In Bilyana Nikolova's grocery store in Chuprene, a village in northwestern Bulgaria, prices are now displayed in levs and euros on hundreds of food products and other items. Still, the shopkeeper, 53, ...

Ahtopol is a small town with stunning views of cliffs and the Black Sea. Its quiet beaches are perfect for those looking for solitude or a romantic getaway. Ahtopol's lighthouse adds to its charm, ...

This book explores the multiple and combined effects of globalization on urban and rural communities, providing case studies from postsocialist Bulgaria. As globalization has been studied largely in ...

In the mountain villages of Smochevo and Pastra, part of Rila municipality, residents are anticipating difficulties in converting their levs into euros due to the absence of local post offices.

In villages, concerns are running high that the euro will mean higher prices - Copyright AFP/File ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS In villages, concerns are running high ...