Bulgarians celebrate authors of Cyrillic script on May 24: Photos
On May 24, Bulgarian held its annual celebrations of the public holiday honouring Saints Cyril and Methodius, the Day of Slavonic learning and culture. Throughout the country, parades and processions were held, with school pupils bearing banners, balloons and portraits of the two founders of the Cyrillic script, as well as giants of Bulgarian literature. Among the processions was that …
Bulgarian Cabinet passes new rules on state companies’ deposits
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Bulgaria’s caretaker Cabinet to table energy sector amendments
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Bucharest meeting gives Nabucco project a spur
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Safety nets shielded Europe’s poorest from crisis
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