Vatican announces full programme of Pope Francis’s May 2019 visit to Bulgaria
The Vatican announced on March 7 the full programme of the visit by Pope Francis to Bulgaria, confirmed for May
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Month: March 2019
EC opens three new infringement proceedings against Bulgaria
The European Commission’s March infringements package, published on March 7, showed three new proceedings being launched against Bulgaria, with four
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Bulgarian parliamentary committee approves amendments writing off 8.2M leva debts of Chief Mufti, Orthodox Church
The religious denominations and human rights committee of the Bulgarian Parliament approved on March 7 the first reading of legislative
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Bulgaria records 3.1% economic growth in 2018
Bulgaria’s economy grew by 3.1 per cent last year, based on preliminary data, the country’s National Statistics Institute (NSI) said
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OSCE-led report exposes violence against women in several Eastern European countries
Seventy per cent of women polled for a survey led by the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)
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Two Israeli films at 2019 Sofia International Film Festival
Two films from Israel are being screened at the 2019 Sofia International Film Festival, the embassy said. The films are
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Bulgarian MPs overturn presidential veto on Electoral Code amendments
Bulgarian Parliament voted on March 6 to overturn President Roumen Radev’s veto on amendments to the country’s Electoral Code in
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Bulgaria and North Macedonia to hold joint exhibition in Skopje of Trebeništa archaeological discoveries
Bulgaria’s Cabinet approved on March 6 a draft agreement between the ministries of culture of Bulgaria and the Republic of
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Bulgaria granted citizenship to 914 people in 2017, down 44% – Eurostat
Bulgaria granted citizenship to 914 people in 2017, a figure 44 per cent lower than in 2016, European Union statistics
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