There were sharp exchanges in Bulgaria’s National Assembly on June 29 as parliamentary groups reacted to the announcement on Tuesday by Prime Minister Kiril Petkov that 70 Russian diplomats were being expelled from Bulgaria for activities incompatible with their diplomatic status. Democratic Bulgaria co-leader Hristo Ivanov expressed support for the expulsion, Read more…
“Bulgaria sends aid to Ukraine through Poland”. In practice, the resigned Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov admitted this in an interview with the Guardian, given before the no-confidence vote this Wednesday. His statement comes after a question about how Bulgaria‘s position on the war will change if it fails to form a new coalition. “I am afraid that (Bulgaria) will Read more…
“It was an honor for me to lead a government that was taken down by Peevski, Borissov, Trifonov and Mitrofanova (Russia’s Ambassador to Bulgaria)”, said the now-former Prime Minister Kiril Petkov after the successful no-confidence vote that passed today with the votes of 123 MPs. “This vote is just a small step in a very long road. What they (the opposition) didn’t understand was that in such a way Read more…