Carp is selling for over 12 leva per kilo in Ruse for St. Nicholas Day, and cooked versions cost roughly double that price. Fisherman Sunay Sabriev explained that Danube catch numbers tanked because the river level got way too high, and carp prefer warmer conditions anyway. Sibel Hasanova runs two shops with her family and said customers from other cities show up hunting for Danube fish, but the local supply barely exists this year.
Traders warned shoppers might end up buying imported carp from Greece or Turkey instead of the real Danube stuff. People who can't afford premium prices are grabbing whitefish, catfish, bream, or barbel to keep the holiday tradition alive without wrecking their wallets. Authorities are checking all 13...
GERB lawmaker Georgi Dilov admitted his party knows bailing right away would be the smart political play, but he said state logic demands they push through the budget before heading into fresh elections. The guy figures GERB will rack up better numbers at the polls anyway since voters supposedly flock back during rough patches, and he claimed the whole minority government setup means they need every vote they can scrape together from anyone willing to cooperate.
Dilov went off about how corruption cuts both ways, asking why regular people expect perfection from politicians when they dodge taxes and slip cash to traffic cops themselves. He defended working with MRF as basic math for a weak coalition, and he pushed back on critics...
Bulgaria's e-Government Minister Valentin Mundrov told EU telecom officials in Brussels that cyberattacks are wrecking hospitals, transit networks, and factories instead of just staying digital. The country learned some hard lessons after incidents hit its banks, healthcare systems, and government servers, and Mundrov said nations need to swap intel about threats without exposing weak spots. Bulgaria shares cyber situation reports with other member states every couple of weeks through networks like CyCLONE and platforms such as MeliCERTes.
Mundrov pushed for tougher oversight of big online platforms under the Digital Services Act, saying transparency improved, but coordination still lacks teeth. He backed digital sovereignty as a path...
Nikolay Denkov from PP-DB told reporters he needs more time to review the finance ministry's budget proposal before making detailed comments, but he already spotted major changes in some numbers. The guy said budgets work like public contracts, where you gotta check the fine print before signing off on anything, and transparency matters just as much as raw figures.
Denkov made it clear his coalition will not pull its no-confidence motion against the Zhelyazkov cabinet, no matter what the budget contains. He said trust got torched because the ruling party keeps trying to sneak surprises through parliament, and that style of governance deserves a political red card. The vote could happen any weekday once the speaker picks a date.
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General Atanas Atanasov from We Continue the Change - Democratic Bulgaria told reporters the country is sliding into a winter of serious discontent after protesters hit the streets demanding resignations. He bailed from a demonstration before things got messy at the Bulgarian People's Rights Movement headquarters, and he claims provocations were planned ahead of time. Atanasov says Borisov and Peevski run a shadow government that makes all the calls and probably gets fed classified intel.
The coalition government keeps dragging its feet on pulling a controversial budget that even Borisov wanted scrapped, but his partners blocked the move. Atanasov thinks the ruling crew is stuck like a donkey on a bridge, and their arrogant attitude...
Bulgaria's Ministry of Agriculture started taking applications for a subsidy program aimed at eco-friendly farm upgrades, and the total pot comes out to around 165 million leva. The money covers organic orchards, livestock buildings for organic animal raising, gear for renewable energy production, and tech for precision agriculture. Candidates can grab funds for composting setups and animal welfare improvements that go beyond baseline requirements.
Selection criteria favor organic operations, young farmers, and producer groups that team up instead of going solo. Farms in tough geographic zones get priority, and applicants need solid financial records to score points. Applications stay open until early 2026 through the SEU system.
Harmanli just joined Haskovo on the no-drinking-water list after uranium levels spiked in the region's supply. The local water company is rolling through neighborhoods with excavators to shut off service for people who owe more than three months of bills, and the total debt sits above 2 million leva. One resident named Münyübe racked up 3,000 leva over several years, and she insists her meter is busted, but the company says water waste is driving up the charges.
The whole mess gets worse because Haskovo loses around 80 percent of its extracted water through beat-up pipes before it even reaches homes. Mayor Stanislav Dechev and the water department are starting construction on over 50 kilometers of new pipe to stop the bleeding, and...
Bulgaria locked down funding for the Sofia-Skopje railway through the Connecting Europe Facility running until 2034, which basically means Corridor 8 is getting finished on Bulgarian turf. Deputy Prime Minister Grozdan Karadjov dropped this update at a transport ministers meeting in Brussels, where EU Commissioner Apostolos Zidzikostas and officials from the Western Balkans were hanging out.
Karadjov went off about how north-south corridors need more juice because they could drive growth and energy security. He pushed for better Black Sea connections to unlock new shipping routes and hook the region into worldwide trade. The guy basically said Europe keeps treating these projects like separate national deals instead of one big...
ZANU PF's Manicaland branch is putting up a multi-story headquarters and conference center that's supposed to run over a million bucks. Provincial chairman Tawanda Mukodza told reporters the 3D designs got the green light, contractors showed up, and cement plus bricks are already getting dropped off at the site.
Mukodza gave shoutouts to President Mnangagwa, his investment advisor Paul Tungwarara, and national chairman Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri for pushing the fundraising effort forward. The building plan calls for office space and a massive conference hall that fits more than 3,000 people.
The party wants more donors to chip in cash to finish the project. Mukodza said construction should be visible by Christmas.
