Bulgarian government grants 15 000 euro to Poland’s Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation
The Bulgarian Cabinet announced on March 7 that it had approved a grant of 15 000 euro to the Auschwitz-Birkenau
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Month: March 2018
Bulgarian government retracts approval of Istanbul Convention
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s Cabinet has retracted its approval of the Istanbul Convention and withdrawn its request to Parliament
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Bulgarian Foreign Minister: ‘Enormous opportunities’ to boost co-operation with Arab countries
The opportunities for successful co-operation with Arab countries in trade, engineering and investment, energy and tourism are enormous, Bulgarian Foreign
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Bulgarian deputy PM Simeonov: Russian Patriarch Kirill is ‘second-rate Soviet cop’
Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister Valeri Simeonov sharply criticised Russian Patriarch Kirill for seeking to impose the Kremlin’s view of the
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March 2018: An open letter from the Shalom Organization of the Jews in Bulgaria – ‘We Remember’
Open Letter: ‘We Remember’ In this momentous year of 2018: We remember how, 75 years ago, the vast majority of
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UN chief discusses ‘Macedonia’ name dispute with Zaev
UN Secretary-General Antόnio Guterres and Zoran Zaev discussed the dispute over the use of the name “Macedonia” and the developments of
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Two Bulgarian former presidents enter controversy over Russian Patriarch Kirill’s dispute over history
Two Bulgarian former heads of state have entered the controversy sparked by Russian Patriarch Kirill taking offence at other countries
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Rail strike in Greece, taxi drivers strike in protest against Uber, on March 6
Train services in Greece were disrupted on March 6 as rail workers went on a 24-hour strike, while in Athens,
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Bulgarian MFA wants Edirne Consul-General to explain controversial changes to Liberation Day celebration
Bulgaria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs says it is seeking an explanation from the Consul-General in the Turkish city of Edirne
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