Bulgarian far-right leader fined 3000 leva for attack on LGBTQI+ Rainbow Hub centre
Sofia City Court fined far-right extra-parliamentary party leader and former presidential candidate Boyan Rasate 3000 leva (about 1533 euro) after
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Bulgaria’s Health Ministry approves second booster against Covid-19 for over-18s
Bulgaria’s Ministry of Health said on June 24 that it had approved the recommendations of an expert council regarding administering
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Bulgaria’s PM says he will table resignation on June 27
Kiril Petkov told reporters in Brussels that he will submit his resignation as Prime Minister on the morning of June
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Health Ministry: Two monkeypox cases confirmed in Bulgaria
As of June 23, two cases of monkeypox have been confirmed in Bulgaria, the Health Ministry said in a media
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Bulgarian PM Petkov’s Cabinet loses vote of no confidence in Parliament
The government of Prime Minister Kiril Petkov lost a vote of no confidence in Parliament on June 22, with 123
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Bulgaria’s PM: Opposition putting receipt of billions in EU funds at risk
The opposition denying Parliament a quorum for its sitting on June 22 meant that the European Funds Management Bill had
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Zelenskyy thanks Bulgarian PM for backing Ukraine’s EU bid
Ahead of a European Council meeting that will discuss his country’s bid for accession talks with the European Union, Ukrainian
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Bulgaria’s opposition majority scuppers Parliament sitting to elect Speaker
A June 22 sitting of Bulgaria’s Parliament that had been meant to elect a new Speaker was cancelled after four
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Bulgaria’s PM hopes no-confidence motion will not pass, but has ‘Plan B’
Speaking to reporters after the close of an eight-hour debate in Parliament on a motion of no confidence in his
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