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Bulgaria’s Parliament votes Zhelyazkov government into office

January 16, 2025January 16, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s 51st National Assembly voted into office on January 16 a coalition government headed by Rossen Zhelyazkov of Boiko Borissov’s

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Bulgarian MPs approve bill to prolong 2024 Budget Act provisions

January 15, 2025January 15, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s National Assembly approved at second reading on January 15 a bill extending the duration of the provisions of the

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Bulgaria’s Parliament amends law on top posts in judiciary

January 15, 2025January 15, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

Bulgaria’s Parliament passed at second reading on January 15 a bill amending the Judiciary Act, which will limit the appointment

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Bulgaria’s caretaker government approves draft amendments to Foreigners Act

January 15, 2025January 15, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Schengen

Meeting on January 15, Bulgaria’s caretaker government approved draft amendments to the Foreigners Act, to be tabled in Parliament, the

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Romania has joined Nato Battle Group in Bulgaria

January 15, 2025January 15, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Romania

Starting January 2025, Romania augmented its troop and military equipment contribution to two more Nato Battle Groups operating in the

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Bulgaria’s caretaker government to ask Parliament to approve Javelins contract

January 15, 2025January 15, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s caretaker government approved at a meeting on January 15 an international contract to acquire Javelin missiles under the US

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GERB-UDF’s Zhelyazkov presents proposed government to President Radev

January 15, 2025January 15, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

At a ceremony on January 15, GERB-UDF’s Rossen Zhelyazkov accepted from President Roumen Radev a mandate to seek to get

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GERB-UDF’s Zhelyazkov: Nomination of a government depends on Dogan faction of MRF

January 14, 2025January 14, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

A day before being due to be handed a mandate by President Roumen Radev to seek to get a government

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Bulgarian President to hand GERB-UDF mandate to seek to form a government on January 15

January 13, 2025January 13, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian head of state President Roumen Radev will on January 15 hand Boiko Borissov’s GERB-UDF coalition the first mandate to

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