A reformist coalition led by former Prime Minister Kiril Petkov is the likely winner of Bulgaria’s parliamentary election after exit poll results showed it placing first on Sunday.

Source: https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/nation-world/story/2023-04-01/bulgarians-head-to-polls-for-5th-time-in-2-years

Bulgaria’s situation is made more difficult by the fact that its storages are full of domestic sunflower seed, yet demand for the much cheaper Ukrainian grain is higher in the markets, the minister added.

Source: https://www.budapesttimes.hu/world/agriculture-minister-to-discuss-ban-on-ukrainian-grain-with-central-european-counterparts/

Even the IMF heaped praise on currency boards a year after the installation of Bulgaria’s.

Source: http://www.srilankaguardian.org/2023/01/sri-lanka-and-imf-delusional-partners.html

It has carved a reputation as Bulgaria’s top ski resort, with the addition of a gondola system in the early 2000s leading to the opening up of what is now a network of 14 lifts and around 75km of pistes.

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/europe/bulgaria/best-ski-resorts-bulgaria-b2467399.html

Two were killed by floods in Bulgaria’s Black Sea region on Tuesday.

Source: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1827943/floods-kill-seven-in-turkeys-northwest