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Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev has spoken out against a backtrack on the country’s full ban on smoking in enclosed public places such as restaurants and bars and also opposes a […]
In one of the first most significant differences between Bulgaria’s socialist-led government and the country’s head of state, President Rossen Plevneliev has held firm against appointing ambassadors who worked for […]
Gazing on Bulgaria’s newly-elected 42nd National Assembly and the personalities that dominated that day of high drama that was the endorsement – by some, at least – of the Oresharski […]
Bulgaria’s Parliament has scheduled a sitting for 9am on May 29 to vote on the proposed Plamen Oresharski cabinet, but the Bulgarian Socialist Party that is behind the proposal appears […]
Reports by the World Bank and the European Commission paint a grim picture of the state of the energy sector in Bulgaria – probably hardly a surprise, given that it […]
The Bulgarian Socialist Party, which ran second in the May parliamentary elections but which by default will be forming the new government, has called on President Rossen Plevneliev to stop […]
It is important to have a functioning Cabinet formed as soon as possible, Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev said on May 23 as he began scheduled political consultations with the four […]
Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev says that he is certain that the newly-elected Parliament will hold its first sitting by the end of May and is holding political consultations, separately, on […]
Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaçi is to pay a one-day visit to Bulgaria on May 15, will hold talks with his counterpart Marin Raykov and be received by President Rossen […]
Estimates are that Bulgaria could purchase nine to 10 military fighter jets, President Rossen Plevneliev said on May 6, Bulgaria’s army day. Little has been said on the topic of […]
