Europe.

The 3rd Buna Contemporary Visual Art Forum will take place from September 3 to 8 in Varna, the Buna Foundation said on Friday.

The 5th International Festival of Traditional Foods will be held on August 30 and 31 in Varna, Alfiya Dimitrova, chair of the Volga Bulgarians Association, said on Wednesday.

The Pirin Folk 2025 Festival kicked off at the Open-Air Theatre in Sandanski on Friday, the Sandanski Town Hall press office said. Audiences can look forward to three festival evenings at the traditional venue. The festival opened with the ninth

The 19th International Fair of Traditional Crafts will take place at the Etar Regional Ethnographic Open-Air Museum in Gabrovo from September 6 to 8, Tihomir Tsarov, PR expert at the museum, said on Thursday.

Traffic was heavy at the Kapitan Andreevo border checkpoint with Turkiye for inbound cars and at the Kalotina checkpoint on the border with Serbia for outbound cars, the Border Police said on Friday.

A delegation of mayors of European cities, including Sofia Mayor Vassil Terziev, honoured Ekrem Imamoglu, the detained mayor of Istanbul, with a Special Democracy Award during their visit to Istanbul, Halk TV reported on its website on Thursday.

A 35-year-old Serbian national, identified by his initials M.T., has been charged with smuggling a total of 302.4 kg of shisha tobacco with unpaid excise duty.

The drugs weighed 5.9 kg and were valued at BGN 94,400 (EUR 48,266).