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Bulgaria’s Cabinet decided on September 11 to open talks with ContourGlobal Maritsa Iztok 3 on terminating its power purchasing agreement with state-owned electric utility NEK. In a statement, the cabinet […]
The head of Bulgaria’s State Agency for National Security has imposed a 10-year ban on Russian billionaire Konstantin Malofeev entering the country, Prosecutor-General Sotir Tsatsarov told Parliament on September 11. […]
At the request of MPs, the head of the State Agency for National Security (SANS) and the Interior Minister briefed Bulgaria’s National Assembly on September 11 on the allegations against […]
Bulgaria’s geopolitical orientation is the European Union and Nato, Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said at the start of a regular weekly meeting of the Cabinet on September 11, commenting on […]
Nikolai Malinov, the president of Bulgaria’s Russophile Movement who is facing charges of spying for Russia, has rejected the allegations, saying that he found them personally offensive. Malinov denied that […]
The pupil-teacher ratio at primary school level in Bulgaria in 2017 was 15.3, just above the average for the European Union, EU statistics agency Eurostat said on September 11. Eurostat […]
The head of the Russophile National Movement in Bulgaria, Nikolai Malinov, has been accused of espionage and former KGB general Leonid Reshetnikov – a figure close to Vladimir Putin – […]
Bulgaria’s Mariya Gabriel is being nominated for the Innovation and Youth portfolio in the next European Commission, EC President-elect Ursula von der Leyen told a news conference on September 10. […]
European Commission President-elect Ursula von der Leyen announced on September 10 the proposed portfolios for the Commission that is due to take office on November 1. The new College will […]
The spread of African Swine Fever (ASF) is not only a regional but also a global problem, which means huge losses for the countries concerned and which could have a […]
