At VDL’s request, Bulgaria nominates Zaharieva to be European Commissioner
At the request of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Bulgaria’s caretaker government is nominating former foreign minister Ekaterina
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Divisions on history linger in Bulgaria on 80th anniversary of Soviet invasion
September 9 2024 found Bulgaria as divided as ever on its history as it marked the 80th anniversary of the
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Bulgaria’s supreme court confirms de-registration of Ninova as representative of socialist party
Bulgaria’s Supreme Court of Cassation, in a ruling on September 9, confirmed a Sofia City Court decision cancelling the registration
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Bulgaria’s 2024 elections: Rival factions in MRF, BSP, continue to try to outmanoeuvre each other
The respective rival factions in strife-torn parties the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) and the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP)
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Bulgaria issues weather warnings over heavy rain forecast for September 10
Bulgaria’s national weather bureau has issued the Code Orange warning of dangerous weather for September 10 for several districts because
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Bulgaria’s electoral commission refuses rival MRF factions registration as coalitions
Bulgaria’s Central Electoral Commission (CEC) decided unanimously on September 9 to refuse to register the two rival factions of the
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Jewish photographer threatened by knife-wielding assailant in antisemitic attack in Bulgaria’s capital
Mordechai Lubecki, a photographer for Chabad – one of the world’s largest Jewish religious organisations – was attacked in an
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Bulgaria’s 2024 elections: Struggles continue in MRF, BSP
Bulgaria’s three-day Unification Day long weekend from September 6 to 8 is hardly likely to provide a respite from the
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Bulgaria’s Parliament bans under-18s from buying and using vapes
Bulgaria’s Parliament voted unanimously on September 5 to approve the second and final reading of amendments to the Child Protection
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