Bulgarian MPs override presidential veto of State Agency for National Security Act amendments
Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted on October 23 to overturn President Roumen Radev’s veto on amendments to the country’s State Agency
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Clash in European Parliament over rule of law in Bulgaria
A debate in the European Parliament on October 22 requested by the Renew Europe group on what it termed the
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Bulgarian President Radev vetoes two bills on security agencies chiefs
Bulgarian President Roumen Radev said on October 22 that he vetoed two bills that amended the procedures for appointing the
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Opposition scathing about Peevski statement: ‘Borissov is finished, he is retired’
Bulgaria’s opposition coalition We Continue the Change – Democratic Bulgaria has reacted scathingly to the joint statement by Delyan Peevski’s
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Bulgaria: Peevski’s party will continue to support government for full term
The Movement for Rights and Freedoms – New Beginning, the party headed by Magnitsky Act-sanctioned Delyan Peevski, will continue to
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Bulgaria’s current political drama appears to be slowing towards dénouement
Bulgaria’s political drama sparked a week earlier appeared on October 21 to be heading towards a dénouement, as talk receded
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Bulgaria: European prosecutors probe suspected procurement fraud in Plovdiv’s green space project
At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Sofia, searches were carried out on October 20 in
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Final official data: Bulgaria had EU’s second-highest road death rate in 2024
Bulgaria had the European Union’s second-highest road death rate in 2024, the European Commission (EC) said in final official data
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European prosecutors: Underwater searches show that EU-funded mussel farm in Bulgaria is just sand
Underwater searches, ordered by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia, recently showed that an EU-funded
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