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A new chapter has opened in Turkey’s bid for EU membership, as negotiations for budget contributions began in Brussels. Chapter 33 on financial and budgetary provisions was opened Thursday. Turkey […]
The threat of terrorist acts in Turkey remains high, Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry said on June 30. The ministry urged Bulgarians travelling to Turkey ...
Bulgaria’s MPs passed at first reading a draft bill meant to create a new government body to fight corruption and conflict of interest, amid ha ...
There were arrests in Bulgaria’s Black Sea city of Bourgas on June 30 after clashes between supporters of the Russian pro-Putin Night Wolves mot ...
Bulgaria will never recognise Russia’s annexation of Crimea, President Rossen Plevneliev said in Sofia on June 30 after talks with his Ukrainian counterpart Petro Poroshenko. It is a point that […]
Bulgaria’s Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (EWRC) said on June 30 that electricity prices will remain largely unchanged, while natural gas and central heating prices will go down starting July […]
Two international “seasonal” trains between Bulgaria’s capital Sofia and the Greek city of Thessaloniki will run throughout the summer, until early September 2016, Bulgarian state railways BDZ said on June […]
European Union leaders have wrapped up an extraordinary summit in Brussels, sending Britain a clear message to get moving on exiting the bloc and to expect no special perks once […]
Imagine living in the EU and having just 165 euro every month. That’s the average pension in Bulgaria, the EU’s poorest country. How does one live with so little money? […]
The second half of 2016 brings a new round offerings of concerts in Bulgaria, with a choice ranging from Richard Clayderman to Megadeth to the Scorpions, Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson, […]
