The number of foreign visitors to Bulgaria rose by 3.8 percent in August compared to a year earlier. National statistics showed that the historical record set last year, when 2.240 million foreign visitors came to Bulgaria, has been broken. In August 2019, the total number reached 2.325 million. The number of foreign visitors for holiday and excursion purposes has also increased by 7.6% on an annual basis. Two-thirds of foreigners came from EU countries. Visits by Romanian citizens increased by 30.9%, while the number of tourists from the United Kingdom rose by 17.8% and the number of guests from Spain rose by 15.8%. The biggest drop was reported among tourists from Germany - 12.7%.
There is a danger that the raging fire in the Greek part of Mount Slavyanka will cross into Bulgarian territory , the Deputy Governor of Blagoevgrad Elkhan Kalkov has warned. "We need to find common actions with the Greek authorities," he said, adding..
The Bulgarian Food Safety Authority has inspected 551 livestock farms because of outbreaks of plague of small ruminants (peste des petits ruminants) in Romania and Greece . The animals are clinically healthy, but because of the risk of contamination, the..
To mark navy day, the Maritime Museum in Varna is welcoming visitors with an exposition “Maritime rituals and traditions”. The exposition traces different periods in humankind’s maritime history, the most intriguing ritual practices and..
Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Michael O'Flaherty said he was "deeply concerned” by the law passed by the Bulgarian..
The sale of 100% of the shares of Gallup International Balkan, a Zurich-based polling agency, has been finalised. The agency is a traditional partner of..
The European Public Prosecutor's Office is investigating the offices of Bulgartransgaz in Sofia. Police have secured access to the headquarters of the..
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