Displaying items by tag: Issue 154
ARCHITECT IVO DIKOV: BUILDING FUTURE
Architect Ivo Dikov on finding the fine balance between large-scale thinking and attention to detail
WHO ARE THE MAIN PLAYERS IN BULGARIAN MEDIA?
Corruption prompts bad freedom-of-speech ratings
WHO WAS PETER DEUNOV?
WHAT IS YOUR EGN?*
The major gaffe by the National Revenue Agency that made possible the hacking of the personal data of about 5 million Bulgarians, or just about anyone of taxpaying age including some deceased taxpayers,
has spawned many jokes making the rounds in Bulgaria these days. Here are some of them.
BEST BULGARIAN VILLAGE TO DISCOVER IN 2019
STEFANO BALDI: ITALIAN AMBASSADOR ON POSITIVE VIBES AND CROSSING ROADS IN BULGARIA
At first glance Stefano Baldi, the Italian ambassador in Sofia, possesses all the telltale signs of a career diplomat. Having served in Italian embassies and missions in places as varied as Dar-es-Salaam, Geneva, New York and Brussels, he has headed the Italian Embassy in Sofia since 2016. However, Stefano Baldi is a lot more than a successful diplomat.
WHERE IN BULGARIA ARE YOU?
Inevitably in the various Top 5 oddest monuments in the world lists, this "flying saucer" construction has sat on top of a Bulgarian mountain since its erection in 1981, when it was designed to celebrate the Communist Party's supposed eternity.
REVIVAL PERIOD PLOVDIV
QUOTE-UNQUOTE
"If the National Revenue agency did not offer e-services, there would be no personal data leaks." Vladislav Goranov, Finance Minister