Bulgaria: Recriminations fly as ITN quits government, and some quit ITN
Recriminations, insults, mutual allegations of being mobsters and a threat of court action were the order of the day on
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Bulgarian PM on Trifonov’s party: Mafia just lost its coalition partner
The co-leaders of the We Continue the Change party, Prime Minister Kiril Petkov and Deputy PM and Finance Minister Assen
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Bulgaria: Outgoing Cabinet minister, group of MPs quit Trifonov’s ITN party
Outgoing Sports Minister Radostin Vassilev and five members of Parliament told a news conference on June 13 that they were
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Drama over claims of ITN MPs defecting to back Bulgaria’s ruling WCC
The political melodrama following the departure of Slavi Trifonov’s ITN party from Bulgaria’s ruling coalition took another turn on June
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Long goodbye for four ITN ministers quitting Bulgaria’s government
All four Cabinet ministers from Slavi Trifonov’s ITN party have now tendered their resignations, but they could remain in office
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Bulgaria’s Sofia municipality in court action against passport for child of same-sex couple
Sofia municipality has filed a cassation appeal in the Sofia Administrative Court against being required to issue the birth certificate
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Bulgaria’s exports in January – April 2022 up 33.6% y/y
In January – April 2022, the total value of all goods exported from Bulgaria amounted to more than 28.7 billion
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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 33 deaths in past week
The deaths of 33 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past week, bringing
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Bulgaria’s WCC seeks support for Budget amendments, minority government
The We Continue the Change (WCC) party co-led by Prime Minister Kiril Petkov and his deputy PM, Finance Minister Assen
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