FRANKFURT (S&P Global Ratings) Feb. 21, 2022--S&P Global Ratings said today it withdrew its 'BBB/A-2' long- and short-term foreign and local currency credit ratings on Bulgaria?s (BBB/Stable/A-2) €8 billion medium-term note (MTN) program at the sovereign's request. The 'BBB' long-term sovereign credit rating, with a stable outlook, 'A-2' short-term rating, and issue ratings on Bulgaria remain in place. General Criteria: Environmental, Social, And Governance Principles In Credit Ratings, Oct. 10, 2021 Criteria Governments Sovereigns: Sovereign Rating Methodology, Dec. 18, 2017 General Criteria: Methodology For Linking Long-Term And Short-Term Ratings, April 7, 2017 General Criteria: Principles Of Credit Ratings, Feb. 16, 2011 General Criteria: Methodology: Criteria For Determining Transfer And Convertibility Assessments, May 18, 2009 Bulgaria, Nov. 29, 2021