Bulgaria to bolster Nato’s eastern flank through deal with Romania
Meeting on July 31, Bulgaria’s caretaker government agreed to ask Parliament to ratify a memorandum of understanding with Romania on
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Bulgaria’s July 2024 one of two hottest since 1930 – weather bureau
The month of July 2024 in Bulgaria was similarly warm to July 2012, which was the country’s warmest seventh month
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Cold War-era mines complicate firefighting at Greek-Bulgarian border
Firefighting on Slavyanka Mountain on the border between Greece and Bulgaria has been suspended because of explosions in the area,
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‘Last chance’: Bulgarian President hands government-forming mandate to Parliament’s smallest group
At a brief ceremony on July 29, Bulgarian head of state President Roumen Radev handed Parliament’s smallest group, populist ITN,
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Trips to Bulgaria by non-residents in June 2024 up 5.8% y/y
In June 2024, the number of visits by non-residents to Bulgaria added up to 1 472 911, an increase of
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Bulgarian President to offer populist ITN party mandate to seek to form government
Bulgarian President Roumen Radev will on July 29 offer the third and final in a series of mandates to seek
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Bulgaria: Death toll from fireworks warehouses blasts rises to 4
The death toll from the explosions at fireworks warehouses in Elin Pelin near Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia has risen to
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Bulgaria Constitutional Court strikes down bulk of constitutional amendments
Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court ruled on July 26 to declare the majority of the changes made to the country’s constitution, in
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One confirmed dead in explosions in fireworks warehouses in Bulgaria
A 49-year-old man has died in hospital after being severely burnt amid explosions in fireworks warehouses in the village of
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