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A top adviser to Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan argued publicly that Turkey should stop aspiring to join the European Union and focus instead on carving out a leadership […]
There were two hours to go Wednesday afternoon at the international conference “The Arctic – Territory of Dialogue” when the organizers, The Rus ...
“What you’re fixin’ to see is a true story,” a title card tells us right at the outset of the 2011 film Bernie. The events m ...
The 2013 Sofia Dance Week, the sixth year the “week” is being held, starts on October 5 and continues until October 19, showcasing performances fr ...
Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry is introducing new rules on the grounds for traffic police to pull over motorists and the ministry is to introduce a system for people to file complaints […]
The second attempt at holding the debate in Parliament on opposition party GERB’s motion of no confidence in the Bulgarian Socialist Party government resulted in further controversy amid disputes over […]
Greenpeace activists blocked a petrol station owned by Russian company Gazprom near the town of Blagoevgrad, in southwestern Bulgaria, on September 26, protesting against Gazprom’s plans to drill for oil […]
The European Commission said on September 26 that it has closed the infringement procedure against Bulgaria for applying additional requirements to non-Bulgarian EU citizens wishing to vote or stand as […]
Bulgaria won its quarter-final match at the European men’s volleyball championship on September 25 and will play Italy in the second semi-final on September 28. Bulgaria started the match against […]
In its latest move to cope with the influx of Syrian refugees, Bulgaria is opening temporary accommodation at a former military barracks area and a disused education facility in Sofia. […]
