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CONFLICTOct 7Bulgaria’s leader says drone attack hits 2 commercial vessels, and Ukraine’s president blames Russiaheadtopics · united states of america
CONFLICTBREAKINGOct 6Drone sinks ship off Bulgaria, as fears grow about hybrid attacks by RussiaJapan Today
CONFLICTOct 6Zelensky on attacks on vessels in Bulgarian waters: Defense Forces conducted no operations in areaPresident Volodymyr Zelensky said that Ukraine’s Defense Forces had conducted no operations in Bulgarian waters, where two civilian vessels were recently attacked.Ukrinform [en]
CONFLICTOct 6Bulgarian President convenes Security Council after drone attacks on commercial vesselsBulgarian President Iliana Iotova has convened a meeting of the Consultative Council for National Security (CCNS) for Wednesday, October 7, following drone attacks on two commercial vessels in the country's exclusive economic zone.Ukrinform [en]
CONFLICTBREAKINGOct 6Ship sinks off Bulgaria after drone attack in Black SeaAl Jazeera [en]
CONFLICTBREAKINGOct 6Drones attack civilian ships off Bulgaria for first time, sinking oneMeduza [en]
CONFLICTOct 6What an Attack in Bulgaria’s EEZ Means Under International LawBulgaria’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in the Black Sea extends to as much as 200 nautical miles, or about 370.4 kilometers, from the coastline or straight baselines, under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and Bulgaria’s Law on the Maritime Spaces, Inland Waterways, and Ports. Because the Black Sea is semi-enclosed and the distance between opposite shores is less than 400 nautical miles, the outer boundaries of Bulgaria’s EEZ have been determined through international delimitation agreements with neighboring coastal states, based on the median line principle. ...novinite · bulgaria
CONFLICTBREAKINGOct 6Bulgaria searches for missing crew after drones hit two ships in Black SeaAl Jazeera [en]
POLITICSOct 6Bulgarian PM and Opposition Quarrel Over Black Sea Drone AttackKremlin-friendly PM condemns attack on two international cargo ships in Bulgarian waters as 'crude violation of law' – but opposition criticises him for not pointing finger at Moscow.Balkan Insight
CONFLICTOct 6Drones Hit Ships Off Bulgaria’s Black Sea Coast, Prime Minister SaysNYT World
CONFLICTBREAKINGOct 6Crew missing after drone sinks merchant ship in Black Sea off BulgariaThe Independent World
CONFLICTOct 6Bulgarian PM says drone attack on 2 commercial vessels is 'blatant violation of international law' - AP NewsAP News
CONFLICTOct 6Bulgarian PM condemns drone attack as 'absolutely unacceptable' while search for missing crew continuesEuroNews [en]
CONFLICTOct 6Drone attack on ships off Bulgarian coast, prime minister holds emergency meetingNOS Buitenland
CONFLICTOct 5Media reports: Russian-struck ship near Odesa drifts unmanned 40 miles from BulgariaThe civilian cargo ship EMIL, flying the Liberian flag, which was struck by a Russian drone near Odesa on August 5, is drifting 40 nautical miles east of Cape Shabla.Ukrinform [en]
WORLDOct 5Medieval ruler Tsar Samuel’s remains return home to Bulgaria after 60 yearsCzar Samuel’s bones are flown back to Sofia after 60 years in Greece, as both countries seal a deal to exchange historic religious relics.EuroNews [en]
WORLDOct 3Remains of Bulgarian Tsar transferred from Greece to Sofia after a millenniumIn een basiliek in de Bulgaarse hoofdstad Sofia zijn afgelopen dag onder grote belangstelling de resten bijgezet van de middeleeuwse machthebber tsaar Samuel. President Radev, patriarch Daniil en duizenden anderen keken toe hoe de vorst zijn laatste rustplaats kreeg. Samuel, geboren rond het jaar 950, geldt als een van de belangrijkste heersers uit de Bulgaarse geschiedenis. Hij breidde zijn land in alle windrichtingen uit en wist grote delen van de Balkan onder de duim te brengen. Een glorietijd voor de Bulgaren dus, en een van de weinige periodes dat het land niet zelf overheerst werd door eNOS Buitenland
POLITICSOct 3Remains of Bulgaria’s Czar Samuel return ‘home’ after 1,000 yearsThe emperor is a symbol of Bulgarian national identity whose repatriation stoked tensions with Greece.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICSOct 3Greece returns remains of Czar Samuel to BulgariaA warrior emperor who ruled the Bulgarian Empire in the Middle Ages, Czar Samuel is a symbol of Bulgarian national identity. But his remains have been in Greece for decades – and he is also claimed by North Macedonia.DW News [en]
POLITICSSep 30Bulgaria's parliament passes law protecting journalists from abusive SLAPP lawsuitsMost SLAPPs are for defamation or reputational harm and tend to be used by those rich and powerful enough to afford the necessary lawyers' fees.EuroNews [en]
WORLDSep 30Bulgarian PM Rumen Radev urges European dialogue with Russia to avert nuclear attackEuroNews [en]
WORLDBREAKINGSep 30Bulgarian football club owner shot dead at homeIliyan Filipov was the owner of one of Bulgaria's ⁠largest transport and logistics ​companiesThe Independent World
POLITICSSep 28Sociologists expect low turnout in Bulgaria presidential election - Radio Romania InternationalSociologists anticipate a low voter turnout for the presidential election in Bulgaria. This suggests potential political disengagement in the upcoming election.rri.ro · Romania
SCI & TECHSep 25How Bulgaria become a global leader in battery storage and what this means for the country's grid and energy market?In under two years, Bulgaria has become one of the world's most battery-intensive energy markets. Can the surge last — and what will it mean for conventional power generators?DW News [en]