Speaker of Bulgaria’s Parliament confirms refusal to serve as caretaker PM
Meeting President Iliyana Yotova on January 27, the Speaker of Bulgaria’s National Assembly, Raya Nazaryan, confirmed her refusal to be
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Arrivals of visitors from abroad for holidays in Bulgaria up 10.2% y/y in December 2025
The number of visits to Bulgaria by non-residents for holidays in December 2025 was 10.2 per cent higher than in
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Flu epidemic in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv: Pupils to go over to online learning
An influenza epidemic has been declared in Plovdiv, with school pupils going over to online learning from January 28 to
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Bulgaria issues weather warnings for several districts over forecast heavy rain
Bulgaria’s national meteorological bureau has issued the Code Orange warning of dangerous weather for the districts of Kurdzhali and Smolyan,
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Bulgarian Constitutional Court again denies request to hold euro referendum
Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court ruled as inadmissible the complaint by 51 MPs requesting the court to overturn a National Assembly decision
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Sendoff for Radev as Yotova becomes Bulgaria’s first woman President
President Iliana Yotova gave her predecessor Roumen Radev a formal sendoff at the presidency building in Sofia on January 23,
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Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court approves Radev’s resignation as country’s president
Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court unanimously approved on January 23 the resignation of Roumen Radev as the country’s president, according to an
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Controversy as outgoing PM signs up Bulgaria to Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’
Controversy has ensued from outgoing Prime Minister Rossen Zhelyazkov signing up Bulgaria at a January 22 event to US president
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Defence Minister: Bulgaria does not plan to send military personnel to an exercise in Greenland
Bulgaria does not plan to have Bulgarian military personnel participate in an exercise in Greenland, Defence Minister Atanas Zapryanov told
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