Bulgarian government’s DIY performance appraisal
Two days after the National Assembly voted unanimously to approve its resignation, Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov’s government held a briefing
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EC: Bulgaria had highest road fatality rate in EU in 2023 – preliminary data
Bulgaria had the highest road fatality rate in the European Union in 2023, at 82 per million inhabitants, followed by
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Borissov: Negotiations on a government to begin on March 9
Negotiations between the GERB-UDF and We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria coalitions on a government will begin on March 9 at
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Bulgarian leaders welcome Sweden’s accession to Nato
Bulgarian government leaders have welcomed Sweden’s accession to Nato. Sweden became Nato’s newest member on March 7, on depositing its
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Bulgaria’s European Parliament elections: Five groups would win seats – poll
If Bulgaria’s European Parliament elections – scheduled for June 9 2024 – were held now, five groups would win seats,
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Bulgaria: Radev announces dates of consultations ahead of bids to form a government
Ahead of handing over the first of a possible three mandates to seek to form a government, Roumen Radev will
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EC nod for 120M leva Bulgarian state aid scheme for farmers, grain and oil crop producers
The European Commission (EC) said on March 7 that it had approved a 120 million leva (about 61.3 million euro)
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Several Lufthansa flights between Sofia and Frankfurt, Munich cancelled on March 7 – 9
Sofia Airport has announced the cancellation of a number of Lufthansa flights between the Bulgarian capital city and Frankfurt and
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GERB-UDF bewildered by ‘rushed’ vote on resignation of Denkov government
Senior members of Boiko Borissov’s GERB-UDF coalition expressed bewilderment on March 6 at what they called the rushed vote in
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