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North Macedonia honors hero also claimed by Bulgaria

North Macedonia marked Saturday the birth anniversary of a 19th century revolutionary amid tight security in the capital Skopje because of fears of potential clashes between opposing nationalist groups from North Macedonia and Bulgaria

The Independent UK

Police tighten security as North Macedonia, Bulgaria honour national hero

Police stepped up security on Saturday as North Macedonia and Bulgaria commemorated a 19th-century revolutionary claimed by both neighbours as a hero at a ceremony expected to be attended by nationalists from the two countries.

Reuters

The Wombles celebrate 50th anniversary with remastered version of original episodes

The five-minute shows, made using stop-frame animation for the BBC, featured Great Uncle Bulgaria, Orinoco, Madame Cholet, Wellington, Tomsk, Bungo and Tobermory

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Bulgaria and Serbia diversify energy supplies

The presidents of Bulgaria and Serbia have launched the construction of the Bulgarian part of a gas link that is designed to diversify the energy supplies of a region that until recently was almost fully dependent on natural gas deliveries from Russia

The Independent UK

Bulgaria’s Georgi Ivanov Defends Racist Comments on National Team Roster

The technical director is under fire for racist comments.

Sports Illustrated

Bulgaria gears for its fifth election in two years on April 2

Bulgarian President Rumen Radev on Tuesday said he would set April 2 as the date for the country's fifth parliamentary election within two years after inconclusive October polls failed to produce a working government.

Reuters

Bulgaria defuses another mine drifting near its Black Sea coast

Bulgaria's navy on Tuesday defused a naval mine that had drifted close to its Black Sea coast, a day after it carried out a controlled explosion of another mine, the defence ministry said.

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Bulgaria, North Macedonia condemn ethnic-related violence

The foreign ministers of Bulgaria and North Macedonia have paid a joint visit to a hospital Sunday where a North Macedonian citizen who identifies as Bulgarian is being treated after he was severely assaulted

The Independent UK

Bulgaria faces snap polls as Socialists abandon plans to form government

Bulgaria is facing new general election in the spring, the country's fifth in two years, after the Socialists on Friday gave up on plans to form a working government.

Reuters

Bulgaria secretly supplied Ukraine fuel and ammunition in early months of war

Former PM tells of crucial operation, which was launched covertly due to pro-Russia sympathies in political class

The Guardian - UK

Bulgaria seeks to revive trans-Balkan pipeline project to secure non-Russian oil

Bulgaria is looking to revive a trans-Balkan oil pipeline project to secure non-Russian crude oil supplies for its only oil refinery on the Black Sea, controlled by Russia's Lukoil, President Rumen Radev said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Bulgaria’s president asks Socialists to form government

Bulgaria's president has given the Socialist Party a mandate to form a new government in a last attempt to avoid the country’s fifth general election in two years

The Independent UK

Bulgaria's Socialists get the final chance to form a government

In a last attempt to end Bulgaria's prolonged political deadlock, President Rumen Radev has invited the Socialist Party to try and form a government, its leader said on Monday, but there was little chance it would succeed.

Reuters

Bulgarians ward off evil spirits in ancient winter festival

Revellers dressed in red, some wearing huge masks and belts strung with large copper bells, dance around a fire on the main square of a Bulgarian village to drive away evil spirits and bring in good health and crops for the New Year.

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Heartbroken fiancée pays tribute to security guard 'loved by everyone'

Dimitar Hristov, known to many as 'Big D', was a former heavyweight boxer known for his kindness and humility

Reuters

Bulgarian lawmakers back coal plants with vote to roll back green targets

Bulgaria's lawmakers on Thursday backed a resolution aimed at avoiding an early phase-out of coal-fired power plants as more than 1,500 miners and utility workers demonstrated in front of the parliament in support of the coal industry.

Daily Mirror

Expert's tips for cheap holidays to 2023 hotspots including Sicily and Sardinia

Bulgaria, Sicily, Sardinia, Turkey, Montenegro, Estonia and Slovenia have all been highlighted Julia Lo Bue-Said, CEO of Advantage Travel Partnership, as places to visit in 2023

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Skiers on melted slopes livid at being refused refunds despite 'no snow' guarantee

Visitors to the Borovets resorts in Bulgaria have complained of a lack of snow on the slopes amid an unseasonably warm winter, but no chance of a refund from their holiday company

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Cheap holiday deals for 2023 including Spain and Turkey with flights from £9

Which? Compared the cost of flights, hotels, food, drink and exchange rate to find out the countries that are the best value for Brits on tour, with destinations like Tukey, Hungary and Bulgaria offering good deals

France 24

Bulgarian pianist Maria Martinova on her new album 'Nuit et Jour'

Bulgarian pianist Maria Martinova joins us to talk about music from her new album "Nuit et Jour" (''Night and Day"), which revisits works from Debussy, Ravel and Zanon. She was a child prodigy in Bulgaria and she has trained all over the world, including at London's Royal Academy of Music.

Reuters

Bulgaria anti-graft party drops bid to form government, extending deadlock

Bulgaria's second largest party, the anti-corruption We Continue the Change (PP), gave up plans on Friday to form a government after failing to win backing in the hung parliament, prolonging a political deadlock.

The Independent UK

Ski holidaymakers slam Tui for not cancelling trips amid poor snow

In one Bulgarian resort, only four runs were open with just one ski lift operating

The Independent UK

Bulgarians celebrate Epiphany with traditional rituals

Thousands of young men are plunging into rivers and lakes across Bulgaria to retrieve crucifixes, in an old ritual marking the feast of Epiphany

Reuters

Next party up as Bulgaria seeks new government

Bulgaria's second largest party, the anti-graft We Continue the Change (PP), will seek support to form a minority government and end a prolonged political impasse, Prime Minister-designate Nikolay Denkov said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Bulgaria signs deal for access to Turkey's LNG terminals, gas network

Bulgaria's state gas company Bulgargaz signed on Tuesday a long-term deal with Turkish state gas firm Botas for access to neighbouring Turkey's terminals for liquefied natural gas and transit to its border.

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