Bulgarian Parliament approves second of three readings of constitutional amendments
Bulgaria’s Parliament approved on December 19 the second of three readings of constitutional amendments regarding the restructuring of the judiciary,
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Month: December 2023
FDI in Bulgaria in January-October 2023 was 3.4B euro
Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first 10 months of the year stood at 3.4 billion euro, the equivalent
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Association of Ukrainian organisations in Bulgaria warns of phony protest planned for Sofia
Pro-Russian structures are organising a “peaceful rally” entitled “End the war in Ukraine” in which Ukrainian-speaking people have been recruited
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Bulgarian railways signs 91.2M leva contract for 10 new Siemens Smartron locomotives
Bulgarian state railways BDZ signed on December 18 a contract valued at 91.2 million leva (about 46.6 million euro) for
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EU adopts 12th package of sanctions on Russia over war on Ukraine, including ban on diamond imports
The Council of the European Union adopted on December 18 a 12th package of economic and individual restrictive measures in
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Bulgaria: Pro-Russian minority party’s bid to scupper sitting of Parliament fails
An attempt by pro-Russian minority party Vuzrazhdane to obstruct the December 18 special sitting of Bulgaria’s Parliament failed, but the
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Fifth sitting of Sofia city council again fails to elect council chairperson
The fifth sitting of Sofia city council, held on December 18, again failed to elect a council chairperson. Elected on
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New 65M euro for four EU countries, including Bulgaria, hosting people fleeing Russia’s war on Ukraine
The European Commission (EC) said on December 18 that it had decided last week to make available more than 65
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Bulgarian public radio cancels broadcast of interview with Russian ambassador
The programme board of public broadcaster Bulgarian National Radio (BNR) voted on December 16 to cancel the broadcast of a
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