Teachers’ Salaries Increase by 15%
Teachers’ salaries are increasing by 15% under the Annex to the Collective Labour Agreement for the Pre-school and School Education System, signed on Thursday by the Minister of Education and Science Prof. Galin Tzokov and the social partners. The increase…
Foreign Minister Gabriel Speaks with US Secretary of State Blinken
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mariya Gabriel spoke over the telephone with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, the Foreign Ministry here reported on Wednesday. The US Secretary of State expressed support for the new Bulgarian Government and congratulated…
New Bulgarian UN Youth Delegates to Promote Active Civic Participation
The promotion of active civic participation is the focus of United Nations activities, the new Bulgarian youth delegates Kosta Karakashyan and Alexander Yanev told BTA. The two won the national competition at the Bulgarian Youth Delegates to the United Nations…
Bulgarian Academy, Sofia University Scientists Uncover 83-Million-Year-Old Animal Fossils
Scientists from the Institute of Geology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS) and Sofia University have discovered the remains of a variety of animals that inhabited Bulgarian lands over 83 million years ago. The paleontologists made the discoveries during…
Believers Complete Annual Pilgrimage Honouring Miracle Maker of Rila
Believers have completed the 14th annual pilgrimage honouring the Miracle Maker of Rila. They walked from Sofia to the Rila Monastery in Southwestern Bulgaria from August 1 to 6, going through three mountains: Vitosha, Verila and Rila. The journey, which…
Historic Car Owners from Four Balkan Countries Join Vidin Parade
Historic car owners from Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania and Serbia paraded their wheeled possessions during the seventh edition of Vintage Vehicles Vidin, held in the Danubian town on Saturday. The 120 cars crawled from the Town Hall parking area to the…
Ministry of Health Issues Opinion regarding COVID-19 Vaccines
In connection with circulated information in the public space that the state is paying BGN 140 million for COVID vaccines and the stated assumptions that “most likely the amount is not intended to pay for vaccines already ordered under the…
Dutch National Caught Trying to Smuggle 6 Kg Hashish into Bulgaria from Turkiye
A Dutch national, who was found to be driving under the influence of cocaine, was caught at the Kapitan Andreevo border checkpoint trying to smuggle 6 kg hashish from Turkiye, the Interior Ministry said Thursday. Two Dutch nationals arrived at…
120th Anniversary of Ilinden Uprising
August 2, 2023, marks the 120th anniversary of the outbreak of the Ilinden Uprising (also known as the Ilinden-Preobrazhenie Uprising) in 1903. This armed insurrection of Macedonian and Thracian Bulgarians was organized and implemented by the Internal Macedonian-Adrianople Revolutionary Organization…
International Project to Work on Restoring Bearded Vulture Population in Bulgaria
An international project aimed at restoring the population of the bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) in Bulgaria and the Balkans launches on August 1. The LIFE-funded project combines the efforts of eight partners from Bulgaria, the Netherlands, and Romania, with the…
Citizens Hold Large-Scale Protests in Support of Disfigured 18-Year-Old Girl from Stara Zagora
Massive protest rallies took place in all major cities and different towns across Bulgaria on Monday evening in support of the disfigured 18-year-old girl from Stara Zagora. Thousands of citizens expressed their disagreement with the Bulgarian judicial system and that…
Deputy PM Gabriel on Cabinet’s Performance, Ukraine, Russia, North Macedonia, Schengen
In a National Radio interview on Sunday morning, Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mariya Gabriel answered questions covering a broad range of current issues. Cabinet “The Cabinet will last as long as there is dialogue, reason and a…
