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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Bulgarian police question Armenian owner of van at centre of Sofia Airport drama
Bulgarian Interior Ministry officers were on December 3 questioning an Armenian citizen who had returned to the country two days
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Ice-skating rinks to open in Sofia and Plovdiv
As has become traditional in recent years, Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia will again offer ice-skaters the chance to take a
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