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Greece to transfer remains of Tsar Samuil to Bulgaria

September 29, 2026September 29, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, Kiril Petkov, Roumen Radev

Greece is to transfer the mortal remains of Tsar Samuil – who ruled from 997 to 1014 CE – to

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s former PM Petkov quits as WCC co-leader and MP over Sofia controversy

June 25, 2025June 25, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov

Bulgarian former Prime Minister Kiril Petkov announced on June 25 that he was resigning as co-leader of the We Continue

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria: Acting Prosecutor-General Sarafov moves against former PM Petkov

December 9, 2024December 9, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Kiril Petkov

Acting Prosecutor-General Borislav Sarafov has moved against Bulgaria’s former Prime Minister Kiril Petkov, requesting Parliament to remove Petkov’s immunity as

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria: WCC-DB, GERB-UDF see Radostin Vassilev’s recording as sabotage of bid for government

May 26, 2023May 26, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria elections 2023, Kiril Petkov

We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria and GERB-UDF see the release of a recording claimed to be of WCC-DB internal discussions

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s WCC party to stand alone in early parliamentary elections

August 18, 2022August 18, 2022 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgaria elections 2022, Kiril Petkov

The Kiril Petkov-Assen Vassilev We Continue the Change (WCC) party will stand alone in Bulgaria’s early parliamentary elections on October

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s caretaker government sworn into office

August 2, 2022August 2, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Roumen Radev

At a ceremony on August 2, Bulgarian President Roumen Radev swore into office the caretaker government that he has appointed

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s outgoing PM: Money was behind ITN’s walkout

July 24, 2022July 24, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Kornelia Ninova, Slavi Trifonov

Bulgaria’s outgoing Prime Minister and We Continue the Change (WCC) party co-leader Kiril Petkov has made it clear that he

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Bulgaria 

Political fallout after ITN exits talks on new Bulgarian government

July 23, 2022July 23, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Kornelia Ninova, Roumen Radev, Slavi Trifonov

Political uproar has followed the announcement by ITN leader Slavi Trifonov that he is withdrawing his party from negotiations on

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s PM on Covid-19: No closing of businesses, no travel restrictions

July 14, 2022July 14, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s government does not intend ordering businesses to close, restoring the requirement for Covid certificate or imposing travel restrictions, outgoing

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