A year is not a long time to assess Bulgaria, but Nancy McEldowney has done well

NANCY MCELDOWNEY HELLO & GOODBYE

A year is not a long time to assess Bulgaria, but Nancy McEldowney has done well. Her views on the need for Bulgaria to diversily its energy suppliers will leave a mark on this country's modern politics.  
It is always embarrassing to see a grown man cry. But at the oil-wrestling tourn

MAKE OR BREAK

It is always embarrassing to see a grown man cry. But at the oil-wrestling tournament in Kırkpınar, a suburb of Edirne - just a few miles from the Bulgarian border, you will have to endure it. 
According to the new election law passed with the approval of President Parvanov

NEW FACES OF BULGARIAN POLITICS

According to the new election law passed with the approval of President Parvanov and the votes of the ruling BSP and the Turkish-dominated DPS some of the candidates are selected in a first-past-the-post ballot.

SERENE CITY?

Sozopol has been transformed over the past few years. The quiet town that became famous in the 1970s as a Bohemian place has turned into an enclave

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TALK OF THE TOWN

What happened last month and is worth knowing

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WHERE IN BULGARIA ARE YOU?

You will shout "Eureka!" – or "I have found it!" – while dashing into the sea

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JOKE OF THE MONTH

Here is what the citizens of Pazardzhik heard from the loudspeakers on 2 June at 12 noon sharp: "Attention! Air Alert!"

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BULGARIA'S MONTHLY QUIZ

How many seats in the European Parliament did the Blue Coalition of DSB and UDF win? What is the marital status of Prime Minister Sergey Stanishev?

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THE MONTH AHEAD

Art and entertainment in July in Sofia and beyond

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QUOTE OF THE MONTH

Now for the obvious question. Which country produced the most exhilarating females? I myself became rather partial to Bulgarian ladies of aristocratic stamp

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Poll

Will the 2009 general election change anything in Bulgaria?




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Jan 01 2009

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Bulgaria Art

Jun 01 2009

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Vagabond Fiction

Mar 01 2009

Virginia Zaharieva is a writer, psychotherapist and the author of thre

Vagabond Campaigns

Apr 01 2009

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