ARCHIVE - 20 October 2022

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Business

NSI Revises the Growth of the Bulgarian Economy for 2021 with 6 Billion Leva

The National Statistical Institute (NSI) has revised the data on Bulgaria's gross domestic product for 2021 by as much as six billion BGN

Business » Finance | October 20, 2022, Thursday // 13:54

Politics

Political Crisis: Bulgarian MPs again Failed to Elect a Speaker of the National Assembly (OVERVIEW)

MPs stopped the meeting which was the sixth attempt to elect a Speaker of the National Assembly

Politics | October 20, 2022, Thursday // 13:48

Interior Minister: The Door to Schengen is Wide Open for Bulgaria

“The door to Schengen for Bulgaria is wide open”. This was stated by Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev at a briefing after the cabinet meeting

Politics | October 20, 2022, Thursday // 11:23

Bulgarian Deputies Elect the Speaker of the National Assembly - Day Two

Deputies gather to make a new attempt to elect a Speaker of the National Assembly

Politics | October 20, 2022, Thursday // 10:26

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry: North Macedonia must Stop the Provocations against Macedonian Bulgarians

Bulgaria has always sought to strengthen and deepen friendship and good neighborly relations with North Macedonia

Politics » Diplomacy | October 20, 2022, Thursday // 11:04

Bulgaria opens an Account at the Fed to receive Returns on the Money paid for the F-16

Defense Minister Dimitar Stoyanov: Opening an account at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York will ensure profitability from the 1.2 billion dollars paid in advance for the F-16 project

Politics » Defense | October 20, 2022, Thursday // 14:00

Society

Study: Pain Relief without Side Effects and Addiction, better than Opiates

New substances that activate adrenalin receptors instead of opioid receptors have a similar pain-relieving effect to opiates, but without the negative aspects such as respiratory depression and addiction. New findings are a milestone in the development of

Society » Health | October 20, 2022, Thursday // 11:38

COVID-19 in Bulgaria: 630 New Cases in the Last 24 hours

The new confirmed cases of coronavirus in Bulgaria for the last 24 hours are 630, according to the data of the Unified Information Portal

Society » Health | October 20, 2022, Thursday // 10:31

Crime

BBC: Ruja Ignatova learned from Bulgarian Services that She was being Investigated by the FBI

Ruja Ignatova, also known as the "disappeared crypto queen", was informed that she was being investigated for her $4 billion cryptocurrency scam before she disappeared

Crime | October 20, 2022, Thursday // 11:15

World

UK "Weaker, Worse off": Truss' Resignation sends Country into Turmoil, Opposition demands General Election

Liz Truss' resignation as UK Prime Minister on Thursday threw the country into political turmoil and left it scrambling for a stable government, as the opposition reiterated its demand for a general election

World | October 20, 2022, Thursday // 17:30

EU agrees on Sanctions against Iran over Drones for Russia

The EU has agreed to introduce new sanctions against Iran over the supply of drones to Russia used in attacks on civilian targets

World » EU | October 20, 2022, Thursday // 14:26

Macron angered Parliament by bypassing it to Pass the Budget

President Emmanuel Macron's government triggered an emergency political mechanism on Wednesday to push through France's 2023 budget, bypassing the lower house of parliament

World » EU | October 20, 2022, Thursday // 10:54

Meloni: Italy will not be the Weak Link of the West

Giorgia Meloni, who is expected to become the new prime minister of Italy, said that her government will be pro-NATO and pro-European

World » EU | October 20, 2022, Thursday // 10:45

US Special Envoy urged Kosovo to Delay the Re-Registration of Cars with Serbian License Plates

The US Special Envoy for the Western Balkans has asked Kosovo to delay the re-registration of vehicles by 10 months

World » Southeast Europe | October 20, 2022, Thursday // 17:48

London: A Russian Su-27 Fired a Missile near a British Spy Plane over the Black Sea

British Defense Minister Ben Wallace announced to Parliament that a Russian Su-27 fighter jet fired a missile at a British reconnaissance aircraft that was in international airspace in the Black Sea region

World » Russia | October 20, 2022, Thursday // 17:39

Day 239 of the Invasion of Ukraine: Blackout across the Country after Russian Strikes on Energy Infrastructure

Here are the highlights of events related to the war in Ukraine over the past 24 hours

World » Ukraine | October 20, 2022, Thursday // 12:30
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