With 9 votes "yes", the foreign policy committee in the Bulgarian parliament declared the famine in Ukraine in 1932-1933, known as Holodomor, a genocide and condemned its perpetrators.
The famine in Ukraine is one of the worst mass crimes committed by the Soviet communist regime, the decision of the Bulgarian MPs in the committee reads. Over 8 million people lost their lives during the Holodomor, among them many children and tens of thousands of Ukrainian and Moldavian Bulgarians. BSP and Vazrazhdane MPs voted against the decision, which is to be voted on in plenary hall.
On Tuesday, the weather will be predominantly cloudy with rain, more significant precipitation is in the forecast for Eastern Bulgaria. The precipitation is expected to stop in most parts after midday. Minimum temperatures 1-6° C., for Sofia around..
Acting Bulgarian Prosecutor-General Borislav Sarafov has asked Parliament to lift the immunity of Kiril Petkov, an MP and co-leader of the People's Party (PP). The reason is the arrest of GERB leader Boyko Borissov in 2022, which was later declared..
The decision to scrap Schengen border checks by land for Bulgaria and Romania has been included as the first item on the agenda of the EU Justice and Home Affairs Council meeting on Thursday, 12 December. Bulgaria joins Schengen area by air..
The decision to scrap Schengen border checks by land for Bulgaria and Romania has been included as the first item on the agenda of the EU Justice and..
Democratic Bulgaria has issued a position stating that an attempt must be made to form a government within the current parliament so as to avoid one..
On Tuesday, the weather will be predominantly cloudy with rain, more significant precipitation is in the forecast for Eastern Bulgaria. The..
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