The Russian embassy in Sofia has sent a note of protest to the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry regarding “encroachments” on Soviet monuments in the country, and has demanded that such incidents be investigated and the culprits – held to account.
Maria Zakharova, spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry stated that in the period from 12 to 14 May, the common graves of the Red Army in Bankya and in Sofia’s residential area Lozenets, as well as the monument to the Soviet soldiers in Burgas had been “desecrated”. The vandalism would have been on a larger scale, had it not been for the efforts of the “Bulgarian patriots”, she said.
Sofia Municipality has requested the removal of a tent camp set up in front of the Presidency building during a protest organized by the "Vazrazhdane" party against the introduction of the euro. Sofia Municipality stated that no permit had been issued..
A concert of the legendary Duke Ellington Orchestra will take place on the square in front of the National Palace of Culture in the center of Sofia at 8:00 p.m. today. It is organized by the National Academy of Music "Prof. Pancho..
Week of Traditional Crafts will be held from July 1 to 5 in the courtyard of the Regional Ethnographic Museum - Plovdiv, the museum announced. From 9:00 to 19:00, more than 40 craftsmen will present the wealth of traditional crafts...
One million vehicles have passed through the Greek Promachonas checkpoint on the border with Bulgaria (opposite Kulata) since the beginning of the year,..
EU Commissioner for Home Affairs and Migration Magnus Brunner, together with Bulgarian Interior Minister Daniel Mitov and Greek Deputy Minister for..
Bulgaria’s Deputy Premier and Minister of Transport and Communications Grozdan Karadzhov met with North Macedonia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister..
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