European Parliament calls for Bulgaria, Romania to be admitted to Schengen
Members of the European Parliament voted overwhelmingly in favour of a resolution on October 18 calling for Bulgaria and Romania
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October 25 partial solar eclipse to be visible from Bulgaria
Provided that skies are clear, the partial solar eclipse on October 25 2022 will be visible from Bulgaria. As Nasa
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CoE anti-torture body on Bulgaria: inter-prisoner violence, health issues, poor material conditions
In a new report published on October 18 2022 on its visit to Bulgaria in October 2021, the Council of
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EC: Bulgaria had EU’s second-highest road fatality rate in 2021 – final data
Bulgaria’s road fatality rate in 2021 was 81 per million inhabitants, the second-highest in the European Union, after Romania’s rate
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Bulgaria’s government has approved about 87M leva for accommodating Ukrainians
Since the February 2022 beginning of Russia’s current invasion of Ukraine, a succession of Bulgarian governments have approved payments of
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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past week, 37 deaths, 5254 new cases
The deaths of 37 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past week, bringing
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Official: Cyber attack on Bulgarian government websites traced to Russia
The head of Bulgaria’s National Investigation Service, Borislav Sarafov, said on October 16 that the perpetrator of a cyber attack
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Decision on inviting Zelenskyy to address Bulgarian Parliament postponed
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will not be invited to deliver a video address to the October 19 first sitting of
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Russian ambassador will not be invited to opening of Bulgaria’s new Parliament
Russia’s ambassador to Bulgaria Eleonora Mitrofanova and the chargé d’affaires of the embassy of Belarus Nikita Leshukov will not be
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