600 pupils of Roma origin are to receive scholarships under a joint project of Bulgaria’s Ministry of Education and Science and Roma Education Fund. The project named Support Roma Pupils to Graduate Successfully from High School was based on a model which has been used successfully in Macedonia, Serbia and Slovakia. This school year the participants at the project will receive EUR 30 per month. In 2017 the amount of the scholarship will depend on the social status, the motivation and the results of the pupils.
Exhibitions of traditional rugs and clothing from the beginning of the 20th century, a bazaar of handicrafts and agricultural products, a competition for the best home-made rakia and a rich music program are part of the first day of..
The 13th International Festival for Street and Puppet Theater "Puppet Fair" opens at the Sofia Puppet Theater (14 General Gurko Street). The festival, which will run until September 21, is non-competitive. Professional theatres from the country and..
Clear and almost calm weather will prevail overnight. Friday will be mostly sunny. Visibility will be reduced in the morning hours in places in the valleys. The cloudiness will start to increase from the west and in the afternoon in..
Bulgaria ranks second in the world in terms of bread consumption after Turkiey, reported BNT citing the Turkish news site Yenigün. According to the..
Before the start of the new school year, the ''Give a Book'' Foundation is collecting notebooks, plimsolls, pencil cases and backpacks filled with school..
With the votes of GERB, We Continue the Change (PP-DB) and the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS), Parliament decided to extend by 180 days the..
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