Russian children’s holiday complex in Bulgaria set for quiet year as Moscow boycotts
The sprawling holiday complex built for Russian children at Kamchia on Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast is set for a quiet
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Trial of Siderov on hooliganism, assault charges begins
The Sofia City Court trial of Bulgarian far-right ultra-nationalist Ataka party leader Volen Siderov on charges of hooliganism and inflicting
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Bulgaria’s Bansko begins discounts to drum up business at Easter
Hoteliers in Bulgaria’s winter resort of Bansko are to offer significant discounts to attract guests during the Easter holidays, public
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Bulgarian Foreign Ministry: Political crisis in Macedonia raises serious concerns
The internal political crisis in Macedonia, caused by revelations of human rights violations and mass wiretapped phone conversations,including of diplomats
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Asylum applications in Bulgaria increase, but still less than EU average
The number of asylum applications in Bulgaria in 2014 was eight per cent higher than in 2013, but the increase
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Bulgaria backtracks on ban on land ownership by non-EU companies
Bulgarian legislators have taken the first step to retreating from a controversial law approved in February 2015 providing for huge
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Archaeology: Excavations of Plovdiv’s Great Basilica to begin within weeks
Excavations of Plovdiv’s Great Basilica, the largest early Christian church found in Bulgaria and among the largest in South Eastern
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Sofia to Athens: Implement a drastic austerity programme
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said Thursday that “the time has come” for Greece to take his country as an example,
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Bulgarian PM: We will insist on financial support for the gas interconnector with Greece
Bulgaria will insist that the gas hub be included in the plans of the European Commission on financial support for
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