Sirens to sound in Bulgaria on June 2 2015 to honour memory of Hristo Botev
Across Bulgaria, sirens will sound at noon on June 2 2015 in an annual custom honouring the memory of revolutionary,
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Bulgaria joins in annual EU traffic police campaign against drink-driving
From June 1 to 7, Bulgarian traffic police will test motorists for alcohol, narcotic and psychotropic substances, as part of
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Bulgaria Budget surplus swells to 1.07B leva in April
Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has said that the consolidated Budget surplus grew to 1.07 billion leva, or 1.3 per cent of
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PM: Bulgarian govt spent six months on urgent problems, now looking at the longer term
Bulgaria’s government is working to ensure political stability in Bulgaria and improving the country’s international reputation, Prime Minister Boiko Borissov
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Bulgaria’s summer 2015 seaside tourist season officially opens
Bulgaria’s Black Sea tourism season 2015 officially opened on June 1. At the central beach in Bourgas, the city on
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Varna to offer free city tours in summer 2015
From June 15 until the end of the 2015 summer season, Bulgaria’s Black Sea capital Varna will again offer free-of-charge
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Bulgarian opposition, coalition minority parties reject EU migrant quota plan
Members of Bulgaria’s opposition Bulgarian Socialist Party and two of the political forces supporting the government – the centre-right Reformist
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World No-Tobacco Day: The Bulgarian smoker, in profile
In Bulgaria, the average smoker is most likely to be a man, aged 25 to 39, smoking boxed cigarettes daily,
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World No-Tobacco Day: 1.6M leva in fines since start of smoking ban – Bulgarian Health Ministry
A total of more than 1.62 million leva (about 828 000 euro) in fines has been issued since Bulgaria’s ban
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