The 160th anniversary of the Bulgarian G. S. Rakovski secondary school in Bolhrad, Ukraine was marked with an official ceremony. The event was attended by the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko, the Prime Minister of Bulgaria Boyko Borissov and Bulgarian Vice-President Iliana Iotova.
In his address PM Borissov announced that, together with the mayor of Odessa and President Poroshenko, agreement had been reached to build a Bulgarian school in Odessa and a Ukrainian cultural centre in Sofia. Discussions were held with the Ukrainian President focusing on the prospects of implementing concrete infrastructure projects. President Petro Poroshenko thanked the Bulgarian Prime Minister for the productive talks and the agreements to develop joint projects.
On August 29, the EU Foreign Ministers held their first meeting of the new political season. Bulgaria was represented by Caretaker Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivan Kondov. The agenda included the situation in Ukraine, developments in the Middle East..
30 August is the deadline for the EU members to submit their nominations for European commissioners. Bulgaria has to submit two nominations – of a man and a woman. In a letter to the parties represented in parliament on 27 August, caretaker PM..
A Yogurt Festival – Culture and Tradition, 2024, opens today in the village of Momchilovtsi near Smolyan in the Rhodopes. The festival, organized by the Momchilovtsi mayor’s office, a Chinese partner company and others, will go on until 1..
The mayor of the village of Samoranovo (Dupnitsa Municipality) has initiated an urgent fundraising campaign in connection with the fire in Rila..
Two people infected with West Nile Virus (WNV) in Bulgaria have died, the Ministry of Health has been confirmed for the BNR. Three persons in Bulgaria..
Diseases of the circulatory system are the major mortality factor in Bulgaria. The second group of causes are oncological diseases followed by..
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