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Bulgaria blocks bank transfer to Russian embassy citing EU sanctions

Bulgaria has blocked a bank transfer worth some $890,000 to the Russian embassy because of EU sanctions, Finance Minister Assen Vassilev said on Wednesday, several days after Sofia expelled 70 Russian diplomatic staff from the Balkan country.

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North Macedonia: 47 police officers injured in protests

Police in North Macedonia say officers were injured, two of them seriously, after a group of mostly young people threw stones, metal bars, eggs and Molotov cocktails at the parliament building in the capital

The Independent UK

EU urges N Macedonia to back proposed deal with Bulgaria

European Council President Charles Michel has urged North Macedonia to back a French-proposed compromise on ending a dispute with neighboring Bulgaria that’s blocking the country’s long-delayed European Union accession bid

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Russia says it will respond in kind to Bulgaria after diplomatic expulsions

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday that Moscow would respond in kind to Bulgaria's expulsion of 70 Russian diplomats.

Reuters

Russian diplomats to depart Bulgaria amid soaring tensions

A Russian diplomat says two airplanes are set to depart Bulgaria with scores of Russian diplomatic staff and their families amid a mass expulsion that has sent relations soaring between the two historically close nations

The Independent UK

Thai spikers lose to Brazil in FIVB final week

The Thai women's volleyball team lost 3-1 to Brazil on Saturday as they will wrap up the final week of the FIVB Women's Nations League in Sofia, Bulgaria, on Sunday.

Bangkok Post

Macedonians protest French proposals over rift with Bulgaria

Tens of thousands of people gathered outside government offices in North Macedonia’s capital to protest the latest proposal on solving a dispute with Bulgaria in order for North Macedonia to open membership talks with the European Union

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Foreign firefighters arrive in Greece for summer wildfire season

Several dozen Romanian and Bulgarian firefighters took up their posts in Greece on Saturday, the first members of a European force being deployed to the country to provide backup in case of major wildfires during the summer.

Reuters

Bulgaria destroys naval mine off its Black Sea coast

Bulgaria's military late on Thursday carried out a controlled explosion of a Soviet-era naval mine that had drifted close to the country's Black Sea coast, the defence ministry said on Friday.

Reuters

Russian envoy to Bulgaria to ask Moscow to shut embassy after mass expulsions

Russia's ambassador to Bulgaria said on Friday she would ask Moscow to close its embassy in the Balkan country after her appeal for Sofia to reverse what she called an unprecedented hostile step to expel 70 Russian diplomatic staff was ignored.

Reuters

Graham Carey turns down other Scottish clubs to join St Johnstone on two year deal

Carey had most recently been playing his football with CSKA Sofia in Bulgaria but is a familiar face closer to home

Daily Record

EU says Russian threat to sever diplomatic ties with Bulgaria is unjustified

The European Union on Friday said Russia's threat to sever diplomatic ties with Bulgaria in response to its decision to expel 70 Russian diplomats is unjustified.

Reuters

Bulgaria's centrist PP party to nominate finance minister for PM

Bulgaria's outgoing Prime Minister Kiril Petkov said on Friday his PP party will nominate finance minister Assen Vassilev as its candidate to become the next prime minister, a move he hopes will allow it to stay in office and avoid new elections.

Reuters

Bulgaria urges Russia to withdraw diplomatic ultimatum with embassy closure threat

Bulgaria's outgoing prime minister on Thursday called on Russia to withdraw a diplomatic ultimatum sent after Sofia expelled 70 Russian diplomatic staff which included a threat to close Russia's embassy in the Balkan nation.

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Russia will respond to Bulgaria's 'hostile' expulsion of diplomats

The Russian Embassy to Sofia said on Wednesday that Bulgaria's decision to expel 70 Russian diplomatic staff was a hostile action to which Moscow would respond accordingly.

Reuters

Bulgaria's Socialists say they will not back another Petkov-led government

Bulgaria's Socialists, allies in the outgoing coalition government of Prime Minister Kiril Petkov, said on Wednesday they would not back a new Petkov-led Cabinet, angry with the expulsion of 70 Russian diplomats.

Bangkok Post

Thailand down South Korea at FIVB Nations League

Thailand began their third and final week of the preliminary round of the 2022 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League with a win over South Korea in Bulgaria on Wednesday.

Daily Mirror

Machine Gun Kelly put loaded shotgun into his mouth during tense call with Megan Fox

Machine Gun Kelly said he was struggling with paranoia when he 'finally snapped' during a phone call to Megan Fox while she was filming a movie in Bulgaria

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Bulgarian lawmakers vote to unblock N Macedonia's EU bid

Bulgaria’s parliament has voted to lift a veto that has long blocked European Union membership negotiations with North Macedonia and Albania

The Guardian - UK

‘I fear Bulgaria will become a soft state’: Kiril Petkov on threat of Russia

Pro-Ukraine Bulgarian prime minister blames corruption and pro-Russian influence on collapse of coalition government

The Independent UK

Bulgarian political crisis casts shadow over Balkans summit

A Bulgarian government crisis is threatening to tarnish a European Union summit that was intended to bolster the EU membership hopes of Balkan countries

Reuters

'It's a disgrace', EU hopeful Albania says of Bulgaria's veto

Bulgaria's block on North Macedonia's progress to join the European Union is a "disgrace", Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said as he arrived for a special Balkans summit with EU leaders, whom he also accused of "impotence".

The Independent UK

Bulgaria's no-confidence vote could hamper EU expansion

Lawmakers in Bulgaria are set to vote on a no-confidence motion against the country’s coalition government

Al Jazeera

‘Not the way’: Bulgaria gov’t falls after losing confidence vote

Bulgaria risks the fourth national election since April 2021 amid disagreements on budget spending and the EU.

Reuters

Bulgarian government faces no-confidence vote and political turmoil

A no-confidence vote on Wednesday threatens to topple Bulgaria's government and Prime Minister Kiril Petkov, who pledged to tackle corruption and took an unusually strong stance against Russia.

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