• Opera Masterpieces, Spanish Zarzuela, Popular Songs and Classical Melodies at Gala in Sofia 2025 Festival
    Thursday, July 3, 2025 from BTA Free News
    The Gala in Sofia 2025 festival is scheduled for August 28 and 29, at St Alexander Nevsky Square in Sofia. The festival’s two nights of performances are organized by SY11 Events, founded by opera singer Sonya Yoncheva to produce her own...
  • Observances: July 4
    Thursday, July 3, 2025 from BTA Free News
    The world: - US Independence Day (1776). On this date in Bulgarian history: 1892: Bulgaria's first hydroelectric power plant, Boyana, goes under construction. 1913: Vassil Radoslavov forms Liberal Party government (in office until...
  • Restoration of Saracoglu Inn Moves Forward with Bulgarian-Romanian Cooperation
    Thursday, July 3, 2025 from BTA Free News
    Bulgaria and Romania are preparing a memorandum of cooperation for the restoration of the Saracoglu Inn, Deputy Culture Minister Ashot Kazaryan said in an interview with BTA on Thursday.  The financial framework is yet to be agreed,...
  • BTA's Archives Sets Example for National Libraries
    Thursday, July 3, 2025 from BTA Free News
    The National Library and Plovdiv Library are both equally distinguished in terms of heritage, but their outdated concept needs modernization, Continue the Change – Democratic Bulgaria MP Manol Peykov said during a discussion in the...
  • Bulgaria-Vietnam Business Forum for Economic Cooperation Held in Sofia
    Thursday, July 3, 2025 from BTA Free News
    A Bulgaria-Vietnam business forum for economic cooperation was held at the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) in Sofia on Thursday. The event was organized by the BCCI and the Embassy of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam...
  • Heat Dome forecast to hit Greece with up to 42° C
    Thursday, July 3, 2025 from Keep Talking Greece
    The Heat Dome that hits the South of Europe is forecast to reach also Greece with heatwave conditions expected as of Sunday, July 6, 2025. According to preliminary information, the heatwave will be of a relative short duration with...
  • First Official Visit of Omani FM to Bulgaria Marks Milestone in Bilateral Ties
    Thursday, July 3, 2025 from BTA Free News
    In a historic first, Sayyid Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Sultanate of Oman, paid an official visit to Bulgaria from July 2 to 4, 2025, at the invitation of Bulgarian Foreign Minister Georg Georgiev. The...
  • Foreign Minister of Oman Al Busaidi Stresses Friendship in Talks with Bulgarian Counterpart
    Thursday, July 3, 2025 from BTA Free News
    Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi of the Sultanate of Oman said on Thursday that his country’s efforts to assist Bulgarian citizens were rooted in friendship and duty, during talks in Sofia with Foreign Minister Georg...
  • Council of Ministers Hosts Meeting of Coordination Unit on Dropout Prevention Mechanism
    Thursday, July 3, 2025 from BTA Free News
    The Council of Ministers Thursday hosted a meeting of the coordination unit responsible for implementing a mechanism for joint work of institutions on the coverage, inclusion and prevention of dropping out of the educational system of...
  • Grigor Dimitrov Advances to Wimbledon Third Round
    Thursday, July 3, 2025 from BTA Free News
    Bulgaria’s top tennis player Grigor Dimitrov has advanced to the third round of the men’s singles tournament at Wimbledon. The 34-year-old, seeded 19th in the main draw, battled past France’s Corentin Moutet in a hard-fought match,...
  • Foreign Minister: Bulgaria Wants to Open Diplomatic Mission in Oman
    Thursday, July 3, 2025 from BTA Free News
    Foreign Minister Georg Georgiev told reporters here on Thursday that there is political will to further deepen diplomatic and political contacts between Bulgaria and the Sultanate of Oman. The press conference took place after a meeting...
  • Oman’s Foreign Minister to Receive Bulgarian President’s Badge of Honour
    Thursday, July 3, 2025 from BTA Free News
    The Foreign Minister of Oman, Sayyid Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi, will receive the Badge of Honour of the President of Bulgaria on Friday, July 4, for his decisive role in the release of Bulgarian sailors from the Galaxy Leader ship in...
  • Deputy Minister of Economy Meets Defence, Metallurgy Officials
    Thursday, July 3, 2025 from BTA Free News
    Deputy Minister of Economy and Industry Nevena Lazarova had a meeting on Thursday with representatives of the Bulgarian Association of the Metallurgical Industry (BAMI) and representatives of the defence sector. The main topic was the...
  • Education Minister Stresses Importance of Focusing on Preschoolers
    Thursday, July 3, 2025 from BTA Free News
    Bulgaria’s Education and Science Minister Krasimir Valchev Thursday stressed the crucial importance of focusing on preschool children, especially those from vulnerable groups, before the new school year begins. Looking at educational...
  • Gang-rape of 14-year-old girl in Piraeus
    Thursday, July 3, 2025 from Keep Talking Greece
    Four men gang-raped 14-year-old girl in Piraeus, the port city south of Athens. They lured their victim her through a social media app. The child was taken to the hospital in critical condition 2 of the 4 men accused of raping the minor...
  • Wildfire out of control in Rafina, East Attica: Road closures, flight disruptions, evacuations
    Thursday, July 3, 2025 from Keep Talking Greece
    A wildfire that broke out in Rafiina-Pikermi eastern Attica on Thursday afternoon has forced closure of major roads in the area, flight disruptions and evacuations of residents and visitors. Several houses have burned down, the...
