Thousands of Sofia motorists fined for speeding through pedestrian crossings
More than 6500 motorists in Sofia are to be fined after being caught by traffic cameras speeding through pedestrian crossings,
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Month: January 2013
Archaeology: Bulgaria claims find of temple to Priapus
In a claim certain to prick the interest of followers of archaeology and mythology everywhere, the head of Bulgaria’s National
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PM orders Bulgaria’s ruling party to vote no in referendum on nuclear power
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said on January 6 2013 that members of the country’s centre-right ruling party GERB had
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Bulgaria vows action against construction in ecologically sensitive areas on Black Sea coast
With the resounding thud of a stable door and the receding clip-clop of horses’ hooves, Bulgaria’s government is to look
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Ankara continues efforts to join EU
Ankara has issued a strong attack on the European Union (EU) for what it calls a “bigoted” assessment of Turkey
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Record interest in Nazi Holocaust Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp
Officials at World War Two Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp in Poland say the site hosted a record number of tourists in
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Milky Way could contain 100 billion planets
It seems like hardly a week goes by without another planet being discovered in some far off stellar system, but
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Courts impound property of Bulgaria’s former roads agency chief
Two courts issued orders to impound the property of Vesselin Georgiev, a former head of Bulgaria’s road infrastructure agency, at
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Bulgaria’s 2012 birthrate lowest since 1945
The number of babies born in Bulgaria in 2012 – about 62 000 – was the lowest in the country
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