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Bulgaria's Council of Ministers has approved the payment of EUR 5,000 and EUR 5,200 in compensation in two cases brought before the European Court of Human Rights.

The salaries of the administrative staff of Bulgaria’s higher education institutions will be increased by 12%, caretaker Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev said at a news briefing at the Council of Ministers after meeting with representatives of the Council of Rectors of higher educational establishments in Bulgaria.

The Order of the Madara Horseman, First Class, was conferred on Bulgaria's Honorary Consul General for Flanders, Willy Van Impe, at a ceremony at the Bulgarian Embassy to Belgium, the Embassy said on Facebook.

The Bulgarian Armed Forces, particularly the Land Forces, are seriously undermanned, caretaker Defence Minister Atanas Zapryanov told journalists here on Wednesday. "There are some which are at 65%," he commented.

The caretaker Government Wednesday approved an amendment to a draft Double Taxation Treaty between Bulgaria and Malta and authorized the Minister of Finance to sign the treaty on behalf of Bulgaria, subject to ratification by Parliament.

Sheep breeders from across the country will gather for the twelfth time at the Sts. Peter and Paul Monastery (known as Petropavlovski) near Veliko Tarnovo from May 24 until May 26, Simeon Karakolev, Chairperson of the National Sheep and Goat Breeding Association (NOCA), said at the BTA National Press Club in Veliko Tarnovo on Wednesday.

The producer price index in agriculture for the first quarter of 2024 decreased by 20.5% from a year earlier, the National Statistical Institute said Wednesday.

Bulgarian and Moroccan business representatives here on Wednesday discussed cooperation opportunities at a bilateral forum organized by the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) in cooperation with Bulgaria’s Office of Trade and Economic Affairs in Rabat and the Chamber of Commerce, Industry, and Services of the Region of Rabat-Salé-Kénitra.

The concert of Jonas Kaufmann and the Sofia Philharmonic has been postponed to September 28 due to Kaufmann's health problems, the Sofia Philharmonic said.

For the twenty-seventh consecutive year the Trade Union of Bulgarian Teachers presented the awards of the national competition "Teacher of the Year"

Projects to encourage reading, media literacy and Bulgarian libraries' capacity will be financed with nearly BGN 2 million from the State budget, Deputy Culture Minister Amelia Gesheva told journalists at a Children's Book National Festival in Sliven on Friday.

The Academia Gallery will display watercolour portraits by Kiril Bozhkov on the occasion of his 60th anniversary. This is Bozhkov's first exhibition of watercolour works entirely and will be on between May 15 and 31, the National Academy of Art

The Romanian Foreign Ministry will organize 915 polling stations abroad for the European Parliament elections on June 9, 2024.

The European Union expects the new President and the new government of the Republic of North Macedonia to work on the country's progress towards the EU, a European Commission spokesperson said on Monday at a press conference in response to questions related to the events surrounding the swearing-in of North Macedonia’s President Gordana Siljanovska on Sunday

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of North Macedonia urged the country's politicians "especially the elected state functionaries" to be cautious about respecting the Prespa Agreement on relations with Greece

Smuggled coin-making equipment was found by customs officers at the Kapitan Andreevo border checkpoint during an inspection of a truck entering from Turkiye, the Customs Agency said on Monday