During an official ceremony at the Bulgarian National Radio last night the 2016 BNR Sirak Skitnik Grand Prix was given to veteran pop & rock music radio show host Toma Sprostranov. Bulgarian National Radio Director General Alexander Velev said that this prestigious award was an honor to both the awarded persons and to BNR itself being a token of a major contribution into public life, innovation and creativity. The award was initiated in 2001 and is named after the first director of Radio Sofia, Siak Skitnik, a talented artist, critic, poet, theater director and public figure. It is awarded every year on 25 January, the Day of the Radio.
Cases of pertussis (whooping cough) are now few, while the number of scarlet fever and chickenpox cases has been reduced to a reasonable minimum . Prof. Todor Kantardzhiev, former director of the National Center for Infectious and..
The scandal with issuing Bulgarian passports for money six years ago may put into question the candidacy of Ekaterina Zaharieva for European Commissioner, the BNR correspondent in Brussels reported, quoting "Politico". The article..
The combination of a favorable climate, beautiful nature, mineral water springs and healing mud in Bulgaria favors the development of resort treatment. During the 11th Annual Congress of the Bulgarian Union of Balneology and Spa..
It is 80 years, on 9 September, since the communist coup d'état which put an end to the Kingdom of Bulgaria. Talking about the communist past is..
For the fourth year, one of the most beautiful places to fly in the world - the Belogradchik rocks, will host the Balloon Fiesta. Pilots from..
Fukushiro Nukaga, Speaker of Japan’s House of Representatives, has arrived on an official visit to Bulgaria, public service TV BNT reports. With an..
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