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Skiers in folk costumes glide down Mount Snezhanka

Over a thousand skiers and snowboarders dressed in folk costumes descended Mount Snezhanka in Pamporovo. The traditional event is being held for another year on the occasion of the national holiday. "This was the biggest ski procession with folk..

published on 3/3/24 5:39 PM
Marian Rusinov and other Bulgarians pay tribute to the memory of Captain Petko Voyvoda.

Bulgarians in Rome to celebrate Liberation Day at the monument to Captain Petko Voyvoda

Balloons in the colours of the Bulgarian flag will fly over Rome on March 3 as Bulgarians living in the Italian capital gather at the monument to Captain Petko Voyvoda to celebrate Bulgaria's National Day. The event is organised by Association "Bulgaria"..

published on 3/3/24 6:15 AM
Phoenix, Arizona

March 3 on the West Coast of the US - white, green and red lights, celebrations and... a football tournament

A congratulatory certificate to the Bulgarian community in Northern California will be presented by the mayor of the city of Sunnyvale, Larry Klein. He will be a special guest at the celebration organized by Khan Asparuh School in San Francisco Bay...

published on 3/3/24 6:15 AM

The Ancient Treasures of Bulgaria exhibition opens in London on March 3

The Embassy of Bulgaria in the United Kingdom and the Bulgarian Cultural Institute in London invite Bulgarians in the United Kingdom to celebrate Bulgaria's National Day on 3 March at 7pm with the opening of the exhibition "The Ancient Treasures of..

published on 3/1/24 4:13 PM

Balkan developments

Zelensky offers Tirana joint production of weapons For the first time since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky visited Albania for a meeting with Prime Minister Edi Rama, Euronews Albania reports...

published on 3/1/24 10:29 AM

Thousands of workers from abroad come to fill in the job vacancies in Bulgaria

Yet Bulgaria remains uncompetitive as regards payment and working environment Employers in Bulgaria have been experiencing staff shortages for years – of both high and low-skilled workers. According to data of the Bulgarian Employment..

updated on 2/29/24 2:12 PM

Caring for people with rare diseases in Bulgaria – small steps and a battle with the system

Share Your Colours! This is the motto of International Rare Disease Day, marked once every four years - and there is a reason why this is so.  Because the people with rare diseases remain invisible for a long time – undiagnosed, shut out of the world,..

published on 2/29/24 5:30 AM

Bulgarian luthiers establish themselves on the American market with quality and reliability

A few years after Bulgaria's socialist regime fell, a Plovdiv family relocated to Chicago to establish a business centered on a craft that not only resonates through fingertips but also reaches deep into one's heart. Luthiery, the art of crafting..

published on 2/28/24 7:25 AM

Dr. Evgenia Vukadinova from Rome - our healthcare is very commercialized and this damages the image of Bulgaria

She arrived in Italy together with her boyfriend, allegedly for two weeks, not suspecting that fate had other plans for her. Today, 30 years later, Dr. Evgenia Vukadinova has long since separated from her partner, has a 24-year-old daughter, and still..

published on 2/27/24 10:33 AM

"Smart socks" help people with dementia in Bulgaria

Caring for the elderly who often panic because they have forgotten the way home. This empathy is behind the "smart socks" with which students from the Robotics Club of the Shumen-based Panayot Volov school want to help people in their senior age to live..

published on 2/26/24 2:42 PM