800M leva rail overhaul project will cut Plovdiv – Bourgas train travelling time by 40 minutes
After the overhaul of the Plovdiv to Bourgas railway line, the travelling time by train between the two cities will
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Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry begins check on firearm licences after fatal shooting in Sofia
The Bulgarian Interior Ministry has begun a check on all issued firearm licences in the country following a fatal shooting
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Job vacancies: Bulgarian Foreign Ministry advertises for trainee diplomatic attachés
Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry said on August 31 that it is preparing to recruit intern attachés, with the aim of attracting
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25 artists work on restoration of facade of Bulgaria’s Plovdiv railway station
Twenty-five artists are working to restore the facade of Plovdiv Central Railway Station, restoring the glory to the work of
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Close to 19 000 motorists caught speeding in Bulgaria in just one week
Close to 19 000 motorists were caught exceeding the speed limit in Bulgaria in just one week, from August 21
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Bulgarian President calls meeting of security council to discuss ‘workable’ model against corruption
Bulgarian head of state President Roumen Radev has called a meeting of the Consultative Council on National Security for October
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Bulgarian government gives further 1.2M leva for new section of fence at Turkish border
At a regular meeting on August 30, Bulgaria’s Cabinet approved 1.224 million leva (about 626 000 euro) for the construction
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Bulgaria starts work on overhauling stretch of Plovdiv-Bourgas railway line, building new section of Struma motorway
The close of August 2017 sees two transport projects getting underway in Bulgaria – an overhaul of a 26km section
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Bulgaria wants to ban smoking of hookahs by under-18s
Bulgaria is moving towards banning the smoking of hookahs by under-18s, amid media reports that the practice is a craze
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