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Bulgarian-French relations are foreign relations between Bulgaria and France. Diplomatic relations between both countries were established on July 8, 1879. They were enemies in World War 1 and 2, but in present times, they have a good relationship. Bulgaria is a full member of the Francophonie since 1993. Bulgaria has an embassy in Paris.
13 March – Bulgarian Patriarch Neophyte dies in Sofia at the age of 78. [2]31 March – Bulgaria and Romania partially join the Schengen Area, allowing travel by air and sea without border checks, Austria vetoed travel by land without border checks over fears that non-EU citizens could get easier access to the European Union.
Sofia [a] is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria.It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain, in the western part of the country. The city is built west of the Iskar river and has many mineral springs, such as the Sofia Central Mineral Baths.
In 1926–1927, for example, of the 1,247 Bulgarians studying abroad, 537 were based in France; of those, 172 studied medicine. Germany took the place of France in the 1930s in terms of higher education. [3] Despite the sizable distance between France and the Balkans, there are reports of Bulgarian gardeners around Metz as early as 1870 ...
Sofia Pride Parade is a peaceful march of LGBT people and their relatives and friends, which combines social and political protest with entertainment such as live concerts. It takes place every year in the month of June in Bulgaria 's capital Sofia since 2008.
During the second half of 2009 there were nearly 100 magazine titles in Bulgaria. [1] There are also editions of international magazines such as Glamour [2] and Grazia in addition to national magazines. [1] The Bulgarian edition of Grazia, an Italian magazine, is the first international spin-off of the magazine. [3]
It has an area of 123,000 square meters on eight floors and three underground levels. The National Palace of Culture has 13 halls and 15,000 square meters of exhibition area, a trade centre and a car park. The main hall can seat over 3,000 people. The Sofia International Film Festival takes place in the NDK.
Some of the formations are over 20 m (66 ft) tall. They come in different shapes that people have likened to human figures or animals. [27] Central Balkan National Park: Lovech, Gabrovo, Sofia, Plovdiv, and Stara Zagora provinces 2011 vii, viii, ix, x (natural) The national park covers a 85 km (53 mi) stretch of the Balkan Mountains. It ...