Heavy snow, rain leave more than 450 000 in Bulgaria without electricity, cause road closures
Snowfall measuring up to a reported 40cm in northern Bulgaria and heavy rainfall cut off electricity to more than 450
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20M leva needed to repair Bulgarian Orthodox Church’s Alexander Nevsky cathedral in Sofia
Twenty million leva (about 10.2 million euro) is needed for urgent repairs to the Bulgarian Orthodox Church’s landmark St Alexander
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Sofia mayor steps up police patrols near refugee centre after residents complain
Municipal police patrols near the refugee centre in the Bulgarian capital city’s Ovcha Kupel area have been stepped up after
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Owner of Bulgarian men’s luxury fashion house found shot dead
The owner of Bulgaria’s upmarket men’s fashion house Agressia (Агресия), Alexander Antov, was found shot dead on January 9 near
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Concerts in Bulgaria: What’s On from January to June 2016
Big names such as Queen and Adam Lambert, Enrique Iglesias, Brian May and Kerry Ellis, and Foreigner are among those
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Bulgarian court rejects case over ownership of Alexander Nevsky cathedral
Bulgaria’s Supreme Administrative Court has rejected a court action challenging the proceedings by which the Cabinet awarded ownership of Sofia’s
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Ban on heavy vehicles on motorways, extra trains and buses as Bulgaria begins Festive Season exodus
A ban on the movement of heavy vehicles on motorways and main roads came into effect on December 23 in
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Sofia Tech Park opens, ‘to put Bulgaria on the map of the future’
Sofia Tech Park, a multi-million euro science and technology park, was officially opened on December 11, with President Rossen Plevneliev
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Police check Sofia foreigner detention centre for ‘risk profile’ individuals
A special police operation was carried out on December 4 at the centre for temporary accommodation of foreigners in Sofia’s
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