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Police Launch Road Safety Operation
The Interior Ministry said Monday that its launching actions related to road safety and strengthening police control. The operation was ordered by caretaker Interior Minister Kalin Stoyanov, and is part of the measures to limit road accidents.
Sofia Hosts National Security Strategy Seminar
A thematic seminar on the update of the national security strategy of Bulgaria under the patronage of the Security Council at the Council of Ministers kicked off in Sofia on Monday
Today's Observances: May 13
The world: 1981: Assassination attempt on Pope John Paul II, who is shot in St. Peter's Square in Vatican City by Turkish national Ali Agca.
Green Movement Party Launches Election Campaign
At the opening of the election campaign of the Green Movement Party on Sunday, Borislav Sandov said it was time Bulgaria to have its first green MEP and first green parliamentary group. Sandov is the party's top MEP candidate and tops its lists for
Economy
March Revenues from Nights Spent at Bulgaria's Accommodations Exceed Those in Pre-pandemic 2019 on Annual Basis
22 Bulgarian Black Sea Beaches and One Marina with Blue Flag Certificate in 2024
Twenty-two beaches and marina Dinevi will receive the Blue Flag certificate in 2024, Stanimir Georgiev, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Bulgarian Blue Flag Movement, told BTA.
New Regional Development Minister Attributes Road Network Disrepair to Years of No Maintenance
The disrepair of Bulgarian roads is due to the absence of maintenance contracts over the last three years, the caretaker Minister of Regional Development and Public Works, Violeta Koritarova, said on bTV on Sunday evening.
Food Safety Agency Warns of Bird Flu Outbreak in Haskovo Region
The Bulgarian Food Safety Agency (BFSA) has declared an outbreak of Avian Influenza A (bird flu) in the Konstantinovo village near Haskovo. The site raised some 6,300 mulards.
Upcoming Bulgarian-Moroccan Business Forum to Take Place in Sofia on May 15
The Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) is organising a Bulgarian-Moroccan Business Forum at its headquarters in downtown Sofia at 10 a.m. on May 15, BCCI said in a press release on Friday. The event is organized in cooperation with Bulgaria’s the Office of Trade and Economic Affairs in Morocco and the Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Services for the Rabat-Sale-Kenitra Region in Morocco.
Culture
Jonas Kaufmann Concert Postponed to September 28
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.
Trade Union of Bulgarian Teachers Presents Its Annual Prizes
For the twenty-seventh consecutive year the Trade Union of Bulgarian Teachers presented the awards of the national competition "Teacher of the Year"
Culture Ministry to Fund Bulgarian Libraries with BGN 2 Mln
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.
Academia Gallery Displays Watercolour Portraits by Kiril Bozhkov
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 Balkans
Customs Officers Find Smuggled Coin-Making Equipment at Kapitan Andreevo
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
Aftermath of North Macedonia elections Prime Minister: Bulgaria Can't Make More Concessions
Bulgaria can't make more concessions, said Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Dimitar Glavchev, speaking to journalists in connection with election results in North Macedonia and the country's European path. "Let's see what government they will
UPDATED President Radev: It Will Soon Become Clear whether North Macedonia Wants to Stay on European Course
Bulgaria’s head of State Rumen Radev Thursday said that it will soon become clear whether North Macedonia’s newly elected president Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova and the party that held a strong lead in Wednesday’s parliamentary elections will stay on the European course or take a different direction.
Former Romanian Prime Minister Nastase on Romanian-Bulgarian Relations
A book by former Romanian prime minister Adrian Nastase on Romanian-Bulgarian relations was presented in Bucharest on Wednesday. Among the special guests at the event were Bulgaria's Ambassador to Romania Radko Vlaykov and Nikolay Vassilev, an economist and former deputy prime minister of Bulgaria, the diplomatic mission of Bulgaria in the Romanian capital told BTA.