Flu epidemic: Schools in Plovdiv district go over to distance learning
Schools in the Plovdiv district will go over to distance learning from January 29 to February 5 inclusive because of
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Atanassova, Belazelkov sworn in as Constitutional Court judges, as Radev boycotts
A week after Parliament elected them to the Constitutional Court, Dessislava Atanasova and Borislav Belazelkov were sworn in as judges
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Bulgarian government approves draft memo with Türkiye on cross-border air space security operations
Bulgaria’s Cabinet approved on January 25 a draft memorandum of understanding between the governments of Bulgaria and Türkiye regarding cross-border
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Bulgaria extends temporary protection for Ukrainian refugees by a year
Bulgaria’s Cabinet agreed at a meeting on January 25 to extend temporary protection for people displaced by Russia’s war on
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Sofia city council again fails to elect council chairperson
The seventh sitting of Sofia city council, held on January 25 2024, again failed to elect a council chairperson, though
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EC opens four new infringement cases against Bulgaria
The European Commission said on January 25 that it opened four new infringement cases against Bulgaria for failing to notify
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Bulgaria’s district of Pazardzhik declares flu epidemic
The district of Pazardzhik has become Bulgaria’s eighth to declare an influenza epidemic, with anti-epidemic measures to be in effect
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Bulgaria’s Ombudsman Kovacheva elected as European Court of Human Rights judge
The Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) has elected Diana Kovacheva as judge to the European Court of Human Rights
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Bulgaria’s Parliament changes rules in move against pro-Kremlin party
At a sitting on January 24, the Bulgarian Parliament approved an amendment to the National Assembly regulations ending the practice
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