Firefighters battle blazes in Bulgaria’s Rila Mountain, Serbia, Macedonia and Greece
Firefighters in Bulgaria continued their struggle against the blaze in the Beli Bor area of the Rila Mountain on August
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Bulgaria cracks down on dodgy driving schools
Bulgarian authorities have begun investigating misleading advertisements by driving schools that offer fees of 200 to 300 leva (about 100
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New Italian ambassador to Bulgaria named
Bulgarian media reports have identified career diplomat Marco Conticelli as the new Italian ambassador in Sofia, succeeding Stefano Benazzo. Conticelli
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Hoteliers in Bulgaria’s Sunny Beach complain about foreign tourist complaints
Hoteliers in Bulgaria’s Black Sea resort of Sunny Beach say that shortcomings in legislation on the tourism industry expose them
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The shape of summer 2012: Some notes on tourism in Bulgaria
Strolling the tourist area alleyways of Bulgaria’s Black Sea coastal resort of Golden Sands in August 2012, any passerby with
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Archaeology: Plovdiv wants to expand Roman Forum dig after several finds
Archaeologists working on digs at the Roman Forum and Odeon sites in Bulgaria’s second city of Plovdiv have unearthed a
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Bulgarian prosecutors to investigate former Food Agency PR adviser
Bulgarian prosecutors have decided to open an investigation into how the company owned by a former media adviser for the
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Evidence mounts against Bulgarian crew in Spanish cocaine bust – official
At least some of the Bulgarian sailors arrested in a drug bust off the coast of Spain on August 13
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Firefighters battle new high-altitude blaze in Bulgaria’s Rila Mountain
A team of about 150 people headed to Bulgaria’s Rila Mountain on August 24 to battle the wildfire that started
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