Bulgarian News

Plans for Gold Mine Divide Bulgarians A mining project has been mired in social and environmental controversy, but the Bulgarian government has provisionally approved it, overriding the fierce opposition of the community.

Anti-Roma Demonstrations Spread Across Bulgaria 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.

Migration Prompts E.U. to Seek New Travel Rules Proposals would allow countries to reintroduce border controls following emergencies, like a terrorist attack, in a region of visa-free movement.

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.

Subtle Shift at the Gypsy Bride Market It is modern economics, not ethics, that are bringing change to the semi-nomadic Roma, who in the early 21st century are among the few in Europe hewing to ancient ways.

The Ghost of Revolutions Past What Egyptians in 2011 can learn from the experience of Bulgarians in 1989.