The general assembly of the Bulgarian Olympic Committee has selected the delegation, which is to represent this country at the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi. The number of sportsmen will be 16. The entire delegation will consist of 37 persons, headed by Stefka Kostadinova, chairperson of the BOC. Biathlon champion from Nagano 1998 Ekaterina Dafovska will be the head of the Bulgarian Olympic team. I don’t want to burden our Olympic contestants with big expectations. To be taking part in Olympic Games is a pride in itself and a great chance, said BOC chair Stefka Kostadinova after the general assembly.
Another 80 Bulgarian citizens from Lebanon landed at Sofia airport on board the government’s plane. The number of evacuated people with two flights after September 30 is now 169. The latest flight was welcomed by Minister of..
The regional organization of Jews in Bulgaria "Shalom" for the city of Varna has collected over BGN 3,000 at a charity auction of paintings by famous artists to help the residents of the village of Voden , Yambol region, reported BNR correspondent in..
The Kalotina border checkpoint on the border with Serbia has already been renovated and has a nearly 30% increased capacity for passenger cars. It has seven lanes each for entering and leaving the country, as well as another eight lanes that can be..
Bulgaria has begun evacuating our fellow citizens who expressed a desire to leave Beirut following Israel's attacks on Lebanon. Some of the Bulgarians..
Some of the Bulgarians in Lebanon were evacuated on a government aircraft flight on Monday evening. The first group, consisting of 89 people, mostly..
''The second evacuation flight from Lebanon will be carried out today around noon, provided the circumstances are favorable'', caretaker Premier Dimitar..
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