Bulgarian prosecutors, security agency probing paramilitary body said to have ties to Russia
The Bulgarian Prosecutor’s Office has assigned the State Agency for National Security to investigate allegations against a paramilitary body, the
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EC pays out 1.37B euro to Bulgaria under Recovery and Resilience Facility
The European Commission (EC) said in a statement that it had paid out 1.37 billion euro to Bulgaria on December
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Parliament votes final approval of agreement between Bulgaria and Ukraine on armaments
Bulgaria’s Parliament voted on December 16 to approve the second and final reading of an agreement between Bulgaria and Ukraine
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Bulgaria’s capital bans polluting older cars from city centre in winter months
Sofia city council voted on December 15 to ban cars over a certain age from the city centre as of
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Bulgaria’s We Continue the Change party names former education minister as candidate PM
The Kiril Petkov-Assen Vassilev We Continue the Change (WCC) party said on December 15 that former education minister Nikolai Denkov
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Sofia Airport’s November 2022 passenger numbers fail to reach 2019 level
A total of 471 789 passengers passed through Sofia Airport in November 2022, the airport said in a media statement
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Nato multinational battlegroup in Bulgaria declared fully operationally ready
The Nato multinational battle group in Bulgaria has achieved full operational readiness, the Defence Ministry said on December 14. The
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US Senate confirms Merten as next ambassador to Bulgaria
The United States Senate has confirmed Kenneth Merten as the next ambassador to Bulgaria, the Senate said on December 14.
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Bulgaria’s Parliament rejects government nominated by Borissov’s GERB-UDF
Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted on December 14 to reject the candidacy put forward by Boiko Borissov’s GERB-UDF coalition of Nikolai
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