Election of a Speaker continues to elude Bulgaria’s Parliament
The November 28 seventh day of the first sitting of Bulgaria’s 51st National Assembly saw Silvi Kirilov come within a
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EC opens new infringement cases against Bulgaria on cybersecurity, critical infrastructure
The European Commission said on November 28 that it opened new infringement cases against Bulgaria for failing to fully transpose
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A month after being elected, Bulgaria’s Parliament still has no Speaker
The first sitting of Bulgaria’s 51st National Assembly entered its sixth day on November 27 – a month after it
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Bulgaria’s political crisis: Borissov says he is abandoning bid to be PM, form government
Boiko Borissov, the leader of the GERB-UDF coalition which is Parliament’s largest group, said on November 26 that he was
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Bulgaria’s Sofia Airport opens new parking areas
SOF Connect, the operator of Sofia Airport and Glavbolgarstroy Holding opened on November 26 the new car parking areas at
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Joint declaration may signal step forward for full Schengen membership for Bulgaria and Romania
A meeting of interior ministers of Hungary, Austria, Romania and Bulgaria in Budapest on November 22 has resulted in a
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Deadlock over election of Speaker remains on fifth day of first sitting of Bulgaria’s new Parliament
Eleven days after its first sitting began, Bulgaria’s 51st National Assembly again failed to elect a Speaker, leaving it unable
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Bulgaria’s Defence Ministry advises of planned military convoys
Bulgaria’s Defence Ministry has advised of planned military convoys that will travel on the national road and rail network between
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Bulgaria’s weather bureau issues Code Red for two districts, all others also subject to warnings
Bulgaria’s national meteorological bureau has issued the highest-level warning of very dangerous weather for the districts of Vratsa and Montana
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