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Thessaloniki a top pick for visitors (data)

For a sixth year in a row, the Association of Thessaloniki Hoteliers collaborated with CBR Consulting to present the profile of the traveler that picks the city as their holiday destination. The results revealed that the average visitor to Thessaloniki would like to return, while their expectations are generally exceeded compared to what they believed to find before coming.

UDF, DSB, ABV and "Movement 21" Will Be Out from Their Headquarters in Sofia

The Regional Administration of Sofia will send official notices to the political leadership of the Union for Democratic Forces (UDF), Democrats for Strong Bulgaria (DSB), "Movement 21" and ABV demanding to leave the government buildings that inhabit against preferential rent.

Bulgarian Defense Ministry denies banning Serbia-bound MiG-29s

Serbian MiG-29 with pair of R-60 (AA-8 Aphid) missiles - Photo: Krasimir Grozev

The Bulgarian Defense Ministry has denied that it prevented the six MiG-29 warplanes that Russia has donated to Serbia from using its airspace.

World Day for Honor the Victims Romani During World War II

On 8 April romani all around the world pay tribute to victims romani during World War II. It was declared as Romani Day in 1990, during the 4th World Romani Congress of the International Organization "Romani Union" in honor of the first major international meeting of representatives of the Romani ethnic group - the first Romani Congress, held on April 8th  1971 in London.

INTERVIEW: Kapka Kassabova on a 'journey to the edge of Europe'

The border between Turkey, Greece and Bulgaria is described by writer Kapka Kassabova as "the last outpost of Europe." Bulgaria is the poorest member of the EU, Greece remains mired in economic woes, and Turkey is steadily heading down the path to authoritarianism.

Bulgaria denies banning Serbia-bound MiG-29s

The Bulgarian Defense Ministry has denied that it prevented the six MiG-29 warplanes that Russia has donated to Serbia from using its airspace.

According to the Bulgarian website pan.bg, the ministry also denied that either it or the civil aviation authorities received a request to allow the planes to fly over Bulgaria on their way from Russia to Serbia.

Bulgarian Turkish minority party calls for 'No' vote in Turkey's referendum

The Rights and Freedoms Party (HÖH), a party dominated by the Turkish minority in Bulgaria, has issued a "No" call for the oncoming constitutional referendum in Turkey.

The party issued a statement on April 6 saying the referendum on whether to shift Turkey to an executive presidential system threatened democracy, fundamental rights and freedoms. 

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President Radev: "I Won't Sit Silent and Idle When Bulgaria's Sovereignty Is Concerned"

Responding to reproaches of being involved in the government draft of amendments to the Bulgarian Citizenship Act, envisaging restrictions to the voting right of Bulgarians abroad, President Rumen Radev stated that the head of state does not submit bills, but that this not mean he does not relate to or is not responsible for problems of particular importance to society or national security.

2016's Lowest Hourly Payment Rates Within EU Are In Bulgaria

A Eurostat poll shows that the average hourly payment rate for the EU in 2016 was EUR 25.4, quoted by BTA.

 It was lowest in Bulgaria (barely EUR 4.4), Romania (EUR 5.5), Lithuania (EUR 7.3), Latvia (EUR 7.5), Hungary (EUR 8.3) and Poland (EUR 8.6).

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