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Today's Observances: May 21

Bulgarian Deputy Foreign Minister Ivan Kondov attended a ceremony marking the 75th anniversary of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe during the 133rd session of the organisation which took place on May 16 and 17 in Strasbourg, the Foreign Ministry said in a press release on Monday.

A total of 31 parties and coalitions have registered for the June 9, 2024 national elections in Targovishte. The candidates total 143, according to the Constituency Election Commission.

From may 20, columns of military vehicles will transport military personnel and equipment from the Land Forces for the purpose of participating in the international joint readiness exercise Thracian Sentry 2024, to the Koren Training Ground near Haskovo, said the Defence Ministry. Transportation will be carried out on the republican road network and will be most intensive on May 25 and 26.

State-owned gas transmission operator Bulgartransgaz has finalized successfully a public procurement procedure for Spatial planning, investment design, supply of necessary materials and equipment, construction and commissioning of new sites for expansion of the Bulgartransgaz EAD gas transmission infrastructure aimed at increasing the capacities at the Kulata/Sidirokastro and the Negru Voda/Kardam interconnection points, the operator said in a press release on Monday.

At a forum here on Monday, the Fund Manager of Financial Instruments in Bulgaria (Fund of Funds) presented the results and the macroeconomic effects of the implementation of the financial instruments in 2014-2020. The forum looks into how financing

The Bulgarian Development Bank (BDB) can be a key financial and market instrument to support the policies of the State, caretaker Minister of Innovation and Growth Rosen Karadimov said on the Bulgarian National Television, quoted by his Ministry's press centre on Saturday. It should also work to overcome regional imbalances, he added.

Bulgaria's preparations for World Expo 2025 in Osaka are on schedule. This became clear during a meeting of the Executive Director of the Bulgarian Small and Medium Enterprises Promotion Agency (BSMEPA) Dr. Boyko Takov with the Ambassador of Japan to Bulgaria Hisashi Michigami

In the course of two hours, over 2,000 participants marched in downtown Gabrovo under the motto, "Make Carnival, Not War". Hundreds of local residents and guests of the city watched the carnival parade.

The Mission Gallery will host an exhibition, "Words - Windows / Wörter als Fenster" by the German artist Wolfgang Nieblich and the Bulgarian-German artist Antonia Duende, dedicated to the

Vezhdi Rashidov will present an exhibition of watercolours at his gallery Vejdi. The exhibition will open on May 22, the organizers said.

Visitors will have the opportunity to see the permanent exhibition of the museum and the temporary exhibition "Bulgarian Archaeology 2023", presenting the most interesting and impressive discoveries and research from the past archaeological season.

The Turkish government and the World Bank signed an agreement to implement a programme worth 1 billion USD, reported the Turkish economic newspaper Dunya.

Deputy Foreign Minister Ivan Kondov met Monday in Sofia with visiting journalists from leading Serbian media outlets, the Foreign Ministry said on its website. The Serbian journalists are visiting under a project supported by the EU Delegation in

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