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Bulgaria’s Tourism Ministry and the Organization of the Jews in Bulgaria “Shalom” have agreed on an idea to create a tourist route of the main Jewish landmarks in the country. […]
A migrant smuggler has been sentenced to six years in prison by a Bulgarian court for causing the deaths by drowning of six Iraqis while trying to transport them from […]
The number of measles cases in Bulgaria continues to increase and now add up to 759, Chief State Health Inspector Dr Angel Kunchev said in a television interview on May […]
With all but a few votes remaining to be counted in Bulgaria’s May 2019 European Parliament elections, the picture of those who have won and who has lost is clear; […]
Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) leader Kornelia Ninova said on May 27 that she would ask the party’s executive committee to call a leadership contest after the socialists came a distant […]
Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s centre-right party GERB was set for a clear win in Bulgaria’s May 26 European Parliament elections, with 30.9 per cent of the vote after 95.2 per […]
Liviu Dragnea, the head of Romania’s ruling social-democrat party, turned himself in on May 27 after a high court upheld a three and a half year sentence against him on […]
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov, leader of the centre-right GERB party, has pronounced himself “happy” with his party’s results in the May 2019 European Parliament elections, while again taking a […]
Bulgarian President Roumen Radev said on May 27 that he has vetoed amendments to the State Property Act meant to speed up expropriation of land for major infrastructure projects. Radev […]
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras revealed his intention to call an early general election, after the end of the second round of Greek local elections next Sunday. Ruling SYRIZA suffered […]
