Traffic Police in Bulgaria’s capital to fine riders of electric scooters
Electric scooters have no right to travel on roads in Sofia and traffic police would penalise users, Commissioner Lyubomir Kostadinov,
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Plovdiv’s ‘Night’ 2019: Full programme in English published
The 14th “Night” series of events – formerly known as the Night of Museums and Galleries – is being held
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Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry slams Russian embassy event marking 1944 Soviet invasion
Bulgaria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has strongly criticised an event planned by the Russian embassy in Sofia entitled “The 75th
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Bulgaria’s 2019 local elections: Ombudsman resigns, to stand as Sofia mayoral candidate
Maya Manolova arrived at Bulgaria’s National Assembly on the afternoon of September 3 to submit her resignation as national Ombudsman,
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Bulgaria awards highest state honour to departing ambassador of Greece
Bulgaria has conferred its highest state honour, the Stara Planina first degree, on outgoing Greek ambassador Grigorios Vassiloconstandakis. Vassiloconstandakis, whose
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Bulgaria’s local elections: Sofia mayor Fandukova sees Manolova candidacy as serious, not scary
Sofia mayor Yordanka Fandukova, seeking a fourth term in Bulgaria’s autumn 2019 local elections, said that she sees the challenge
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Bulgaria’s GERB leader Borissov speaks on Ombudsman’s candidacy for Sofia mayor
Bulgarian Prime Minister and GERB party leader Boiko Borissov says that he has no regrets about the support he has
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Bulgaria’s Ombudsman Manolova announces candidacy for mayor of Sofia
Bulgaria’s national Ombudman Maya Manolova said on September 2 that she would stand as a candidate to be mayor of
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Bulgaria’s 2019 local elections: Fandukova seeks fourth term as Sofia mayor
Sofia mayor Yordanka Fandukova confirmed on September 2 that she would seek a fourth term in office in Bulgaria’s autumn
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