Today, 26 May elections for European Parliament are being held in Bulgaria.
A total of 318 candidates nominated by 13 parties, 8 coalitions and 6 initiative committees are vying for the 17 seats in European Parliament Bulgaria is entitled to. For the first time machine voting will be available at 3,000 polling stations across the country.
Voting begins at 7 AM and ends at 8 PM local time, but at the discretion of the Central Election Commission, voting may be extended by one hour.
191 polling stations in 64 countries have been opened abroad, the biggest number being in the countries members of the EU, in the UK – 24, in Spain – 16, in Germany – 24, in Greece – 13 and in France – 10.
A record number of contestants from 8 countries are to take part in today’s Kodzha Kaya mountain marathon. Its 6 th edition of hosted by Bilka village in the Eastern portion of the Balkan range. By a tradition the marathon begins at dawn..
On Sunday the weather will be predominantly sunny, with cumulus clouds forming in the East in the afternoon though there is a slim chance of rain. There will be a light to moderate wind from the East-Northeast. Minimum temperatures 5-10° C., for..
As the active season is set to begin, the Ministry of Tourism started checks into unfair practices in organized tourist travel. Two of the tour operators checked so far have not provided a certificate for carrying our tour operator activity and..
A new complex in the village of Samoranovo, which includes a prison without bars based on the Norwegian model, a training center for prison officers, etc...
On Tuesday, lows will be between 7 and 12°C, 8°C in Sofia. During the day, rain will start to decrease from the north to central and eastern Bulgaria,..
Bulgaria should further develop its approach to dealing with energy poverty and indicate concrete steps for its reduction - this is stated in the..
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