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Bulgarian School Grows, Sells Own Truffles
Sofia, September 16 (BTA) - A school in Veliko Turnovo (North Central Bulgaria) earns money by growing truffles in its courtyard and selling them, Nova TV reported on Monday. The idea for the project came around the end of the 2019 school year, when pupils found three truffle...
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Shanghai Library Exhibition to Be Unveiled in Sofia
September 13 (BTA) - Shanghai Library's visiting exhibition titled "Shanghai's Blooms" is opening at Sofia City Library on September 19. The exhibition of old photos from the Library's contemporary collection highlighting the last 200 years of Chinese history has been des...
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Bulgaria Ranks 37th in Fraser Institute's Latest Economic Freedom Report
Sofia, September 12 (BTA) - Bulgaria ranks 37th among 162 countries and territories in terms of economic freedom, shows Fraser Institute's 2019 Economic Freedom of the World Report, while a year earlier Bulgaria was 46th. The report is based on data for 2017, Thursday sai...
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Sofia International Improv Festival to Feature Top Improv Artists from Three Continents
September 12 (BTA) - For the fourth consecutive year, the International Improv Festival in Sofia will bring together the most prominent actors in the genre of improvisation theatre. The event will take place between September 23 and 29 and will offer various show formats ...
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Economy Ministry: South Korea Interested in Importing Bulgarian Wine, Essential Oils, Dairy Products
Seoul/Sofia, September 10 (BTA) - Bulgarian goods, including wines, essential oils and dairy products, have exceptional potential to be exported to the South Korean market, it transpired from a meeting between Bulgarian Economy Minister Emil Karanikolov and the Chairman of the...
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Third Annual Aniventure Comic Con to Bring Together TV, Comics, Anime and Gaming Fans
September 9 (BTA) - Aniventure Comic Con, the biggest Bulgarian festival for western cinema and television, gaming, comics, cosplay, anime and manga, will be held for the third consecutive year on September 14 and 15 at the Inter Expo Center in Sofia. Special guests t...
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Institutions, Citizens Sign Joint Memorandum against Tobacco Industry Advertising
September 9 (BTA) - The non-governmental Smoke Free Life Coalition, the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF offices in Bulgaria, the Smoke Free Bulgaria Association, the BlueLink Foundation, PR Care company and the Patient Portal (www.portalnapacienta.bg) Monday si...
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Bulgaria's First Ever Agri Tech Hackathon to Bring Together Farmers and IT Nerds to Seek Innovative Solutions
September 7 (BTA) - In mid-September, the northeastern village of Izgrev will host Bulgaria's first ever Agri Tech Hack. It is a forum on the crossroads of agriculture and technology, where key representatives from the rich Bulgarian tech ecosystem will meet people from the world...
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Record Number of Publishers to Participate in Book Alley Event in Sofia
September 4 (BTA) - A record number of publishers and book distributors will participate in the seventh edition of the Book Alley event at Vitosha Boulevard in Sofia between September 10 and 15, the Bulgarian Book Association said. Over 70 of the leading Bulgarian publis...
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2019 European Heritage Days to Take Place in September Throughout the Country
September 3 (BTA) - The 2019 European Heritage Days initiative began on Tuesday and will continue during all of September throughout the country, said the Ministry of Culture. The European Heritage Days (EHD) are held in almost all European countries as a joint initiativ...
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Sofia's First Electric Scooter Sharing Service Launched
Sofia, August 22 (BTA) - The first electric scooter sharing service in the Bulgarian capital Sofia was launched on Thursday. It is provided by Lime, a private company. Two more companies have shown interest in providing similar services. Sofia Mayor Yordanka Fandakova, who at...
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Bulgaria Listed among Worst 20 SO2 Emitting Countries, International Analysis Shows
Sofia, August 19 (BTA) - Bulgaria is among the top 20 sulphur dioxide emitting countries in the world, Greenpeace Bulgaria said on Monday. According to the organization, Bulgaria is the only European Union Member State included in that list. Serbia and Ukraine are the other t...
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Black Sea Submarine Archaeology: History and Present-Day Successes
Varna, on the Black Sea, August 16 (BTA) - Submarine archaeology in Bulgaria is marking its 60th anniversary this year. Assoc. Prof. Preslav Peev, head of the Marine Geology and Archaeology Department of the Varna-based Institute of Oceanology with the Bulgarian Academy of Sci...
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Archaeologists Unearth Rich Burial of Aristocrat at Cape Kaliakra
Sofia, August 15 (BTA) - Archaeologists have found a rich 14th century burial of a hitherto unknown aristocrat, Master George Palaiologos, at Cape Kaliakra on the northern Bulgarian Black Sea coast, the National Museum of History said. The excavations are headed by the Directo...
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Education Minister Approves Revised Texts on Communism in History Schoolbooks
August 15 (BTA) - Education Minister Krassimir Vulchev has approved the new history schoolbooks for 10th grade on Wednesday after the publishers made considerable revisions to controversial texts related to communism in Bulgaria. The revisions were required by the ministry, the d...
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Bulgaria Joins FOEDUS-EOEO Platform for Managing Cross-border Organ Exchanges
August 8 (BTA) - Bulgaria has conducted successful negotiations and joins the FOEDUS-EOEO IT platform which provides an important tool for managing cross border organ exchanges, the Bulgarian Health Ministry said in a press release on Thursday. Ten EU member states ar...
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State E-Government Agency, Expatriates to Work for Fast Introduction of Remote E-Voting
Sofia, August 2 (BTA) - Experts of the State E-Government Agency (SEGA) and Bulgarians living abroad will work for the fast introduction of remote electronic voting, as agreed by SEGA head Alexander Temelkov and members of the Vote without Borders steering committee at a meeti...
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Bulgarian Organizations Invited to Participate in Common EU Consultation on Investment in Digital Economy
Sofia, July 26 (BTA) - The Transport, IT and Communications Ministry calls on Bulgarian organizations and citizens to participate in the European Commission's public consultation on the Digital Europe programme in the 2021-2027 period, the Ministry said in a press release ...
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Bulgarian Organizations Invited to Participate in Common EU Consultation on Investment in Digital Economy
July 26 (BTA) - The Transport, IT and Communications Ministry calls on Bulgarian organizations and citizens to participate in the European Commission's public consultation on the Digital Europe programme in the 2021-2027 period, the Ministry said in a press release Friday.
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Eurostat: Bulgaria with Highest Income Inequality in EU in 2017
Brussels, July 18 (BTA) - Eurostat released its report on income inequality in EU Member States on Thursday, according to which Bulgaria had the highest income inequality in the EU in 2017. The way income and wealth are distributed across society determines the extent to whi...
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