Bulgarian President Radev hands mandate to Gabriel to try to form Cabinet
At a formal ceremony at the Presidency in Sofia on May 15, President Roumen Radev handed Maria Gabriel, the Prime
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Bulgaria’s Prosecutor-General refuses to step down, claims political interference
Bulgaria’s Prosecutor-General Ivan Geshev said on May 15 that he would not give in to pressure and resign, accusing politicians
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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past week, 12 deaths, 697 new cases
The deaths of 12 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past week, bringing
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Bulgaria: We Continue the Change in a huddle over possible GERB government
At the initiative of We Continue the Change (WCC) co-leader Kiril Petkov, the party was holding internal discussions on May
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Motion to dismiss Geshev as Bulgaria’s Prosecutor-General tabled in Supreme Judicial Council
Members of the Prosecutors College of the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) have submitted a proposal for Ivan Geshev to be
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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Omicron strain found in all 83 samples – NCIPD
Bulgaria’s National Centre for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (NCIPD) said on May 12 that it has found the Omicron coronavirus
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Alpha Research poll: 56% of Bulgarians want parties to back GERB-UDF effort to form government
More than half of Bulgarians believe that the parliamentary groups in the 49th National Assembly should support the efforts of
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Bulgaria has spent 345M leva on vaccines against Covid-19
Bulgaria has paid 345 million leva for vaccines against Covid-19, caretaker Health Minister Assen Medzhidiev told the National Assembly during
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GERB-UDF’s candidate PM: Reactions range from rejection to a door ajar
Reactions among parliamentary groups to the May 10 announcement by GERB-UDF coalition leader Boiko Borissov that European Commissioner Maria Gabriel
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