Bulgarian Defence Minister: F-16s out of the race in jet fighter acquisition project
Speaking in the National Assembly building on June 23, Bulgarian Defence Minister Krassimir Karakachanov confirmed that the country would not
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1.6 million Bulgarians were below the poverty line in 2016 – statistics institute
About 1.63 million Bulgarians, close to 23 per cent of the country’s population, were below the average monthly poverty line
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Zaev’s visit to Sofia, political clashes in Skopje
The visit by the Prime Minister of Macedonia to Sofia has triggered debates and reactions in Skopje. VMRO-DPMNE led by Nikola
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Bulgarian Defence Minister proposes stretching out spending on military modernisation projects to 2029 – report
Bulgaria’s Defence Minister Krassimir Karakachanov has submitted to the government a report on the planned acquisition of new fighter jets,
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Archaeology: ‘Oldest prehistoric settlement site’ in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv bulldozed
Construction workers using bulldozers have destroyed the remains of a prehistoric settlement site, said to date back 8000 years and
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Bulgarian Parliament votes to remove road signs warning of speed cameras and radar
Approving the second reading of amendments to Bulgaria’s Road Traffic Act on June 22, MPs voted to remove warning signs
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Bulgarian capital Sofia firefighters hold drill on evacuating people from a fire in a high-rise building
Joint teams from Bulgaria’s Military Medical Academy and the firefighting service held an exercise on June 22 on evacuating and
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Nomination of Maria Gabriel as Bulgaria’s European Commissioner wins all-party support – report
Bulgaria’s European Commissioner-designate Maria Gabriel has won unanimous support for her nomination after her hearing by two committees of the
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In Sofia, Macedonian prime minister Zaev speaks of ‘sincere friendship’ with Bulgaria
In one of his first foreign visits since becoming Macedonia’s prime minister, Zoran Zaev took the full tour of Bulgarian
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