Podcast in English

Evacuation of villages near the border with North Macedonia has begun

The BG-ALERT system has issued an evacuation warning for the residents of five villages in the municipality of Strumyani due to the large fire that broke out in the area of the Maleshevska Mountain near the border with North Macedonia. The fire..

published on 7/30/24 5:37 PM
MP Toshko Yordanov from There is Such a People party

There are no prospects for forming a government with the third mandate

The first meeting organized by There is Such a People party (ITN) to seek support for the formation of a government with the third mandate ended in failure.  Talks were scheduled with six MPs who left the former Velichie Group and are close to the..

published on 7/30/24 5:09 PM

About 1/6 of the Bulgarian population cannot afford even a week's vacation

Nearly 1 million people in Bulgaria cannot afford even a week's vacation. The data are from an analysis by the European Trade Union Institute of the European Trade Union Confederation and were presented by CITUB.  They show that a..

published on 7/30/24 3:13 PM
Sophia and Irina Kushleva

Founders of Richmond's "Zora" Bulgarian School: Let's keep our roots and our Bulgarian spirit!

The story of the Bulgarian Sunday School "Zora" in Richmond began in 2014 in the capital of the US state of Virginia. Ten years ago it had only 14 students; today it has three times that number. Parents spend time and money to send their child to a..

published on 7/30/24 1:21 PM

French planes have joined efforts to put down wild fires at Bulgarian-Greek border

The range of the fire on the Bulg arian-Greek border has increased overnight. The fire has crossed the protective clearing over 2 places into Bulgarian territory but has been contained, authorities said.  All teams have been mobilised and are..

published on 7/30/24 12:02 PM

Bulgarian students win 4 medals at International Chemistry Olympiad, Victor Lilov takes the gold

Bulgarian students have won 4 medals at the International Chemistry Olympiad in Saudi Arabia , held from 21 to 30 July. They won one gold, one bronze and two silver medals.  The gold was won by 12th grader Victor Lilov , the Science Olympic..

published on 7/30/24 10:38 AM

Vegetables from the field and ethnic cuisine on Gardeners’ Day in Tsar Assen village

Tsar Assen village in the region of Silistra marks Gardeners’ Day today, dedicated to the efforts of all gardeners and farmers who help put food on the table. By a tradition, dozens of fruit and vegetable growers from the region will present..

published on 7/30/24 7:45 AM

ITN starts talks over forming an expert cabinet

The parliamentary group of ITN announced that today it is starting negotiations with the other political forces and independent MPs within the framework of the 50th National Assembly, after receiving the third and final exploratory mandate to form..

published on 7/30/24 7:25 AM

Yellow weather warning for rain in 10 regions of Eastern Bulgaria

On Tuesday there will be sun and temperatures will be high in the Western part of the country. Over Eastern Bulgaria there will be clouds and, especially during the night and before noon, there will be brief but in some parts heavy rainfall and..

published on 7/29/24 6:25 PM

Bulgarian students win 9 medals from Physics Olympiads in Iran and Georgia

Bulgarian students have won five medals at the International Physics Olympiad in the city of Isfahan, Iran - one silver and four bronze. 198 participants from teams of 46 countries took part in the competition. 12th grader Bayan Gechev from the..

published on 7/29/24 5:43 PM