Bells to peal as Bulgarian Orthodox Church celebrates 150th anniversary of Exarchate
A service of thanksgiving prayer, accompanied by the pealing of church bells, will be held on February 28 2020 at
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Bulgaria’s exports in 2019 were 3.3% higher than in 2018
The total value of all goods exported from Bulgaria in 2019 added up to 57 901.4 million leva, about 3.3
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Pork price in Bulgaria has gone up 33% since ASF outbreak
The price of pork in Bulgaria has gone up about 33 per cent since the outbreak of African Swine Fever
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Bad weather in Europe causes flight cancellations at Bulgaria’s Sofia Airport
Bad weather elsewhere in Europe has led to cancellations of a number of flights to and from Sofia Airport in
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Pupils back to school in much of Bulgaria as flu epidemics end
February 10 sees schools re-open in many districts in Bulgaria as influenza epidemic declarations expire. In Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia,
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Two-year stadium ban for ‘fan’ who gave Hitler salute at Bulgaria – England match
A “football fan” from Plovdiv has been sentenced by the Administrative Court in the city to a two-year ban from
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Bulgarian Parliament passes gambling bill banning private lottery games
Bulgarian MPs voted on February 7 to pass at second reading the bill of amendments to the country’s Gambling Act
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Eurostat: 30% of pensioners in Bulgaria at risk of poverty
Thirty per cent of pensioners in Bulgaria were at risk of poverty, European Union statistics agency Eurostat said on February
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2020 International Ballet Competition in Bulgaria’s Varna cancelled for lack of funds
What would have been the 29th International Ballet Competition in Bulgaria’s Black Sea city Varna, scheduled for July 2020, has
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