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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Earthquake of 4.3 on Richter scale near Bulgaria’s Plovdiv
An earthquake of 4.3 on the Richer scale was measured at 8.24pm on June 17 at about 15 km south-east
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Bulgaria: Mixed start to GERB-UDF’s talks on forming a government
The first of two days of talks hosted by a negotiating team of Boiko Borissov’s GERB-UDF coalition on the formation
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Bulgaria’s newly-elected 50th National Assembly to hold first sitting on June 19
Bulgaria’s newly-elected 50th National Assembly will hold its first sitting on June 19 at 9am, according to a notice on
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Bulgaria’s CEC announces seat distribution after June 9 parliamentary election
Bulgaria’s Central Election Commission (CEC) has announced the seat distribution in the 50th National Assembly, with the full list of
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Virtuoso violinist Vasko Vassilev to star at free concert in Plovdiv
Opera Plovdiv and Plovdiv municipality are inviting residents of Plovdiv and visitors to the city to a festive gala concert
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Borissov: I will not be GERB-UDF’s candidate Prime Minister
GERB-UDF leader Boiko Borissov told a news conference on June 13 that he would not be his coalition’s candidate Prime
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IME report: Discrimination against LGBTI people costs Bulgaria billions of dollars a year
Bulgaria loses between $2.4 and 4.9 billion of additional GDP per year due to discrimination against LGBTI people, according to
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