European Commission approves up to 120M euro state aid for Bulgaria’s state gas firm
The European Commission said on December 20 that it has approved up to 120 million euro in Bulgarian state aid
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Bulgarian court orders halt to dismantling of Soviet Army Monument figures – though they already have been dismantled
A week after the dismantling of figures on the Soviet Army Monument in Sofia began, and a few hours after
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Association of Ukrainian organisations in Bulgaria warns of phony protest planned for Sofia
Pro-Russian structures are organising a “peaceful rally” entitled “End the war in Ukraine” in which Ukrainian-speaking people have been recruited
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EU adopts 12th package of sanctions on Russia over war on Ukraine, including ban on diamond imports
The Council of the European Union adopted on December 18 a 12th package of economic and individual restrictive measures in
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Bulgaria: Pro-Russian minority party’s bid to scupper sitting of Parliament fails
An attempt by pro-Russian minority party Vuzrazhdane to obstruct the December 18 special sitting of Bulgaria’s Parliament failed, but the
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New 65M euro for four EU countries, including Bulgaria, hosting people fleeing Russia’s war on Ukraine
The European Commission (EC) said on December 18 that it had decided last week to make available more than 65
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Bulgarian public radio cancels broadcast of interview with Russian ambassador
The programme board of public broadcaster Bulgarian National Radio (BNR) voted on December 16 to cancel the broadcast of a
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Minority parties disrupt sitting of Bulgarian Parliament over dismantling of Soviet Army Monument
The December 14 sitting of Bulgaria’s National Assembly was disrupted soon after it began as MPs from three minority parliamentary
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Bulgaria: Dismantling of Soviet Army Monument continues amid tight security
Dismantling of the figures on the Soviet Army Monument in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia continued on December 13, with police
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