Bulgarian President to begin on June 24 consultations on forming a government
Bulgarian head of state President Roumen Radev will on June 24 begin the process of consultations, mandated by the constitution,
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Three candidates shortlisted to be Bulgarian Orthodox Church’s Patriarch
Meeting on June 20, the Bulgarian Orthodox Church’s governing body, the Holy Synod, shortlisted three of its members as candidates
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GERB-UDF’s Nazaryan elected Speaker of Bulgaria’s 50th National Assembly
On the June 20 continuation of its first sitting, Bulgaria’s 50th National Assembly elected Raya Nazaryan, of Boiko Borissov’s GERB-United
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First sitting of Bulgaria’s 50th National Assembly adjourned after failure to elect Speaker
The first sitting of Bulgaria’s newly-elected 50th National Assembly was adjourned on its first day on June 19 after failing
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Bulgarian railways’ first train with newly-delivered carriages to run from Sofia to Bourgas on June 22
Bulgarian state railways BDZ’s first train with newly-delivered carriages will travel from capital city Sofia to Bourgas on the Black
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Initial talks on a new Bulgarian government: Two days, two meetings, four no-shows
Negotiators from Boiko Borissov’s GERB-UDF ended an initial two days of consultations on a government on June 18 with no
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Earthquake of 4.3 on Richter scale near Bulgaria’s Plovdiv
An earthquake of 4.3 on the Richer scale was measured at 8.24pm on June 17 at about 15 km south-east
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Bulgaria: Mixed start to GERB-UDF’s talks on forming a government
The first of two days of talks hosted by a negotiating team of Boiko Borissov’s GERB-UDF coalition on the formation
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Bulgaria’s newly-elected 50th National Assembly to hold first sitting on June 19
Bulgaria’s newly-elected 50th National Assembly will hold its first sitting on June 19 at 9am, according to a notice on
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