Bulgarian Miroslav Penkov wins £15 000 BBC International Short Story Award
Bulgarian author Miroslav Penkov has won the £15 000 BBC International Short Story Award for his story ‘East of the West’. The announcement
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Bulgarian media only partly does its job, German ambassador says
In Bulgaria, the media only partly fulfils its task, German ambassador in Sofia Matthias Höpfner was quoted as saying on
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Bulgaria sticks to green energy fees despite protests
Amid continued protests by renewable energy companies against the power grid connection fees introduced in September, the head of Bulgaria’s
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New arrests of Syrians in Bulgaria after warning of increasing refugee pressure
Bulgarian police arrested eight Syrian citizens found hiding in a building next to a sheep-pen in the village of Yamino
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European Commissioner speaks out for, and Serbian church against, Serbian Pride parade
European Commissioner Cecilia Malmström has written a blog in support of the Serbian Pride parade planned for October 6 2012,
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Bulgaria declares October pedestrian safety month
October 2012 is pedestrian safety month in Bulgaria, a meeting of government officials and public representatives decided on October 2,
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Bulgaria among ‘Friends of Cohesion Policy’ to hold Bratislava meeting on EU budget
Bulgaria will be among 15 European Union countries – counting 2013 entrant Croatia – at an October 5 2012 meeting
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Archaeology: 101 medieval coins found at monastery site in Bulgaria’s former capital Preslav
Archaeologists working at the site of a medieval monastery in Veliki Preslav, one of the former capitals of Bulgaria, have
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IMF projects 1% GDP growth for Bulgaria to end-2012
Bulgaria’s GDP growth is projected at one per cent and unemployment is expected to be 12.5 per cent at the
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