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Donors, as well as individuals who contributed to the reconstruction of the former chapel, were honored with distinctions at Sunday’s consecration of the new St John of Rila Church, officiated by Bulgarian Patriarch Daniil. The Bulgarian...Sunday, February 23, 2025 from BTA Free News
The Bulgarian men's basketball national team lost to world champions Germany 85-94 (21-28, 14-34, 22-13, 28-19) as guests in Bamberg, in the final round of Group D in the EuroBasket 2025 qualifiers, failing to qualify for the upcoming...Sunday, February 23, 2025 from BTA Free News
Bulgaria's Prime Minister, Rosen Zhelyazkov, congratulated Friedrich Merz and the Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union (CDU/CSU) on their impressive electoral victory in the German Bundestag elections on X, former Twitter....Sunday, February 23, 2025 from BTA Free News
Bulgarian Defense Minister Atanas Zapryanov said that if such a peace keeping mission were to be initiated by the European Union (EU), it would require the necessary guarantees to be included in an agreement. However, the Bulgarian...Sunday, February 23, 2025 from BTA Free News
Bulgaria athletes won a bronze medal at the year’s first World Trampoline Gymnastics and Tumbling Cup in Baku (Azerbaijan). Kristina Peneva and Mariana Uzunova took third place in the synchronized jumps for women. The athletes of...Sunday, February 23, 2025 from BTA Free News
Milena Todorova achieved another excellent result in her career, finishing fifth in the 12.5 km mass start at the Biathlon World Championships in the Swiss winter resort of Lenzerheide. The best Bulgarian female biathlete missed two...Sunday, February 23, 2025 from BTA Free News
The Bulgarian naval research vessel Sv. Sv. Kiril i Metodii (RSV 421) was welcomed at a solemn ceremony in the city of Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina. The official ceremony began with a performance of the Argentine anthem by a military...Sunday, February 23, 2025 from BTA Free News
Red paint has been spilled near the building of the Russian Embassy in Sofia, a BTA reporter saw. Gendarmerie units are guarding the area surrounding the embassy. Earlier on Sunday, the BOEC civic movement published a post with a video...Sunday, February 23, 2025 from BTA Free News
The National Council for Tripartite Cooperation will hold an extraordinary meeting on Monday, the government information service said. The agenda for the meeting includes the drafts of the budgets of the National Health Insurance Fund...Sunday, February 23, 2025 from BTA Free News
Bulgarian Patriarch and Metropolitan of Sofia Daniil celebrated the first Divine Liturgy in connection with the consecration of the new Bulgarian church of St. John of Rila in London on Sunday. Attending were Metropolitan Antonii of...Sunday, February 23, 2025 from BTA Free News
The Sofia District Prosecutor's Office charged five people, four adults and one minor, all men, for hooliganism, and some with resisting arrest, said at a briefing by Sofia Deputy Regional Prosecutor Atanas Dotsinski in connection with...Sunday, February 23, 2025 from BTA Free News
Minister of Agriculture and Food Georgi Tahov will participate in the EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council in Brussels, Belgium on February 24, the Ministry said. The meeting is expected to focus on topics related to the market...Sunday, February 23, 2025 from BTA Free News
The wholesale price of most fruit went down this week, with the exception of the price of oranges, according to the latest data from the State Commission for Commodity Exchanges and Wholesale Markets. The prices of vegetables and basic...Sunday, February 23, 2025 from BTA Free News
Mostly sunny weather. Heavier clouds over the west, light snow in the southwest. Light to moderate southwesterly wind, southeasterly along the Danube. Highs: 0C to 5C, around 4C in Sofia. The Black Sea coast: Mostly sunny. Low visibility...Sunday, February 23, 2025 from BTA Free News
In his first interview after taking office, Justice Minister Georgi Georgiev said that justice institutions need to clearly show that violent behavior is not tolerated. Although significant changes were made after the high-profile case...Sunday, February 23, 2025 from BTA Free News
An exhibition was opened in front of the Bulgarian Embassy in Stockholm, presenting Bulgaria's cultural and natural wealth with 26 photographs of popular tourist sites. Among them are the St. Alexander Nevsky cathedral, the Ancient...Sunday, February 23, 2025 from BTA Free News
Vazrazhdane leader Kostadin Kostadinov commented on Facebook on the protest his party held Saturday in front of the European Commission office in Sofia. "Freedom is always at the tip of the spear. Yesterday 10,000 free Bulgarians took to...Sunday, February 23, 2025 from BTA Free News
The International Monodrama Theatre Festival "To the Stars" will run from February 23 to February 25, the City Mark Art Centre, host of the event, announced Sunday. The shows are guest performances and are presented in the original...Sunday, February 23, 2025 from BTA Free News
The weather in the mountains is clear. It is windy in the higher parts and moderate in the lower parts, BTA learned from the Mountain Rescue Service of the Bulgarian Red Cross. Temperatures are low, from minus 15C to minus 10C. The...Saturday, February 22, 2025 from BTA Free News
Nine people were detained after a rally on Saturday organized by the Vazrazhdane party against the adoption of the euro, when protesters stormed the building of the European Commission in Sofia. The protest began in front of the...Friday, June 14, 2024 from The Sofia Globe
Bulgaria’s Central Election Commission (CEC) has announced the seat distribution in the 50th National Assembly, with the full list ofFriday, June 14, 2024 from The Sofia Globe
Two initiatives were signed in the margins of this week’s meeting of Nato Defence Ministers, strengthening Allies’ ability to trainFriday, June 14, 2024 from The Sofia Globe
Opera Plovdiv and Plovdiv municipality are inviting residents of Plovdiv and visitors to the city to a festive gala concertThursday, June 13, 2024 from The Sofia Globe
GERB-UDF leader Boiko Borissov told a news conference on June 13 that he would not be his coalition’s candidate PrimeThursday, June 13, 2024 from The Sofia Globe
As of June 13, the first ever EU rules on combating violence against women and domestic violence enter into force, the EuropeanThursday, June 13, 2024 from The Sofia Globe
Bulgaria loses between $2.4 and 4.9 billion of additional GDP per year due to discrimination against LGBTI people, according toThursday, June 13, 2024 from The Sofia Globe
Bulgaria’s national weather bureau has issued the Code Orange warning of hazardous weather for several districts for June 14 becauseThursday, June 13, 2024 from The Sofia Globe
At a meeting on the evening of June 12, Bulgaria’s Central Electoral Commission (CEC) formally decided on the distribution ofWednesday, June 12, 2024 from The Sofia Globe
Controversy surrounds Velichie, the populist-nationalist party that is a surprise new entrant to Bulgaria’s National Assembly following the country’s JuneTuesday, June 11, 2024 from The Sofia Globe
The World Bank has slightly lowered its economic growth forecast for Bulgaria for 2024, to 2.1 per cent, a reductionTuesday, June 11, 2024 from The Sofia Globe
Speaking on June 11 in Berlin at the Ukraine Recovery Conference, European Commission (EC) President Ursula von der Leyen hasTuesday, June 11, 2024 from The Sofia Globe
By the end of election day at 8pm on June 9 2024, voter turnout for Bulgaria’s early National Assembly electionsTuesday, June 11, 2024 from The Sofia Globe
The results of Bulgaria’s June 9 2024 early National Assembly and regular European Parliament elections have been followed by resignationsTuesday, June 11, 2024 from The Sofia Globe
The European Commission (EC) said on June 11 that it has opened an in-depth investigation to assess, under the ForeignTuesday, June 11, 2024 from The Sofia Globe
The European Commission (EC) said on June 11 that it had proposed to extend the temporary protection for people fleeing