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Vice President Iotova to Open International Science Forum in Athens
On May 11, the Day of the Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Cyril and Methodius, Vice President Iliana Iotova will open an international science forum in Athens, Greece, the President’s press secretariat said on Saturday. Iotova is visiting Athens at the invitation of the St. St. Cyril and Methodius Bulgarian Sunday School.
MRF Leader Chakarov Says Party Has Opportunity to Take "Rightful Place in Bulgaria's Governance"
"We have an opportunity to officially enter through the front door of the country's government and take our rightful place in the country's governance," Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) leader Dzhevdet Chakarov said on Friday at the opening of the party's election campaign in Razgrad. He urged the voters for mobilization and support so that MRF could get the maximum vote.
TISP Leader Trifonov Says His Party Will Do Everything Possible to Not Close Thermal Power Plants, Keep Job Places
In the next parliament, There Is Such a People (TISP) MPs will work for responsible management of state budget money, an end to the uncontrolled and harmful increase in state debt, and renegotiation of the ill-considered Green Deal with the European Union, TISP leader Slavi Trifonov said at the opening of the party's election campaign on Friday, broadcast on 7/8 TV.
GERB Leader Borissov Opens Election Campaign in Sliven, Says Party Is "Ready, Capable, Best"
"We are ready, we can, we are the best of all parties," GERB leader Boyko Borissov said in Sliven, southeastern Bulgaria, at the opneing of his party's election campaign there.
Economy
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.
EU Needs European Deal to Boost Competitiveness, SGI Europe Vice-President Angelova Says
Addressing a high-level conference in Madrid on Europe Day, Milena Angelova, Bulgarian Industrial Capital Association (BICA) Secretary General and Vice-President of SGI Europe (European association representing enterprises which carry out services of general interest), said that Europe needs a strategy to promote competitiveness as it is steadily losing ground in the new geopolitical environment. The conference was attended by labour and social policy ministers from Spain, Poland, Slovakia and by European Economic and Social Committee President Oliver Roepke, BICA said on Thursday.
Competition Protection Commission Challenges Transport Ministry's Decision to Buy 20 Trains
The Commission on Protection of Competition (CPC) has initiated proceedings under the Public Procurement Act following a complaint by the Spanish company Patentes Talgo Sl, the CPC said on its website on Thursday
Council of Ministers decisions Government Adopts National Employment Action Plan 2024
The Government adopted the National Employment Action Plan 2024, the Cabinet's press centre said here on Wednesday. It provides for 9,926 unemployed people to be put to work through programmes, projects and measures, and over 9,000 people to be involved in training to become more competitive in the labour market.
Culture
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
Photo Exhibition "Perfect Bodies" Shows Imperfections as Driving Force in Dance
The way dance artists view and evaluate their own bodies is the focus of the photographic exhibition "Perfect Bodies". It is a joint project of choreographer and visual artist Kosta Karakashyan and photographer Alexander Kostadinov
Balkans Are Highly Seismic Region, Greece, Turkiye Have More Seismic Areas than Bulgaria - Expert
The Balkans are a highly seismic region, with Greece and Turkiye having more areas with seismic activity than Bulgaria, Corr. Memb. Nikolay Miloshev, Director of the National Institute of Geophysics, Geodesy and Geography at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (NIGGG-BAS), told BTA.
The Balkans
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.
Belgian EU Council Presidency Sends Mediator to North Macedonia to Facilitate Constitutional Changes
An old friend of North Macedonia, Belgian Peter Vanhoutte, is back in the country, this time as a mediator for the constitutional changes that should pave the way for the country's EU accession, the website "Nezavisim.mk" reports
Romanian Border Authorities Ban 7.5-Tonne-Plus Trucks Through Durankulak/Vama Veche in Time Slots on April 30 to May 6
The Romanian border authorities have imposed restrictions on trucks over 7.5 tonnes crossing the border with Bulgaria at the Durankulak/Vama Veche checkpoint, Bulgaria's Border Police Service said Tuesday.