Sofia extends school holidays again because of cold classrooms
Bulgaria’s capital Sofia has again extended what began as the Christmas school holiday, with schools now due to re-open on
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Month: January 2017
Wine Enthusiast magazine names Bulgaria’s Plovdiv area among 10 best wine travel destinations of 2017
Wine Enthusiast magazine has named the Bulgaria’s Thracian Lowlands area, around Plovdiv, as among its choice of the 10 best
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Bulgaria appears set to break electricity consumption records as freezing temperatures persist
As below-zero temperatures persisted across Bulgaria, peak-hour electricity consumption matched or beat the record set in February 2012 and was
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‘Code Orange’ dangerous weather warning over snow, wind in 12 Bulgarian regions for January 10
A “code orange” dangerous weather warning over expected snowfalls and strong winds has been issued for 12 regions in eastern
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Bulgaria expelled 1410 non-EU migrants from the country in 2016 – Interior Ministry
Bulgarian Migration Directorate officials in 2016 expelled a total of 1410 people, mostly citizens of Iraq and Afghanistan, who had
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Unemployment in Bulgaria drops to 7.1%, again below EU average
Unemployment in Bulgaria was 7.1 per cent in November 2016, down from 7.9 per cent a year earlier, continuing the
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Four north-eastern Bulgarian districts still in the grip of winter weather crisis
Four regions in north-eastern Bulgaria remain in a severe situation because of snowdrifts and icy roads, Public Works and Regional
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Bulgarians ‘spent a billion euro’ over Christmas-New Year – report
Bulgarian consumers spent more than two billion leva (about a billion euro) between December 20 and 31, going by National
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Danube River partly frozen near Bulgarian town of Silistra
An ice cover of about 50 per cent formed on the Danube River near the Bulgarian town of Silistra, according
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