  • Bulgaria, Oman Sign Memorandum on Strategic Energy Cooperation
    Thursday, July 3, 2025 from BTA Free News
    A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Bulgarian Ministry of Energy and the Ministry of Energy and Minerals of the Sultanate of Oman was signed on Thursday, the Bulgarian Energy Ministry’s said in a press release on Thursday....
  • By 2030, Europe Should Be Able to Defend Itself on Its Own, Danish Ambassador Says
    Thursday, July 3, 2025 from BTA Free News
    By 2030, Europe should be able to defend itself on its own, Danish Ambassador to Bulgaria Flemming Stender said on Thursday, presenting the priorities of the Danish Presidency of the Council of the European Union in the second half of...
  • Mickoski, Opposition Trade Recriminations for "Erasure" of Macedonian Identity, Language from EU Report
    Thursday, July 3, 2025 from BTA Free News
    North Macedonia's Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski said that the Macedonian identity and the Macedonian language were erased from Europe's report in a "Taliban manner". The PM made this comment at a news conference here on Thursday,...
  • Minister Georgiev Participates in Presentation of Priorities of Danish Presidency of EU Council
    Thursday, July 3, 2025 from BTA Free News
    Foreign Minister Georg Georgiev took part in an event organized by PanEuropa Bulgaria and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, in partnership with the Embassy of the Kingdom of Denmark and the Diplomatic Institute to the Minister of Foreign...
  • Bulgarian and Vietnamese Companies Present Opportunities to Strengthen Economic Relations
    Thursday, July 3, 2025 from BTA Free News
    New business opportunities between Bulgaria and Vietnam were presented at the Bulgarian-Vietnamese Economic Cooperation Forum held at the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry here on Thursday. The event, organized on the occasion...
  • Interior Ministry Has Repeatedly Dismissed Staff Unlawfully over the Years, Minister Mitov Says
    Thursday, July 3, 2025 from BTA Free News
    Over the years, Interior Ministry staff have been repeatedly dismissed unlawfully, regardless of reports and evidence, simply to satisfy someone’s thirst for retribution in over 90% of cases, Interior Minister Daniel Mitov argued during...
  • PM Zhelyazkov Announces Resumption of Regular Meetings of Coordination Unit on School Dropout Prevention Mechanism
    Thursday, July 3, 2025 from BTA Free News
    Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov Thursday announced the resumption of meetings of the coordination unit responsible for implementing the mechanism for the joint work of institutions on the coverage, inclusion and prevention of dropping...
  • Ierapetra Fire: Thousands of tourists evacuated, scattered blazes, powerful winds
    Thursday, July 3, 2025 from Keep Talking Greece
    Roughly 5,000 mostly foreign tourists in the municipality of Ierapetra have been moved due to the fire raging in the area since Wednesday afternoon, following the issue of a warning to evacuate, the president of the Southeastern Crete...
  • Merkel says call for 2015 Referendum left her “speechless”
    Thursday, July 3, 2025 from Keep Talking Greece
    “Referendum call in 2015 left me speechless” said the woman who marked the era of Greece’s debt crisis, former German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaking at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center in Athens on...
  • Bulgaria raids HQ of organised crime group selling fake documents for citizenship applications
    Wednesday, July 2, 2025 from The Sofia Globe
    Bulgaria’s directorate for combating organised crime and the State Agency for National Security carried out a search-and-seizure operation on July
  • Bulgaria’s government updates national plan for introduction of the euro
    Wednesday, July 2, 2025 from The Sofia Globe
    At a regular meeting on July 2, Bulgaria’s government adopted an update of the national plan for the introduction of
  • European Commission approves Bulgaria’s revised 6.17B euro recovery and resilience plan
    Wednesday, July 2, 2025 from The Sofia Globe
    The European Commission (EC) said on July 2 that it has given a positive assessment of Bulgaria’s modified recovery and resilience
  • Eurostat: Unemployment in Bulgaria in May 2025 was 3.5%
    Wednesday, July 2, 2025 from The Sofia Globe
    The unemployment rate in Bulgaria in May 2025 was 3.5 per cent, up from 3.4 per cent in April 2025
  • Allegra Festival: Landscapes of Sound starts in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia on July 10
    Wednesday, July 2, 2025 from The Sofia Globe
    The 11th edition of the prestigious classical music festival ALLEGRA once again promises to turn the summer in the capital
  • Bulgaria regulator approves 2.56% hike in electricity prices for household consumers
    Tuesday, July 1, 2025 from The Sofia Globe
    Bulgaria’s Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (EWRC) has approved an increase in electricity prices by an average of 2.56 per
  • Bulgaria records 2.61B leva Budget deficit in January-May 2025
    Tuesday, July 1, 2025 from The Sofia Globe
    Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has recorded a consolidated Budget deficit of 2.61 billion leva in the first five months of the
  • Bulgaria’s road death toll in the first half of 2025 is 186
    Tuesday, July 1, 2025 from The Sofia Globe
    A total of 186 people died in road accidents in Bulgaria in the first half of 2025, the Interior Ministry
  • Checks at Bulgarian – Romanian border abolished
    Tuesday, July 1, 2025 from The Sofia Globe
    As midnight brought July 1, checks the border between Bulgaria and Romania were abolished. Bulgaria and Romania became full members
  • Bulgaria’s June 2025 was one of the country’s driest months of June in past 100 years
    Monday, June 30, 2025 from The Sofia Globe
    June 2025 in Bulgaria was one of the country’s driest months of June in the past 100 years, the national
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