Dutch, Austrian leaders on Bulgaria and Schengen: ‘Not yet’
Two days before European Union home affairs ministers are due to decide on whether to admit Bulgaria to the Schengen
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Bulgarian publisher’s campaign raises more than 530 000 leva for generators for Ukrainian city
The fundraiser initiated by Bulgarian publisher and former Democratic Bulgaria MP Manol Peykov has raised just more than 534 710
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Bulgaria threatens ‘countermeasures’ if Netherlands, Austria block it from Schengen
Bulgaria’s caretaker government is ready with “relevant decisions, including considering possible countermeasures” if the Netherlands and Austria veto its joining
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Bulgaria: Borissov’s party names candidate PM, seen as having no chance of being elected
Boiko Borissov’s GERB-UDF coalition has named Nikolai Gabrovski, a surgeon with no previous national political profile, as its candidate prime
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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past week, 23 deaths, 1109 new cases
The deaths of 23 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past week, bringing
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Dutch opposition to Bulgaria joining Schengen irks country’s leaders
Bulgarian government officials and political leaders have been irked by reported comments by Wopke Hoekstra, that it is “still to
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Controversial amendments to Bulgaria’s election law
After sittings over three separate days, adding up to a total of more than 40 hours, Bulgaria’s National Assembly approved
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Proposal for Bulgaria to supply small arms, ammunition to Ukraine
Bulgaria’s Defence Ministry has come up with a list of weaponry to be supplied to Ukraine, consisting of small arms
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Bulgarian Foreign Ministry employees strike for higher pay
Employees of Bulgaria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs began a strike on December 2, demanding higher pay, with the lowest salaries
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