Over 300 Projects Presented during 36 Conferences as Part of Europe in the Balkans: A Common Future Project, BTA Director Kiril Valchev Says
This is the closing conference of the Bulgarian News Agency’s Europe in the Balkans: A Common Future Project, implemented in partnership with the European Commission, through which over 300 projects for the cohesion of Bulgaria, as an EU Member, with…
Bulgarian Armed Forces Contingent Certified to Participate in NATO Mission in Kosovo
A contingent of the Bulgarian Armed Forces has been certified to participate in the NATO-led peacekeeping operation in Kosovo, KFOR, Bulgaria’s Defence Ministry said on Thursday. The combat capabilities of the contingent were assessed by a committee of the Joint…
Bulgaria Participates for First Time in World’s Largest Computer Gaming Fair in Germany
The Bulgarian Small and Medium Enterprises Promotion Agency (BSMEPA), in cooperation with the CreaTech Bulgaria cluster, has organized the first-time participation of Bulgarian business in the Gamescom Computer Gaming Fair in Cologne, Germany. The exhibition started on Wednesday and will…
15th Edition of Scientific Conference on Thracian Culture to Be Held in Kazanlak
As part of the Holidays of the Valley of the Thracian Kings, Bulgarian and foreign researchers will hold the 15th edition of a conference on the problems and studies of Thracian culture on August 30-31 in the Kazanlak History Museum,…
Nessebar Hosts 12th Constellations in Nessebar International Art Festival
Nessebar, on the Black Sea Over 600 participants from seven countries will take part in the 12th edition of the Constellations in Nessebar International Art Festival. The majority of participants are from Bulgaria, but there are also artists from Armenia,…
President Refuses to Decree New Caretaker Cabinet
President Rumen Radev Monday set a precedent in Bulgaria’s contemporary history as he refused to decree a new caretaker cabinet proposed by prime minister-designate Goritsa Grancharova-Kozhareva because of Kalin Stoyanov’s nomination for caretaker interior minister. The President gave Grancharova-Kozhareva until…
Patriarch Daniil Leads His First Liturgy at Rila Monastery, 1,078 Years Since Dormition of Saint John of Rila Marked
RILA MONASTERY, SOUTHWESTERN BULGARIA The 1,078th anniversary of the dormition of Saint John of Rila was marked Sunday at the monastery founded by him. The Holy Liturgy was led by Bulgarian Patriarch Daniil, his first at the Rila Monastery as…
Fisheries Agency Head Georgiev: Fishing Tourism Gaining Ground in Bulgaria
Fishing tourism in Bulgaria is becoming ever more popular and even goes beyond the borders of the country. Annually, there are nearly 250,000 visits of Bulgarians and foreigners to the inland waters of the country, said Dr Nikolay Georgiev, Executive…
Bulgaria Leads EU in Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction in Q1, 2024
In the first quarter of 2024, the EU economy greenhouse gas emissions were estimated at 894 million tonnes of CO2-equivalents, a 4% decrease compared with the same quarter of 2023 (931 million tonnes of CO2-eq), Eurostat, the Statistical Office of…
Bulgarian Participants in 1st International AI Olympiad Win One Gold, Two Bronze Medals
Burgas, on the Black Sea, The first International Artificial Intelligence Olympiad, which started in Burgas on August 9, ended with an official award ceremony for the best participants. Awards and medals were presented to the competitors in both rounds…
Parliament Adopts Unanimously Bulgarian News Agency’s Annual Report for 2023
Parliament adopted unanimously and without debate the Bulgarian News Agency’s (BTA) annual report for 2023. A total of 127 MPs voted in favour. Of these, 48 MPs are from GERB-UDF, 22 from Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria, 35 from Vazrazhdane, two…
Bulgaria’s First Pink Flamingo Chicks Hatched in Atanasovsko Lake
In a first for Bulgaria, three pink flamingo chicks hatched in Atanasovsko Lake near Burgas, ornitologist Petar Yankov of the Bulgarian Society for Protection of Birds (BSPB) announced here late on Monday. The announcement came as the Atanasovsko Lake reserve…
