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24.12.2023
Metropolitan Antony performs Christmas Eve service, reads Patriarch Neophyte's message to Bulgarian people
Metropolitan Anthony of Western and Central Europe performed the festive Christmas Eve service on Sunday evening in the St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral ...
24.12.2023
Heavy traffic reported at some border crossings
There is heavy traffic at some of the border crossing points, according to a Border Police report.
At the border with Romania, outbound traffic is heavy ...
24.12.2023
Christmas celebrations start in Bulgaria
Sunday is the first day of the traditional Christmas celebrations in Bulgaria. They begin on December 24, the last day of the 40-day Orthodox fast, when ...
23.12.2023
Dismantled figures from Soviet Army Monument transported to storage site
The dismantled bronze figures from the Soviet Army Monument are being transported to the storage site on Saturday. A technical specification for the restoration ...
23.12.2023
Code orange issued for 12 regions in Bulgaria on Saturday due to strong winds
An orange code for strong winds has been issued in 12 regions of the country on Saturday, said the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology on their ...
22.12.2023
Netherlands Parliament votes in favour of Bulgaria's Schengen entry
The Netherlands Parliament voted late on Thursday evening to approve the position of the country's government in favour of Bulgaria becoming a full ...
22.12.2023
Chief Health inspector warns of risk of measles spread in Bulgaria
There is a risk of measles spreading in Bulgaria due to incomplete vaccination coverage, Chief State Health Inspector Angel Kunchev told journalists at ...
21.12.2023
2024 State Budget spending items approved on second reading
On Thursday, the National Assembly approved the following spending items from the 2024 State Budget Bill on second reading:
The minimum amount of the ...
20.12.2023
BGN 80 Mln set aside for free schoolbooks for all students next year
The government approved BGN 79,131,905 for free textbooks and teaching aid for general education subjects for all students in grade 8-12. They will also ...
20.12.2023
The Sixth Amendment of Bulgaria's Constitution: the small print
The bill to amend and supplement Bulgaria's Constitution was moved by GERB-UDF, Continue the Change - Democratic Bulgaria and the Movement for Rights ...
20.12.2023
Parliament adopts Constitutional Amendments on second reading
Parliament adopted on second reading the constitutional amendments bill here on Tuesday. Under the Constitution and according to the procedural rules for ...
19.12.2023
Hijacked ship's crew member evacuated
A member of the crew of the hijacked Bulgarian-owned, Malta-flagged ship Ruen has been evacuated with the assistance of the Indian Navy, the shipowner ...
17.12.2023
Sunny weather and rising temperatures in Bulgaria on Monday
Monday in Bulgaria will be mostly sunny. Daytime temperatures will continue to rise, with highs between 8°C and 13°C.
The mountains will also be ...
17.12.2023
At second reading: Parliamentary Committee in charge adopts Almost Entire State Budget
The National Assembly Committee on Budget and Finance adopted almost the entire bill on the 2024 state budget on second reading. That happened on a Sunday ...
15.12.2023
0,3% inflation in Bulgaria in November
The inflation in Bulgaria in November increased by 0.3% while the year-on-year comparison revealed a 5.4% surge in prices from November 2022. That ...
15.12.2023
Members of the Jewish community, politicians and diplomats honour Hanukkah in Sofia
The Jewish community in Bulgaria marked the 8th day of Hanukkah with the lighting of the 8 candles on the Hanukiah. The first candle was lit by the President ...
14.12.2023
Under pressure from Hungary: Bulgaria abandons plans for tax on Russian gas
Bulgaria has been forced to remove the tax imposed on the transit of Russian gas to Hungary and Serbia. That happened after the Hungarian Prime Minister ...
14.12.2023
Radev: Bulgaria could be accepted into Schengen by air and land this year
It is possible that Bulgaria could be accepted into Schengen by air and land this year, President Rumen Radev said after a meeting with his Albanian colleague ...
14.12.2023
Denkov: Bulgaria will not accept additional conditions for Schengen membership
Bulgaria will continue its current actions to protect the external borders of the European Union, but will certainly not accept additional conditions ...
13.12.2023
Gabriel: Cooperation between Bulgaria and the US is key to regional connectivity
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mariya Gabriel discussed cooperation between Bulgaria and the US in terms of energy and transport ...
13.12.2023
Bulgaria facilitates procedure allowing adopted children to find out what their background is
The procedure of granting the adopted people in Bulgaria access to information regarding their background and their biological parents is being facilitated. From ...
