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Court Keeps in Custody Truck Driver Who Caused Fatal Crash on Trakia Highway.

BULGARIA14 Jul

14 Jul

Velichkovo Does Not Confirm Link to Asen Simeonov.

14 Jul

Dimitar, who made a citizen's arrest of a drunk driver: Just stop and ask if everything is okay, if it's normal, if they're alive.

13 Jul

Sea Phase of National Naval Exercise Breeze 2026 Begins.

13 Jul

Sofia and Burgas Remain in Final Stage for Hosting Eurovision 2027, Plovdiv and Varna Dropped.

Plovdiv and Varna have been eliminated from the race to host Eurovision 2027, while Sofia and Burgas advance to the final stage. The reason is that the proposed venues in the dropped cities do not meet the production standards of the European Broadcasting Union.

13 Jul

Cooling in Western Bulgaria, Monday brings sun in the west and storms in the east.

On Sunday, clouds and rain brought cooling to Western Bulgaria, with temperatures in Sofia and Lom dropping to 20-21 degrees. On Monday, it will be sunny in the west, while the east expects brief showers with thunderstorms and conditions for hail.

8 Jul

Overloaded Trucks Not Allowed to Leave Port Burgas EAD.

All trucks now undergo mandatory weighing, and if overweight, the cargo is unloaded or redistributed. Overloaded trucks are no longer allowed to leave Port Burgas EAD.

8 Jul

Burning Truck Blocks Traffic on Trakia Highway Near Pazardzhik.

A heavy goods vehicle caught fire at the 88-th kilometer of the Trakia Highway in the direction of Burgas, leading to a complete traffic stop. No injuries were reported, and the driver managed to pull over into the emergency lane.

8 Jul

150 000 Euros in Undeclared Banknotes Found at Lesovo Border Checkpoint.

Customs officers at the Lesovo border checkpoint discovered undeclared 150 000 euros during an inspection of a bus traveling from Turkey to Romania. The money was found on a Turkish citizen, and pre-trial proceedings have been initiated.

7 Jul

Ivaylo Mirchev Asks What Radev Promised Erdogan to Freeze Botas Contract.

MP Ivaylo Mirchev demanded an answer on what Prime Minister Rumen Radev promised Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to agree to freeze the contract with Botas for 15 months. He questioned the contract's benefits, which he said lead to billions in losses for Bulgaria.

6 Jul

Emrah Storaro after another violation: There were other cars, but you only noticed this one.

The luxury car filmed driving through the pedestrian zone in Sozopol's park belongs to singer Emrah Storaro. Officers from the Sozopol police station took action on their own.

6 Jul

Prosecution Requests Permanent Detention for Director of Water Utility Burgas.

The District Prosecutor's Office in Burgas has filed a request for permanent detention of the executive director of Water Utility Burgas, Tsvetan Mirchev, and an employee from the Construction department for causing financial damages exceeding 300 000 euros. The case will be heard on 6 July at the District Court.

6 Jul

Police in Burgas Investigate Video of Porsche on Pedestrian Alley in Sozopol.

Police in Burgas have launched an investigation after a video showed a Porsche driving on a pedestrian alley in Old Sozopol. Emrah Storaro admitted he was driving and will be issued a citation.

6 Jul

62-year-old Sofia man drowns in sea near Ahtopol.

A 62-year-old man from Sofia drowned in the sea near Ahtopol after entering the water from an unguarded area of Delfin Beach. His body was recovered by lifeguards and taken for an autopsy.

6 Jul

Bomb Threat Halts Trial for ATV Crash in Sunny Beach.

A bomb threat forced the evacuation of the courthouse in Burgas minutes before the trial of Nikola Burgazliev, who caused a fatal ATV crash in Sunny Beach.

3 Jul

State joins forces to put ports of Burgas and Varna on global map.

The competitiveness of Bulgarian sea and river ports and their role in developing the strategic Middle Corridor were highlighted at a working meeting.