Milcho Leviev, Bulgarian jazz great, dead at 81
Milcho Leviev, award-winning Bulgarian jazz maestro, died on October 12 at the age of 81. Leviev was born into a
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Bulgaria’s 2019 local elections: Man arrested for suspected attempted vote-buying
A 33-year-old man from Lyaskovets in central northern Bulgaria has been arrested for attempted vote-buying, according to media reports two
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Turkey’s Syria offensive: Bulgarian PM to urge Brussels to stop criticism of Ankara
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said on October 12 that he would urge European Union leaders to stop their “incessant
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Pope Francis elevates Bulgaria’s Sofia exarchate to an eparchy – Vatican
The head of the Roman Catholic church, Pope Francis, has elevated the status of the exarchate of Sofia to an
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Bulgaria’s Supreme Administrative Court refers case of Siderov vs BNT back to election commission
The Supreme Administrative Court has referred back to the Central Election Commission the commission’s refusal to oblige public broadcaster Bulgarian
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Bulgarian PM: No increased migration pressure because of situation in Syria
There is no increase in migration pressure on Bulgaria because of the situation in Syria, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov
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Bulgaria’s 2019 local elections: Notes from week two
Campaigning ahead of Bulgaria’s autumn 2019 mayoral and municipal elections is at its midway point, with two more weeks to
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Bulgaria, Greece sign contracts for gas inter-connector pipeline
Bulgaria’s Energy Minister Temenouzhka Petkova and her Greek counterpart Kostis Hatzidakis signed a number of contracts for the Bulgaria-Greece natural
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EC opens five new infringement proceedings against Bulgaria
The European Commission’s latest infringements package, published on October 10, showed five new proceedings being launched against Bulgaria, with two
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