Ecumenical Patriarch calls on all Orthodox churches to take part in Pan-Orthodox Council
Responding to the refusal of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church to attend the Pan-Orthodox Council and indications that some other Orthodox
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Day: June 7, 2016
EC convergence report says Bulgaria does not meet euro criteria
The European Commission said in its convergence report released on June 7 that Bulgaria did not yet meet the conditions
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Foreign Ministry issues advice to Bulgarians heading to Euro 2016, summer holidays
Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry has issued a series of pointers to the country’s citizens heading abroad for the summer holidays and
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Med migrant deaths in 2016 approach 3000
The number of migrants and refugees who have died trying to cross the Mediterranean to reach Europe so far in
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Bulgaria reports 0.7% economic growth in Q1 2016
Bulgaria’s economy grew by 0.7 per cent in the first quarter of the year, according to preliminary data announced by
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Macedonian president revokes all pardons in wiretapping scandal
Macedonian president Gjorge Ivanov has revoked all pardons that he controversially issued in the country’s wiretapping scandal. Ivanov had been
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At least 11 killed in Istanbul explosion
Eleven people, including 7 police officers, were killed and 36 wounded in an explosion in central Istanbul during the morning
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Bulgarian President hosts Iftar dinner at start of Ramadan
Bulgarian head of state President Rossen Plevneliev hosted an Iftar dinner on the evening of June 6, as the Muslim
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