Balgarianovinite.com Sofia will be part of the Eurovision Song Contest 2027, but answers are needed about how Burgas was selected as the host city, Sofia Mayor Vassil Terziev said in a Facebook post on Saturday.
On August 13, Burgas was officially chosen to host the contest in May 2027.
“Burgas won. Eurovision is coming to Bulgaria. And Burgas’s success should be Bulgaria’s success,” Terziev said, adding that Sofia would provide whatever support it could to help make Eurovision 2027 a success.
“But we also have questions, and I believe Bulgarian National Television should provide answers,” the mayor said.
Terziev said Sofia met the host city criteria and had been a serious candidate, which made transparency about the selection process important to all Sofia residents. He said BNT should explain what criteria were applied, how much weight was given to each, how Sofia and Burgas were assessed, where Burgas scored higher and which experts took part in the selection.
“This is not a criticism of Burgas, nor an attempt to challenge its right to host the contest,” Terziev said, stressing that transparency would build trust.
He called for the focus to be on the wider opportunity for Bulgaria, saying Eurovision winner Dara had given the country an “incredible chance” to attract the attention of hundreds of millions of viewers. “This is now much bigger than a competition between two cities,” he said.
Terziev said Sofia would be part of Eurovision, noting that many visitors would pass through or stay in the capital. The city should offer a week of Eurovision events in squares, on stages, in neighbourhoods and public spaces.
Sofia is ready to support Burgas with experience, expertise and contacts, Terziev said.
“We will ask questions, but we will not allow them to stand in the way of our shared success. Years from now, no one will remember the press releases, the disputes or who said what in August 2026. They will remember Bulgaria in May 2027. They will remember whether we were good hosts and how we made them feel,” the post says.
The selection of the host city involved a committee comprising representatives of BNT and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), as well as experts, who reviewed the bids and assessed the technical specifications of the proposed venues, their compliance with EBU requirements and the contest’s production standards. During the evaluation process, Varna and Plovdiv were eliminated, leaving Burgas and Sofia in the running, according to the international evaluation committee. Sofia Mayor Says Sofia Will Be Part of Eurovision 2027, Calls for Transparency over Host City Decision 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-08-15 11:48:58 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law