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The Bulgarian Socialist Party-United Left (BSP) and Vazrazhdane have collected 55 signatures for approaching the Constit...
15/11/2024

The Bulgarian Socialist Party-United Left (BSP) and Vazrazhdane have collected 55 signatures for approaching the Constitutional Court in a bid to restore the president’s rights to form caretaker cabinets.

“Bulgarian Socialist Party-United Left (BSP) and Vazrazhdane have collected 55 signatures for approaching the Constitutional Court in a bid to restore the president’s rights to form caretaker cabinets,” said Borislav...

Waiting to receive its first eight F-16 fighter jets from the US next year, Bulgaria does not have the infrastructure or...
15/11/2024

Waiting to receive its first eight F-16 fighter jets from the US next year, Bulgaria does not have the infrastructure or pilots ready to even use them, said Caretaker Military Minister Atanas Zapryanov on Thursday.

The infrastructure at the Graf Ignatievo airbase, where the F-16 jets are to be deployed, is not yet ready.

Bulgaria's economy grew by 2.2% year on year in the third quarter, according to the National Statistical Institute's (NS...
15/11/2024

Bulgaria's economy grew by 2.2% year on year in the third quarter, according to the National Statistical Institute's (NSI) flash estimate.

Bulgaria's economy grew by 2.2% year on year in the third quarter, according to the National Statistical Institute's (NSI) flash estimate. Final consumption expenditure grew by 4.6%, imports of goods and services by 1.9% and exports by...

Vazrazhdane leader Kostadin Kostadinov said Wednesday that there are attempts to form a government between GERB, Continu...
14/11/2024

Vazrazhdane leader Kostadin Kostadinov said Wednesday that there are attempts to form a government between GERB, Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria (CC-DB) and others for which there is a mathematical possibility.

Vazrazhdane leader Kostadin Kostadinov said Wednesday that there are attempts to form a government between GERB, Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria (CC-DB) and others, for which there is a mathematical possibility.

CC-DB leaders Kiril Petkov, Asen Vassilev, Bozhidar Bozhanov and Atanas Atanassov and the leader of the MECh party, Rado...
13/11/2024

CC-DB leaders Kiril Petkov, Asen Vassilev, Bozhidar Bozhanov and Atanas Atanassov and the leader of the MECh party, Radostin Vassilev, discussed on Tuesday the possibilities for forming a government.

The leaders of Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria (CC-DB), Kiril Petkov, Asen Vassilev, Bozhidar Bozhanov, Atanas Atanassov, and the leader of the MECh party, Radostin Vassilev, discussed here on Tuesday the possibilities for forming a government and Parliament's legislative programme. The meet...

Main priorities businesses have – membership of the Eurozone and accession to the Schengen area by land – have receded t...
13/11/2024

Main priorities businesses have – membership of the Eurozone and accession to the Schengen area by land – have receded to the background.

“The main priorities businesses have – membership of the Eurozone and accession to the Schengen area by land – have receded to the background. They are the motors which can boost the economy, but the fact there is no...

Boyko Borissov, leader of GERB, winner of the recent elections, said on Monday that he should now lead Bulgaria's new go...
12/11/2024

Boyko Borissov, leader of GERB, winner of the recent elections, said on Monday that he should now lead Bulgaria's new government.

"Borissov to be prime minister? Please, let's talk seriously."

The government demands more power over decisions at Lukoil's key refinery in the Black Sea port of Burgas, a key strateg...
11/11/2024

The government demands more power over decisions at Lukoil's key refinery in the Black Sea port of Burgas, a key strategic site for Bulgaria and the Balkan peninsula.

In other words, the state wants to have a veto over the sale of Lukoil Neftochim.

The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) urges the EU Council to set a date for removing controls at the land b...
11/11/2024

The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) urges the EU Council to set a date for removing controls at the land borders of Bulgaria and Romania with other member states of the free-travel Schengen area.

The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) has approved a draft opinion urging the EU Council to set a date for removing controls at the land borders of Bulgaria and Romania with other member states of the free-travel Schengen area, the Bulgarian Industrial Association (BIA) said.

