False start for the fourth time in Bulgarian special court trial of Bourgas Airport terrorist attack accused
For the fourth time, Bulgaria’s Special Criminal Court has not proceeded with the trial of two accused of involvement in
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Author: The Sofia Globe staff
World No-Tobacco Day: Bulgaria remains among EU countries with highest rate of smoking – Eurobarometer
Bulgaria has the second-highest percentage of smokers in the European Union, 36 per cent, while the average Bulgarian smoker puffs
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Bulgarian political leaders agree to review of security services and modernisation of the military
Bulgaria’s government is to review the state of the security services and projects for the modernisation of the country’s military,
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Bulgaria high court says electoral rules referendum not binding
Bulgaria’s Supreme Administrative Court ruled on May 30 to declare the outcome of last year’s nationwide referendum on electoral rules
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Fee to rent umbrella and chaise longue on Bulgarian beaches this summer ranges from 72 stotinki to 16 leva – report
If price is your only consideration in renting an umbrella and chaise longue – a deckchair, if you will –
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Archaeology: Further 400 sq m of mosaics, 65 graves uncovered at Plovdiv’s Great Basilica site
A further 400 square metres of mosaics and 65 graves have been uncovered since the beginning of the 2017 archaeological
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Borissov: State will give Plovdiv 20M leva for European Capital of Culture 2019
Bulgaria’s government will grant Plovdiv a sum of 20 million leva (about 10.26 million euro) for its place as European
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Former minister for EU presidency: Putin likely to visit Bulgaria in 2018
Russian president Vladimir Putin has been invited to visit Bulgaria in 2018, when the country celebrates 140 years of liberation
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Bulgarian transport workers suspend protest at Kulata checkpoint after ‘most’ demands met
Bulgarian transport workers who protested at the Kulata border checkpoint with Greece on May 29 ended the protest after talks
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