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Bulgarian President Radev challenges appointment of Constitutional Court judges

January 23, 2024January 23, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev said on January 23 that he asked the country’s Constitutional Court to rule on whether the

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Bulgaria to participate in Nato’s Steadfast Defender exercise, largest in decades

January 22, 2024January 22, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Nato

Bulgaria is to participate in Nato’s Exercise Steadfast Defender 2024, the Alliance’s largest in decades, with about 90 000 forces

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WCC-DB MPs table bill to transfer Russian holiday complex to Bulgarian state ownership

January 22, 2024January 22, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Russia

Two MPs for the We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria parliamentary group have drafted legislation that, if approved, would see the

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Bulgaria nominates Kuneva as its candidate Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights

January 19, 2024January 19, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria is nominating Meglena Kuneva, the country’s first European Commissioner and who formerly has held Cabinet posts, as its candidate

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Bulgaria’s districts of Plovdiv and Gabrovo declare influenza epidemics

January 19, 2024January 19, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

An influenza epidemic declaration is to be in effect in Bulgaria’s districts of Plovdiv and Gabrovo from January 22 to

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Bulgaria’s Parliament elects Atanassova, Belazelkov to Constitutional Court

January 19, 2024January 19, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

In a vote on January 19, Bulgaria’s Parliament elected Dessislava Atanassova, until recently the leader of the parliamentary group of

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Bulgaria issues weather warnings over snow forecast for January 20

January 19, 2024January 19, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

The Code Orange warning of dangerous weather has been issued for several districts in Bulgaria for January 20 because of

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European prosecutors probe VAT fraud in six countries, including Bulgaria

January 18, 2024January 18, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) carried out 25 searches and other investigative measures in six countries on January 17,

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Bulgaria in talks with US on deployment of anti-aircraft, anti-ship missile complexes

January 18, 2024January 18, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Talks are being held with the United States about the deployment of anti-aircraft and anti-ship missile complexes on Bulgarian territory

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