Bulgarian, Ecumenical Orthodox Patriarchs discuss convening of ‘Great Ecumenical Council’
Bulgarian Orthodox Church Patriarch Neofit and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartolomeos, meeting in Istanbul, have discussed the need to hold a “Great
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Sixth Sofia Pride parade proceeds peacefully
The sixth annual Sofia Pride parade on September 21 2013 passed off peacefully, as police kept a counter-protest separate from
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Russian soldier on Plovdiv hill gets undressed
Aloysha, the soaring landmark monument to the Soviet army on Plovdiv’s Bunardzhika hill, was stripped by climbers of the red
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Plovdiv’s Soviet ‘Alyosha’ soldier monument draped with red cloak
Residents of Bulgaria’s second city of Plovdiv woke on September 21 to the sight of the landmark giant monument to
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Bulgarian prosecutors raid offices as part of Belene investigation
Bulgarian prosecutors and law enforcement raided 17 properties in four Bulgarian cities and towns on September 20 as part of
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Tension at refugee shelter in Sofia after death of Syrian woman
Syrian refugees at a shelter in Bulgarian capital city Sofia have asked police to investigate an incident on the night
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Bulgaria’s anti-government protests reach 100th day and to go ‘global’ on Independence Day
Daily anti-government protests in Bulgaria will reach their 100th day on September 21 and will be “global” on September 22,
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Bulgarian government echoes Ataka call for extending ban on sale of farmland to foreigners to 2020
Just a day after Bulgarian ultra-nationalist Ataka party leader Volen Siderov demanded that the country extend the ban on the
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Refugee situation in Bulgaria not yet under control – Interior Minister
The refugee situation in Bulgaria is not yet under control, Interior Minister Tsvetlin Yovchev said on September 19 2013, speaking
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