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Bulgarian MPs overturn President’s veto on VAT Act amendments

December 3, 2020December 3, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev

Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted on December 3 to overturn President Roumen Radev’s veto on amendments to the VAT Act, passed

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Bulgarian President Radev vetoes amendments to VAT Act

November 25, 2020November 25, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev said on November 25 that he had vetoed amendments to the Value-Added Tax Act, specifically provisions

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Bulgarian Parliament fails to overturn veto on passenger transport amendments

November 19, 2020November 19, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev

The senior partner in Bulgaria’s government coalition, Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s Gerb, failed to muster the support needed to overturn

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Bulgarian President Radev vetoes amendments on unlicensed transportation of passengers

November 5, 2020November 5, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev said on November 5 that he had vetoed amendments to the Penal Code and Car Transportation

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Bulgarian President self-isolates after aide tests positive for Covid-19

October 29, 2020October 29, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, Roumen Radev

Bulgarian head of state President Roumen Radev has gone into self-isolation after the chief secretary of his office, Dimitar Stoyanov,

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Bulgaria’s Health Minister: President Radev to be quarantined as Covid-19 contact person

October 20, 2020October 20, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, Roumen Radev

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev will be sent into quarantine because he was in contact with Bulgarian Air Force commander Major-General

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Bulgarian MPs overturn President’s veto on Electoral Code amendments

October 8, 2020October 10, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev

Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted on October 8 to overturn President Roumen Radev’s veto on amendments to the Electoral Code, passed

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Bulgaria 

Alpha Research: Economy worries overshadow Bulgarians’ Covid-19 concerns

October 5, 2020October 7, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Roumen Radev

Worries about the economy and the continued political uncertainty in Bulgaria overshadowed concerns about the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the

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Bulgarian MPs overrule President’s veto on Judiciary Act amendments

September 30, 2020October 1, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev

Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted on September 30 to overturn President Roumen Radev’s veto on a bill of amendments to the

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