Nikolai Denkov

President Rumen Radev has officially handed the mandate to form a government to the GERB party. The ceremony at the presidency saw the presence of key negotiators from both GERB and "We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria" (WCC-DB), including resigned Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov and WCC-DB co-chairman Kiril Petkov.

Negotiations between Bulgarian political parties GERB and "We Continuing the Change - Democratic Bulgaria" (WCC-DB) ended in failure, announced resigned Deputy Prime Minister Mariya Gabriel at a Sunday evening briefing.

Eurogroup President Paschal Donohoe confirmed that Bulgaria could adopt the euro in 2025. This statement came following discussions with Bulgarian officials, including outgoing Prime Minister Nikolay Denkov, outgoing Deputy Prime Minister Mariya Gabriel, and outgoing Finance Minister Assen Vassilev.

The Bulgarian Orthodox Church and the Council of Ministers have unveiled the schedule for the funeral proceedings of Patriarch Neophyte, who passed away on Wednesday evening after battling a lung ailment at the Military Medical Academy in Sofia. The Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church announced that the public can pay their respects to the late patriarch on Friday at St.

President Rumen Radev is poised to issue a mandate for cabinet formation to an individual designated by GERB, the largest parliamentary group, on March 15th. This decision comes against the backdrop of Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov's resignation on March 5th, which initiated the process of government rotation.

Resigned Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov has issued a stark ultimatum, indicating that Bulgaria may be headed for early elections if negotiations to form a government with the first mandate falter.

Bulgaria's President Rumen Radev is set to engage in consultations with representatives from various parliamentary groups in the 49th National Assembly. Scheduled over Monday and Tuesday, these deliberations hold significant weight in shaping the country's political landscape.

In an elaborate press briefing that lasted for more than two hours, the departing Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov and Deputy Prime Minister Mariya Gabriel provided a comprehensive account of their administration's journey through the initial nine months in office.

After nine months of governing the country in turbulent times and an uncertain "assembly", the "Denkov" cabinet went down in history unanimously - all 216 deputies in the plenary hall voted for the resignation of the prime minister, submitted on Tuesday. There was not a single vote against or abstention.

In an exclusive interview with Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ), Bulgarian Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov articulated the nation's steadfast commitment to supporting Ukraine in its quest to restore pre-war order, emphasizing that Russia's triumph in the Ukrainian conflict stands in direct opposition to Bulgaria's national interests.