Statue to be unveiled on March 1 as part of planned Historic Park near Bulgaria’s Varna
A statue, billed as the largest bronze sculpture on the Balkan peninsula, is to be unveiled on March 1 2018
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Bulgaria had lowest minimum wage in EU as at January 2018 – Eurostat
In January 2018, Bulgaria had the lowest gross minimum wage, meaning before taxes are deducted, across the EU, of 261
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Initiative ‘fight hate with a flower’ launched in Sofia
As part of the campaign under the patronage of Sofia mayor Yordanka Fandukova “Let’s clean away hatred”, Bulgaria’s National Co-ordinator
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Cyprus to feature in Bulgaria EU Presidency’s ‘Music of Europe’ concert series on March 5
Works by Cypriot composer Solon Michaelides will be featured on March 5 2018 as part of the “Music of Europe”
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Bulgarian prosecutors press charges against former finance minister
Bulgaria’s prosecutor’s office said on February 22 that it has pressed charges against former finance minister Stoyan Alexandrov, who is
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Amnesty International slams Bulgaria on treatment of refugees, hate speech, media freedom
Amnesty International has released its international report for 2017/18, in which it slams Bulgaria over its treatment of migrants and
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Bulgaria had fourth-highest murder rate in EU in 2015 – Eurostat
Among EU countries, Bulgaria had the fourth-highest number of intentional homicide victims as a proportion of its population in 2015,
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Sofia Opera in March 2018: Turandot, Lakmé and Yana’s Nine Brothers
In March 2018, Sofia Opera and Ballet is presenting productions of Puccini’s Turandot, Delibes’s Lakmé and Lyubomir Pipkov’s Yana’s Nine
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Earthquake reported as 4.8 on Richter scale 148km from Bulgarian capital Sofia, 17km from Plovdiv
An earthquake initially reported to have measured 4.8 on the Richter scale, with an epicentre 148km south-east of Bulgarian capital
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