Recriminations over violent clashes between football fans and police in Bulgaria’s capital
There were recriminations on November 17 following the previous night’s unprecedented violent clashes between police and thousands of football fans
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Vote of no confidence in Bulgarian government postponed for lack of quorum
A re-vote of a vote of no confidence in Bulgaria’s Nikolai Denkov government scheduled for November 17 was postponed after
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Civil defence siren test in 14 districts in Bulgaria on November 17
There will be a test of the civil defence siren system in 14 districts in Bulgaria on November 17, the
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Bulgaria issues weather warnings over forecast strong winds on November 18
Bulgaria’s weather bureau has issued the Code Orange warning of dangerous weather for several districts for November 18 because of
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Bulgaria: Injuries, arson as football fans and police clash in Sofia
There were reports of several injuries and incidents of arson – from vehicles to refuse bins – as football fans
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Bulgaria: Vote of no confidence in government in disarray after GERB, MRF walkout
A scheduled vote on a motion of no confidence in Parliament in Bulgarian Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov’s government ended in
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European Commission takes Bulgaria to European Court of Justice over victims’ rights
The European Commission said on November 16 that it has decided to refer Bulgaria to the EU Court of Justice
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German Christmas market 2023 opens in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia on November 17
A traditional German Christmas market – Deutscher Weihnachtsmarkt Sofia – is to be held in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia, with
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Bulgaria had largest reduction in greenhouse gas emissions in EU in Q2 2023 – Eurostat
In the second quarter of 2023, the largest reductions in greenhouse gases among European Union countries on an annual basis
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