The police guarded entrances to Roma neighborhoods across the country as demonstrators announced protests Tuesday evening in 20 cities including Sofia, the capital.
Romania and Bulgaria Are Denied Entry to Schengen Zone
Finland and the Netherlands objected to admitting Romania and Bulgaria to the European Union’s passport-free travel zone, citing concerns over anticorruption and organized crime.
E.U.’s New Conservatism Impedes Way for Bulgaria and Romania
Two nations want to join the European Union’s visa-free travel zone, but such a move is not as routine as it once would have been.
E.U. Warns Bulgaria and Romania on Reforms
The warning, in a formal assessment from the European Commission, highlighted continuing worries about law and order in Bulgaria and Romania, four years after they joined the bloc.
The Ghost of Revolutions Past
What Egyptians in 2011 can learn from the experience of Bulgarians in 1989.
A Chinese Automaker Secures a Foothold in Europe
Sometime next summer, a new plant in Bulgaria will begin turning out the first Chinese-branded cars to be assembled in the European Union.
Standoff in Bulgaria With Organized Crime
Bulgaria, which vowed to root out corruption to earn membership in the European Union in 2007, has failed to convict a single prominent organized-crime suspect.
In Bulgaria, Remaking a House of Humor and Satire
Gabrovo, Bulgaria, once regarded as the Communist capital of humor, is trying to build on the legacy of its House of Humor and Satire.
Unlikely Allies in Bulgaria Reveal Fatal Mental Health Neglect
Prosecutors and human rights lawyers have revealed a grisly picture of neglect at Bulgarian state homes for mentally disabled children, including 238 deaths since 2000.
E.U. Scolds Romania for Faltering on Reforms
A new European Commission report says that Romania has broken some promises in its commitment to fight corruption and praises Bulgaria for making headway in its efforts.
An Indian Chess Grandmaster, the World Champion Since 2007, Retains His Title
Viswanathan Anand, an Indian grandmaster, defeated Veselin Topalov, a Bulgarian, in the 12th and final game of their world championship match to retain the championship.
A Tough Patron and an Old Ideology Give Women a Lift in Bulgarian Politics
Bulgaria's Prime Min Boiko M Borisov has recently promoted legions of women, citing their diligence, strong characters and incorruptibility; some critics view move as cynical ploy aimed at giving country image makeover, but few dispute that empowerment of women in Bulgarian public life is reaching new heights, even as men still dominate politics; Bulgarian women have enjoyed new freedom to reinvent themselves since end of Communist era; photos
SOFIA JOURNAL; A Crime Writer's Pages Come to Life in His Death
Sofia Journal; crime experts says Bulgaria's homegrown mafia holds sway in country as evidenced by murder in January in Sofia of crime writer Bobi Tsankov and April 2008 killing of Georgi Stoev, who also wrote about underworld; Tsankov used his own experiences in crime world to weave tales that blurred truth and fiction; roots of organized crime harken back to cold war when members were recruited from sports clubs by Communist government to serve as armed vigilantes and secret agents; during po...