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Two-thirds of the biggest IT employers in Bulgaria are foreign companies

The biggest employers in the IT sphere are foreign companies, shows an analysis by DEV.BG, a company which brings in contact employers and job-seekers in the IT-sphere in Bulgaria. The rating of the 100 biggest IT companies operating in the..

published on 3/16/24 5:11 PM
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Intensive truck traffic in the direction of Romania, Greece and Serbia

Truck traffic is intensive at some of the border check points with Romania, Greece and Serbia, the Directorate General for Border Police have announced on their website. On the border with Romania traffic is heavy at the border check points at..

published on 3/16/24 3:39 PM

Bulgaria sees Patriarch Neophyte off on his final earthly journey

Today was the second day of national mourning, when Bulgaria bids farewell to its spiritual shepherd Patriarch Neophyte. Hundreds of believers and clerics from Bulgaria and abroad flocked to the patriarchal cathedral St. Alexander Nevsky to see..

published on 3/16/24 3:18 PM
Robert and Nelly Gibson

Bulgarian students receive scholarships from the Nelly and Robert Gibson foundation for the 20th year

Dozens of students from Bulgarian universities with high academic accomplishments, whose families are financially constrained, are receiving scholarships from private donors in the US. The initiative belongs to the Nelly and Robert Gibson foundation...

published on 3/16/24 1:36 PM
Metropolitan Anthony

Metropolitan Anthony: Patriarch Neophyte was an icon of faith

On the second day of national mourning, believers formed queues to pay their last respects to the mortal remains of His Holiness Patriarch of Bulgaria and Metropolitan of Sofia Neophyte, who passed on 13 March. Many remembered the role Neophyte..

published on 3/16/24 10:51 AM
The Ruen

Indian navy warship calls on Somali pirates onboard Ruen cargo ship to surrender

An Indian navy warship has intercepted the hijacked the cargo ship Ruen and demanded the Somali pirates on board surrender, a navy spokesperson said on Saturday. The navy had called on the pirates to surrender and release the vessel and any civilians..

published on 3/16/24 10:07 AM

Funeral Mass for the late Patriarch of Bulgaria and liturgical procession

The funeral Mass for the Patriarch of Bulgaria and Metropolitan of Sofia Neophyte, who departed this life on 13 March, will begin today at 9:30am in the Patriarchal Cathedral of St Alexander Nevsky in Sofia.  The Mass will be officiated by the..

published on 3/16/24 6:20 AM

Hamas will decide on the release of Galaxy Leader and the two Bulgarian sailors

The decision to release the cargo ship Galaxy Leader and its crew, which includes two Bulgarians, will be taken by Hamas. This was announced by a spokesman for the Yemeni Houthis, quoted by CNN.  The ship was hijacked in November 2023 by the..

published on 3/15/24 7:55 PM
The Rhodoppe Mountain

Precipitation stops

Overnight, precipitation will stop almost everywhere, clouds will break up and decrease , but after midnight, fog or low clouds will form in the plains and lowlands. The weather will be calm with minimum temperatures between 0° and 5°C, around 1°C in..

published on 3/15/24 7:05 PM
Dimitar Radev, Governor of the BNB

Bulgaria's banking sector already part of euro area mechanisms, says President Radev

For Bulgaria, joining the euro area is not a question of if, but when. This opinion was expressed by the Governor of the National Bank of Bulgaria (BNB), Dimitar Radev, at a conference in Sofia entitled "Bulgaria's European Path - Accession to the..

published on 3/15/24 5:14 PM