Bulgaria arrests four for illegal archaeological dig of ancient Roman villa
Police arrested four people who were carrying out an illegal archaeological excavation of an ancient Roman villa in the village of Vetren in the Stara Zagora area, Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry said on August 24. The operation against the illegal dig ...
Bulgaria marked the 137th anniversary of Shipka Epopee (ROUNDUP)
Sofia. On Saturday, Bulgaria marked the 137th anniversary of the Shipka Epopee. The national celebrations were held under the patronage of the President of the Republic of Bulgaria Rosen Plevneliev. The festivities culminating with fireworks at Shipka peak ...
Bulgaria Marks 137th Anniversary of Heroic Shipka Pass Battle
Bulgaria launches Saturday celebrations for the 137th anniversary of the heroic Shipka Pass Battle during the 1877-1878 Liberation War. The festivities are to be attended by Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev, caretaker Culture Minister Martin Ivanov and ...
Russia annoyed by repeated colorful vandalism of Soviet monuments in Bulgaria
Russia annoyed by repeated colorful vandalism of Soviet monuments in Bulgaria Russia is asking Bulgaria to get its citizens to stop defacing Soviet monuments in Sofia. Jen Markham explains. Video provided by Buzz60 Check out this story on USATODAY.com ...
UPDATE 1-Bulgaria c.bank asks for Corpbank rescue plans by end-August
The central bank said it had sent letters to the two shareholders on Friday, adding their proposals should be in line with national and EU legislation. Bulgarian company Bromak, owned by businessman Tsvetan Vassilev, owns just over half of Corpbank.
Soviet War Monument in Bulgaria Gets a Splash of Color
Soviet communism remains very uncool in countries that formerly lived under it, which might explain why some very creative and patient graffiti artists have been repeatedly defacing a Soviet Army monument in Bulgaria. Ignat Ignev / Wikicommons The Russian ...
