Thousands brave sweltering heat for Sofia Pride 2024
Thousands turned out on Alexander Battenberg Square in Bulgaria’s capital city on June 22, braving sweltering heat to celebrate Sofia
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Plovdiv Jazz Summer 2024 coming in July and August
Plovdiv Jazz Fest is celebrating its 10th year as one of Bulgaria’s top jazz festivals with summer performances in July
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Both President and caretaker PM to represent Bulgaria at Nato Summit in DC
Both caretaker Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev and President Roumen Radev will participate in the Nato Summit to be held in
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Bulgarian President to begin on June 24 consultations on forming a government
Bulgarian head of state President Roumen Radev will on June 24 begin the process of consultations, mandated by the constitution,
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Three candidates shortlisted to be Bulgarian Orthodox Church’s Patriarch
Meeting on June 20, the Bulgarian Orthodox Church’s governing body, the Holy Synod, shortlisted three of its members as candidates
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GERB-UDF’s Nazaryan elected Speaker of Bulgaria’s 50th National Assembly
On the June 20 continuation of its first sitting, Bulgaria’s 50th National Assembly elected Raya Nazaryan, of Boiko Borissov’s GERB-United
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First sitting of Bulgaria’s 50th National Assembly adjourned after failure to elect Speaker
The first sitting of Bulgaria’s newly-elected 50th National Assembly was adjourned on its first day on June 19 after failing
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Bulgarian railways’ first train with newly-delivered carriages to run from Sofia to Bourgas on June 22
Bulgarian state railways BDZ’s first train with newly-delivered carriages will travel from capital city Sofia to Bourgas on the Black
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Initial talks on a new Bulgarian government: Two days, two meetings, four no-shows
Negotiators from Boiko Borissov’s GERB-UDF ended an initial two days of consultations on a government on June 18 with no
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