A total of 1,917,500 foreign nationals visited Bulgaria in August 2016, which was 10.9% more as compared to the same period last year, the National Statistical Institute informs. The number of foreign citizens visiting Bulgaria for a holiday saw 18.4% increase and the number of foreign guests who arrived in Bulgaria on a business trip increased with 8.7% year on year. 60.8% of all foreign visitors were citizens of EU, which was 16.5% more as compared to August 2015. The number of people visiting Bulgaria from non-EU countries saw a 3.7% increase. The number of Russian guests increased with 20.2% year on year.
On Monday, October 21, repair works will start in the Romanian section of the Danube Bridge linking Ruse and Giurgiu, the Romanian authorities report. The facility will not be closed completely, BNR correspondent in Ruse, Asya..
A letter of intent covering military activities between Turkiye, Romania and Bulgaria was signed in Brussels by the defence ministers of the three countries, the Bulgarian news agency BTA writes, citing Anadolu Ajansı. Bulgarian Defence Minister..
Bulgaria is the 21 st safest country out of 38 countries in Europe, ranking between Poland and Spain. This country gets 1.643 points measured by the Global Peace Index (GPI) in the ranking of the NGO World Population Review . The..
It is our intention that even with the 2025 budget, defense spending will reach a higher level than 2.5% of the Gross Domestic Product, said the Deputy..
According to Czech MEP from the European People's Party (EPP) Tomáš Zdechovský, the vote for Bulgarian Commissioner-designate Ekaterina Zaharieva is not..
On October 17 and 18, 2024, an international scientific conference titled " Southeast Europe Silversmithing: Artisans, Donors and the Idea of Piety in..
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