Bulgaria: We Continue the Change in a huddle over possible GERB government
At the initiative of We Continue the Change (WCC) co-leader Kiril Petkov, the party was holding internal discussions on May
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Month: May 2023
Fitch keeps Bulgaria’s credit rating unchanged despite political instability
Five elections in two years have not dampened Fitch Ratings’ expectations about Bulgaria’s creditworthiness, as the global ratings agency re-affirmed
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Motion to dismiss Geshev as Bulgaria’s Prosecutor-General tabled in Supreme Judicial Council
Members of the Prosecutors College of the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) have submitted a proposal for Ivan Geshev to be
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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Omicron strain found in all 83 samples – NCIPD
Bulgaria’s National Centre for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (NCIPD) said on May 12 that it has found the Omicron coronavirus
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Eurostat: Eight EU countries had overcrowded prison cells in 2021
In 2021, a total of eight European Union countries experienced overcrowded prison cells, while 17 countries had extra capacity, EU
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Sofia Science Festival: Andrew Steele and the science of getting older without getting old
For British scientist Andrew Steele, the greatest humanitarian challenge is one you may not think of – to enable all
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Bulgaria’s exports in Q1 2023 up 8.3% y/y, imports 4.2% higher
In January – March 2023, the total value of all goods exported from Bulgaria added up to 22.84 billion leva,
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Alpha Research poll: 56% of Bulgarians want parties to back GERB-UDF effort to form government
More than half of Bulgarians believe that the parliamentary groups in the 49th National Assembly should support the efforts of
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European Parliament votes for EU accession to Istanbul Convention
Members of the European Parliament voted overwhelmingly on May 10 for the European Union’s accession to the Istanbul Convention, which
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