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Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects 13% of Bulgarians. Nine out of ten people do not know that they suffer from CKD, said the Chair of the Association of Patients with Kidney Diseases (APBZ), Hristina Nikolova during a BTA press conference. CKD is asymptomatic, which is why the disease is defined as a silent pandemic.

Tuesday will have cloudy weather, with rain showers in Southern Bulgaria. Mostly sunny in Northwestern Bulgaria. Wind moderate, east-northeasterly. Lows: 7C to 12C, in Sofia 8C. Highs: 17C to 22C, in Southeastern Bulgaria 13C to 16C, in Sofia around

A project, titled "International Human Rights Standards in Focus" was presented at a press conference at the BTA National Press Club in Sofia on Monday. During the initiative, implemented by the Bulgarian Lawyers for Human Rights Foundation (BLHR), 12 discussions simulating cases regarding human rights were held, the project manager, lawyer Dilyana Giteva, said.

ECONOMY – HOUSING MARKET  Capital runs a story about the real estate market and how whether it is in a state of growth or a bubble if forming.  The real estate price growth over the past five years stands at 19%, which does not point to a bubble.

Bulgaria’s caretaker Tourism Minister Evtim Miloshev said on Friday that the city of Veliko Tarnovo (North Central Bulgaria) is at the heart of cultural tourism.

Burgas Airport expects a single-digit increase in the number of passengers served this year, said Ivo Barzov, expert from the Aviation Marketing department at the airport, during a meeting with the tourist industry in Pomorie. Barzov said that an increase of more than 10% in the number of passengers served is expected from the markets of Poland and Great Britain. At the end of this month, regular flights Burgas - Frankfurt, Germany will begin for the first time, he added.

As of Friday, April 26, Bulgarian Posts is restoring the processing of letters and parcels to Israel. No EMS courier parcels will be accepted, the company said on Friday.

Parliament adopted at first and second reading on Thursday changes to the Foreigners in the Republic of Bulgaria Act which optimize the process of hiring citizens of third countries for the purposes of seasonal work. The bill was introduced by Manoil Manev and Temenuzhka Petkova from GERB-UDF.

Victims of violence feel more supported and are not afraid to speak up in front of everyone, said caretaker Minister of Justice Maria Pavlova.

The team of BTA's correspondent bureau receives the Varna Prize for its intensive coverage of the cultural and social life of the city and on the occasion of the 125th anniversary of the agency

The 30th jubilee contest in Japanese speech will be held at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS) on April 27, said the Japanese Embassy in Bulgaria, which is the organizer of the event, together with the St. St. Cyril and Methodius International

An exhibition of artworks by Bulgarian artist Stavri Kalinov (1944 – 2023) titled "Post Mortem" will be on display at Sofia’s Sredets Gallery from April 30 to May 23.

A Saharan dust cloud has once again shrouded Romania.

Participants in the local conference on the "Europe in the Balkans: Common Future" project, which took place on Tuesday at the National Press Club of the Bulgarian News Agency (BTA) in Targovishte, discussed the impact of EU-funded projects in Targovishte Region in 2014-2020 and new developments for the 2021-2027 programming period.

The Haskovo District Court has remanded in custody a Bulgarian national wanted in Cyprus for theft, illegal property possession, prostitution, and pimping, the Court House said on Tuesday.

Prinariu, who is also the only citizen of Romania and another Balkan country, with the exception of forerunner Bulgaria, who has flown into outer space, gave an exclusive interview for BTA just before the official presentation of the new issue of BTA’s LIK magazine, "The Bulgarian Footprint in Space", on April 22.