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The head of Bulgaria’s Consumer Protection Commission, Dimitar Margaritov, has issued a series of warnings and advice to tourists visiting the country’s Black Sea coast in summer 2019. Margaritov issued […]
A 48-year-old woman died instantly after being hit by lightning – reportedly while speaking on her mobile phone – in a village in Bulgaria’s Rhodope mountains, local media reported on […]
The foreign ministers of Bulgaria and of North Macedonia, Ekaterina Zaharieva and Nikola Dimitrov, want historians from the two countries working on a joint commission to speed up their work […]
Bulgaria’s Tourism Ministry and Consumer Protection Commission are conducting large-scale checks along the country’s Black Sea coast to see if tour guides have the certificates required by law, minister Nikolina […]
A regular monthly poll by Bulgaria’s National Statistical Institute (NSI) has found that the country’s business climate is seen as having worsened in June 2019, with the poll results pulled […]
Broadcast regulator the Council for Electronic Media elected Svetoslav Kostov, head of Radio Sofia, as the new director-general of public broadcaster Bulgarian National Radio. The vote at the June 28 […]
The US embassy in Sofia is bringing the United States Army Europe Band to Sofia to celebrate America’s Independence Day by offering a free concert at the NDK outdoor summer […]
The Council of the EU has prolonged economic sanctions targeting specific sectors of the Russian economy until January 31 2020, the Council said in a statement. The decision follows an update […]
Over two consecutive days, starting on June 28, the Bulgarian Air Force will celebrate the anniversary of the introduction into service of its ageing Soviet-made MiG-29 jet fighters, as well […]
Cyprus Airways and Bulgaria Air have entered into a codeshare partnership, Cyprus Airways said on its website on June 27. Cyprus Airways’ customers will be able to fly from Larnaca […]
