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Air crash: Defence Ministry report shows bleak picture of state of ...
12 hours ago · A bleak picture of the state of the Bulgarian Air Force has emerged from a Defence Ministry report commissioned after the September 2024 trainer aircraft fatal crash. The report, presented on November 12, describes a chronic shortage of serviceable aircraft, pilots having too few flying hours, and ...
First sitting of Bulgaria’s 51st National Assembly deadlocked over ...
1 day ago · The first sitting of Bulgaria’s 51 st National Assembly, begun on November 11, was adjourned for the day after parliamentary groups failed to elect a Speaker.. Until a Speaker is elected, the Parliament elected on October 27 in Bulgaria’s latest early parliamentary elections cannot transact business.
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5 days ago · Salaries in Bulgaria in 2023 lowest in EU, but increased at rate higher than EU average. November 7, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff. In 2023, the average annual full-time adjusted salary for employees in Bulgaria was the equivalent of 13 500 euro, the. Read more.
European Parliament committee recommends approval of …
Nov 5, 2024 · An assessment meeting by members of the European Parliament’s industry, research and energy committee has ended with a recommendation of approval of Bulgarian European Commissioner-designate Ekaterina Zaharieva’s candidacy, Bulgarian-language media reported from the European Parliament on November 5.
Mounting support for calls for annulment of Bulgaria’s October ...
Nov 4, 2024 · Support among parliamentary groups for the full or partial annulment of Bulgaria’s October 2024 early National Assembly elections is mounting. At least 48 votes of the total 240 MPs are needed to appeal to the Constitutional Court, and of the groups that have spoken, that number seemingly has been exceeded. The calls to overturn the election ...
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5 days ago · EU gas storages 95% full ahead of November 1, surpassing 90% target in Gas Storage Regulation. October 31, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff energy, Russia. Ahead of the November 1 deadline agreed to by European Union countries to …
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Nov 23, 2018 · Protest in Sofia against ‘Oligarchski’ government. June 2, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Plamen Oresharski. Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia saw a protest on June 2 against the new socialist Plamen Oresharski government, dubbed “Oligarchski” by. Read more.
Bulgaria says it has ‘serious support’ for full Schengen membership ...
The agenda of the October 10 meeting included a discussion, but not a vote, regarding full Schengen membership for Bulgaria and Romania. On December 30 2023, the Council of the EU decided to lift air and maritime border controls with Bulgaria and Romania as of March 31 2024.
Nato chief in Sofia: Bulgaria is a valued and reliable Nato ally
May 27, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Russia, Ukraine. Bulgaria is a valued and reliable Nato ally, the Alliance’s Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said in Sofia on May 27 at a joint news conference with Bulgaria’s caretaker Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev. Stoltenberg and Glavchev held talks on the third and final day of the Nato ...