More NATO countries are to join the battle group in Bulgaria, Defence Minister Dragomir Zakov announced after the NATO defence ministers meeting in Brussels. Sofia has an arrangement with Italy for it to take the command of the battle group as..
The Italian town of Brunate in Lombardy will mark the 110th anniversary of Pencho Slaveykov's death. The great Bulgarian poet passed away on June 10, 1912 at the age of 46 in the town near the picturesque Lake Como. A memorial plaque will be..
After a meeting with Italian counterpart Mario Draghi, Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov pointed out that Gazprom set different conditions for different EU countries and therefore the EU must join forces in negotiating common terms for member..
Bulgaria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Teodora Genchovska together with the official Bulgarian delegation to Rome, led by Prime Minister Kiril Petkov, took part in the celebrations on the occasion of the Day of the Holy Brothers Cyril and..
Italy is to assume the role of “framework nation” of the multinational battle group in Bulgaria, by force of a Council of Ministers decision. Italy’s leading role means that it will deploy up to 800 servicemen with the necessary armament,..
The enlargement of the European Union to the Western Balkans is of strategic importance for the EU. This is what Roberto Fico , Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies of Italy, said in the Bulgarian National Assembly. Mr. Fico is on an official..
A British company of over 120 members of the Royal Irish Regiment has arrived in Bulgaria on May 6 . It will train with the Bulgarian military and NATO allies to increase interoperability, Bulgaria's Defence Ministry announced. Britain supports..
You can always count on the support of the Bulgarian presidential institution. Bulgarians living in their country or abroad are one, Vice President Iliana Yotova has told the Bulgarian community in Bologna. About 5,000 Bulgarians live in Italy’s..
Italy’s Ambassador to Bulgaria Giuseppina Zarra has met with Bulgaria’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Irena Dimitrova. The two discussed the excellent bilateral cooperation and partnership between the two countries within the EU and NATO, and..
The young Bulgarian luthier Georgi Nikolov, who lives and works in Cremona, Italy, has won two competitions in Italy in November. A violin he manufactured has won the first prize in the "Professionals" category at the annual competition of the National..
