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An arms cache including automatic rifles, pistols, large quantities of ammunition, silencers and other items has been seized in a special operation by the Chief Directorate against Organised Crime, Bulgaria’s […]
Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted on December 5 to accept the resignation of Ivailo Moskovski as an MP for Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s party GERB. The motion passed with 146 votes […]
The 2018/19 ski season will open in Bulgaria’s winter resorts Pamporovo on December 8 and Bansko on December 15. A date for the opening of the ski season in Borovets […]
In the first 10 months of 2018, more than 8.4 million tourists visited Bulgaria, an increase of five per cent compared with the same period of 2017, while up to […]
Sofia deputy mayor for transport Evgeni Krousev said on December 4 that he submitted his resignation after becoming a target in the prosecutor’s office investigation into any irregularities concerning the […]
Sofia city hall has authorised the sale of ‘green ticket’ day passes for all public transportation in the Bulgarian capital city on December 4 as the levels of particulate matter […]
Bulgarians spent the fourth-highest amount in the European Union on food and non-alcoholic beverages, as a fraction of total household expenditure – 19.2 per cent in 2017, compared to the […]
As Germany’s aging population struggles to find enough care workers, the country’s health minister is mulling funding training programs abroad. However, the “brain drain” risk has some authorities hesitant to [&helli ...
Sofia mayor Yordanka Fandukova called on the residents of the Bulgarian capital city to avoid using their cars on December 3 after official forecasts warned that particulate matter concentration in […]
Czech state-owned utility CEZ will begin talks with the second-placed bidder in the tender to sell its Bulgarian assets, Bulgarian National Radio (BNR) reported on December 3. In addition to […]
