Bulgaria

Sotir Tsatsarov, the chief Bulgarian prosecutor, has said that a probe into the wiretapping scandal has revealed several wiretapping violations at the country's interior ministry,... 2013-04-26

On March 10, a third Bulgarian man died from self-immolation amid continuing protests against poverty and corruption. The act triggered street demonstrations in major Bulgarian cities,... 2013-03-15

BMI View: We forecast Bulgaria to run a current account deficit of 1.6% of GDP in both 2012 and 2013 and 1.1% in 2014 as Bulgaria continues its gradual rebalancing following large external... 2013-02-19

BMI View: We believe Bulgaria will remain one of the EU's best fiscal performers in 2013. We forecast the country's fiscal deficit to be 1.4% of GDP in 2013 and expect the national... 2013-02-19

On February 18, Bulgaria urged European governments to take a harder stance towards Hezbollah, after blaming the Lebanese Islamist movement for a bus bombing that killed five Israelis... 2013-02-19

The governments of Greece and Bulgaria have blocked Macedonia's accession talks with the EU. Greece said that it was against the talks on the grounds of the bilateral dispute over Macedonia's... 2012-12-21

The Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) increased by 3.1% year-on-year (y-o-y) in August, the highest print in a year, from 2.4% in July, as a 13.1% hike in electricity prices... 2012-12-21