Bulgarian Socialist Party breaks off talks with WCC on government formation
The Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) executive bureau decided on June 29 to suspend talks with the Kiril Petkov-Assen Vassilev We
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Broadcast regulator fails to elect new head of Bulgarian National Television
Three rounds of voting by statutory broadcast regulator the Council for Electronic Media on June 29 failed to elect a
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Bulgarian President reserved in comments on expulsion of Russian diplomats
Bulgarian President Roumen Radev told reporters in Madrid that he hoped that Prime Minister Kiril Petkov would have carefully considered
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Sharp exchanges over Bulgaria’s expulsion of Russian diplomats
There were sharp exchanges in Bulgaria’s National Assembly on June 29 as parliamentary groups reacted to the announcement on Tuesday
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Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry slams Russian embassy’s fundraiser for soldiers
Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry has described a fundraising initiative for Russia’s military, posted on the Facebook page of the Russian embassy
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Poll: Half of Bulgarians want a new government, without fresh elections
By a very narrow margin, more than half of Bulgarians would prefer to see a new government elected without Parliament
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Bulgaria expels 70 Russian diplomats
Bulgaria is expelling 70 Russian diplomats who worked against Bulgaria’s interests, Prime Minister Kiril Petkov told journalists on June 28,
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Bulgaria: WCC hits out at President over decision to end consultations
The Kiril Petkov-Assen Vassilev We Continue the Change (WCC) party has described as “strange” President Roumen Radev’s announcement of the
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Bulgaria’s WCC party begins formal consultations on proposed government
Bulgaria’s Kiril Petkov-Assen Vassilev We Continue the Change (WCC) party’s national council gave a mandate on June 28 to start
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