Bulgarian President Radev holds talks with US ambassador in Sofia
Bulgarian President Roumen Radev held talks on February 21 with the US ambassador in Sofia, Eric Rubin, on topics including
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Month: February 2018
Bulgaria on the (self-service) menu at EU institutions
Specialities of Bulgarian cuisine including banitsa, kavarma and patatnik are among the country’s traditional dishes being served in coming weeks
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European Commission names Bulgarian to head EU statistics agency Eurostat
Bulgarian national Mariana Kotzeva will be the new Director-General of EU statistics agency Eurostat, the European Commission said on February 21 2018.
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Bulgarian Socialist Party’s Zhablyanov latest presiding officer to fall in history of National Assembly
The February 21 2018 vote to oust Bulgarian Socialist Party MP Valeri Zhablyanov as Deputy Speaker is the latest of
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Bulgaria’s Parliament ousts socialist MP as Deputy Speaker over ‘People’s Court’ statement
Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted on February 21 to oust socialist party MP Valeri Zhablyanov as Deputy Speaker because of his
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What’s On: Exhibitions Tcherkelov’s ‘120 Bills’ and Ushev’s ‘In the mirror, dimly’
An exhibition entitled “120 Bills” by Houben Tcherkelov is being held for the first time in Europe, opening at the
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Bulgaria and Romania push to join EU’s Schengen Area
Bulgaria’s foreign affairs minister, Ekaterina Zaharieva, has once again challenged the European Union over expanding the border-free Schengen Area. Not
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Bulgarian court rejects Moroccan terrorism suspect’s appeal
The Plovdiv Appellate Court ruled on February 20 to reject the appeal lodged by Moroccan national Naufal Zahri, wanted by
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Bulgaria mulls amendments to anti-corruption law
Bulgaria’s National Assembly is set to discuss a bill of amendments to the recently-passed controversial law meant to fight corruption,
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