Bulgarian government approves additional funds for hosting visit by Pope Francis
At a regular meeting on April 17, the Bulgarian government approved additional funds for the organisation and hosting of the
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Prime Ministers of Bulgaria and Georgia discuss increase in ferry services
Meeting Georgian Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze in Sofia, his Bulgarian counterpart and host Boiko Borissov has spelt out ambitions to
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Exhibition ‘Portrait of a Friend’ at Sofia City Art Gallery until June 2
An exhibition entitled Portrait of a Friend opens at Sofia City Art Gallery on April 16 and continues until June
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Notre Dame: Bulgarian PM offers to send artists, restorers to help
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said on April 16 that he is ready to send artists and art restorers to
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Bulgaria’s Traffic Police launch operation against drink-driving, unlicensed drivers
From April 17 to 24, Bulgaria’s Traffic Police will step up checks of motorists for drink-driving, driving without a licence
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Bulgaria arrests 58, confiscates 9 pitbulls in operation against illegal dog fights
Bulgarian police have arrested 58 people and confiscated nine pitbulls after receiving a tip-off about illegal dog fights, the Interior
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Prosecutors suspend Bulgarian DOST leader’s driving licence
The Regional Prosecutor’s Office in Kurdzhali has temporary withdrawn the driving licence of Lyutvi Mestan, who was involved in a
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Plan for bust of controversial figure at Bulgaria’s ‘Yard of the Cyrillic Alphabet’
A plan to unveil a bust of Garegin Nzhdeh in the Writers’ Alley of the Yard of the Cyrillic Alphabet
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Bulgarian National Union to host far-right groups from all over Europe in Sofia
Ultra-nationalist extra-parliamentary party the Bulgarian National Union is to host a gathering of far-right groupings from all over Europe in
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