Outgoing Minister of Tourism Nikolina Angelkova took part in the ceremony, designating 2017 as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development under the auspices of the UN World Tourism Organization. The event was marked with a solemn reception, given by King Felipe VI of Spain in Madrid. The king and Mrs. Angelkova discussed at the reception global tourism challenges. The Bulgarian minister underlined that 2016 was record-high for the tourism of this country with over 8 mln. foreign tourists welcomed – a digit, exceeding the size of the state’s own population.
On Saturday, minimum temperatures in the country will be between 5 and 10°C, around 5°C in Sofia. The morning will be sunny. In the afternoon it will be cloudy in the mountains, where rain and snow will fall, and sunny in the east. Maximum temperatures..
An emergency epidemic situation will not be introduced in the country due to the spread of pertussis (whooping cough), as this is not necessary. This was announced by the chief state health inspector, Assoc. Prof. Angel Kunchev...
With the votes of GERB-SDS and PP-DB, the parliament rejected the request for a debate on the report of the temporary committee to investigate corruption practices in the "Customs" Agency and the possible role of the former finance..
The Bulgarian Parliament has finally postponed the liberalisation of the energy market for one year, starting from 1 July. The decision was taken with..
Nearly 400 cases of pertussis (whooping cough) have been registered in the country. We are at the beginning of a nationwide epidemic, Chief State Health..
The National Assembly removed its chairman Rosen Zhelyazkov from office. His dismissal was proposed by We Continue the Change - Democratic Bulgaria,..
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