The far-right SOS Romania party, founded just three years ago, most closely aligns with the far-right EU group Identity and Democracy (ID), according to Diana Şoșoacă, the leader of the party that will send two of Romania's eight far-right MEPs to the new European Parliament.
Bulgarian President Rumen Radev, known for his long-term opposition to sending aid to Ukraine, blocked the adoption of a common position on the provision of military aid to Kyiv at the Bucharest Nine forum in Riga on Tuesday.
Bulgaria's early parliamentary elections have seen the entry into parliament of a new far-right pro-Russian party, Velichie, which promises to be a factor in the EU's poorest country and irritates other pro-Russian parties.
Romania is sending far-right politicians to the European Parliament for the first time, but AUR's lower-than-expected score has mainstream parties in the country breathing a sigh of relief.
The GERB party of former prime minister Boyko Borissov (EPP) won convincingly the country’s early parliamentary elections and the European vote but the country registered its second lowest-ever turnout of 31.8%.
Regaining Romanian citienship could soon involve passing a compulsory language exam, according to a new government bill amending the country's citizenship law to stamp out potential abuses, which was submitted to parliament on Thursday.
Seventy per cent of Bulgarians believe in conspiracy theories while 37% have fallen foul of misinformation according to a recent survey.
Prosecutors are investigating George Simion, leader of Romania's far-right AUR party, for allegedly orchestrating the falsification of thousands of signatures needed for Silvestru Șoșoacă's candidacy as an independent in the EU elections, something AUR denies.
The Bulgarian army is struggling to shake off the pre-election wave of disinformation that soldiers are about to be sent to fight in Ukraine, despite pro-Russian far-right political forces and President Rumen Radev continuing to say this is in the works.
Romanian authorities carried out searches in several counties on Tuesday after identifying a new method of migrant trafficking that involves migrants entering Schengen countries via Romania, despite migrant trafficking being the main reason why Austria blocked Romania's access to Schengen last year.
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg has found Bulgaria guilty of violating the right to freedom of expression of investigative journalist Rossen Bossev, who exposed a judge's bias.
Bulgarian President Rumen Radev has hinted that Sofia may reassess support for Serbia's EU membership because of how Belgrade treats the Bulgarian minority in the country.
The party leadership of former prime minister Boyko Borissov’s GERB party met with Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Sunday, missing a parliamentary session about diplomatic tensions with Serbia following Bulgaria’s attempt to change its position on the UN resolution on the Srebrenica massacre.
Serbia's ruling nationalist party claimed victory in the capital Belgrade on Sunday (2 June) in a rerun of local elections, nearly six months after allegations of fraud in a previous poll sparked weeks of protests.
The vote on the UN resolution on the Srebrenica massacre in July 1995 has led to unexpected pre-election tensions in Bulgaria, with the GERB party of former prime minister Boyko Borisov (EPP) accused of adopting a pro-Russian position in the final days of the pre-election campaign.
Bulgaria's pro-Russian far-right party Vazrazhdane is calling on Germany's Alternative for Germany (AfD) to join it in a "truly conservative and sovereignist" group, the leader of the Bulgarian formation, Kostadin Kostadinov, announced on social media.
The Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR) and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's ruling Fidesz have expressed a common hope for increased representation of "pro-peace forces" in the European Parliament, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Monday.
Bulgaria has improved its work against money laundering and terrorist financing, making progress on most assessment indicators, the Council of Europe's (CoE) anti-money laundering body said on Tuesday, but it will remain one of two EU member states on the 'grey list' along with Croatia.
Twenty-four NATO members have pledged to no longer accept restrictions on the use of Western weapons against legitimate targets on Russian territory, in a statement issued on Monday in the capital of Bulgaria, whose pro-Russian president, who opposes sending arms to Ukraine, has been absent for some days.
Romanian civil servants falling under certain categories will receive a 10% pay rise this year compared to December 2023, government spokesman Mihai Constantin said on Thursday, despite the country being under the excessive deficit procedure since 2021.
President Klaus Iohannis urged Romanians on Wednesday not to panic following recent remarks by the Army’s Chief of Staff, General Gheorghiţă Vlad, who warned of the likelihood of escalation, including military, with Russia
The Bulgarian prosecutor's office has filed a lawsuit seeking to shut down two pro-Russian paramilitary groups that have been particularly active on social media, with calls to change the country's constitutional order.
Leaked wiretaps of leading politicians from the liberal Renew Europe-linked Bulgarian party “We Continue the Change”, in which one is heard saying that the party has a lot of money available in cash, have shaken the campaign ahead of Bulgaria's early parliamentary and EU elections, scheduled for the same day.
Bulgaria's annual inflation rate, which reached the eurozone average of 2.4% in April and fell below 3% for the first time since summer 2021, significantly increases the country's chances of adopting the euro from 2025, the finance ministry told Euractiv Bulgaria.
