The Bulgarian Prime Minister has cast doubt on the effectiveness of EU sanctions against russia

Bulgaria

The Bulgarian Prime Minister stated that previous EU sanctions packages against russia “had not achieved their objective”

14 Jul 2026

Bulgaria


Bulgaria has decided not to block the 21st package of EU sanctions against russia

Bulgaria

Bulgaria will not use its right of veto to block the 21st package of EU sanctions against russia and Belarus, although it does have reservations about a number of points

10 Jul 2026

Bulgaria


Bulgaria will not support the 21st EU sanctions package unless two names are removed from it

Bulgaria

The Bulgarian Prime Minister has set out the conditions for supporting the EU’s 21st package of sanctions against russia

03 Jul 2026

Bulgaria


The Bulgarian Prime Minister has promised to veto a new package of EU sanctions against russia

Bulgaria

Bulgaria will veto the 21st package of EU sanctions against russia, as it could have a negative impact on the country’s economy

19 Jun 2026

Bulgaria


Bulgaria did not support the EU’s 21st package of sanctions against russia due to the inclusion of Patriarch Kirill on the sanctions list

Bulgaria

Bulgaria has stated that it will not support the new, 21st package of EU sanctions against russia due to the inclusion of the head of the russian Orthodox Church

17 Jun 2026

Bulgaria


russian state properties worth €14 million changed owners in Sofia

Bulgaria

The buyer was a Bulgarian national, the former head of Lukoil Bulgaria, who is now involved in the hotel business

04 Jun 2026

Bulgaria


Bulgarian court approves extradition of russian financier to US

Bulgaria

A court in Bulgaria approved the extradition of a russian financier to the United States, where he is wanted in connection with alleged sanctions busting and money laundering

18 Feb 2026

Bulgaria


Bulgaria wants to nationalise the largest oil refinery in the Balkans

Bulgaria

Bulgaria is preparing a law that will allow the confiscation of the Lukoil Neftohim Burgas oil refinery

06 Nov 2025

Bulgaria


Bulgaria is on the brink of a fuel and political crisis due to US sanctions against Lukoil

Bulgaria

New US sanctions against russian company Lukoil could have serious political consequences for Bulgaria

01 Nov 2025

Bulgaria


Bulgarian authorities do not have accurate data on russian assets in the country

Bulgaria

According to the Minister of Justice, there are about 12,000 companies with russian investments in the country, of which 4,492 own land

02 Oct 2024

Bulgaria


Bulgaria is preparing a bill to freeze russian assets

Bulgaria

The draft law aims to freeze russian property belonging to sanctioned persons

23 Jan 2024

Bulgaria


Bulgaria calls on the EU to speed up the use of frozen russian assets

Bulgaria

Bulgaria's Finance Minister Asen Vasilev said this at the EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN)

18 Jan 2024

Bulgaria


Bulgaria prevents russia from earning €1 billion on sanctions loophole

Bulgaria

russia will no longer be able to circumvent oil sanctions and earn money to wage war

21 Nov 2023

Bulgaria


Bulgaria has not sanctioned Russians since 2014

Bulgaria

In Bulgaria, nearly 300,000 Russians own over 500,000 properties, according to the latest data released by the authorities in 2019

15 Feb 2023

Bulgaria


Bulgaria froze Russian assets worth 11.3 million euros

Bulgaria

Information from the report of the European Commission

18 Dec 2022

Bulgaria