Bulgarian Orthodox Church includes blessing for Saxe-Coburg as ‘Tsar of Bulgarians’ in liturgies
The Bulgarian Orthodox Church’s governing body, the Holy Synod, has decided to include a blessing for Simeon Saxe-Coburg as “His
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Month: April 2015
Russian media play up World War 2 victory, lash out at ‘V-Day snubs’
Russian state media are ramping up nationalism ahead of the 70th anniversary of “Victory Day” on May 9, preparing to
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Film review: Ex Machina
Not since the one-two of Andrew Niccol’s Gattaca in 1997 and Alex Proyas’s Dark City in 1998 has a big-budget,
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Ukraine’s economic pressures
With Ukraine’s economy on the brink of disaster, the International Monetary Fund agreed a $17.5 billion package for Ukraine in
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José Carreras farewell performance in Sofia on December 3
The great Spanish tenor José Carreras is to say farewell to his Bulgarian audience with a concert in Sofia at
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Court acquits Bulgaria’s former roads agency chief in conflict of interest trial
Sofia City Court ruled on April 30 find Vesselin Georgiev, a former head of Bulgaria’s road infrastructure agency, not guilty
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Ombudsman: TV7 case ‘perhaps act of personal revenge’
Bulgaria’s national Ombudsman Konstantin Penchev said that he had the feeling that someone wanted to close down TV7, perhaps as
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EU unemployment 9.8% in March 2015, 10.4% in Bulgaria
Unemployment in Bulgaria in March 2015 was 10.4 per cent, down from 12.1 per cent in March 2014, according to
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Optimism about Bulgaria’s business climate improved in April 2015 – statistics institute
Improved expectations in Bulgaria’s construction and retail trades pushed up the overall business climate indicator in April 2015 by 2.5
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