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Closer interaction between the civilian, military, research and innovation communities is needed to accelerate the pace of innovation in the defence sector, caretaker Economy Minister Petko Nikolov said at a seminar on innovation in the Bulgarian defence industry and the modernization of the Bulgarian army at the University of National and World Economy (UNWE) on Monday. The forum was held under the patronage of the Ministers of Defence and Economy.

Since its inception on April 12, 2023, Bulgaria's 49th National Assembly has adopted 148 laws, 286 resolutions and three declarations.

Pensions will be paid with an increase of 11%, although the so-called "Swiss rule" envisages an increase of only 10%, caretaker Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev said in reference to the upcoming pensions update from July 1, the Cabinet's press office said on Monday.

Vazrazhdane Leader Kostadin Kostadinov said at a press conference in Kuystendil, Southwestern Bulgaria, on Monday that it is of the utmost importance that more people vote in the snap elections on June 9. Low voter turnout calls into question the legitimacy and representativeness of the legislature and executive, stressed Kostadinov.

Bulgaria’s Minister of Economy and Industry Petko Nikolov and Vietnam’s Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien have discussed potential partnerships in production and opportunities for cooperation in trade, industry, and investment.

The revenues of nights spent in accommodation establishments in Bulgaria in March 2024 exceeded those in 2019 on an annual basis, the National Statistical Institute said.

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.

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.

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 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

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

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.