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“There Is Such a People” at the Presidential Consultations: We Ask you to Declassify the January Talks for North Macedonia

Consultations with President Rumen Radev to form a new government within this parliament continue today. The first meeting is with representatives of "There Is Such a People".

COVID-19 in Bulgaria: Sharp Jump in New Cases in the Last 24 hours

In the last 24 hours, 595 new cases of coronavirus infection were registered in Bulgaria (472 more than yesterday)with 5331 tests performed (nearly 11.1 percent positive), it is clear from the new data published in the Unified Information Portal.

NATO: Bulgaria Increased Defense Spending by 7.49% compared to Last Year

Bulgaria this year increased defense spending by 7.49 percent compared to last year, according to NATO estimates presented today. This year, the country will spend 1.67 percent of GDP on defense.

DPS at the Presidential Consultations: We must Turn to the Voters again

"We think we need to reach out to voters again. Let us enter the next parliament not with hatred, but with our values, goals and proposals for the priorities of the state," Mustafa Karadayi told President Rumen Radev.

Bulgaria: Slavi Trifonov is Suing Kiril Petkov

Leader of "There Is Such a People" Slavi Trifonov will sue the resigned Prime Minister Kiril Petkov. This is clear from a statement of the Sofia City Court.

The amount of his claim is BGN 50,000.

Bulgaria: Third Case of Monkeypox has been Confirmed

A third case in Bulgaria of a man infected with monkeypox has been confirmed - the chief state health inspector Angel Kunchev told journalists. Two cases were confirmed a few days ago. No surprise, according to Kunchev, as the patient was in contact with one of the first confirmed cases.

Bulgaria: 50.5% of People Disapprove of the Overthrow of Petkov’s Cabinet

"The Bulgarian society is divided in its views on what is happening in the country. Among the instinctive momentary reactions to the way the government was overthrown, sympathy for Petkov's government prevailed, and this led to a situational mobilization of his supporters (which can also be seen in the approval of Nikola Minchev).

Bulgaria: First Day of the Presidential Consultations to Form a New Government (UPDATED)

On June 27, 2022, Head of State Rumen Radev held consultations with representatives of the parliamentary groups of the 47th National Assembly to hand over a mandate to form a new government within the current parliament. They were held at the presidential institution.

Bulgarian Doctor Kunchev: In 2-3 weeks We Expect a Peak of a New COVID-19 Wave

"We are already in a new wave of COVID-19", confirmed on Nova TV the chief state health inspector Dr. Angel Kunchev.

"We are moving 3-4 weeks after what is happening in Western Europe. In the next two to three weeks, we are expected to face an increase in the new wave," he said.

Bulgarian Ambassador to the US: Assembly of the First F-16 Fighter for Bulgaria will Begin Soon

"Within a few days, the assembly of the first F-16 fighter for Bulgaria in America will begin". This was said to BNT by the new Bulgarian Ambassador to the USA Georgi Panayotov.