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Bulgaria’s biggest annual cinema event, Sofia International Film Festival, opens on March 10 at the National Palace of Culture (NDK) as it usually does, with a screening of The Prosecutor, […]
The UN High Commission for Refugees has criticised some aspects of the March 7 EU- Turkey deal on the migrant crisis, especially the blanket return of ...
A key part of the investigation into the controversial attempt to demolish a historic warehouse in Plovdiv’s “Tobacco Town” is expec ...
There is no increase in the flow of migrants to Bulgaria’s borders, Border Police chief Antonio Angelov said on March 8 2016, speaking against the b ...
Bulgaria’s economy grew by three per cent last year, based on preliminary data, the country’s National Statistics Institute (NSI) said on March 8. In real terms, gross domestic product (GDP) […]
Bulgarian Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov and recently-accredited US ambassador Eric Rubin have held talks on a range of issues, including on bilateral relations, Europe’s migrant crisis and the energy sector, […]
Following a crucial Eurogroup meeting on Monday, president Jeroen Dijsselbloem said the top negotiators of Greece’s creditor institutions will return to Athens “possibly tomorrow” to complete the first review of […]
European Union leaders said Tuesday they have reached a possible deal with Ankara to return thousands of migrants to Turkey, and that they are confident a full agreement can be […]
Thirteen new refugee hosting structures are being developed all over Greece. Specifically, former military camps are being revamped in Malakasa, Afidnes, Drama and Litohoro, the camp of the Armed Forces […]
Slovak president Andrej Kiska will authorise the outgoing Prime Minister – and chairman of the winning Smer party – Robert Fico to form a new government. On March 7, Kiska announced at a […]
