Nato chief welcomes unprecedented rise in alliance’s defence spending
Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg released on February 14 Nato’s latest defence spending figures, which show an unprecedented increase across
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Dark parks: Sofia municipality to begin repairing lighting
After a deluge of complaints, Sofia municipality is finally beginning to repair the lighting in the Bulgarian capital city’s parks,
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Bulgarian President Radev vetoes amendments to Penal Procedure Code
Bulgarian President Roumen Radev said on February 12 that he vetoed parts of the most recent bill to amend the
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Bulgaria: Weather warnings for some districts for February 12 because of forecast strong winds
Bulgaria’s weather bureau has issued the Code Orange warning of dangerous weather for two districts for February 12 because of
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Report: 102 applicants submitted false documents in bids for Bulgarian citizenship in 2023
A total of 102 people had presented forged documents to obtain Bulgarian citizenship by origin in 2023, public broadcaster Bulgarian
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Makers of ‘A New Life in the Sun’ seeking enterprising Brits in pursuit of new lives in Bulgaria
True North Productions are filming in Bulgaria throughout 2024 and are interested in hearing from British expats who have recently
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Bulgaria issues weather warnings for February 11 over forecast strong winds
Bulgaria’s weather bureau has issued the Code Orange warning of dangerous weather for February 11 for eight districts because of
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Bulgaria: Political fallout after election of Sofia city council chairperson
Kostadin Kostadinov, leader of pro-Russian minority party Vuzrazhdane, announced on February 9 that the party had expelled three of its
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Market Links poll: GERB-UDF 23.8%, We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria 17.2%
Were Bulgaria to hold parliamentary elections now, Boiko Borissov’s GERB-UDF coalition would get 23.8 per cent support and the We
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