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Bulgarian Socialist Party resumes talks with WCC on proposing a government

July 1, 2022July 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Kornelia Ninova

The Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) is resuming negotiations with the Kiril Petkov-Assen Vassilev We Continue the Change (WCC) party on

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Bulgaria’s outgoing PM rejects Russia’s ultimatum over expulsion of diplomats

July 1, 2022July 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Kiril Petkov, Kornelia Ninova, Russia

Bulgaria’s outgoing Prime Minister Kiril Petkov said on July 1 that he would not change the decision to expel 70

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Petkov: Assen Vassilev will be WCC’s Prime Minister candidate

July 1, 2022July 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov

The We Continue the Change (WCC) party will nominate Assen Vassilev, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister, as its candidate

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Bulgarian Navy destroys floating sea mine in Black Sea

July 1, 2022July 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria’s Navy destroyed a floating sea mine on June 30, the Navy said in a statement on July 1. The

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In past month, 107 Covid-19 deaths in Bulgaria

July 1, 2022July 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 107 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in June 2022, bringing the

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Midway through 2022, Bulgaria’s road death toll is 221

July 1, 2022July 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

The death toll in road accidents in Bulgaria in the first six months of 2022 was 221, according to provisional

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Russian ambassador to Bulgaria threatens embassy closure after staff expulsion

June 30, 2022June 30, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Russia

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry said on June 30 that Russian ambassador Eleonora Mitrofanova has asked Bulgaria to withdraw its expulsion of

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Bulgarian Parliament approves 2022 Budget revision at second reading

June 30, 2022June 30, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s MPs passed at second reading the revision of the 2021 Budget Act on June 30, following three days of

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Bulgaria January-May 2022 Budget surplus at 605.1M leva

June 30, 2022June 30, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has recorded a consolidated Budget surplus of 605.1 million leva in the first five months of the

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