Defence Ministry: Bulgaria plans to buy another 8 F-16s, on deferred payments
A day after Bulgaria’s Cabinet approved a deal with the US to buy eight F-16 fighter jets for $1.25 billion,
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Archaeology: Remnants of Roman dwelling found in centre of Bulgaria’s Plovdiv
A team from heating energy distribution firm EVN Toplofikatsiya has found remnants of a Roman dwelling with a clay pipeline,
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Bulgaria bans sale of hookahs, e-cigs to under-18s, rejects ban on hookahs in indoor public places
Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted on July 11 to reject a proposed ban on the smoking of hookahs in indoor public
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Bulgarian President: F-16 deal makes no sense if aircraft capabilities fall short
Bulgarian President Roumen Radev has again called into question the country’s $1.25 billion deal to buy eight F-16 fighters, approved
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Bulgaria’s Cabinet approves $1.25BN contract to buy 8 F-16s
Bulgaria’s Cabinet approved on July 10 a contract worth about $1.25 billion to buy eight F-16 fighter jets from the
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EU summer forecast leaves Bulgaria 2019 growth estimate unchanged at 3.3%
The European Commission’s summer forecast for the EU economy, released on July 10, kept the growth estimate for the European
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Bulgarian President decrees October 27 date for 2019 municipal elections
Bulgarian head of state President Roumen Radev has decreed October 27 as the date for the 2019 elections of municipal
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Siderov says his ouster means ‘torpedoing’ of Bulgaria’s governing coalition
Ataka leader Volen Siderov, ousted as leader of the parliamentary group of the United Patriots, accused the leaders of the
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Bulgarian government proposes state honour for Bulgarian Jewish ‘Shalom’ President
Bulgaria’s government said after a Cabinet meeting on July 10 that it was proposing to the President to confer on
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