Bulgarian Jewish organisation condemns nationalist Sofia mayoral candidate’s backing for Lukov March
The Organization of the Jews in Bulgaria “Shalom” has condemned as completely unacceptable the support declared for the Lukov March
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Bulgaria’s 2019 local elections: Controversy erupts over Sofia municipal candidate’s Holocaust reference
Controversy has erupted after a Sofia municipal election candidate used an inappropriate reference to the Holocaust in a statement on
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FDI in Bulgaria in January-August 2019 was 603.5M euro
Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first eight months of the year stood at 603.5 million euro, the equivalent
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New US ambassador Mustafa presents credentials to President on October 18
Herro Mustafa, the US ambassador to Bulgaria, presented her credentials to Bulgarian President Roumen Radev October 18. Before her appointment
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Bulgaria to put new 50 leva banknote in circulation on November 1
Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) said on October 18 that it would put a new 50 leva bill in circulation starting
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Bulgaria’s 2019 local elections: Notes from week three
A week is left to the end of official campaigning in Bulgaria’s autumn 2019 mayoral and municipal elections, before voters
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Bulgaria to investigate one, press no charges against others detained in football racism row
Bulgaria’s prosecutor’s office said on October 17 that it would open a pre-trial investigation against one person, while declining to
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Declaration by 12 NGOs: Bulgaria needs a zero tolerance policy on racism and hatred
In a joint declaration on October 17, 12 Bulgarian NGOs called for the country to have a policy of zero
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Media regulator fires Svetoslav Kostov as head of Bulgarian National Radio
Statutory broadcast regulator the Council for Electronic Media (CEM) voted unanimously on October 17 to dismiss Svetoslav Kostov as director-general
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