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WEB4 days ago · Bulgaria’s caretaker government approves signing of security cooperation agreement with Ukraine. October 2, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Ukraine. At a regular meeting on October 2, Bulgaria’s caretaker cabinet approved the signing of a security cooperation agreement between Bulgaria. Read more.
For second time, Bulgaria’s Parliament overwhelmingly rejects …
WEBSep 4, 2024 · For a second time, Bulgaria’s Parliament has overwhelmingly rejected a proposal by pro-Kremlin minority party Vuzrazhdane on holding a referendum on retaining the lev as Bulgaria’s currency until 2043. The vote on September 4 was rejected with 107 against, from Boiko Borissov’s GERB-UDF, the reformist We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria coalition, the Movement for Rights and ...
Caretaker Defence Minister confirms Bulgaria sent Gvozdika self ...
WEBSep 3, 2024 · Bulgaria’s caretaker Defence Minister Atanas Zapryanov has confirmed that Bulgaria sent Gvozdika self-propelled howitzers to Ukraine, with Zapryanov saying that the howitzers were surplus to the requirements of Bulgaria’s military. The Soviet-era Gvozdika (the Russian word for “carnation”) was first manufactured in 1972, having been developed in what was then the Ukrainian Soviet ...
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WEB4 days ago · Bulgaria’s exports in January-July 2024 down 2.9%, imports up 0.3% y/y. September 11, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators. In January – July 2024, the total value of all the goods exported from Bulgaria amounted to …
Archaeologists: Roman-era sarcophagus found on Bulgarian beach …
WEBAug 11, 2024 · The sarcophagus, which was found on a beach in Sv Konstantin i Elena resort near Bulgaria’s Black Sea city of Varna at the end of last month, is authentic, and dates back to the second century CE, Bulgarian National Television reported. This was established by archaeologists at the Regional History Museum in Varna after removing part of the facade paint that covered the valuable find, the ...
Bulgaria’s Parliament approves law on introduction of the euro
WEBAug 8, 2024 · Bulgaria’s National Assembly has approved the second and final reading of legislation on the introduction of the euro, as well as amendments to the Credit Institutions Act linked to the changeover to the euro. The August 7 vote to approve the second reading of the law on the introduction of the euro was 167 in favour, 48 against, with 13 abstentions. The date of the introduction of the euro ...
Flooding on Bulgaria’s coast: ‘Rainfall like no one has seen’
WEBSep 5, 2023 · Heavy rains have caused what local media called “unprecedented” flooding in Bulgaria’s southern Black Sea cities and resorts, with Tsarevo – where a state of emergency was declared on September 5 – the hardest-hit. Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov was expected to visit the area to inspect the situation, Bulgarian National Television said.
Bulgaria’s caretaker PM interviews parties’ nominees for European ...
WEBAug 28, 2024 · Bulgaria’s caretaker Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev held talks with the three candidates so far nominated by parliamentary groups to be the country’s European Commissioner, the government information service said on August 28. Glavchev met GERB-UDF nominee Ekaterina Zaharieva, Iskra Mihailova – whose nomination was announced by Delyan Peevski hours before Ahmed Dogan’s Movement for ...
Bulgaria’s Glavchev caretaker cabinet: meet the ministers (updated)
WEBApr 22, 2024 · Caretaker Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev’s Cabinet took the oath of office on April 9, becoming Bulgaria’s fifth caretaker government in less than three years and the first appointed after constitutional amendments were approved by Parliament in 2023. While previously the constitution provided that in the event of Parliament’s failure to ...