Bulgaria's strategic partnership with the United States is very important in terms of the visa-free travel program. We believe that Bulgaria meets all the criteria. The only criterion Bulgaria has not covered yet is the visa refusal rate, but we are witnessing a positive trend. Years ago, the visa refusal rate stood at 18%, while in 2019 it was 9.75%, Bulgaria’s Ambassador to Washington Tihomir Stoychev told Nova TV.
It is unacceptable to divide EU citizens into two categories. I strongly hope that the visa regime will be abolished during the term of office of the new President of the United States", Ambassador Stoychev added:
Hail storm caused huge damage in the regions of Plovdiv, Haskovo, Stara Zagora and Sliven. No people were injured but crops in many places were destroyed . The villages of Banya, Samuilovo, Zetiovo, Gita, Svoboda and Shivachevo..
13% of boys and 11% of 11-year-old girls in Bulgaria smoked at least one cigarette in the past 30 days of the survey, BGNES reported, referring to a UN report on the healthy behavior of school-age children. 17% of boys under 13 also..
Today Bulgaria is hosting a global event of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The results of the organisation's global report on social-emotional skills among 15-year-old students around the world will be announced from..
The Bulgarian Parliament has finally postponed the liberalisation of the energy market for one year, starting from 1 July. The decision was taken with..
Nearly 400 cases of pertussis (whooping cough) have been registered in the country. We are at the beginning of a nationwide epidemic, Chief State Health..
The National Assembly removed its chairman Rosen Zhelyazkov from office. His dismissal was proposed by We Continue the Change - Democratic Bulgaria,..
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