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Events in the year 2023 in Bulgaria.
Incumbents
[edit]- President: Rumen Radev
- Prime Minister:
- Galab Donev (up to 6 June 2023)
- Nikolay Denkov (from 6 June 2023)
Events
[edit]February
[edit]- 17 February – Sofia lorry deaths: Eighteen people who have immigrated illegally from Afghanistan are found dead in an abandoned truck in Sofia City Province, Bulgaria. Thirty-five others are hospitalized. Four people have been arrested.[1]
- 26 February – One person is killed and 29 others are injured after a bus carrying migrants crashes near Chirpan, Stara Zagora Province,.[2]
April
[edit]- 2 April – 2023 Bulgarian parliamentary election: Bulgarians elect the 240 members of the parliament. Exit polls show former Prime Minister Boyko Borisov's party GERB narrowly defeating former Prime Minister Kiril Petkov's alliance PP–DB.[3]
September
[edit]- 6 September – At least 10 people have been killed by floods caused by torrential rain in Bulgaria, Turkey, and Greece.[4]
October
[edit]- 27 October – The Financial Action Task Force adds Bulgaria to its "grey list" for increased monitoring due to strategic deficiencies in countering money laundering and terrorism financing.[5]
December
[edit]- 28 December – Bulgaria and Romania reach an agreement to become members of the Schengen Area through sea and air routes in March 2024, while discussions regarding the opening of land borders are scheduled to commence next year.[6]
Sports
[edit]- 6 July 2022 – June 2023: 2022–23 First Professional Football League (Bulgaria)[7]
- 14 July 2022 – 3 June 2023: 2022–23 Second Professional Football League (Bulgaria)[8]
- 2022–23 Third Amateur Football League (Bulgaria)
- 2022–23 Bulgarian Cup[9]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "At least 18 people found dead in truck near Sofia". The Guardian. Reuters. 17 February 2023. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ Hristov, Nikolay (26 February 2023). "Illegal migrant dies in crash on Trakia highway near Chirpan". BNR (in Bulgarian).
- ^ "Close race in Bulgaria's fifth election in two years – DW – 04/03/2023". dw.com. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ "Streets turn to rivers in Bulgaria". BBC News. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ^ "Bulgaria placed on international money laundering grey list". Daily Tribune. Agence France-Presse. 27 October 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ "Romania and Bulgaria to partially join Schengen area of free movement". Le Monde.fr. 28 December 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Обявиха официално новото име и лого на Първа лига" [They officially announced the new name and logo of the First League]. Sportal.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- ^ Ltd, Bulgarian Football. "Vtora liga 2022/23". en.bulgarian-football.com. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- ^ "Купата на България има нов генерален спонсор, турнирът сменя името си" [The Bulgarian Cup has a new general sponsor, the tournament is changing its name]. Gong.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 17 November 2022.
