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Government sets up five regional offices of State Agency for National Security
Each office will cover several regions. The cabinet also approved a draft bill to change the law on the State Intelligence Agency.
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Police close off area around fountain outside presidency in Sofia over suitcase and rucksack
Police in Sofia have closed the area around the fountain outside the presidency after a suitcase and a rucksack were left there. Sofia's police…
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Government gives €9.2m to Beloslav and Rodopi for ferry and water pipeline
Beloslav will get €5.073m for a new ferry and Rodopi €4.2m for the water pipeline in Brestovitsa, the Council of Ministers said.
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Parliament energy committee rejects exemption from Russian oil ban
MPs on the committee voted against changes at first reading that would let the government ask for an exemption from the ban on imports of Russian oil…
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Minister Shishkov says €94m paid out for municipal projects
Payments for municipal projects continue every day, and the state is starting the design of water supply pipelines, minister Ivan Shishkov stated.
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Committee approves short-term third-party liability insurance for motorbikes and campervans
Insurers will have to offer third-party liability cover for motorbikes and campervans for terms of under a year, but not shorter than 30 days.
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Parliament rejects Vazrazhdane's changes to Cybersecurity Act
MPs voted 132 to 10 against a bill to limit high-risk technology, with 11 abstentions. Only its sponsors backed it.
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Energy minister Petrova: Energy System Security Fund budget is balanced, with no deficits
Energy minister Iva Petrova told MPs there are no deficits in the Energy System Security Fund and the situation is under control.
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Bulgaria's power exchange price for tomorrow is €208.40 per MWh, 4.93% higher than today
The average power price on the exchange for 8 October is €208.40 per megawatt hour before VAT. In peak hours it is €188.13, the Bulgarian Independent…
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Eurostat: 15.8% of Bulgarians could not afford meat every other day
In 2025, 15.8% of people in Bulgaria could not afford a meal with meat at least every second day, compared with an EU average of 8.5%. Only Romania…
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Direct Ruse–Plovdiv train stays, only times change
The Ruse–Plovdiv train will keep running after the new timetable starts on 13 December 2026. It will leave Ruse at 4:30am and Plovdiv at 1:15pm, the…
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MPs widen the pool of people who can work as security guards
Parliament passed changes to the Private Security Activity Act in a second reading, but rejected a ban on people convicted of sexual offences.
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Parliament's economy committee rejects GERB-SDS bill for cheaper fuel
The economic policy committee rejected the GERB-SDS bill for temporary lower fuel prices with 8 votes «for», 2 «against» and 8 «abstentions».
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More than 7m tourists visited Bulgaria in nine months, deputy minister says
Deputy tourism minister Mariela Modeva gave the figures at the opening of an exhibition in Veliko Tarnovo.
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Innovation ministry and Bulgarian Space Cluster sign deal on space industry
The Ministry of Innovation and Digital Transformation and the cluster will work to get more Bulgarian firms into EU programmes.