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Bulgaria must pull its weight in EU and NATO, says foreign minister
Foreign minister Velislava Petrova has laid out three priorities for her ministry and confirmed Bulgaria will host a regional connectivity summit in 2027.
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Yotova leads with 41.4%, Gyurov second on 21.9% in first pre-election poll
Iliana Yotova and Kiril Valchev lead with 41.4% support, a Market LINKS survey shows. Andrey Gyurov and Georgi Kandev come second with 21.9%, while…
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Vasil Ivanov takes over BSP in Burgas, Tishev comes second
The BSP regional council picked 37-year-old former city councillor Vasil Ivanov as its new regional chairman last night, replacing Todor Baychev.
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Revival wants exchange watchdog chief to answer for food prices
Revival wants the head of the State Commission on Commodity Exchanges and Markets to appear before parliament and explain why food prices keep rising.
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Fewer reports of vote-buying ahead of October 25 election, says interior ministry
Reports of vote-buying and voter control before the presidential election are down compared with past votes, interior minister Ivan Demerdzhiev said.
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PP asks anti-corruption body to check lawmaker with fuel firm ties over diesel exports
"We Continue the Change" wants an anti-corruption check on "Progressive Bulgaria" lawmaker Slavi Vasilev over his vote to lift the ban on diesel…
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Rides could shut down as no one is accredited to check them
Under the new law, amusement rides need certificates from accredited inspection bodies, but no such bodies exist yet, industry figures warn.
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E-scooters to get same registration rules in every town
The government has approved rules for registering electric scooters with local councils, meaning owners will have to sign up in a council register.
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Legal committee approves simpler rules for Trade Register filings
MPs on the legal committee approved changes on second reading meant to clear years of backlogged, unreviewed annual filings.
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Dotsova: Black Sea nations face the same climate risks
Burgas is hosting the 67th meeting of the BSEC Committee on Economic Policy and Development, which is looking at the economic cost of climate change.
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DPS lawmaker wants homemade rakia left out of excise law
Atidzhe Alieva-Veli has filed comments on changes to the excise duty and tax warehouse law, DPS's press office says.
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Tsar Samuel's remains return to Bulgaria on 3 October (updated)
Sofia and Athens have agreed to hand over the remains in Thessaloniki on 3 October, with the remains reaching the Bulgarian capital the same day.
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Tsar Samuil's remains are coming back to Bulgaria, says Asen Vasilev
Asen Vasilev, co-chair of "We Continue the Change", shared a translated article from a Greek outlet saying the transfer also needed the Greek…
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Applications to vote abroad close at midnight today
Bulgarians living abroad have until midnight today to apply online to vote in the presidential election, the Central Election Commission says.
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Bulgaria calls for stronger EU defence agency, Monov says in Brussels
Deputy defence minister Lyubomir Monov joined talks of the EU's Foreign Affairs Council on defence and the steering board of the European Defence…