A total of 23 parties and 11 coalitions have applied with the Central Election Commission (CEC) for registration for the European and national parliament elections on June 9, CEC told BTA on Wednesday. The application submission deadline...
The Institute of Solid State Physics at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (ISSP-BAS) marks the 50th anniversary of the invention of the copper bromide (CuBr) vapour laser with an anniversary scientific panel at the BAS here on Wednesday....
The officially reported cases of pertussis (whooping cough) in Bulgaria number 387 as at April 24, Dr Kremena Parmakova, head of the Communicable Disease Surveillance Department at the Health Ministry, told journalists on Wednesday,...
The police acted in a completely routine way in the case in which journalist Dimitar Stoyanov was detained for hooliganism and making threat with a firearm, the Head of the Regional Directorate of the Interior Ministry in Sofia, Lyubomir...
The caretaker government and the Finance Minister prioritize higher collectibility of revenue and prevention of the opportunities for customs, insurance, and tax fraud, caretaker Finance Minister Lyudmila Petkova said after a meeting of...
Socialist MEP Elena Yoncheva says of the party that has just nominated her for another term in the European Parliament, the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) that they "have a will for change" and that she has "worked well" with the...
For the first time since 2012, government institutions have improved their care of children and families, the non-governmental National Network for Children (NNC) found in its 2024 Report Card. The Report Card was unveiled at Parliament...
The chance for Bulgaria chance to keep up with the times and develop its regions is in its active and reasonable European membership, in seeing Europe not just as money for pavements, which is not small, but as economic opportunities....
The school of Balkan, Slavic and Eastern languages of the Institute of Balkan Studies in Greece (IMXA) marks its 60th anniversary, the Consulate General of Bulgaria in Thessaloniki reported Wednesday on Facebook. The school teaches and...
The parliamentary energy committee and the environment committee on Wednesday adopted at a joint meeting a draft decision to support the updated Roadmap for Climate Neutrality, submitted by Delyan Dobrev from GERB-UDF and a group of MPs,...
Amendments to the Act on the Professional Organizations of Nurses, Midwives and Associated Medical Specialists, Physician Assistants, Dental Technicians and Assistant Pharmacists passed on second reading on Wednesday. The changes provide...
An exhibition of artworks by late Bulgarian artist Stavri Kalinov titled Post Mortem will be on display at Sofia’s Sredets Gallery from April 30 to May 23. The exposition will include 12 sculptures and 49 paintings and drawings, said the...
The Chairman of the Consumer Protection Commission (CPC) Stoil Alipiev on Wednesday briefed the members of the parliamentary Subcommittee on monitoring consumer protection activities and restriction of monopolies on the inspections...
At a meeting of the National Council for Tripartite Cooperation (NCTC) here on Wednesday, the social partners supported the Council of Ministers’ draft decision to adopt a National Action Plan on Employment for 2024. The plan was...
A positive school environment, education based on a positive psychology require well-being and positive teachers who share this mental state with the students, caretaker Education and Science Minister Galin Tsokov said here on Wednesday....
A regional conference on the project "Europe in the Balkans: A Common Future" took place at the BTA's National Press Club in Shumen on Wednesday. Participants at the forum discussed the impact of EU-funded projects in Shumen Region in...
MPs passed on second reading amendments to the Agricultural Producers Support Act, which ensure the implementation of support measures for farmers, here on Wednesday. The amendments provide for an extension of the deadline for the...
People with disabilities will have the right to a free vignette for an electric vehicle with up to 160 horsepower (hp), Parliament decided on Wednesday by adopting both on first and second reading draft amendments to the Road Traffic...
Bulgaria’s National Assembly Deputy Chair Kristian Vigenin, BSP for Bulgaria Deputy Floor Leader Georgi Svilenski, and Socialist MP Maya Dimitrova has met with representatives of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe...
At the BTA National Press Club here on Wednesday, the Bulgarian News Agency and the National Vocational High School of Printing and Photography (NVHSPP) signed a long-term cooperation agreement. The document was signed by NVHSPP Director...