Two aviators confirmed dead in jet crash at Bulgaria’s Graf Ignatievo air base
Two aviators have been confirmed dead after a Bulgarian Air Force L-39ZA jet crashed during a training exercise at Graf
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Author: The Sofia Globe staff
Bulgaria cancels military air show after L-39 jet crashes
Bulgaria’s caretaker Defence Minister Atanas Zapryanov issued an order on September 13 cancelling an air show that had been scheduled
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European Commission authorises higher advance CAP payments to EU farmers
The European Commission (EC) authorised on September 13 EU member states to pay higher advances of Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) funds to agricultural
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Bulgarian supreme court upholds refusal to register Dogan’s Democracy, Rights and Freedoms – MRF coalition for October elections
At a sitting on September 12, Bulgaria’s Supreme Administrative Court rejected an appeal by the Movement for Rights and Freedoms
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EU prolongs sanctions on individuals for Russia’s war on Ukraine for further six months
The Council of the EU decided on September 12 to prolong the restrictive measures targeting those responsible for undermining or
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Bulgaria’s SJC resumes proceedings to elect new prosecutor-general
Bulgaria’s Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) decided on September 12 to resume the process of electing a new prosecutor-general to replace
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Eurostat: EU countries issued more than 3.7 million first residence permits in 2023
More than 3.7 million first residence permits were issued in the European Union to non-EU citizens in 2023, a 4.7 per cent
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Bulgarian supreme court orders electoral commission to register Peevski’s coalition for October’s parliamentary elections
In a ruling on September 11, Bulgaria’s Supreme Administrative Court said that the Central Electoral Commission’s (CEC) refusal to register
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Bulgaria’s exports in January-July 2024 down 2.9%, imports up 0.3% y/y
In January – July 2024, the total value of all the goods exported from Bulgaria amounted to 49 684.6 million
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