Bulgarian President calls for unity in solving refugee crisis in Europe
Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev has called for united efforts to address the refugee crisis in Europe. Plevneliev was speaking in
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Podcast: Bulgaria’s mayoral election battle, and other news
Like other European countries, Bulgaria is grappling with how to deal with the flow of migrants heading from the Middle
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Controversy over Kyrgyzstan bid to extradite US/Canadian businessman from Bulgaria
An online petition is gathering signatures against a bid by Kyrgyzstan to extradite from Bulgaria a US/Canadian businessman and retired
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Bulgarian railways brings back dining cars on Sofia – Varna line
Bulgarian State Railways, BDZ, said that from September 7, it would bring back “bistro” dining cars on fast trains between
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Bulgarian archaeologists find nearly 3000 coins in clay pot at Sofia dig
Archaeologists excavating under the Sveta Nedelya square in the centre of Bulgaria’s capital city of Sofia found a treasure trove
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Archaeology: Fifth-century early Christian crypt found near Bulgaria’s Zaldapa Fortress
An early Christian crypt, among the largest in the Balkans, has been discovered by archaeologists near the Zaldapa Fortress close
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Bulgaria to call new tender to build gas inter-connector with Romania
Bulgaria will be forced to call a new tender to pick a contractor for the underwater stretch of the much-postponed
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Bulgaria initiates own investigation into alleged traffickers in Austria and Hungary death lorry case
Bulgaria’s Specialised Prosecutor’s Office said on September 4 2015 that it had initiated its own investigation into three people in
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Bulgaria reports 0.5% economic growth in Q2 2015
Bulgaria’s economy grew by 0.5 per cent in the second quarter of the year, according to preliminary data announced by
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