Bulgarian government approves record 70M leva for 2019 municipal elections
At a Cabinet meeting on August 28, Bulgaria’s Cabinet approved spending 70.7 million leva (about 36.1 million euro) on the
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Petition smears Jewish deputy head of Bulgaria’s ethnic integration council
An online petition is using false allegations to seek the resignation of Maxim Benvenisti, a member of the executive board
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Bulgaria’s government approves further 28M leva for compensation, steps against ASF
Bulgaria’s government has approved additional funding of up to 28 million leva (about 14 million euro) for the Agriculture Ministry
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ASF: Culling at industrial pig farm in Bulgaria’s Rousse continues
Culling of pigs at an industrial farm in Golyamo Vranovo in Bulgaria’s Rousse district, where an outbreak of African Swine
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Security co-operation main topic in phone call between Bulgarian, UK PMs
The extremely good security co-operation between the UK and Bulgaria was the main topic of a phone conversation between British
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Number of foreign tourists in Bulgaria in July 2019 down 3.2% – NSI
The number of foreign tourists who visited Bulgaria in July 2019 was 3.2 per cent lower than in July 2018,
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Orient Express visits Bulgaria’s cities of Rousse and Varna
The Venice-Simplon Orient Express, arguably the most famous luxury long-distance train in the world, visited Bulgaria’s Danube city of Rousse
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Finding of corroded shell forces closure of bus station in Bulgarian capital
The South Bus Station in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia was temporarily closed on August 27 after a highly corroded artillery
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Bulgaria’s 2019 local elections: GERB again allies with small parties
Repeating a move made in Bulgaria’s May 2019 European Parliament elections, Prime Minister and GERB party leader Boiko Borissov signed
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