A drone view of the drought’s impact on the Danube River
The famed waterway’s flow has hit historic lows, even halting vessel crossings
What to do with 30,000 gouged-out eyes? Writer David Toscana takes on the story of Basil II’s punishment of the Bulgarians
The author, who began his working life as an engineer in Mexican maquiladoras, has won a prestigious literary award with a fictionalized account of a historical event that intertwines fantasy and dark humor
Alleged mastermind of arms trafficking ring supplying military hardware to Mexican organized crime arrested in Madrid
Petar Mirchev, a Bulgarian linked to Viktor Bout, the ‘Merchant of Death,’ was detained at the request of the United States for negotiating with the Jalisco New Generation Cartel
Welcome to the most technologically-advanced village in Spain: It doesn’t have high-speed internet, but there’s a uranium plant
The residents of the peaceful Juzbado, in the province of Salamanca, are surprised to learn that more than 90% of the local workers make their living from the technology sector
Putin, Trump and the shaking of Europe’s political map
The expansionism of the presidents of Russia and the United States sets a dangerous example for less powerful countries that have open territorial disputes with Ukraine
Ukraine’s great silent victory: The reconquest of the Black Sea
The use of the Danube and Constanta ports in Romania, coupled with the success of securing the Odesa-Bosphorus route, has boosted Ukrainian grain exports to near pre-war levels
50 million Europeans will pirate this summer’s main sports events
The European Union Intellectual Property Office indicates that the sale of counterfeit products incurs €850 million in losses for manufacturers every year
Far-right extremism spreads among young people in Central and Eastern Europe
Several studies have found that nationalism is growing among millennials and Gen Z in countries such as Bulgaria, Hungary and Romania, which show waning support for the EU and NATO
Greece just legalized same-sex marriage. Will other Orthodox countries join them any time soon?
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Civil unions may become more common among Orthodox countries gravitating toward the European Union. They remain off the table in Russia and countries in its orbit
From Holland to Bulgaria, images of communism’s extremes
In her latest photobook, Bulgarian visual narrator Hristina Tasheva explores the meaning of utopias and their drift
Russia is defeated in its bid to regain a seat on the UN’s top human rights body
Moscow’s U.N. ambassador, Vassily Nebenzia, accused the United States on Monday of leading a campaign to prevent their return to the council
Ukraine pushes Russian Black Sea fleet back and opens grain corridor through NATO waters
Last July, Russia broke the Black Sea Grain Initiative, an agreement signed in summer 2022 with Turkey and the UN that allowed Ukrainian grain to be exported to international markets
The Bulgarian soup that cures a hangover
Served in restaurants across the country, ‘shkembe chorba’ contains milk and tripe and is dressed with salt, garlic, wine vinegar and chili
Brussels tables €100m in aid to eastern member states to stem Ukraine grain crisis
The European Commission has proposed ‘extraordinary’ restrictions on some products exported by Kyiv that would allow only for transit through Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, Bulgaria and Romania
EU grain crisis opens cracks in unconditional support for Ukraine in eastern Europe
Poland is leading an initiative to limit the economic impact on the EU’s eastern bloc of the go-ahead for the import of duty-free agricultural products from Kyiv
Madelaine Böhme, the paleontologist who challenged long-held tenets about the cradle of humanity
The German scientist’s research on the European hominid sparked controversy by theorizing that the human race may not have originated in Africa
First evidence for horseback riding dates back 5,000 years
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Researchers analyzed more than 200 Bronze Age skeletal remains in museum collections in Bulgaria, Poland, Romania, Hungary and the Czech Republic
Romania’s PM: A common effort is needed to ensure NATO defends every inch of territory against Russia
Nicolae Ciucă, a former army general who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, says the Kremlin’s rhetoric poses a threat not just to Ukraine but to anyone who supports it
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