Parliament elects Velislava Delcheva as Bulgaria’s new Ombudsman
In a vote on July 18, Bulgaria’s National Assembly elected Velislava Delcheva as the country’s new Ombudsman. Delcheva, nominated by
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Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry criticises presence of German ambassador at Justice for All protest
Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry issued a statement on July 17 that in effect – without naming her – criticised German ambassador
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EC opens new infringement case against Bulgaria on methane rules
The European Commission said on July 17 that it opened a new infringement case against Bulgaria for failing to comply
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Bulgaria: State action against opposition figures prompts thousands to protest
Several thousand people turned out to protest on July 16 in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia and in other cities in
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Bulgarian government signs memo with defence industry on improved co-operation
A memorandum on improving the interaction between the Bulgarian defence industry and the government was signed on July 16, the
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Bulgaria issues weather warnings over heavy rainfall forecast for July 17
Bulgaria’s national meteorological bureau has issued the Code Orange warning of dangerous weather for several districts for July 17 because
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Bulgarian President Radev’s approval rating has dropped five points since January
Bulgarian head of state President Roumen Radev continues to be the country’s politician with the relatively highest approval rating, but
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Alpha Research poll: GERB-UDF 25.5%, We Continue the Change – Democratic Bulgaria 13.9%
Were Bulgaria to hold parliamentary elections now, Boiko Borissov’s centre-right GERB-UDF coalition would get 25.5 per cent support among those
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Bulgaria’s media regulator to hold new procedure to elect head of Bulgarian National Television
The Council for Electronic Media (CEM), Bulgaria’s statutory regulator of the electronic media, is to hold a new procedure to
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