Bulgaria’s Plovdiv faces tourist accommodation challenge as European Capital of Culture 2019 approaches
The number of tourists coming to Bulgaria’s second city Plovdiv is expected to double in 2019 when it holds the
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Bulgarian Foreign Ministry strongly condemns mass shooting at Pittsburgh synagogue
Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry said on October 28 2018 that it strongly condemns the attack on the Tree of Life synagogue
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EU, Bulgarian Jews join in condemnation of massacre at Pittsburgh synagogue
The October 27 attack in Pittsburgh shows the magnitude of a wave of antisemitism and racism that is spreading in
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Bulgarian President, high courts name three new Constitutional Court judges
The joint assembly of Bulgaria’s two high courts elected two new Constitutional Court judges on October 26, followed several hours
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Bulgarian Interior Minister: Attempted illegal border crossings from Turkey, Greece increased in August-October
Between August and October 24, there was an increase in attempts to illegally cross the border into Bulgaria from Turkey
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Trains in Bulgaria to stop for an hour when clocks change to winter time
Trains in Bulgaria will stop for an hour on October 28, when clocks change to winter time, so that they
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Clocks in Bulgaria change to winter time on October 28 2018
Clocks in Bulgaria change to winter time at 4am on October 28 2018, going back an hour to 3am. This
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Bulgarian government removes Simeonov as head of National Council for Co-operation on Ethnic and Integration Issues
The Bulgarian government has removed Deputy Prime Minister Valeri Simeonov as head of the Cabinet’s National Council for Co-operation on
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Bulgarian Defence Ministry: Second World War bomb found in central Sofia has been destroyed
The Second World War 220kg bomb found at a site in central Sofia where the third metro line is being
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