The city of Plovdiv has welcomed the New Year as the first Bulgarian European Capital of Culture. Twenty years after hosting the Month of Culture in 1999, the city celebrates this year the most prestigious cultural initiative of the EU. The official start of the initiative is on January 12 with a show "We Are All Colors" with the participation of over 1,500 artists. In an interview with the Bulgarian National Radio, mayor of Plovdiv Ivan Totev pointed out that more than 300 projects and 500 events are included in the program of Plovdiv - European Capital of Culture 2019. Among them there is an exhibition, a fashion show, and several concerts.
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Caretaker Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev announced at a briefing at the Novo Selo training ground that the government has successfully dealt with vote buying. He gave an example with the increased number of inspections of the voting..
After the early parliamentary elections on October 27, the Central Election Commission published data of 100% of processed tally sheets...
The NATO Multinational Battle Group in Bulgaria demonstrated its readiness to repel a potential attack on Bulgaria. The command staff exercise at the Novo..
The real estate market in Bulgaria "froze" at last year's levels. According to the data of the National Association "Real Estate", quoted by BTA, an..
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