Bulgarian Orthodox Church rejects invitation to 1000th anniversary of Ohrid Archbishopric
The Bulgarian Orthodox Church’s governing body, the Holy Synod, voted on May 14 to refuse an invitation from Archbishop Stefan
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Sofia Summit on May 17 aims to ‘inject new energy’ into EU – Western Balkans relationship
The summit to be held in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia on May 17 2918 “will aim to inject new energy
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Sofia Airport reports 7.6% passenger traffic increase in April 2018
Sofia Airport saw a 7.6 per cent year-on-year increase in passenger numbers in April 2018, exceeding 600 000 passengers, the
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Bulgarian Orthodox Church Holy Synod to meet on Macedonian church question
The governing body of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, the Holy Synod, will meet this week on questions including whether it
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WJC condemns ‘disturbing and provocative’ anti-Semitic symbols at Bulgarian football match
The World Jewish Congress has strongly condemned the “disturbing and provocative” photographs that emerged last week in Bulgaria showing two
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Wife of Bulgarian mountaineer missing in the Himalayas says rescuers should not risk their lives
Radoslava Nenova, the wife of Boyan Petrov who was last seen on May 3 during an expedition in the Himalayas
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Plovdiv’s Regional Archaeological Museum exhibits items from ancient Episcopal Basilica
An exhibition of items from Plovdiv’s Episcopal Basilica, the largest early Christian basilica of its kind found on the Balkans
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Exhibition ‘Bernini and the Roman Baroque – the Language of Modernity’ opens on May 15
An exhibition entitled “Bernini and the Roman Baroque – the Language of Modernity” opens at the Palace of the National
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Israel wins 2018 Eurovision song contest, Bulgaria in 14th place
Israel, with Netta Barzilai performing the song Toy, won the 2018 Eurovision song contest, with 529 points. In second place
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