Sofia begins repairs at Ruski Pametnik junction, issues congestion warning
Sofia city hall has warned about heavy traffic congestion caused by repairs at one of the key junctions in the
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Bulgaria’s consumer protection commission, standards bureau, launch summer 2015 campaigns
Bulgaria’s Consumer Protection Commission (CPC) has launched its Summer 2015 campaign to inform tourists of their rights and to receive
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Bulgaria to insist on revision of migrant quotas – government
Bulgaria will insist that the migrant quotas proposed by the European Commission correspond to the capabilities and geographical location of
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Bulgaria’s foreign trade balance improved in January-April 2015, but still negative
Bulgaria’s foreign trade balance in January to April 2015 came in at about 2.2 billion leva, more than 830 million
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Two foreigners injured in grenade accident in Bulgaria transported to hospital in Germany
Two foreign citizens, an American and a Canadian, seriously injured in a grenade accident on June 6 at the VMZ
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Eye or nay? Tsar Samuil statue controversy continues
Beauty, it has long been said, is in the eye of the beholder. But when it comes to the controversial
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Archaeology: New excavations of Sofia’s Sveta Nedelya Square to start mid-June
The first major archaeological excavation of the Sveta Nedelya Square site in central Sofia in 60 years is to begin
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Plevneliev: Bulgaria should not rest until getting Tsar Samuil’s bones from Greece
Bulgarian head of state President Rossen Plevneliev used the June 8 ceremony of the unveiling of a controversial statue of
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Controversy surrounds new statue of Tsar Samuil in Sofia
Surrounded by controversy, a four-metre-high statue of 10th century Bulgarian ruler Tsar Samuil was to be unveiled in central Sofia
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