Bulgarian Red Cross launches Nepal earthquake appeal
The Bulgarian Red Cross has launched a fundraising campaign to assist people hard-hit by the earthquake in Nepal, which as
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Bulgaria to draft new plan for armed forces, but no defence budget update this year
Bulgaria’s cabinet should draft a new plan for the development of the armed forces, but there will be no update
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Sofia court impounds 1.2M leva assets of former Parliament deputy speaker
Sofia City Court has impounded assets worth 1.26 million leva, about 645 500 euro, held by the former deputy speaker of
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Omani sovereign fund sues Bulgaria over CCB saga, lawyer claims
An Omani sovereign fund that held 30 per cent in Bulgaria’s Corporate Commercial Bank (CCB) has lodged court action against Bulgaria,
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Bulgarian court jails man for trying to set fire to Plovdiv mosque
The Plovdiv District Court sentenced Viktor Alexandrov to a year in jail for trying to set fire to the Bulgarian
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Bulgaria’s tourism industry faces problems on eve of new summer season – report
A downturn in Russian tourists, a lack of funds for advertising abroad, diminished service at hotels and the illicit economy
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PM: Bulgarian government has set aside 220 000 leva for Perperikon archaeological site
Bulgaria’s government has allocated 200 000 leva (about 112 400 euro) for excavations and maintenance work at the Perperikon archaeological
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Science in action at the Exploratorium at the May 2015 Sofia Science Festival
Among the most popular drawcards at the 2015 Sofia Science Festival are sure to be the Exploratorium, where visitors will
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Purvanov re-elected leader of minority socialist ABC, two months after resignation
Georgi Purvanov, who resigned as leader of Bulgaria’s minority socialist breakaway party ABC on February 26 after a number of
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