author: Gergana Mancheva
Museum of Mining in Pernik turns coal mining into tourist attraction
The town of Pernik is also known as the Miners' Town, or the town of Black Gold, because it grew and turned into a significant industrial center in Southwestern Bulgaria due to the endeavor of the local miners. The only in Bulgaria and the..
Parents arrange photo exhibition of children with Down Syndrome
Beautiful, colourful, radiant – that is what the faces in the photo exhibition, devoted to children with Down Syndrome look like. These art photographs are up in one of the best-loved spots in Sofia – Lovers’ Bridge near the National Palace of..
Moratorium on export of wood with impact on business and ecology too
As many as18,000 ha of forests have been destroyed over the past month only in the regions of Montana, Vratsa and Vidin due to hurricane winds, ice-breaking and blizzards, the forestry services in charge report. Intense logging activities will try..
Bulgaria participates in European Year for Development Initiative
At a conference in Sofia Bulgarian Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov has launched a series of European initiatives, which will be held in Bulgaria by the end of 2015, declared by the EU Council and the European Parliament as year of..
Tourism contributes to economy of Sofia region
The first landmarks in Sofia that the hosts get him acquainted with are the St. George Church and the St. Sofia Basilica – the most visited sites by both foreign and Bulgarian tourists. Christian sanctuaries thrill anyone, interested in history..
La moratoria sobre las exportaciones de madera repercutirá sobre los negocios y la ecología
Los vientos huracanados, el deshielo de los ríos y las nevascas han destruido 18 mil hectáreas de bosques en las regiones de Montana, Vratsa y Vidin, informan los Servicios de Bosque locales. Para limpiar los árboles caídos, en los próximos dos años se..
Bulgaria participa en la iniciativa internacional “Año Europeo del Desarrollo”
En una conferencia en Sofía dedicada al Año Europeo del Desarrollo, el ministro de Asuntos Exteriores, Daniel Mitov, inauguró una serie de iniciativas europeas que tendrán lugar en Bulgaria a lo largo del año 2015, proclamado por el Consejo Europeo y..
Balkan Developments
Turkey expands training of fighters against "Islamic state" in Iraq Turkey, which in November started a program for military training of 1500 Kurdish fighters in northern Iraq as part of the efforts to combat jihadist group "Islamic State,"..
Half of Bulgarians live on the poverty line
The social and economic development of Bulgaria after the start of the democratic reforms of 1989 accelerated the process of stratification and polarization in Bulgarian society. The standard of living of the majority of the population dropped..
Bulgarian energy projects part of Connecting Europe Facility
EU Member States have agreed to allocate some 647 million euro under a program called Connecting Europe Facility. Financing is provided for approved important projects that provide development in the energy sector and energy independence...
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