Torrential rain causes chaos in Bulgaria’s Varna
Torrential rain inundated Bulgaria’s largest Black Sea city Varna on June 4, bringing down trees, turning streets into rivers and
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Month: June 2018
Bulgarian PM Borissov holds talks with PMs of Albania, Kosovo
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov held separate talks in Tirana on June 4 with his Albanian counterpart Edi Rama and
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Skopje hesitating over Nimetz-sponsored agreement struck in New York
Matthew Nimetz’s short announcement following the New York meeting on May 25 2018 did not record the reality of what
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Anti-immigrant party wins Slovenia parliamentary poll
An anti-immigration opposition party led by former prime minister Janez Jansa won the most seats in Slovenia’s parliamentary election Sunday,
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‘Macedonia’ name dispute: Agreement will be reached before June European Council, Zaev says
Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said on June 2 that he still had not spoken on the phone with Greek counterpart
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Fitch, S&P Global re-affirm Bulgaria’s credit ratings
Two of the leading global credit rating agencies have re-affirmed Bulgaria’s sovereign credit ratings, with Fitch Ratings maintaining the country’s
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Close to 18 000 applications for Bulgarian citizenship in a year, most from Macedonia
Between May 2017 and May 2018, a total of 17 793 people applied for Bulgarian citizenship, Justice Minister Tsetska Tsacheva
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Audio guide for tourists in three languages launched in Plovdiv, Sofia to follow
An audio guide service for tourists was launched in Plovdiv on June 1, with the launch of the service in
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Bulgarian Orthodox Church Varna Metropolitan opposes crematorium construction
The head of the Varna diocese of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, Metropolitan Yoan, has spoken out against the construction of
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