The Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church stated that it "accepts with joy the decree of the Serbian Orthodox Church, which gives autocephaly to the Orthodox Church in North Macedonia". This means that the Bulgarian bishops recognize the Orthodox Church of Skopje as canonical, BNT reported.
The Serbian Church has recommended that the issue of the official name of the North Macedonian archdiocese be resolved in dialogue with the Greek-speaking and other Orthodox churches.
The Bulgarian Synod states that they will call the head of the neighboring church North Macedonian Archbishop Stefan. However, the Ecumenical Patriarchate recognized the new church under the name "Archdiocese of Ohrid" to avoid the word "Macedonian".
In 2022, 2.78% of the population in Bulgaria was experiencing water shortages (drought), mainly on a seasonal basis. The most affected districts are Lovech (24.9%), Targovishte (19.0%), Blagoevgrad (14.8%) and Pernik (12.9%), according to the National..
The Ministry of Finance has drafted a law on crypto-assets markets to regulate trading in this type of instruments, BNR’s Radio Sofia reports. The initiative comes in response to the European Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) which comes..
In 2023, farming products and food accounted for 47% of Bulgaria’s total exports to China. With regard to these exports in 2022 and 2023, Bulgaria occupies first place among the countries of Central and Eastern Europe . This transpired during a..
Any action that creates conditions for stigmatisation of a group of people, persecution, division and hatred in society is contrary to all the leading..
Bulgaria ranks second in the European Union in the number of companies with more than 40% Russian ownership, according to a survey by Moody's. The..
The Bulgarian Pavilion at this year's Venice Biennale is a great success among international journalists and visitors. "It is a great recognition for us to..
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