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author: Gergana Mancheva

Prof. Hristo Kumanov (right) was distinguished as the founder of transplantology in Bulgaria. The award was given him by Deputy Minister of Health, Boyko Penkov (left)

50 years since first successful transplant in Bulgaria celebrated with respect towards surgery doyens

The idea of ​​performing the first transplantation in Bulgaria emerged spontaneously, during a medical report, one morning back in 1964. Four years later in Alexandrovska Hospital the first successful kidney transplant was performed in this..

12.03.19 16:18 |

Women in business: Albena Simeonova from Nikopol produces organic wine

Viticulture and winemaking is not reserved for men only. However, not many people are able to produce a true elixir with EU certificate for organic product, to cultivate 30 hectares of vineyards located in some of Bulgaria’s cleanest areas part of..

08.03.19 13:09 |

Danube itineraries for the free-spirited

“For Bulgarians, the Danube has always had more to do with the heart than the mind. Conquerors, revolutionaries, merchants, emigrants have all sailed in its waters… There is so much to rediscover in Danubian Bulgaria… We set out from..

04.03.19 09:05 |

March 1 – Day of amateur and self-taught artists

“Guardians of tradition” is often a definition of the people in town and villages who invest their energy and talent in order to keep the spirit of our people alive. Self-taught and amateur artists are people who, united in non-professional..

01.03.19 10:52 |

Different institutions pool their efforts in defence of medical staff against aggression

The more and more frequent instances of assault and battery of doctors by their patients in recent months prompted the Bulgarian Medical Association to relaunch its campaign against violence against medical staff, conveying the message “Saving..

20.02.19 13:57 |

St. Trifon Zarezan, a day that begins with the pruning of vines and ends with the drinking of wine

14 February may be better known as St. Valentine’s Day in other countries, but in Bulgaria it is celebrated as the day of vine growers and of wine. Here, it goes by the name of Trifon Zarezan (the Pruner). This is a time for..

14.02.19 12:35 |

Week of Marriage in Bulgaria encourages sustainable family life

Marriage Week celebrates in Bulgaria, for the eighth year in a row, sound matrimony – “the union between a man and a woman, who have stepped into a mutual dedication to one another to the end of their days”, the initiators of the idea have..

12.02.19 11:34 |

"Live Archives" reveal little-known facts about Bulgaria's path to the EU

Bulgaria's road to EU membership is an interesting chapter of this country's latest history. In 2018 the Diplomatic Institute at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Jean Monnet Center of Excellence at the Department of European Studies at Sofia..

04.02.19 16:23 |
Self portrait

Vladimir Dimitrov - The Master: "In order to feel good, we need to be generous to each other"

February1 is the birth date of one of the most significant figures in Bulgarian art - Vladimir Dimitrov-Maistora(The Master) (1.2.1882 - 29.9.1960). The day of his birth is celebrated as a real holiday by the inhabitants of the village of..

01.02.19 10:13 |
Maestro Mark Kadin

2018 Sirak Skitnik awards – symbol of remembrance and intransience

On January 25 the Bulgarian National Radio celebrates its 84 birthday. Friends of the Bulgarian National Radio and people who have worked for the BNR over the years and view this public media as keeper of Bulgarian spirit and dignity attended..

28.01.19 14:39 |