Bulgarian President hands WCC mandate to seek to form government
Bulgarian President Roumen Radev on July 1 handed Assen Vassilev, named earlier in the day as the prime ministerial candidate
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Russian ambassador to Bulgaria proposes closing embassy after PM rejects her ultimatum
Russian ambassador to Bulgaria Eleonora Mitrofanova said on July 1 that she was raising with the Kremlin the issue of
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Bulgarian Socialist Party resumes talks with WCC on proposing a government
The Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) is resuming negotiations with the Kiril Petkov-Assen Vassilev We Continue the Change (WCC) party on
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Bulgaria’s outgoing PM rejects Russia’s ultimatum over expulsion of diplomats
Bulgaria’s outgoing Prime Minister Kiril Petkov said on July 1 that he would not change the decision to expel 70
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Petkov: Assen Vassilev will be WCC’s Prime Minister candidate
The We Continue the Change (WCC) party will nominate Assen Vassilev, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister, as its candidate
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Bulgarian Navy destroys floating sea mine in Black Sea
Bulgaria’s Navy destroyed a floating sea mine on June 30, the Navy said in a statement on July 1. The
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In past month, 107 Covid-19 deaths in Bulgaria
The deaths of 107 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in June 2022, bringing the
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Midway through 2022, Bulgaria’s road death toll is 221
The death toll in road accidents in Bulgaria in the first six months of 2022 was 221, according to provisional
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Russian ambassador to Bulgaria threatens embassy closure after staff expulsion
Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry said on June 30 that Russian ambassador Eleonora Mitrofanova has asked Bulgaria to withdraw its expulsion of
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