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The number of declarations of influenza epidemics in various municipalities and districts in Bulgaria has risen. As of January 25, flu epidemics have been declared in the municipalities of Sevlievo, […]
Russian ambassador Anatoly Makarov has been handed a note by Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry giving two Russian embassy staff identified as involved in espionage 48 hours to leave the country. The […]
The United States embassy commends recent actions by the Bulgarian government to defend the country’s independence and sovereignty from malign influence, including the January 24 announcement of the expulsion of […]
Bulgarian Prosecutor-General Ivan Geshev has notified the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs that two Russians with diplomatic immunity have been carrying out espionage, the Prosecutor’s Office said on January 24. […]
An influenza epidemic has been declared in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia with effect from January 27, closing schools until February 5 inclusive, the Ministry of Health and the city regional […]
Bulgaria’s National Assembly held a four-hour debate on January 24 on a motion of no confidence in Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s coalition government on the grounds of what the opposition […]
Bulgarian Traffic Police started a week-long campaign on January 24 to reduce the number of pedestrian deaths. The campaign is a response to pedestrians being involved in two serious road […]
Renowned Bulgarian artist Professor Andrei Daniel has died at the age of 67, Sofia City Art Gallery said. Born in Bulgaria’s Danube city of Rousse in March 1952, the son […]
Bulgarian President Roumen Radev, attending the World Holocaust Forum 2020 at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem on January 23, said: “Bulgaria is here with head held high because it did not […]
About 300 lorries are being organised to deliver the pipes required for the new connection to supply the town of Pernik with water, Bulgaria’s Economy Minister Emil Karanikolov said after […]
