Radev threatens Bulgarian veto if Russian Patriarch remains on proposed EU sanctions list
Bulgaria will veto the new sanctions package against Russia if it includes measures against Russian Orthodox Church head Patriarch Kirill,
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Bulgarian MPs approve debt ceiling increase to shore up Budget revenues
Bulgaria’s National Assembly approved at second reading on June 18 a bill to raise the government debt ceiling by 3.8
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PM Radev: ‘We will not allow sanctions that reflect negatively on the Bulgarian economy’
We will not allow sanctions that reflect negatively on the Bulgarian economy, Prime Minister Roumen Radev told reporters on June
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Bulgaria’s Foreign Minister confirms government opposes some proposed sanctions on Russia
Bulgaria’s Foreign Minister Velislava Petrova confirmed on June 17 that the country’s government opposes some of the proposals in the
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Bulgarian MPs vote unanimously to freeze their monthly salaries
Members of Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted unanimously on June 17 to approve changes to Parliament’s rules of procedure that freeze
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MONEYVAL: Bulgaria has improved its legal framework to prevent money laundering, terrorist financing
Bulgaria has strengthened its legal framework to prevent and combat money laundering and the financing of terrorism, concludes MONEYVAL, the
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Bulgaria ranks third in EU’s annual bathing waters survey
Bulgaria dropped one spot in the European Environment Agency (EEA) annual report on the quality of bathing waters in the
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Bulgaria’s Tourism Minister gloomy about lack of tourists as summer season starts
Bulgaria’s summer resorts are ready to receive tourists but there are “none”, according to Tourism Minister Ilin Dimitrov. Dimitrov, speaking
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Sharp criticism for Bulgarian PM Radev’s party as Sofia Pride 2026 celebrated
The June 13 Sofia Pride saw sharp criticism of Bulgarian Prime Minister Roumen Radev’s Progressive Bulgaria party for its endorsement
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