Bulgaria’s Parliament reverts to being eight-group as one ceases to exist
A few days after becoming a nine-group Parliament, Bulgaria’s National Assembly reverted to being eight-group. This happened on March 21
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Bulgarian PM discusses country’s euro zone accession with ECB, Eurogroup heads
Bulgarian Prime Minister Rossen Zhelyazkov held talks on March 20 in Brussels with European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde
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Bulgarian Parliament appoints Orlin Kolev as Constitutional Court judge
Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted on March 20 to appoint Orlin Kolev as Constitutional Court judge to replace Konstantin Penchev. The
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Restored Nebet Tepe archaeological complex in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv re-opens for visitors
The restored Nebet Tepe archaeological complex in Bulgaria’s city of Plovdiv was officially opened on March 20. Nebet Tepe is one
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Thousands in protest in Bulgaria’s capital to get Peevski out of power
Several thousand Bulgarians turned out in capital city Sofia on March 19 for a protest, organised by the Justice for
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Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry issues advisory on restrictions in Istanbul
Turkish authorities have imposed restrictions on movement on certain roads of the city, public transport and metro stops, bans on
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Last batch of new MPs takes oath in Bulgaria’s Parliament after Constitutional Court ruling
Members of Ivelin Mihailov’s nationalist-populist Velichie party were sworn in as members of Bulgaria’s Parliament on March 19, creating the
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EC: Bulgaria had second-highest road death rate in EU in 2024 – preliminary data
Bulgaria had the second-highest road death rate in the European Union in 2024, the European Commission (EC) said on March
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Day of mourning in Bulgaria on March 18 for victims of disco fire in N Macedonia
March 18 will be a day of national mourning in Bulgaria for the victims of the fire at a disco
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