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Buses brought supporters of the far-right political party “Vazrazhdane” (Revival) to protest in front of the parliament building. Among them were people that had the symbol "Z" written on clothes, posters, flags. The "Z" symbol is a pro-Kremlin symbol of
Politics | April 6, 2022, Wednesday // 14:50
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The political party “Democratic Bulgaria” was the only parliamentary group to condemn the atrocities committed by Russian troops in Bucha. This happened with a declaration on the first plenary day of the week, read from the parliamentary rostrum by MP Ant
Politics | April 6, 2022, Wednesday // 12:07
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Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov met with the President of Albania Ilir Meta, who is on an official visit to Bulgaria at the invitation of his Bulgarian counterpart. The talks focused on bilateral relations and regional co-operation, as well as the E
NATO has made progress in strengthening its eastern flank, with four new multinational battle groups in Slovakia, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria reaching their first level of combat readiness. This was announced by the DPA news agency, citing a spokesman f
The President of the Republic of Albania Ilir Meta is on a two-day official visit to Bulgaria at the invitation of his Bulgarian counterpart Rumen Radev. The two presidents made statements after their meeting.
Exactly one year after the last regular elections for the National Assembly, former prime minister Boyko Borissov’s party GERB is ahead of current prime minister Kiril Petkov’s “We Continue the Change” as the first political force in Bulgaria. This is sho
Politics | April 5, 2022, Tuesday // 10:55
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The US State Department approved the sale to Bulgaria of 8 new F-16 fighters (F-16 C Block 70) and related equipment, Reuters reported, citing a statement from the Pentagon's Defense and Security Cooperation Agency.
Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov announced, after his two-and-a-half-hour interrogation at the Sofia City Prosecutor's Office over the possible extortion of Vasil Bozhkov by former Prime Minister Boyko Borissov and former Finance Minister Vladislav G
Politics | April 4, 2022, Monday // 16:53
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“Greek military are passing through Bulgaria, but will not have anti-aircraft missile systems in our country”, it became clear from an interview with Bulgarian Defense Minister Dragomir Zakov for bTV. Thus, Zakov refuted the information circulated by the
Greece is backing NATO forces in the Alliance's east wing with light anti-aircraft artillery in line with its commitment to join the NATO Response Force (NRF), which was activated immediately after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, BGNES reported.
Bundeswehr Inspector General Eberhard Zorn said that by the end of May, NATO would set up battlegroups in all countries “from the Baltic to the Black Sea” to strengthen the alliance's eastern flank.
“Bulgaria will provide military-technical assistance to Ukraine - this proposal of ‘Democratic Bulgaria’ will be voted on next week.” This was announced by the co-chairman of the DB party Atanas Atanasov.
Politics | April 3, 2022, Sunday // 12:49
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68.9% of the people in Bulgaria believe that the country should maintain its firm position on the accession of the Republic of North Macedonia to the EU. Just over a fifth are of the opposite opinion - that our country should soften its position.
Politics | April 2, 2022, Saturday // 10:17
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The Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has handed over a note declaring the first secretary of the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Bulgaria, who is suspected of espionage by the Bulgarian authorities, persona non grata.
The two SANS (State Agency for National Security) employees investigated for espionage in favor of Russia have been removed. They are heads of sectors and departments in the agency, said SANS chairman Plamen Tonchev.
Politics | April 1, 2022, Friday // 16:00
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Two employees of SANS (State Agency for National Security) at the middle management level and an employee of a Bulgarian Ministry but not of the Ministry of Interior, are the subject of investigations for espionage in favor of the Russian Federation after
Politics | April 1, 2022, Friday // 13:24
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Bulgaria has not promised a specific date for lifting the veto on the start of negotiations for the membership of the Republic of North Macedonia in the EU, Prime Minister Kiril Petkov said in Blagoevgrad.
Politics | April 1, 2022, Friday // 10:54
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President Rumen Radev reiterated that as head of state he would not allow Bulgaria to be involved in the military conflict in Ukraine. He answered a question about the parties' proposal to send military support.
Politics | March 31, 2022, Thursday // 18:12
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A special operation against Bulgarian counterintelligence agents is taking place in the building of the State Agency for National Security in Sofia(SANS). According to unconfirmed information from Nova TV, the investigation is against SANS employees accus
Politics | March 31, 2022, Thursday // 17:11
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Refugees from Ukraine who receive temporary protection status in Bulgaria will be mandatory health insured. This was decided at the first reading by the deputies after a heated debate in which GERB voted against but in the end the majority of deputies fro
Politics | March 31, 2022, Thursday // 16:14
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Bulgaria can send military equipment to Ukraine, but not MiG-29 aircraft and C-300 air defense systems, as there is a shortage, and they are critical to protecting the airspace. This was stated to BTV by Deputy Minister of Defense Yordan Bozhilov. He said
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