Outrage as Jewish graves vandalised in Bulgaria’s town of Shoumen
Outrage has resulted after vandals attacked tombstones in the Jewish cemetery in the town of Shoumen in north-eastern Bulgaria. In
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TEDxVitosha2020 – The event that you don’t want to miss
TEDxVitosha is coming our way with high speed. Besides the terrific speakers, on January 25, we are going to hear
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Appeal court upholds custody for Bulgarian former environment minister facing mismanagement charges
The Appellate Special Criminal Court ruled on January 16 to uphold an earlier court ruling remanding former environment minister Neno
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Bulgaria’s statistical institute to hold test census in March
A test census of the population and of housing stock will be conducted by the National Statistical Institute in March,
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Bulgaria former caretaker health minister acquitted
Bulgarian former caretaker Health Minister Ilko Semerdjiev has been acquitted by the Supreme Court of Cassation on charges that he
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Polish violinist, US pianist set for concert in Sofia ahead of Carnegie Hall debut
Polish virtuoso violinist Magdalena Filipczak will present an eclectic programme of violin and piano masterpieces together with her stage partner,
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Anti-discrimination body opens hearings on ultra-nationalist’s statement that Roma, Jews, Turks, Armenians are ‘guests’ in Bulgaria
Bulgaria’s Commission for Protection against Discrimination has begun hearings on a complaint against ultra-nationalist Bulgarian National Union leader Zvezdomir Andronov
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Fraport served 4.97M passengers at Bulgarian airports in 2019
German airport operator Fraport has served 4.97 million passengers at its two Bulgarian airports in 2019, a 10.7 per cent
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Bulgaria annual inflation hits seven-year high 3.8% in 2019
Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 3.8 per cent inflation in December 2019, data released by the National Statistical
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