Film review: Jimmy’s Hall
Although independence is usually cause for celebration, attaining it from a colonial power is often just one struggle waged and
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Month: May 2015
Bulgaria and Serbia expand list of border crossings for readmission of illegal migrants
Bulgaria’s cabinet has approved an expansion of the list of border crossings with Serbia for handing back people residing illegally.
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Bulgarian Parliament votes huge hike in fines for parking on pavements and pedestrian zones
Motorists in Bulgaria who park on pavements or in parks, playgrounds and pedestrian zones will face fines of 50 to
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Bulgarian Cabinet nominates Sofia metro chief for Stara Planina
Bulgaria’s government nominated the chief executive of Sofia’s metro firm Metropoliten, Stoyan Bratoev, to receive the country’s highest state honour,
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Dimitrov books spot in Madrid quarterfinals with win over Wawrinka
Grigor Dimitrov qualified for the quarterfinals of a second clay-court Masters tournament in a row, defeating Stan Wawrinka in three
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Bulgaria to donate humanitarian aid to Nepal earthquake victims
Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry will allocate humanitarian aid amounting to $40 000 to earthquake victims in Nepal children and their families,
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Debt collectors again enter TV7, but station will stay on air
A debt collection team entered the Sofia headquarters of TV7 and News7 on May 7 in connection with the broadcaster’s
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Second night of protests in Skopje
Thousands of citizens held a quiet protest in Skopje on the night of May 6 in front of the parliament
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Bulgarian top clergy backtrack on honouring Saxe-Coburg as ‘Tsar of Bulgarians’
Two Bulgarian Orthodox Church metropolitans have backtracked on the controversial decision by the church’s governing body, the Holy Synod, to
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