Bulgarian Parliament approves first reading of amendments writing off debts owed by religious groups
Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted on March 8 to approve the first reading of legislative amendments writing off 8.2 million leva
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Author: The Sofia Globe staff
‘Together for Bulgaria. Together for Europe’ procession to be held in Sofia on March 10
Sofia municipality and the Organization of the Jews in Bulgaria “Shalom” are holding a procession entitled “Together for Bulgaria. Together
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UK, Bulgarian prime ministers discuss Brexit in telephone call
UK Prime Minister Theresa May telephoned her Bulgarian counterpart Boiko Borissov to discuss Brexit, the government information service in Sofia
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Vatican announces full programme of Pope Francis’s May 2019 visit to Bulgaria
The Vatican announced on March 7 the full programme of the visit by Pope Francis to Bulgaria, confirmed for May
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EC opens three new infringement proceedings against Bulgaria
The European Commission’s March infringements package, published on March 7, showed three new proceedings being launched against Bulgaria, with four
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Bulgarian parliamentary committee approves amendments writing off 8.2M leva debts of Chief Mufti, Orthodox Church
The religious denominations and human rights committee of the Bulgarian Parliament approved on March 7 the first reading of legislative
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Bulgaria records 3.1% economic growth in 2018
Bulgaria’s economy grew by 3.1 per cent last year, based on preliminary data, the country’s National Statistics Institute (NSI) said
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OSCE-led report exposes violence against women in several Eastern European countries
Seventy per cent of women polled for a survey led by the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)
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Two Israeli films at 2019 Sofia International Film Festival
Two films from Israel are being screened at the 2019 Sofia International Film Festival, the embassy said. The films are
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