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Bulgarian Socialist Party listed as major tax debtor

May 20, 2023May 20, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Kornelia Ninova

The National Revenue Agency has listed Kornelia Ninova’s Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) as a major tax debtor, owing the state

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Bulgaria’s Tourism Ministry to officially launch summer 2023 tourist season on May 21

May 19, 2023May 19, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

On May 21, Bulgaria’s caretaker Tourism Minister Ilin Dimitrov will officially launch the summer 2023 tourist season, the ministry said.

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GERB-UDF candidate PM urges ‘all who want constitutional reform’ to back proposed government

May 19, 2023May 19, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2023

GERB-UDF candidate Prime Minister Maria Gabriel has thanked the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) and ITN for their support

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Bulgaria: GERB-UDF says it is holding talks on proposed government

May 18, 2023May 18, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2023

Boiko Borissov’s GERB-UDF, holder of the first mandate to seek to form a government, is holding talks on the portfolios

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Bulgaria 

Borissov: WCC-Democratic Bulgaria bid to get government elected will fail

May 17, 2023May 17, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria elections 2023

GERB-UDF leader Boiko Borissov said on May 17 that if his coalition’s bid to get a government elected failed, so

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WCC-Democratic Bulgaria stands firm against government proposed by GERB-UDF

May 16, 2023May 16, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2023

The We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria coalition is holding to its stance that it will not vote in favour of

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Bulgarian President Radev hands mandate to Gabriel to try to form Cabinet

May 15, 2023May 15, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Maria Gabriel, Roumen Radev

At a formal ceremony at the Presidency in Sofia on May 15, President Roumen Radev handed Maria Gabriel, the Prime

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Prosecutor-General refuses to step down, claims political interference

May 15, 2023May 15, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

Bulgaria’s Prosecutor-General Ivan Geshev said on May 15 that he would not give in to pressure and resign, accusing politicians

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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past week, 12 deaths, 697 new cases

May 15, 2023May 15, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 12 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past week, bringing

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