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Oman, Bulgaria explore enhancing economic, investment cooperation
Times of Oman
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Sofia: The Sultanate of Oman and the Republic of Bulgaria discussed strengthening economic and investment cooperation between the two countries, leveraging experiences in creating investment-friendly environments, designing investor incentives,...
Bulgartransgaz auction shows growing interest towards Romania
CEENERGYNEWS
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July 8, 2025
Bulgartransgaz held auctions for firm yearly capacity at interconnection points with neighbouring countries, in which 21 Bulgarian and international companies took part. Capacity was booked at all entry and exit points with Greece, Romania,...
PM of North Macedonia: Bulgarian FM Georg Georgiev is a mouse, I am a lion
BGNES
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July 10, 2025
North Macedonia’s Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski compared Bulgarian Foreign Minister Georg Georgiev to a “mouse,” while likening himself to a “lion,” BGNES reported. His comments came after, earlier on July 10, Minister Georgiev stated that...
Health Minister Says Eight Helicopters to Provide Emergency Medical Services in Bulgaria
Bulgarian News Agency
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Health Minister Silvi Kirilov Thursday said eight helicopters will provide emergency medical services in Bulgaria. Kirilov, Deputy Prime Minister and Innovation and Growth Minister Tomislav Donchev, and European Commission representatives visited...
'Disgusting Governance': We Continue the Change Backs Fourth No-Confidence Vote, Democratic Bulgaria Stays Silent
Novinite
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The coalition "We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria" (WCC-DB) appears to be on the verge of splitting over the upcoming fourth vote of no confidence against the government of Rosen Zhelyazkov. According to Club Z, no unified decision has...
2025 Rule of Law Report: European Commission fails to raise its voice and continues to ignore emergency situations
European Federation of Journalists
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On 8 July, the European Commission published its 6th Rule of Law (RoL) report, assessing countries’ advancements and progress in four key areas, one of which is media freedom. The same four candidate countries as in 2024 – Albania, Serbia, North...
Bulgaria's Bumpy Path to the EU Single Currency: Timeline
Bulgarian News Agency
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Following are the landmark dates in Bulgaria's progress towards accession to the eurozone: July 1, 1997: A strict exchange rate regime known as "currency board arrangement" is introduced in Bulgaria under provisions of a new Bulgarian National...
US "Gold Card" Programme Highlights Fight For International HNW Money
Wealth Briefing
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The "Devil is in the detail" when it comes to the proposed "gold card" programme to attract wealthy foreigners to the US, but the fact that the scheme is being floated at all shows that the US administration knows there is a war being waged to...
Deputy PM Donchev Says Cabinet Will Redirect BGN 60 Mln to Military Industry by End of 2025
Bulgarian News Agency
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Deputy Prime Minister Tomislav Donchev said Thursday that the Government plans to redirect about BGN 60 million to the military industry and development by the end of 2025. During his hearing at the parliamentary Committee on European Affairs and...
Bulgaria Clears Last Hurdle to Eurozone Entry on January 1, 2026
Bulgarian News Agency
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Bulgaria Tuesday cleared the last hurdle to its entry into the eurozone on January 1, 2026 as the Council of the European Union adopted the three legal acts required for this step. At an Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) meeting in...
Inter-Church Interaction and the International Agenda in the Letters of Patriarch Alexey I(80 years since the end of the schism over the Bulgarian Orthodox Church) {part 1}
The European Times
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July 10, 2025
“The unification of the world must be preceded by the unification of Europe, and the latter is unthinkable without the prior unification of the Slavic world.” Exarch STEPHEN I, 1947 In his address, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, opening the...
Bulgaria Is on Threshold of Eurozone Membership, Which Is Historic Moment - Alliance for Rights and Freedoms
Bulgarian News Agency
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Bulgaria is on the threshold of its membership in the euro area, which is a historic moment that closes the cycle of the country's accession to all major mechanisms and policies of the European Union, the Alliance for Rights and Freedoms (ARF)...
Palisades, Palmerton, Northern Lehigh have new wrestling coaches; Krazer wins international gold
Morning Call - Pennsylvania
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July 10, 2025
Palisades and Palmerton have new boys and girls wrestling head coaches. Northern Lehigh has a new boys coach and its first girls head coach. Ryan Kern, a 1995 graduate and two-time state qualifier, is Northern Lehigh’s latest boys coach. He...
Bulgaria Reacts to Getting Final Green Light for Eurozone Entry on January 1, 2026
Bulgarian News Agency
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The EU Council voted unanimously Tuesday on the latest decisions related to Bulgaria's accession to the euro area on January 1, 2026. This completes the procedure, as earlier in the day the European Parliament also approved by a large majority the...
Bulgaria to join Eurozone in 2026 amid growing domestic opposition
Semafor
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July 8, 2025
European Union members on Tuesday approved Bulgaria’s bid to become the 21st member of the Eurozone next year. The country has been working to join the currency zone since becoming an EU member in 2007, with successive governments in Sofia arguing...
Bulgarias Euro Adoption Divides Public
Philadelphia Herald - Pennsylvania
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Bulgaria is set to become the newest member of the eurozone on January 1, 2026. While European Union officials have approved the move, public opinion across the country remains sharply divided. On Tuesday, EU finance ministers endorsed Bulgarias...
Energy Minister Says Contract with BOTAS Will Cost Bulgaria Billions, Counter-Corruption Commission Investigates Case
Bulgarian News Agency
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Representatives of the Counter-Corruption Commission (CCC) arrived Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. at the Ministry of Energy building. The CCC was provided with documents containing all information in the ministry related to the contract with the Turkish...
Bulgaria to Join Eurozone Smoothly and Confidently as of January 1, Says PM Zhelyazkov
Bulgarian News Agency
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As of January 1, 2026, Bulgaria will smoothly and confidently become part of the euro area, said Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov at a press conference on Tuesday. “If we assume that the main goal of any government is the prosperity of the nation,...
Bulgaria is now in the euro area, with the euro coming on January 1, 2026
BGNES
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July 8, 2025
The European Council's Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) has finalized Bulgaria's accession process to the eurozone. Earlier, MEPs in Strasbourg adopted a report supporting Bulgaria's accession to the eurozone. “We did it! On January...
CC-DB: European Commission's Report on Rule of Law in Bulgaria Points to Lack of Significant Progress in Judiciary
Bulgarian News Agency
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Speaking from Parliament’s rostrum on Thursday, Continue the Change – Democratic Bulgaria (CC-DB) co-floor leader Nikolay Denkov said that “this year’s report of the European Commission on the rule of law in Bulgaria is even harsher and more...