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Car product fee stays as committee rejects scrapping it
The parliamentary environment and water committee approved changes to the Waste Management Act at second reading, but kept the fee for motor vehicles.
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CommentaryRadev tells MPs fuel supplies are not under threat after drone attacks
Parliament spent nearly 3 hours questioning the prime minister, ministers and heads of the security services over attacks on four ships in Bulgaria's…
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Wadephul: EU must keep up pressure on Russia after Black Sea attacks
Johann Wadephul backed Bulgaria's decision to summon the Russian ambassador over yesterday's drone attacks on ships in the Black Sea.
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Bulgaria and Germany call for halt to attacks on merchant ships in Black Sea
Foreign ministers Velislava Petrova and Johann Wadephul called for a moratorium on attacks on ships in the Black Sea after talks in Berlin.
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Bulgaria to host Europe-Asia connectivity summit next year, Petrova says in Berlin
Bulgaria will host a regional summit on links between Europe and Asia next year, foreign minister Velislava Petrova said in Berlin.
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Greece condemns drone strikes on ships off Bulgaria's coast
Greece's foreign ministry has voiced solidarity with Bulgaria and called for those behind the attacks on merchant ships to be held to account.
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Parliament backs defibrillators in police patrol cars at first reading
Parliament backed at first reading the use of defibrillators in Interior Ministry patrol cars and the „Vazrazhdane“ bill for transporting patients in…
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Bulgaria and US sign AI partnership declaration
Deputy prime minister Alexander Pulev has signed a US-led declaration on artificial intelligence in Washington. A total of 54 countries are taking…
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State security chief: more sabotage possible after arson attack on Starlink antennas
Plamen Tonchev told parliament that the State Agency for National Security (DANS) identifies people every day who are watching critical…
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Pharma industry wants illegal drug trade made a crime
Industry groups propose changes to the Criminal Code to cover making and selling medicines outside the legal system.
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Burgas election commission orders campaign posters removed from poles in Zidarovo
This is the first reported breach in the presidential and vice-presidential campaign in the region. The mayor of Sozopol must carry out the order.
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Radev: Bulgaria still does not know where drones that hit 4 ships came from
The prime minister told parliament that no shrapnel was found when inspecting the ship «Abel», and that «Chelsea» will be inspected in Varna.
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Bulgaria stays in "Drone Edge" with €80m for 20 anti-drone systems
Minister Dimitar Stoyanov told MPs that Bulgaria will buy 10 mobile and 10 stationary anti-drone systems under the SAFE mechanism.
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Radev: Lukoil has oil to last until mid-December, diesel supply secure
Lukoil has 140,000 tonnes of crude in storage, and another 420,000 tonnes are waiting to be unloaded from three tankers, the prime minister told…
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Radev tells MPs Bulgaria reacted quickly to attacks on ships
Four merchant ships were hit in the Bulgarian economic zone in the Black Sea on 6 and 13 October, two of them sank.