Standoff with Radev: Parliament may vote on only two ministerial appointments
If by September 20, President Roumen Radev has not signed the decree dismissing Mladen Marinov as Interior Ministry chief secretary
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Archaeology: Dig team examines building beneath Plovdiv’s Episcopal Basilica
The archaeological team examining the Episcopal Basilica site in Bulgaria’s second city Plovdiv are studying a large structure beneath the
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Bulgaria utility NEK loses arbitration lawsuit with Belene nuclear power plant consultant
Bulgaria’s electric utility NEK lost an arbitration lawsuit lodged by Belene nuclear power plant consultant WorleyParsons, which was awarded 31.6
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Bulgarian President refuses to meet ruling majority over standoff on ministerial appointment
Bulgarian President Roumen Radev said on September 17 that he was refusing to meet representatives of the governing majority to
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Bulgarian government coalition council names new nominee transport minister
The Bulgarian coalition council of governing parties named Rossen Zhelyazkov, current head of the Communications Regulation Commission, as its new
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Bulgaria’s 2018/19 school year begins, as first-grade numbers drop
Sixty thousand Bulgarian children began first grade on September 17, about 3000 fewer than in the 2017/18 school year, a
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Bulgaria’s Kozloduy nuclear plant begins maintenance on unit 6
Bulgaria’s sole nuclear power plant, at Kozloduy on the Danube River, said that it has shut down the 1000MW sixth
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Another weekend of tit-for-tat politicking between Bulgaria’s president and government
The tit-for-tat politicking between Bulgarian President Roumen Radev and leading figures from Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s ruling majority continued on
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Television cameraman assaulted during anti-government protest in Bulgarian capital – report
A cameraman from Bulgarian television station BTV was assaulted during an anti-government protest in Sofia on September 16, with participants
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