Bulgaria names February 21 as day to honour fighters against Nazism
Bulgaria’s outgoing government decided on December 28 2016 to name February 21 as a day to honour fighters against Nazism.
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Bulgaria moves to reform law on managing Black Sea beaches ‘to improve quality of tourist service’
Bulgaria’s outgoing Cabinet approved on December 28 amendments to the Black Sea Coast Spatial Planning Act that, if approved, would
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Bulgaria’s Sofia to host International Organisation of Vine and Wine congress in May-June 2017
Bulgaria’s capital Sofia will host the 40th congress of the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV) from May 29
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Plovdiv district on verge of epidemic as flu season hits Bulgaria early
Bulgaria’s Plovdiv district appears on the verge of an epidemic of influenza, with the number of cases in Dobrich and
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At Hanukah celebration, Bulgarian President calls for Bulgarians to preserve traditions of tolerance and respect
Participating in a Hanukah celebration at Sofia Central Synagogue, Bulgarian head of state President Rossen Plevneliev called on Bulgarians to
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Bulgarian Orthodox Church’s Vratsa Metropolitan Kalinik dies
The Bulgarian Orthodox Church Metropolitan of Vratsa, Kalinik, died on December 26 at the age of 85. Kalinik, who headed
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European Commission awards 48.2M euro emergency funding to Bulgaria for border and migration management
The European Commission has awarded an additional 48.2 million euro in emergency funding to Bulgaria under the Asylum, Migration and
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Intense traffic warning as hundreds of thousands of Bulgarians head on Festive Season holidays
Bulgarian traffic police estimated that December 23 would see more than 400 000 people set off on their Festive Season
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Former Constitutional Court judges divided on Bulgarian President’s mannequin challenge on caretaker government
Two former Constitutional Court judges have entered the controversy about whether Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev’s decision to not appoint a
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