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The runner-up in the Sofia mayoral elections in 2023, Vanya Grigorova, will be running for the national parliament together with the Bulgarian Solidarity coalition. On Tuesday, they submitted to the Central Election Commission the required

At a meeting with caretaker Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev here on Tuesday, it was decided that the Health Ministry will allow babies to be vaccinated against pertussis (whooping cough) one month and a half after birth. At present, vaccination is allowed after the second month.

Meglena Plugchieva has resigned as an advisor to caretaker Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev, the press service of the Council of Ministers told BTA. Plugchieva was Glavchev's advisor on foreign policy.

Some 100 companies from Bulgaria, Turkiye, Romania, and other countries will present the trends in wood processing and furniture production at the 9th Technomebel fair in Sofia. The fair will take place at Inter Expo Center from April 23 to 26.

Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Lyudmila Petkova has appointed Georgi Yordanov as head of the Public financial Inspection Agency. He is replacing Ilka Dimova-Mazgaleva.  Yordanov has a vast record in expert and senior positions. Since

Bulgaria’s caretaker Minister of Economy and Industry Petko Nikolov and Kosovo’s Economy Minister Artane Rizvanolli here on Monday discussed opportunities for enhancing economic cooperation between the two countries, the Bulgarian Ministry’s press centre said.

Aurubis Bulgaria starts expanding the cathode copper refinery and building new photovoltaic parks at its copper plant near Pirdop and Zlatitsa (Central Bulgaria) on April 25.

The caretaker Minister of Education and Science Galin Tsokov reported here on Monday that the nationwide programme for the development of STEM centres is in its second phase, with more than 2,200 projects and concepts under review

The cats of Burgas are the main inspiration for sculptors Paul and Remy Hogarth, who participated in an international festival of sand sculptures in Texas, said the pair on their Facebook page on Monday. The sculpture by the two artists is titled Sand Cats, with the composition consisting of a total of 18 cats. The artists worked for nearly five days to shape them.

Numerous events dedicated to Thracian culture are coming up in Kazanlak in 2024, Dr. Momchil Marinov, Director of the local Iskra Historical Museum, told BTA on Monday.

The 29th National Competition for Performance of Hungarian and Bulgarian Literature was opened outside the Vasil Drumev Drama and Puppet Theatre in Shumen on Friday evening, Shumen Municipality said.

The Haskovo District Court has remanded in custody a Bulgarian national wanted in Cyprus for theft, illegal property possession, prostitution, and pimping, the Court House said on Tuesday.

Prinariu, who is also the only citizen of Romania and another Balkan country, with the exception of forerunner Bulgaria, who has flown into outer space, gave an exclusive interview for BTA just before the official presentation of the new issue of BTA’s LIK magazine, "The Bulgarian Footprint in Space", on April 22.

A total 62.5% of Romanians are pessimistic about the country's future (compared to 70.6% in March and 69.7% in January). Some 30.8% believe that Romania is moving in the right direction (compared to 25.5% in March and 24.8% in January), shows data from the latest survey of the sociological agency INSCOP sent to BTA on Monday.

Turkish rescue teams have carried out a successful operation to rescue four foreign tourists, including from Bulgaria, who were stranded in the Soganlı Mountains, Bayburt province, northern Turkiye, the Anadolu news agency said.