Diplomacy / North Macedonia · Bulgaria
EU presses North Macedonia on constitutional changes
Ursula von der Leyen called the amendments the key step toward opening the first negotiating cluster as Skopje seeks talks with Bulgaria.
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Bulgaria
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Reporting involving Bulgaria, including international connections; events may occur elsewhere.
On the security map · 4 tracked developments
- EU urges North Macedonia to unblock accession talks ↗Skopje, North Macedonia
- Bulgarian and Czech firms sign air-defence memorandum ↗Sofia, Bulgaria
- Bulgaria reviews depot security as fire inquiry continues ↗Tsareva Livada area, Bulgaria
- Earlier explosion at EMCO’s Belitsa depot ↗Belitsa area, central Bulgaria
Economy & energy / Bulgaria · Serbia
Bulgargaz receives 10-year Serbian wholesale licence
Serbia's energy regulator has licensed Bulgaria's state supplier for wholesale natural-gas activity; the decision does not itself document new deliveries.
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Bulgaria reviews depot security as EMCO fire inquiry continues
The Security Council ordered stronger protection for strategic sites while investigators continue to examine the depot fire's cause.
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Bulgarian and Czech firms sign air-defence industrial memorandum
TEREM and SVOS will explore Bulgarian assembly and support work for a mobile short-range air-defence system.
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Sofia approves plans to borrow up to €367 million for transport
The proposed financing would renew public transport fleets and upgrade roads and tram infrastructure.
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GERB decides not to field a candidate in Bulgaria’s presidential election
The opposition party also says it will not offer unsolicited support to another contender ahead of the October 25 vote.
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Data briefBulgaria’s Q2 growth beats its flash estimate
GDP rose 0.7% from the previous quarter and 2.8% year on year, while quarterly investment and exports weakened.
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