Belgium in Bulgaria: The good Samaritans
Belgian organisation funds projects to help disadvantaged children in Bulgaria
Thu, Feb 09 2012
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Belgian organisation funds projects to help disadvantaged children in Bulgaria
Bulgarian sculptor and painter Ivaylo Savov is better known abroad than in his home country.
Belgian people invest not only their money in Bulgaria; people-to-people contacts are also building bridges, ambassador Marc Michielsen explains in an interview with The Sofia Echo
Star of Marty, Bad Day at Black Rock and The Wild Bunch is still acting.
Amid yet more upheaval in the Arab and North African world, international leaders and key figures from Central and Eastern Europe gathered in the Bulgarian capital to discuss whether – and how – the lessons of the transition from the communist era could help bring positive change to the troubled region.
Bulgaria has joined other US allies in condemning the release by WikiLeaks of secret diplomatic cable traffic and affirmed that relations between Sofia and Washington will not be hampered by the disclosures.
The economy might still be reeling, but the festive show must go on. So The Sofia Echo offers you some suggestions for imaginative Christmas purchases.
Unknown Bulgaria is a collection of stories, first published in Capital Light, about little-known places in Bulgaria, spots that have kept their history, spirit and traditions.