Prosecutor-General seeks withdrawal of Bulgarian passports of three Russians, Kazakh
Prosecutor-General Sotir Tsatsarov Sotir Tsatsarov has requested the withdrawal of the Bulgarian passports of three Russians and a Kazakhstan national
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Month: June 2019
From forex bureaus to package holidays: Bulgaria’s consumer watchdog issues warnings
The head of Bulgaria’s Consumer Protection Commission, Dimitar Margaritov, has issued a series of warnings and advice to tourists visiting
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Woman speaking on mobile phone in Bulgarian mountains killed by lightning
A 48-year-old woman died instantly after being hit by lightning – reportedly while speaking on her mobile phone – in
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Foreign ministers of Bulgaria, North Macedonia urge historians to finalise work on shared history
The foreign ministers of Bulgaria and of North Macedonia, Ekaterina Zaharieva and Nikola Dimitrov, want historians from the two countries
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Bulgaria’s Tourism Ministry, consumer watchdog catch unlicensed tour guides
Bulgaria’s Tourism Ministry and Consumer Protection Commission are conducting large-scale checks along the country’s Black Sea coast to see if
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Poll sees business climate in Bulgaria as having worsened in June 2019
A regular monthly poll by Bulgaria’s National Statistical Institute (NSI) has found that the country’s business climate is seen as
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Media regulator elects Svetoslav Kostov new head of Bulgarian National Radio
Broadcast regulator the Council for Electronic Media elected Svetoslav Kostov, head of Radio Sofia, as the new director-general of public
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US Army Europe Band to hold free concert in Sofia to celebrate Independence Day
The US embassy in Sofia is bringing the United States Army Europe Band to Sofia to celebrate America’s Independence Day
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EU prolongs economic sanctions on Russia by six months
The Council of the EU has prolonged economic sanctions targeting specific sectors of the Russian economy until January 31 2020, the
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