Water crisis in Bulgaria’s Pernik leads to cancellation of mummer festival for first time in 54 years
Following advice from health authorities, the annual Surva Festival in Bulgaria’s Pernik has been cancelled because of the water crisis
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New phase in investigation into alleged defrauding of EU funds for guest houses in Bulgaria
Bulgaria’s Prosecutor-General Ivan Geshev has ordered the prosecutor’s offices in five cities to assume special oversight of 23 pre-trial proceedings
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Probe into reported looming water crisis in Bulgaria’s Botevgrad
Bulgaria’s Special Prosecutor’s Office has begun an investigation following media reports quoting Botevgrad mayor Ivan Gavalyugov regarding a potential looming
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Bulgarian PM meets US ambassador ahead of first Bulgaria-US Strategic Dialogue
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov and US ambassador Herro Mustafa held talks on January 6, two days before the scheduled
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Bulgaria’s Prosecutor-General cancels meeting with opposition leader over Pernik water crisis
Prosecutor-General Ivan Geshev cancelled a meeting planned for January 6 with opposition Bulgarian Socialist Party leader Kornelia Ninova to discuss
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34% of Bulgarians cannot afford to heat their homes, highest rate in EU – Eurostat
Thirty-four per cent of people in Bulgaria could not afford to keep their homes adequately warm, the highest percentage in
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‘Code Orange’ dangerous weather warning issued for Bulgaria’s Bourgas for January 6
The “Code Orange” warning of dangerous weather has been issued for the southern Bulgarian Black Sea coastal district of Bourgas
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Major concerts in Bulgaria in 2020
Audiences in Bulgaria will have a variety of major live concerts to choose from in 2020, going by those confirmed
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Greece restricts traffic at three border checkpoints with Bulgaria as heavy snowfall forecast
Greek authorities have announced that as of 6am on January 5, no vehicles with a load capacity of more than
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