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Bulgaria heads to presidential election amid Black Sea tensions, with Iliana Iotova leading polls
A total of 27 candidates are contesting Sunday’s election. To win in the first round, a candidate must secure more than 50% of the vote, with turnout exceeding 50% of all eligible voters

Lukoil’s $20 billion deal: the oil ‘battle’ uniting Trump, Putin and Gulf billionaires
The sale of Lukoil's international assets, worth around $20 billion, has moved from sanctions policy into the talks between Washington and Moscow, with a Boehly-led consortium backed by Gulf investors and a US state agency challenging Carlyle's earlier agreement.

Greek PM rejects Parthenon Sculptures loan as 48 relics return from Bulgaria
Under a Greece-Bulgaria exchange, 48 relics taken in 1917 go on show in Thessaloniki until 5 November before returning to their monasteries and the Serres Metropolis, while Greece hands Sofia Tsar Samuel's remains and bones from four sarcophagi
Historic Greece–Bulgaria agreement: 48 relics to return to Greece, the bones of Tsar Samuel to be transferred to Sofia (photos)
The agreement has been described by the Greek government as being of historic significance, as it is the result of years of negotiations between the two sides

The brutal Bulgarian occupation of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace: Why the Bulgarians delayed their withdrawal from Greece in 1944
The political change in Bulgaria and its shift to an anti-German position – The curious stance of the KKE, the USSR and the Allies – When did the Bulgarians finally leave Greece?

The village of 1,000 residents in Bulgaria gripped by fear after Iranian threats
Relief in the small village of Bezmer, in eastern Bulgaria, following news that the American military aircraft stationed at the local air base had departed — The protests of previous weeks and the defense minister’s mysterious statement about an “Iranian hybrid operation”

Greece sets up Patriot shield for Cyprus and Bulgaria following threats from Tehran’s mullahs
The scenarios, assessments, NATO and the new balance of power in the Eastern Mediterranean

Greece joins nine countries to push for changes to the EU emissions trading system
Athens outlines seven key priorities for revising the EU ETS, aiming to safeguard competitiveness while achieving climate goals

Mitsotakis in Sofia: New European defense financing tool, joint Greece-Bulgaria front on competitiveness
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with Bulgarian President Rumen Radev in Sofia, where the two leaders highlighted the importance of deepening cooperation between Greece and Bulgaria in infrastructure, energy, water management, and European defense
