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Dossier Commission names candidate MPs who worked for Bulgaria’s communist-era secret services

April 8, 2026April 8, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2026, Dossier Commission

The Dossier Commission, the body required by law to disclose who in various walks of public life worked for Bulgaria’s

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Bulgaria’s Parliament elects State Agency for National Security chief to head Dossier Commission

May 28, 2025May 28, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Dossier Commission

In a vote after four hours of debate on May 28, Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted in a new Dossier Commission

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Bulgaria’s October 2024 elections: Dossier Commission discloses who worked for communist-era secret services

October 18, 2024October 18, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2024, Dossier Commission

The Dossier Commission, the body required by law to disclose who in various walks of public life worked for Bulgaria’s

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Bulgaria’s June 2024 elections: Dossier Commission discloses who worked for communist-era secret services

May 30, 2024May 30, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2024, Bulgaria European Parliament elections 2024, Dossier Commission

The Dossier Commission, the body required by law to disclose who in various walks of public life worked for Bulgaria’s

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Bulgaria 

WCC-Democratic Bulgaria says it pressed CEC on checks on candidates for affiliation to communist State Security

May 21, 2024May 21, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2024, Dossier Commission

The Central Electoral Commission (CEC) has finally provided the necessary information to the Dossier Commission to check which candidates in

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Bulgarian Orthodox Church Metropolitan of Sliven Ioanikiy dies

January 9, 2024January 9, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Orthodox Church, Dossier Commission

The Bulgarian Orthodox Church Metropolitan of Sliven Ioanikiy has died at the age of 84 after a long illness, the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s 2023 municipal elections: 115 mayoral candidates worked for communist-era secret services

October 25, 2023October 25, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2023, Dossier Commission

A total of 115 mayoral candidates in municipalities and mayoralties in various parts of Bulgaria worked for Bulgaria’s communist-era secret

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s April elections: Candidate MPs who worked for communist State Security named

March 22, 2023March 22, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2023, Dossier Commission

The Dossier Commission, the body empowered by statute to disclose the names of those in public life who worked for

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Parliament amends law on naming communist-era agents

June 1, 2022June 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Dossier Commission

Bulgaria’s Parliament approved on June 1 the second reading of amendments, tabled by the Democratic Bulgaria coalition, providing for the

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