45 young people from Portugal are set to arrive in the town of Zlatograd as part of the Erasmus + programme for education, training, youth and sport. They are divided into three groups that will arrive in Bulgaria in July, September and October-November. The first group of Portuguese girls and boys aged between 18 and 21 studying subjects in the field of tourism has already arrived in Zlatograd. Most of them are going to work at receptions in local hotels. Three people who studied Ecotourism will work on the presentation of Zlatograd as a tourist destination.
The young people will also get acquainted with the local natural and cultural sites (the ancient Thracian city of Perperikon, Uhlovitsa Cave and Agushevi Konatsi).
Under the EU Civil Protection Mechanism, Spain has said it will send two aircraft, each with a capacity of around 6 tonnes, to help fight the wildfires in Bulgaria. It is likely that the flying machines will be able to join the extinguishing efforts as..
Bulgaria is actively working with Greece and Romania to secure EU funding for infrastructure projects to be used for both military and civilian purposes. This is what Bulgaria's Defence Minister Atanas Zapryanov explained to the MPs in Parliament..
Sofia Airport has not been affected by the global IT outage , which has hampered companies from all over the world, the press centre of Sofia Airport told BTA. There might be cancelled or delayed flights because of other affected airports or..
A total of 60 officers from the Bezmer and Kabile units are on the ground with equipment for firefighting, Bulgaria's Defence Minister Atanas Zapryanov..
A state of emergency remains in force in seven villages in the border municipality of Bolyarovo. The fight against the fire at the village of Voden..
A fire has started in Greece a kilometre and a half from the Bulgarian border and is slowly moving towards it. The fire is located in an extremely..
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