A Balkan tragedy: Of the Bulgarian village of Bolyarino, and life, and death
Somewhere in all the bald statements of the Plovdiv District Prosecutor’s Office and in the reporting by local media, there
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Author: Clive Leviev-Sawyer
Bulgaria’s smaller parties scramble for scraps in May 2019 European Parliament elections
If the opinion polls are correct, May 26 2019 will see Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s centre-right GERB party and
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European Parliament elections: Bulgaria’s Borissov bets big on small party
It may be a sign of how tight the race is for top spot in Bulgaria’s May 2019 European Parliament
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A February night in Bulgaria: Of tolerance, and a torchlight march
It was the contrast of light and dark, this February night in Sofia. In one part of the Bulgarian capital
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Tribute paid on February 1 to victims of communism in Bulgaria
In Sofia and various parts of Bulgaria, a number of political leaders and other groups paid tribute on February 1
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Bulgaria to commemorate communist ‘People’s Court’ slaughter on February 1
The craters left by the Allied bombing of Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia were convenient. Most suitable for pre-dug mass graves.
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Only one in 10 people in Bulgaria sees antisemitism as a problem in the country – Eurobarometer poll
Ten per cent of Bulgarians polled in a Eurobarometer survey said that antisemitism was a problem in the country, while
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Bulgaria’s Voyvodinovo saga: Karakachanov, ‘impudent gypsies’ and the voices of concern
It began on January 6 with the assault of Bulgarian paratrooper Corporal Valentin Dimov. It has grown, as with such
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Being there: The opening of Plovdiv – European Capital of Culture 2019
Some months ago, it was announced that Bulgaria’s second city Plovdiv would celebrate the opening of its status as European
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