Bulgaria Defence Minister signs F-16 fighter jet acquisition contracts
Bulgaria’s Defence Minister Krassimir Karakachanov signed on July 11 the contracts to buy eight Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter jets, one
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Day: July 11, 2019
Fewer dead dolphins wash up on shores of Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast in 2019
Summer 2019 is again seeing numbers of dead dolphins washing up on the shore of Bulgaria’s Black Sea coastline, but
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Speaker of Bulgaria’s Parliament probes lawfulness of ouster of Siderov
The Speaker of Bulgaria’s National Assembly, Tsveta Karayancheva, has ordered an investigation into whether the ouster of Ataka leader Volen
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Bulgaria’s Parliament votes new rules on passports, identity documents
From 2021, Bulgarian citizens will have a choice of getting a passport with a validity of either five or 10
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CPT: Bulgaria progresses in treatment of detained foreigners, improvements in health care, communication needed
The Council of Europe’s anti-torture committee (CPT), in a report published on July 11, praised certain improvements in the conditions
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Defence Ministry: Bulgaria plans to buy another 8 F-16s, on deferred payments
A day after Bulgaria’s Cabinet approved a deal with the US to buy eight F-16 fighter jets for $1.25 billion,
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Archaeology: Remnants of Roman dwelling found in centre of Bulgaria’s Plovdiv
A team from heating energy distribution firm EVN Toplofikatsiya has found remnants of a Roman dwelling with a clay pipeline,
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Bulgaria bans sale of hookahs, e-cigs to under-18s, rejects ban on hookahs in indoor public places
Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted on July 11 to reject a proposed ban on the smoking of hookahs in indoor public
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Bulgarian President: F-16 deal makes no sense if aircraft capabilities fall short
Bulgarian President Roumen Radev has again called into question the country’s $1.25 billion deal to buy eight F-16 fighters, approved
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