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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 Independent 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 Guardian - 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

The Independent UK

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'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".

Reuters

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

The Independent UK

‘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.

Al Jazeera

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.

Reuters

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Bulgarian PM appeals for support ahead of no-confidence vote

Bulgarian lawmakers have started debating a no-confidence motion against the minority government, on the eve of the vote that could well topple centrist Prime Minister Kiril Petkov, elected just months ago on pledges to fight corruption

The Independent UK

Europe’s largest bird of prey makes comeback after being driven to brink of extinction

Rewilding project has reintroduced cinereous vulture to Bulgarian mountain range after species suffered from habitat loss and poisoning

The Independent UK

Bulgarian government faces no-confidence vote next week

Bulgaria's main opposition party filed a no-confidence motion against the government of Prime Minister Kiril Petkov on Wednesday over its economic policy, a move that could topple the ruling coalition after just six months in office.

Reuters

One of UK's most wanted arrested in Bulgaria over suspected drug dealing

Benjamin Macann was arrested on suspicion of conspiring to supply class A drugs

Liverpool Echo

Benjamin Macann: One of UK’s most wanted men arrested in Bulgaria

He is wanted by police in Norfolk for allegedly conspiring to supply class A drugs

The Independent UK

Google Maps users amazed after spotting 'stray' dog in same spot after 7 years

A Google Maps camera has supposedly captured a 'stray' dog living in the same spot in Bulgaria after seven years - the dog was pictured in 2012 and again in 2019

Daily Mirror

Bulgarian foreign, energy ministers quit, deepening coalition crisis

Bulgaria's foreign and energy ministers resigned on Monday after their party, the populist ITN, quit the governing coalition last week, compounding the Balkan country's political crisis.

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The Independent UK

Germany's Scholz tries to unblock North Macedonia's EU bid

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has visited North Macedonia and Bulgaria in a bid to resolve the dispute between both countries that has seen European Union membership talks with both North Macedonia and Albania blocked

Daily Mirror

Bulgaria football team bus in 'serious accident' as player rushed to hospital for surgery

Bulgaria midfielder Todor Nedelev suffered a craniocerebral trauma and had to undergo surgery after the accident which occurred ahead of Sunday's match in Tblisi

Reuters

Bulgaria won't lift veto on N. Macedonia's EU plans yet, wants EU guarantees - PM

Bulgaria has set conditions for lifting its veto blocking North Macedonia's European Union accession talks and is working to see if Brussels can guarantee those terms are met, Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov said on Thursday.

Reuters

Bulgaria faces risk of political instability as PM loses majority

Bulgaria's prime minister pledged to lead a minority government on Wednesday as the populist ITN party quit the government over disagreements on budget spending and whether Bulgaria should back North Macedonia's European Union accession.

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Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin's space chief issues wild Satan-2 hypersonic missile threat

Dmitry Rogozin - the head of Russia's Roscosmos space agency - threatened Bulgaria, Romania and Montenegro with a 208-ton, 16,000mph Sarmat "Satan 2" missile

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia Says Ban on Lavrov’s Plane a ‘Hostile Action’

The Kremlin on Monday said airspace closures by three eastern European countries which prevented Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov from traveling to Serbia were a "hostile action." Countries surrounding Serbia - Bulgaria, North Macedonia and Montenegro - closed their airspace to an official plane that would have carried Moscow's top…

Reuters

Back on the road: Ukrainian refugees have to vacate Bulgarian seaside hotels

Anastasia Zaitseva waits with her two young children outside the Black Sea resort hotel she has called home since March to board a bus for another journey to an unknown destination after fleeing war in Ukraine.

France 24

No, Ukrainian refugees were not banned from shops in Prague

A photoshopped picture is circulating online of two shops in Prague that allegedly refused entry to Ukrainians. The owners of the shop has denied these claims. Meanwhile, some social media users claim that Ukrainian refugees were evicted from a hotel in Bulgaria. We tell you more in this edition of…

Reuters

EU to send more than 200 firefighters to Greece for the summer season

More than 200 firefighters and equipment from Bulgaria, Finland, France, Germany, Romania and Norway will be stationed in Greece to provide immediate support in the event of major wildfires during the summer, the European Commission said on Thursday.

The Independent UK

Denmark becomes latest country to have gas taps turned off by Russia

Denmark joins Bulgaria, Finland, Poland and the Netherlands in having supplies cut

Asharq Al-Awsat

Gazprom to Cut Gas Supplies to Denmark’s Orsted, Germany via Shell Deal

Russia's Gazprom said on Tuesday it would cut off gas flows to Denmark's Orsted and to Shell Energy for its contract to supply gas to Germany, after both companies failed to make payments in roubles. The cuts will be effective from June 1, Gazprom said. Russia has already cut off…

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