At an official ceremony in the National Assembly, the 2018 European Parliament Prize for citizens was given to Abbot of the Bigor Monastery in Macedonia, Archimandrite Parthenius. He was presented with the public prize for promoting mutual understanding, overcoming internal divisions among Macedonian citizens and improving good relations with neighboring countries. The prize was given by Bulgarian MEP Andrey Kovatchev, who nominated him.
"We remain firmly behind the Agreement for good neighborly relations, friendship and cooperation between the Republic of Macedonia and Bulgaria, which is written with the blood of our ancestors and calms their souls," Archimandrite Parthenius said at the ceremony.
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A draft decision by the Council of Ministers, published for discussion, envisages a poverty line of 638 Leva (a little over EUR 325). The poverty line for this year stands at 526 Leva (a little over EUR 268), or an increase of 21%. The proposal..
The European Commission has approved state aid amounting to EUR 142 million (BGN 278 million) to support the energy sector, BNR’s correspondent in..
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President Rumen Radev is to hand the second governing-forming mandate next week. ''I expect We Continue the Change - Democratic Bulgaria (PP-DB) to..
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