Section: Bulgaria
Emanuil Manolov: 155 birth anniversary
January 7th marks the 155th birth anniversary of the founder of the Bulgarian professional art of composition Emanuil Manolov. Beyond doubt the most valuable work in his legacy is the opera Siromahkinia (The Poor Woman) which he left unfinished. Based on a poem by classic Ivan Vazov it reconciles the traditions of urban romance and the classical...
Grigor Dimitrov Earns Thrilling Match Against Chardy, Faces Klizan
Following his victorious start at doubles, Bulgarian tennis player repeated his success in his first singles match for the new season. Dimitrov won against Jeremy Chardy (France) with 3:6, 6:4, 7:6 (10:8) in the second round of the men’s singles competition of the Brisbane International tournament. The match was intense and kept the...
Russians invest millions to receive Bulgarian citizenship
Bulgaria is the poorest country in the EU and therefore it is not very attractive for economic migrants, sweeping the western parts of Europe. However, after becoming a member of the EU, this country, and in particular the possibility of obtaining Bulgarian identity documents, allowing free movement in the union, attracted the interest of a...
Grigor Dimitrov Starts Season with Victory in Brisbane
Bulgarian tennis star Grigor Dimitrov started the new season with a victory in the men’s doubles competition at the Brisbane International tournament. The Bulgarian and his partner Thanasi Kokkinakis from Australia defeated Jeremy Chardy (France) and Lukasz Kubot (Poland) with 6:3, 3:6, 10:8, electronic daily Dnevnik reports. The contested...
Four-Way Ministerial Meeting on Ukraine Crisis to Be Held Friday
A ministerial meeting on resolving the Ukrainian crisis in the so-called “Normandy format” will be held in Berlin on Friday, according to Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexei Makeyev. ITAR-TASS quoted Makeyev as writing on Twitter on Monday that the foreign ministers of Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France are going to meet in the German...
MP from Hungary’s Ruling Party Urges Change to Laws on Public Assembly
Hungary should change its laws on public assembly, a lawmaker from the ruling FIDESZ party has said following last week’s massive anti-government protest in Budapest. While FIDESZ MP Gergely Gulyas rejected suggestions the proposal to change legislation was prompted by the demonstration, he said that “putting up tents in front of the...
Germany Hosts ‘Normandy Format’ Meeting on Ukraine
A meeting at the level of political directors from the foreign ministries of Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France will take place in Berlin on Monday. The so-called “Normandy format” meeting will discuss the progress in the implementation of the Minsk Accords and the possibilities for a settlement of the Ukrainian conflict, TASS news agency...
Germany Hosts `Normandy Format` Meeting on Ukraine
A meeting at the level of political directors from the foreign ministries of Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France will take place in Berlin on Monday. The so-called “Normandy format” meeting will discuss the progress in the implementation of the Minsk Accords and the possibilities for a settlement of the Ukrainian conflict , TASS news agency...
Five Russians granted Bulgarian citizenship in exchange of EUR 0.5 mln.
In 2014 five Russians received Bulgarian citizenship in exchange of investments to the tune of EUR 500,000 each, as required by this country’s legislation, bTV reports. The volume of Russian corporate investments in Bulgarian economy over the past 10 years has been nearly USD 2 bln. According to data of Russia’s consulate general,...
Evliya Çelebi – the legendary 17th century storyteller
“When I left the clean town of Sofia on March 6th 1662, I was walking east through a field of tulips until I reached the village of Lozena.” This is the way Ottoman traveler of the seventeenth century Evliya Çelebi described in his “Book of Travels” (Seyâhatnâme) “the famous town of Sofia.” In folk tales, songs, proverbs, stories, poems, he...
