Bulgaria’s May 26 2019 European Parliament elections: Factfile
April 26 marks the official campaign period ahead of Bulgaria’s May 26 2019 European Parliament elections, in which the country
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11 NGOs report Bulgarian TV interview with far-right leader to Council for Electronic Media
Eleven Bulgarian NGOs have approached the country’s statutory broadcast regulator the Council for Electronic Media over a television interview in
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Intermittent rain, heavy traffic forecast for Bulgaria’s four-day Easter weekend
Bulgaria’s four-day Orthodox Easter weekend, on April 26-29 2019, has once again prompted warnings from authorities about heavy traffic, complicated
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Bulgarian prosecutors charge former deputy economy minister over alleged abuse of EU funds
The Blagoevgrad District Prosecutor’s Office lodged criminal charges on April 25 against former deputy economy minister Alexander Manolev for alleged
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Bulgaria granted asylum to 760 people in 2018, most Syrians
Bulgaria granted asylum to 760 people in 2018, European Union statistics agency Eurostat said on April 25. Of the people
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Bulgaria has highest percentage of women IT students in the EU – Eurostat
Bulgaria has the highest percentage of female students of information and communication technology in the European Union, at 33 per
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Foreign students in universities and specialised high schools in Bulgaria rise to more than 15 000
There are 15 425 foreign students enrolled in universities and specialised high schools in Bulgaria in the 2018/19 academic year,
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Bulgarian Air Force practice flights for Armed Forces Day 2019 begin on May 2
Bulgarian Air Force practice flights for the May 6 2019 Armed Forces Day flypast over Sofia begin on May 2.
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Sofia Science Fest 2019: Psychology of addiction, black holes and big bangs, AI and more
The 2019 Sofia Science Festival is on at Sofia Tech Park from May 9 to 12, promising the customarily stellar
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