Archaeology: New studies rewrite the history of Ancient Philippopolis – report
New archaeological studies have proven that in the 4th century BCE, people were living not only on the three hills
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Bulgaria’s Culture Minister: Some Plovdiv European Capital of Culture projects will not happen
Some of the projects that are part of Plovdiv – European Capital of Culture 2019 obviously will not be implemented,
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‘Code Orange’ dangerous weather warning issued for two districts in Bulgaria for January 4
Bulgarian authorities have issued the “Code Orange” warning of dangerous weather forecast for the districts of Bourgas and Sliven for
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Sofia Airport concession tender deadline extended once more, to February 2019
The deadline for bids in the tender for the 35-year concession on Sofia Airport has been postponed again, to February
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Bulgaria road agency denies problem with system for selling electronic road vignettes
The Bulgarian Road Infrastructure Agency issued a denial on January 2 of media reports that “in many places” the system
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Initiative calls on Pope, Bulgarian Orthodox Church Patriarch to visit former Belene prison camp
An initiative has been launched calling for Pope Francis and Bulgarian Orthodox Church Patriarch Neofit to visit the former Belene
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Bulgarian households had largest drop in spending on alcohol in EU between 2007 and 2017 – Eurostat
The largest drop in spending on alcohol in a European Union country, as a share of total household spending, between
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Bulgaria January-November 2018 Budget surplus at 2.9B leva
Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has said that the consolidated Budget surplus for the first 11 months of 2018 was 2.9 billion
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Bulgaria’s road accident death toll in 2018 was 609 – Interior Ministry
A total of 609 people died in accidents on Bulgaria’s roads in 2018, a figure 73 fewer than the road
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