The newly elected Orthodox bishop of Plovdiv, Nikolay of Znepol known as a favourite of the Bulgarian patriarch Maxim as well as the youngest bishop in Bulgaria caused a minor scandal with its statement on Bulgarian TV that the Pope as well as all catholics are heretics. The bishop, born in 1969 and elected with […]
Alcohol protests in front of the Bulgarian National Parliament
Thousands of senior citizens protested the EU tax levied on home made rakia in Sofia, Bulgaria. The protests have been ongoing since January when it became apparent that a tax of 1.10Euro per liter will be placed on all home produced alcohol. For most Bulgarians rakia making is a family tradition adhered to for hundreds […]