Bulgarian MPs vote to accept presidential veto on Investment Promotion Act
Bulgarian Parliament voted on April 30 to revise the bill amending the country’s Investment Promotion Act, accepting the veto imposed
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Bulgaria: Anglican community in Sofia to participate in #ThyKingdomCome 2024 initiative
The Anglican community in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia is to participate in in the global #ThyKingdomCome 2024 initiative, which seeks to
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Bulgaria’s Parliament votes to ban advertising of gambling in all forms of media
With the votes of 200 MPs from all parliamentary groups, Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted on April 30 to approve the
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UN refugee agency launches Compass: Network of refugee community centres in Bulgaria
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, in collaboration with partners, launched on April 30 the Compass Bulgaria Network of Protection and
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Bulgaria’s June early parliamentary elections: GERB-UDF 25.9%, WCC-Democratic Bulgaria 16.4% – poll
A poll ahead of Bulgaria’s June 9 2024 early parliamentary elections – being held simultaneously with scheduled European Parliament elections
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Bulgarian President Radev vetoes amendments to Investment Promotion Act
Bulgarian President Roumen Radev said on April 29 that he vetoed parts of the most recent bill to amend the
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NSI: Bulgaria’s population dropped by 0.03% in 2023 y/y
As of December 31 2023, the population of Bulgaria was 6 445 481, a decrease of 22 229 – about
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NSI: More than 15 000 foreign students at Bulgaria’s universities in 2023/24 academic year
In the 2023/2024 academic year in Bulgaria, there are 15 093 foreign students at Bulgaria’s universities, about 8.2 per cent
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Bulgaria’s Parliament unanimously backs increase in military’s salaries
Bulgaria’s Parliament voted unanimously on April 26 to approve the second and final reading of amendments to the Defence and
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