On January 3, President Rumen Radev meets Turkish Minister of Energy, Fatih Dönmez in Sofia. The visit of the Turkish minister is a continuation of the agreements for the development of bilateral relations in the sphere of energy,..
On January 2, Christians pay honor to Saint Sylvester - Pope of Rome, who officially baptized Emperor Constantine I the Great. According to popular beliefs, Saint Sylvester is considered the patron saint of animals. In..
In November 2022, the visits of foreign citizens to Bulgaria rose by 52.8 percent, compared to November 2021. According to NSI data, 37.4 percent of them were just passing through the country. Out of the total number of foreign..
The agreement between Bulgaria and Ukraine, signed on 5 December 2022 by the defence ministries of the two countries, on the supply of Bulgarian arms, equipment and ammunition to Ukraine free of charge for the host country, was adopted today by the..
The Sofia Zoo ends the year with a record number of visitors and with new residents, its head Dobromir Borislavov has told BNR . By the end of November, the zoo's guests had reached 410,000. "It's been 25 years since we launched a..
The Bulgarian military research ship "Sts. Cyril and Methodius" starts its journey from the port of Varna to Antarctica on December 27. The commander of the ship is Capt. Nikolai Danailov. The ship and its crew of 26 people..
The International Financial Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, is now a shareholder in the Bulgarian pension insurance company "Doverie" with almost 10% participation. By the end of 2022, the company with a..
At first reading, the National Assembly decided that refineries using Russian oil must make contributions that are to compensate the higher costs for consumers. The amount will be determined by the Council of Ministers and it will be..
Bulgarian students are seriously lagging behind their European peers, a new study warns. Just 5 2 % of young people aged 16-19 in this country have the basic digital skills , according to the EC's Education and Training..
One of the unforgettable experiences created by Bulgaria's only open-air ethnographic museum "Etar" near the town of Gabrovo is the school for “koledari” (carolers). The initiative, which started in 2017, is similar to the established..
