Humanitarian organisations, UN in fundraising appeal to support refugees from Ukraine in Bulgaria
As humanitarian support to refugees from Ukraine enters its third year, 19 humanitarian organizations and UN in Bulgaria are appealing
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Bulgarian MPs vote to accept presidential veto on Penal Procedure Code amendments
Bulgarian Parliament voted on February 15 to revise the bill amending the country’s Penal Procedure Code, accepting the veto imposed
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UK’s Cameron praises Bulgaria for economic reforms, giving up Russian oil, gas
Visiting Sofia on February 14, British Foreign Secretary David Cameron congratulated Bulgaria on its economic reforms and on diversifying energy
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Bulgaria had second-largest drop in greenhouse gas emissions in EU in Q3 2023 – Eurostat
The largest reductions in greenhouse gases in the European Union in the third quarter of 2023 are estimated for Estonia
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Bulgaria: Prosecutors re-submit espionage charges against group alleged to have spied for Russia
The Military District Prosecutor’s Office – Sofia has resubmitted to the Sofia Military Court charges against a group of six
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Nato chief welcomes unprecedented rise in alliance’s defence spending
Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg released on February 14 Nato’s latest defence spending figures, which show an unprecedented increase across
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Dark parks: Sofia municipality to begin repairing lighting
After a deluge of complaints, Sofia municipality is finally beginning to repair the lighting in the Bulgarian capital city’s parks,
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Bulgarian President Radev vetoes amendments to Penal Procedure Code
Bulgarian President Roumen Radev said on February 12 that he vetoed parts of the most recent bill to amend the
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Bulgaria: Weather warnings for some districts for February 12 because of forecast strong winds
Bulgaria’s weather bureau has issued the Code Orange warning of dangerous weather for two districts for February 12 because of
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