New British ambassador Hopkins presents credentials to Bulgarian President on May 19
Emma Hopkins, the UK ambassador to Bulgaria, presented her credentials to Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev on May 19 2015. A
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EU ministers approve Plovdiv as European Capital of Culture 2019
In what was largely a formality, European Union culture ministers approved on May 19 the naming of Plovdiv as European
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Archaeology: Bulgarian dig finds 8000-year-old ‘double-storey’ houses
Bulgarian archaeologists say that they have found 60 houses from a Neolithic settlement, estimated to date back 8000 years, that
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Probe continues into ‘explosive device’ on Bulgarian bus in Budapest
Investigations are continuing into the case of a Bulgarian bus that was en route from Prague to Varna and on
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Poland’s incumbent president Komorowski regains narrow lead over rival Duda – poll
The early take in the media analysis of the first debate between Poland’s incumbent president Bronislaw Komorowski and his rival Andrzej Duda,
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Bulgaria does not expect flow of refugees from Macedonia
A flow of refugees from Macedonia is not expected, the head of Bulgaria’s State Agency for Refugees, Nikola Kazakov, said
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Verbal clashes at pro-GMO presentation at Sofia Science Festival
Question time following Irish scientist Padraic Flood’s presentation entitled “Why we need GMOs” saw raised voices as he came under
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Sofia Science Festival braces for big weekend
Demand is huge for tickets to events at the 2015 Sofia Science Festival with the weekend expected to see large
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As fatal accidents rise, Bulgaria campaigns against dangerous driving
A series of spectacular fatal accidents, most fuelled by speeding and drink-driving and often with young drivers at the wheel,
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