Bulgarian, Romanian railways in joint offer of free travel to Ukrainians
Bulgarian state railways BDZ and Romanian state railway passenger operator Căile Ferate Române are jointly offering direct free rail transport
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CoE urges Bulgaria to improve protection from violence against women, domestic violence
In a letter addressed to Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov and Justice Minister Nadezhda Yordanova, Council of Europe Commissioner for
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Bulgaria’s life expectancy in 2019 – 2021 dropped by a year
Life expectancy at birth in Bulgaria, calculated for the period 2019 – 2021, is 73.6 years, down by a year
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Bulgaria wants Covid vaccines ‘in quantities tailored to needs’
Bulgaria’s Health Ministry has written to the European Commission informing it of its desire to receive quantities of vaccines against
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Bulgaria ordered 1310 non-EU citizens to leave in 2021
Bulgaria ordered 1310 nationals of non-EU countries to leave the country in 2021, according to figures published on May 19
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EC advances three infringement proceedings against Bulgaria
The European Commission said on May 19 that it was advancing the infringement proceedings against Bulgaria in three existing cases
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Bulgarian project wins Natura 2000 Communication Award
The Bulgarian communication campaign “Natura 2000 in Bulgaria: new horizons”, implemented by the Green Balkans NGO, has won the Natura 2000
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Bulgarian restaurateurs: Increasing VAT on wine and beer dooms restaurants to bankruptcy
The Bulgarian Hotel and Restaurant Association (BHRA) has spoken out against the proposal by the ruling majority to increase value-added
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Opera Open 2022 in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv starts on June 19
The annual Opera Open festival in Plovdiv starts on June 19 2022 with a Concert for Peace at the Ancient
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