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In the mayoral election in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia on October 25, the contest is arguably incumbent Yordanka Fandukova’s to lose. Fandukova, the candidate of Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s centre-right […]
Voters in Plovdiv might be well advised to keep some time open on November 1 – conventional wisdom in Bulgaria’s second city, where incumb ...
In the Black Sea city of Varna, voters in Bulgaria’s mayoral and municipal elections on October 25 have a choice of returning Ivan Portnih as th ...
In mayoral elections in Bulgaria’s Black Sea city of Bourgas on October 25, the “battle” may be less over who is the next mayor but ...
In recent years, local authorities in Bulgaria have taken very different approaches to enforcing the legal ban on the sale and consumption of alcohol on election day, as once again […]
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights is accusing the Czech Republic of detaining migrants and refugees in “degrading” conditions. Zeid Ra’ad Al-Hussein says credible reports from various sources […]
The royal family will open its gates to the public for a very special occasion: Queen Mary of Romania symbolically “returns” to the family. The royals will get back the […]
Turkey’s National Security Council is increasing pressure on the Syrian Kurdish militia, the YPG, by stepping up its efforts to get the group designated internationally as a terrorist organization. But […]
We all know what to expect with a Nancy Meyers movie. It will be a capably directed, usually New York City–set love story with a dash of comedy and little […]
Bulgaria’s central bank said on October 22 that it would put the new two-leva coin, announced earlier this year, in circulation on December 7. The coin will depict Paisii Hilendarski, […]
