Bulgaria signs memo on receiving seven mine countermeasure ships from Belgium and the Netherlands
Bulgarian Defence Minister Dimitar Stoyanov signed on July 8 a memorandum of understanding between Bulgaria, Belgium and the Netherlands on
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Bulgarian PM Radev: ‘Bulgaria will financially support Ukraine within our capabilities’
Bulgaria will financially support Ukraine within our capabilities without affecting social spending and taking into account the large deficit that
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Bulgaria’s capital Sofia plans 129 million euro acquisition of new public transport vehicles
Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia is proposing 128.8 million euro excluding VAT on acquiring new public transport vehicles, including trams, trolleybuses
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Bulgaria’s controversial contract with Türkiye’s Botaş ‘frozen’ for 15 months
Bulgaria’s state-owned Bulgargaz and Türkiye’s energy firm Botaş signed on July 6 a protocol to freeze the contract between the
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NSI: Residence permits issued by Bulgaria to non-EU nationals up 19.9% in 2025 y/y
In 2025, the number of first residence permits issued to third-country nationals with a validity of at least three months
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Opera on the Square returns to Bulgaria’s capital from July 9
Performances in the Opera on the Square series will be held in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia from July 9 to August
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Bulgaria’s ruling party joins calls for Constitutional Court judge’s resignation over alleged flight with Peevski
Desislava Atanassova must resign as a Constitutional Court judge “as a moral act” after Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev told Parliament
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Bulgarian government’s draft Budget 2027 allocates 20M euro for Eurovision Song Contest
The draft Budget 2027 approved by the Bulgarian government on July 1 and yet to be approved by Parliament allocates
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Bulgaria starts using toll cameras to catch lorries breaking no-overtaking rules
As of July 1, Bulgaria’s National Toll Administration has begun using toll cameras to catch lorries breaking the rules in
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