Bulgaria’s 2024 early parliamentary elections: GERB-UDF 25.5%, WCC-Democratic Bulgaria 17.1% – poll
Among those who intend to vote in Bulgaria’s early parliamentary elections on June 9, Boiko Borissov’s GERB-UDF has the support
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Bulgaria’s Parliament votes Orthodox Easter bonuses for pensioners below poverty line
Bulgaria’s Parliament voted on April 12 to approve the second reading of amendments to the state social security budget to
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Bulgaria’s caretaker government budgets more than 98.1M leva for European Parliament, National Assembly elections
At its first in-person meeting on April 11, Bulgaria’s Dimitar Glavchev caretaker government approved a draft budget for the June
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Bulgarian President signs decree dismissing Interior Ministry chief
Bulgarian President Roumen Radev signed on April 10 a decree dismissing Zhivko Kotsev as Interior Ministry chief secretary, a day
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Bulgaria’s caretaker government axes Customs head, seeks firing of Interior Ministry chief
On the first day in office of the Dimitar Glavchev caretaker government, the interim finance minister replaced the head of
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Deadline set for EU nationals to register to vote in Bulgaria’s MEP elections
Bulgaria’s Central Electoral Commission (CEC) approved on April 9 a timeline ahead of the country’s June 9 European Parliament elections,
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Bulgaria: Supreme court overturns ruling against dismantling of Soviet Army Monument
Bulgaria’s Supreme Administrative Court has overturned an earlier ruling by the Sofia City Administrative Court ordering a halt to the
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Bulgaria’s caretaker Defence Minister: Aid to Ukraine to continue, further opportunities considered
Bulgaria’s aid to Ukraine will continue, caretaker Defence Minister Atanas Zapryanov said on taking office on April 9. “The battle
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Bulgaria’s Glavchev caretaker government sworn in
At a ceremony lasting less than 10 minutes at a special sitting of Bulgaria’s National Assembly on April 9, the
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