12.12.2023
Dismantling of Monument to the Soviet Army in Sofia began
The dismantling of the Monument to the Soviet Army in Sofia has officially begun on Tuesday, Sofia Regional Governor Vyara Todeva announced.
In her ...
12.12.2023
At first reading: Bulgaria's MPs adopted 2024 budget
Late on Monday evening Bulgaria’s National Assembly adopted at first reading the 2024 state budget. "We Continue the Change - Democratic Bulgaria", GERB-SDS ...
10.12.2023
Environment Minister: Bulgaria's participation in COP28 in Dubai successfully
Bulgaria participated with its own pavilion for the first time at the UN Climate Change Conference in Dubai and the representation was extremely successful, ...
10.12.2023
Next week in Bulgaria begins with warm weather
On Monday the lowest temperatures in Bulgaria will range between minus 3°C and 2°C, for Sofia - 0°C. It will be mostly sunny. There will be fog and ...
08.12.2023
At first reading: Bulgaria's Parliament adopted changes to the Constitution
Bulgaria's National Assembly has adopted the Bill for Amendment and Supplement to the Constitution at first reading on Friday.
Among the main ...
07.12.2023
Bulgarian lawmakers agree to end derogation for Russian oil on March 1
GERB-SDS, We Continue the Change - Democratic Bulgaria (PP-DB) and the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) have agreed to end the derogation for Russian ...
07.12.2023
Bulgaria's MEP Ilhan Kyuchyuk awarded the Ilham Tohti Initiative's human rights prize
Bulgaria's MEP Ilhan Kyuchyuk was awarded the Ilham Tohti Initiative's human rights prize here on Thursday for his work in defence of human rights ...
06.12.2023
Finance Minister: 2024 State Budget will be ratified before Christmas
Bulgaria's state budget for 2024 as well as some tax laws are to be adopted next week during plenary sessions. That was said by the Finance Minister ...
06.12.2023
Bulgaria marks Saint Nicholas Day
On December 6, the Bulgarian Orthodox Church celebrates the feast of Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker. The holiday is known in Bulgaria as Nikulden.
Saint ...
05.12.2023
Director of Sofia's "Pirogov" hospital dismissed
The Director of Sofia's "Pirogov" emergency hospital, Valentin Dimitrov, was dismissed, the Health Ministry’s announced on Tuesday. The new head ...
05.12.2023
Lukoil considers sale of its business in Bulgaria
"Lukoil has started reviewing its asset strategy in Bulgaria, and will analyse various options, including the sale of the business’’. That is said ...
04.12.2023
Bulgaria's President vetos the law on granting Ukraine old personnel carriers
Bulgaria’s President Rumen Radev has returned a law for discussion by the Parliament. The texts are about granting Ukraine old, reactivated personnel ...
04.12.2023
Bulgarian and Romanian MEPs protest in Vienna against Schengen veto
Bulgarian and Romanian MEPs Ilhan Kyuchyuk from the "Renew Europe" group and Vlad Botos has organized a demonstration in the center of Vienna. It was ...
02.12.2023
Patriarch Neophyte's health condition is improving
Patriarch Neophyte's health condition is improving, Emil Velinov, head of the Protocol Department at the Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, ...
02.12.2023
Poor mountain hiking conditions on Saturday
Weather conditions are not appropriate for hiking in the mountains on Saturday, the Mountain Rescue Service told BTA. There is strong wind, the temperatures ...
01.12.2023
European Commissioner McGuinness to visit Bulgaria Dec. 4-5
The European Commissioner for Financial Services, Financial Stability and Capital Markets Union, Mairead McGuinness, will pay a working visit to Bulgaria ...
01.12.2023
Interior Minister’s Chef de Cabinet resigns
Interior Minister’s chef de cabinet Vassil Krastev has resigned, the Interior Ministry said.
Krastev reasoned that he does not want to be involved ...
30.11.2023
First HEMS aircraft ready to arrive from Italy to Bulgaria on January 15
Emerging from a meeting of Parliament’s Transport and Communications Committee on Thursday, Transport Minister Georgi Gvozdeikov said that the first ...
30.11.2023
Bulgaria joins declaration for tripling nuclear power
The Republic of Bulgaria has joined the declaration for tripling the share of nuclear power. The declaration underlines the important role of nuclear energy ...
