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Varna fishermen board drifting ship Emil off Shabla
The ship, hit by drones near Odesa in early August, is without people and control, with a burned bridge and looted.
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CommentaryAfter security council meeting, opposition asks who attacked ships in the Black Sea
Parties want an inspection of the sunken ship with an underwater drone, while the ruling parties believe that Bulgaria is not under threat.
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Interior minister Demerdzhiev: ministry will bring in AI and has cut 168 admin posts
Interior minister Demerdzhiev told MPs that the ministry will reshape its administration and structure by the end of the year and close units it does…
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Peevski calls Demerdzhiev a "liar" after hearing on his flights
The Interior Minister explained to the MPs that the invoices for the flights were paid by „Spektrum Air“ EAD, and Peevski stated that they do not…
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Opposition does not back security council's advice after attack on two ships
Democratic Bulgaria (DB), We Continue the Change (PP) and Vazrazhdane criticised a paper from the Consultative Council for National Security on the…
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Health ministry proposes family doctors do check-up when people start a job
A draft of new rules on medical check-ups for workers has been published for a one-month public discussion.
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State reserve to decide which firms get copies of military documents
Parliament approved at first reading changes that would let firms with wartime tasks ask for copies of documents kept at Sokolovo.
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CommentaryRadev after security council meeting: no direct threat to Bulgaria for now, but war brings risks
Two ships were hit this week in Bulgaria's exclusive economic zone in the Black Sea. One of them sank.
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Gallup poll: Yotova and Valchev lead with 44.9%, Gyurov and Kandev second with 24.8%
Gallup International Balkan says the two tickets will most likely meet in a runoff. The agency expects turnout of about 36%.
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Polish expert: NATO is weak in the Black Sea, and drones threaten ships
Marcin Zaborowski says NATO is not strong enough in the Black Sea, and drones are a growing danger to civilian ships.
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EU commissioner Marta Kos wants all of the Western Balkans to join the EU one day
Enlargement commissioner Marta Kos has arrived in Sofia for a ministerial conference on Corridor 8, which links the Adriatic and Black seas.
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US weighs new strikes on Iran, possibly before 3 November election
The Pentagon is drawing up options for strikes on Iran before the US midterm elections, American officials say. No final decision has been made.
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Voting machines at presidential election will print only a receipt, not a ballot
The Central Election Commission (CEC) has shown a demo of machine voting. It is training all district election commissions until 14 October, ahead of…
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CommentaryDenkov after security council: Ukraine has no motive to hit its own grain ships
Russia has been waging a full-scale war against Ukraine since February 2022. Four parties are against the text on the attack against grain ships in…
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MPs reject protection for parents on fixed-term contracts
Parliament's social affairs committee has voted down changes to the Labour Code. Galya Vasileva of GERB-SDS and a group of MPs proposed them.