Bulgaria dissents from EU move on Istanbul Convention against violence against women, domestic violence
In a decision on February 21, European Union ministers requested the agreement of the European Parliament to implement the Istanbul
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Bulgaria’s plan for replacement fighter jets falters
The February 15 deadline for Bulgaria to receive offers to supply replacement fighter jets pending the arrival of the F-16s
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EC: Bulgaria had second-highest road death rate in EU in 2022 – preliminary data
Romania had the highest road death rate in the European Union in 2022, at 86 deaths per one million inhabitants,
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Education Ministry produces study aid for Ukrainian children to learn Bulgarian
Bulgaria’s Ministry of Education and Science has developed a study aid for learning Bulgarian as a foreign language, the ministry
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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past week, 10 deaths, 330 new cases
The deaths of 10 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past week, bringing
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UN agencies shocked after 18 Afghans die in abandoned lorry near Sofia
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) are shocked and
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Seven held in connection with deaths of 18 migrants in lorry in Bulgaria
Seven people have been taken into 24-hour custody in connection with the deaths of 18 irregular migrants in a lorry
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Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry: 18 migrants found dead in lorry in Sofia
Eighteen irregular migrants have been found dead in a lorry at the side of the road in the village of
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Tourism numbers in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia ‘recovering extremely quickly after the pandemic’
Tourism numbers in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia are recovering quickly after the pandemic, according to statements by Sofia municipality and
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