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Bulgaria’s PM says he will table resignation on June 27

June 23, 2022June 23, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Roumen Radev

Kiril Petkov told reporters in Brussels that he will submit his resignation as Prime Minister on the morning of June

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Bulgaria 

Health Ministry: Two monkeypox cases confirmed in Bulgaria

June 23, 2022June 23, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

As of June 23, two cases of monkeypox have been confirmed in Bulgaria, the Health Ministry said in a media

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM Petkov’s Cabinet loses vote of no confidence in Parliament

June 22, 2022June 22, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov

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 

Bulgaria’s PM: Opposition putting receipt of billions in EU funds at risk

June 22, 2022June 22, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov

The opposition denying Parliament a quorum for its sitting on June 22 meant that the European Funds Management Bill had

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Bulgaria 

Zelenskyy thanks Bulgarian PM for backing Ukraine’s EU bid

June 22, 2022June 22, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Russia, Ukraine

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 

Bulgaria’s opposition majority scuppers Parliament sitting to elect Speaker

June 22, 2022June 22, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov

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 

Bulgaria’s PM hopes no-confidence motion will not pass, but has ‘Plan B’

June 21, 2022June 22, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov

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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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Parliament debates motion of no confidence in Petkov government

June 21, 2022June 21, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov

Debate in Parliament on a motion of no confidence in Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov’s government proceeded lengthily on June

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Bulgaria 

Eurostat: Bulgaria, Romania had EU’s lowest consumer price levels in 2021

June 21, 2022June 21, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria and Romania had the lowest price levels for consumer goods and services in the European Union in 2021, at

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