Alliance for Rights and Freedoms (ARF) leader Ahmed Dogan has said that "the President’s power to appoint a caretaker go...
11/11/2024

Alliance for Rights and Freedoms (ARF) leader Ahmed Dogan has said that "the President’s power to appoint a caretaker government must be restored", and "all efforts must be made to accelerate this process".

Alliance for Rights and Freedoms (ARF) leader Ahmed Dogan has said that "the President’s power to appoint a caretaker government must be restored", and "all efforts must be made to accelerate this process".

Interior minister Ilkov has accused the theater director behind Hollywood A-lister John Malkovich’s production of a 19th...
10/11/2024

Interior minister Ilkov has accused the theater director behind Hollywood A-lister John Malkovich’s production of a 19th-century comedy in Sofia of wrongdoing amid a crush of nationalist backlash that doomed the play’s opening night.

Hundreds of Bulgarian nationalists have disrupted the premiere of a play directed by John Malkovich that they claimed was "insulting" Bulgarians, demanding that it be banned and the American actor expelled.

The first session of the 51st National Assembly is on Monday (November 11) and days before its start the questions about...
09/11/2024

The first session of the 51st National Assembly is on Monday (November 11) and days before its start the questions about the future majorities, priorities and leadership are more than the answers, Dnevnik writes.

The first session of the 51st National Assembly is on Monday (November 11) and days before its start the questions about the future majorities, priorities and leadership are more than the answers, Dnevnik writes. The political formations also expect this Parliament to reach an impasse in the very fi...

It is clear to everyone that new elections are coming and all parties are behaving as if they were in an election campai...
09/11/2024

It is clear to everyone that new elections are coming and all parties are behaving as if they were in an election campaign, Boiko Borissov, leader of the centre-right GERB-UDF coalition, said on November 8.

It is clear to everyone that new elections are coming and all parties are behaving as if they were in an election campaign, Boiko Borissov, leader of the centre-right GERB-UDF coalition, said on No…

Bulgaria’s first AP1000 nuclear reactor is anticipated to achieve commercial operation in 2035, Westinghouse said. ...
08/11/2024

Bulgaria’s first AP1000 nuclear reactor is anticipated to achieve commercial operation in 2035, Westinghouse said.

Bulgaria’s first AP1000 nuclear reactor is anticipated to achieve commercial operation in 2035, Westinghouse said

A provincial mayor close to oligarch and political party leader Delyan Peevski has been accused of sending threats to in...
08/11/2024

A provincial mayor close to oligarch and political party leader Delyan Peevski has been accused of sending threats to investigative journalist Venelina Popova over her work uncovering alleged electoral corruption.

A provincial mayor close to oligarch and political party leader Delyan Peevski has been accused of sending threats to investigative journalist Venelina Popova over her work uncovering alleged electoral corruption.

Caretaker Energy Minister Vladimir Malinov Wednesday said that neither him nor the Energy Ministry have information abou...
08/11/2024

Caretaker Energy Minister Vladimir Malinov Wednesday said that neither him nor the Energy Ministry have information about the sale of the Lukoil Neftohim Burgas oil refinery.

He was speaking at a news briefing in relation to an article by Financial Times reading that according to the daily's sources, Russian state energy group Lukoil is planning to sell its refinery in Bulgaria - its largest asset in the Balkans - to a Qatari-British consortium by the end of the year.

Boyko Borissov, leader of the election-winning GERB, said he was ready to give up the prime minister's seat in future ne...
06/11/2024

Boyko Borissov, leader of the election-winning GERB, said he was ready to give up the prime minister's seat in future negotiations to form a government in Sofia but warned that this would be his only compromise. #избори2024

Bulgaria could be heading for its 8th general election in three years by February 2025.

The joint Bulgarian-Romanian mine countermeasure exercise Poseidon 2024 is being held from November 3 to 9 at the Bourga...
06/11/2024

The joint Bulgarian-Romanian mine countermeasure exercise Poseidon 2024 is being held from November 3 to 9 at the Bourgas naval base and Bulgaria’s territorial waters.

The joint Bulgarian-Romanian mine countermeasure exercise Poseidon 2024 is being held from November 3 to 9 at the Bourgas naval base and Bulgaria’s territorial waters, Bulgaria’s Defenc…

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