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Bulgarian President Radev vetoes amendments to Renewable Energy Act

May 15, 2025May 15, 2025 Alex Bivol Roumen Radev

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev said on May 15 that he vetoed parts of the bill to amend the Renewable Energy

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: State IT firm admits ‘inaccuracy’ in reported vaccination figures

July 27, 2021October 16, 2021 Alex Bivol new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s state-owned IT firm Informatsionno Obsluzhvane said on July 27 that the sharp increase in the number of people who

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria Socialist leader Ninova to call party leadership contest, stand for re-election

May 27, 2019May 30, 2019 Alex Bivol Bulgarian European elections 2019, Kornelia Ninova

Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) leader Kornelia Ninova said on May 27 that she would ask the party’s executive committee to

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian socialists to seek plebiscite on Istanbul Convention

January 24, 2018January 26, 2018 Alex Bivol Kornelia Ninova

Bulgarian socialists doubled up on their efforts to tap into a populist vein, with party leader Kornelia Ninova announcing on

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Bulgaria 

MRF founder Dogan nudges party away from backing motion of no confidence

December 22, 2017December 25, 2017 Alex Bivol Ahmed Dogan, Kornelia Ninova

Ahmed Dogan, founder of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) – the party led and supported in the main

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Bulgaria 

False start in Bulgaria’s Corporate Commercial Bank embezzlement trial

December 13, 2017December 15, 2017 Alex Bivol CCB affair

Bulgaria’s special criminal court was unable on December 13 to start proceedings in the trial related to the collapse of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian MPs amend law to expand border police powers

November 23, 2017November 24, 2017 Alex Bivol

Bulgarian Parliament passed amendments to the Interior Ministry Act on November 23 that would give the border police directorate of

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Sport 

Grigor Dimitrov clinches ATP Finals title

November 20, 2017November 24, 2017 Alex Bivol Grigor Dimitrov

Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov wrapped up a career year with his biggest title yet, defeating David Goffin to win the ATP

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Bulgaria 

Political leanings colour Bulgaria’s CVM report reactions

November 16, 2017November 24, 2017 Alex Bivol judiciary

The European Commission’s regular reports on progress under the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism (CVM) have always elicited the same reaction

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