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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Archaeological season begins at Bulgaria’s Aquae Calidae
The 15th archaeological season has begun at the Aquae Calidae site, one of the most significant Roman-era spa centres in
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Tourism Minister: Bulgaria expects up to 6M tourists this summer
The Tourism Ministry expects that between 5.5 million and six million tourists will visit Bulgaria this summer, minister Hristo Prodanov
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In Sofia, Germany’s Scholz pushes N Macedonia’s EU prospects
Speaking on June 11 after talks in Sofia with Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz expressed strong
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Bulgarian court orders extradition of Romanian ex-minister
The Sofia Court of Appeals ordered on June 10 the extradition to Romania of former cabinet minister Elena Udrea who
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