Plovdiv 2019 Foundation announces open call for cultural project proposals
Plovdiv 2019 Foundation announced on October 21 an open call for project proposals in the cultural field over the coming
Read more
Bulgaria
Domestic politics, stories of relevance to expatriates, organised crime and corruption, judiciary, foreign policy and popular topics such as archaeology and weather
Bulgaria’s 2019 local elections: GERB’s Dimitrov leads in Plovdiv – Alpha Research
The GERB candidate to be the next mayor of Bulgaria’s city of Plovdiv, regional governor Zdravko Dimitrov, has a 7.7
Read more
Bulgarian Jewish organisation condemns nationalist Sofia mayoral candidate’s backing for Lukov March
The Organization of the Jews in Bulgaria “Shalom” has condemned as completely unacceptable the support declared for the Lukov March
Read more
Bulgaria’s 2019 local elections: Controversy erupts over Sofia municipal candidate’s Holocaust reference
Controversy has erupted after a Sofia municipal election candidate used an inappropriate reference to the Holocaust in a statement on
Read more
FDI in Bulgaria in January-August 2019 was 603.5M euro
Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first eight months of the year stood at 603.5 million euro, the equivalent
Read more
New US ambassador Mustafa presents credentials to President on October 18
Herro Mustafa, the US ambassador to Bulgaria, presented her credentials to Bulgarian President Roumen Radev October 18. Before her appointment
Read more
Bulgaria to put new 50 leva banknote in circulation on November 1
Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) said on October 18 that it would put a new 50 leva bill in circulation starting
Read more
Bulgaria’s 2019 local elections: Notes from week three
A week is left to the end of official campaigning in Bulgaria’s autumn 2019 mayoral and municipal elections, before voters
Read more
Bulgaria to investigate one, press no charges against others detained in football racism row
Bulgaria’s prosecutor’s office said on October 17 that it would open a pre-trial investigation against one person, while declining to
Read more