What’s On: 2018 Vinaria international wine festival in Plovdiv opens on February 21
The annual Vinaria international wine festival is to be held at the International Fair Plovdiv from February 21 to 25
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Bulgaria swoops on cheating taxis at Sofia Airport, bus stations
Inspectors from Bulgaria’s Motor Vehicle Administration and the police economic crimes squad have carried out more than 800 special checks
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Bulgarian President on ‘Macedonia’ name dispute: No geographical terms that could be seen as claims on Bulgaria
For Bulgaria, it is important that a future name for the Republic of Macedonia does not include a geographical identifier
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Bulgarian PM Borissov discusses infrastructure, migration crisis with Turkish counterpart Yıldırım
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov held talks with his Turkish counterpart Binali Yıldırım on February 16 while attending the annual
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US congressmen call on Bulgaria’s Parliament Speaker and government to condemn Lukov March
The Republican head of the US House of Representatives’ foreign affairs committee and the ranking member, a Democrat, have sent
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Bulgarian Parliament overturns presidential veto on farmland use
Bulgarian MPs voted on February 15 to overturn President Roumen Radev’s veto on the bill meant to modify the rules for
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Bulgaria annual CPI records 1.8% inflation in January
Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 1.8 per cent inflation in January, down one percentage point compared to a
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Bulgarian National Art Gallery to use 1.7M leva bequest from emigre in Australia to buy new artworks
The Bulgarian National Art Gallery in Sofia is to use the 1.7 million leva (about 869 000 euro) bequeathed to
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Borissov’s GERB demands resignation of socialist Deputy Speaker over ‘People’s Court’ declaration
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s GERB party has demanded the resignation of opposition Bulgarian Socialist Party MP Valeri Zhablyanov as
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