Tag: bulgaria
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Romania destroys two Russian drones in its waters
Romania detonated two Russian Gerbera-type drones yesterday in its territorial waters after they were found near the Neptun Deep offshore gas project. The drones were drifting afloat and inactive when they were discovered. The incident follows another over the weekend in Bulgaria, where a Russian drone strayed into Bulgarian airspace. On Saturday, a Russian drone…
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Bulgaria wins muted Eurovision Song Contest as Israel boycott backlash hits viewership
Bulgaria has won the Eurovision Song Contest in Austria, although in a less celebratory atmosphere than usual as excitement surrounding the contest have been at their lowest levels in years after several European countries boycotted the competition over Israel’s participation. There were widespread calls across Europe to boycott this year’s Eurovision Song Contest because of…
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Pro-Russian politician in Bulgaria wins the elections
Rumen Radev, a left-wing populist politician, who has been critical of the EU, NATO and Ukraine, has won an overwhelming majority in the parliamentary elections in Bulgaria. His Party, Progressive Bulgaria, won up to 45% of the vote, while their major opponents, the pro-European and liberal party, Democratic Bulgaria won just up to 15% of…
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Bulgarian Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov resigns in the wake of massive protests
The Bulgarian Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov and his minority-government have resigned before a scheduled vote of confidence in parliament and following mass protests in the capital, Sofia which have been taking place in the past few weeks. The protests were sparked to opposition to the government’s proposed budget and widespread corruption. The proposed budget hiked…
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Bulgarian government to take over Lukoil’s refinery: Lukoil’s plant in Iraq gutted
The Bulgarian government is in the process to take over the Neftohim Burgas oil-refiner owned by Lukoil following sanctions issued by the US. Lukoil management is barred from voting over the sale which will be managed and directed by the government according to Reuters. The plant is currently being protected by anti-drone systems. The President…
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Russia jams the GPS of the EU Commissioner’s plane after Ursula von Der Leyen announces Europe plans boots on the ground in Ukraine
EU Commissioner President Ursula von der Leyen has been on a tour to eastern Europe over the weekend to discuss the ongoing Europe ReArm programme. She first flew to Estonia to give a press conference with Estonia’s Prime Minister Kristen Michael at the Amari Air Base. She then travelled to Poland where she and Poland’s Prime…
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Malta Women’s Handball team in Bulgaria for EHF Euro 2026 qualifiers
The Malta Women’s Handball National Team departed for Bulgaria today to compete in the European Handball Federation (EHF) EURO 2026 Qualifiers. Over the next two days, the team will be based in Varna, where they will take on Bulgaria and Lithuania in crucial group-stage matches scheduled for March 7 and 8. Squad List The 19-player…
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More about Andrew Tate’s connections with Bulgarian mafia-crypto-scammers
Contrary to what Andrew Tate has been claiming recently, his case in Romania has not been dismissed. He is still under house arrest where he recently pumped and dumped several of his coins live to his audience and fans. The Romania Court did however, remove some pieces of evidence from the ongoing case brought by…
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A Bulgarian-international drug money-laundering operation covered-up as a crypto Ponzi scheme
Sometimes I’m amazed at how I fail to notice things which are so obvious and so simple after they where sitting right there in front of me. I never investigated OneCoin. I always thought it was bizarre and stupid and never gave it much thought. They always said it was one of the biggest frauds…
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Breaking: New details emerge how the OneCoin mafia laundered money through Malta
A group of whistleblowers and investigators who have been working on an international investigation about Ruja Ignatova, OneCoin and their related entities for a number of years, have recently submitted their investigation to the Federal Bureau of the Investigation. I’ve have been sent the section about Malta although the investigation is extensive and focuses on…
