Russophiles in Bulgaria organise own Soviet Victory Day celebrations
A committee is organising its own celebrations in Sofia and other Bulgarian cities and towns of the 70th anniversary of
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Bulgaria may sign deal with Russian firm on repairs to two MiG fighters – defence minister
Having said earlier that Bulgaria would not extend a costly contract with a Russian firm to maintain the country’s ageing
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Controversy continues over Bulgarian church honouring Saxe-Coburg as ‘king’
The decision by the Bulgarian Orthodox Church’s governing body, the Holy Synod, for former monarch and former prime minister Simeon
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Britain’s ambassador-designate to Bulgaria outlines priorities in video greeting
British ambassador-designate in Sofia, Emma Hopkins, outlined her priorities in office in a video posted by the UK embassy in
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Bulgaria’s Plovdiv to host Concours Mondial de Bruxelles international wine competition in 2016
Bulgaria’s second city Plovdiv has been chosen to host prestigious international wine competition the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles in 2016,
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Bulgaria’s military rehearses for army day flypasts over Sofia
The whirr of helicopter blades over Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia are no cause for alarm – the military has begun
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Dawkins to give ‘encore presentation’ at Sofia Science Festival
Due to popular demand – the tickets for his first presentation were sold out in just one day – Professor
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Bulgarian President urges rethink on church honouring Saxe-Coburg as ‘Tsar of Bulgarians’
Bulgarian head of state President Rossen Plevneliev has called on the Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church to reconsider
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Bulgaria Budget swings to surplus in March
Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has said that the consolidated Budget recorded a surplus of 257.1 million leva, or 0.3 per cent
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