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On Wednesday, Parliament adopted on second reading amendments to the Penal Code aimed at guaranteeing that victims of sexual offences will benefit from their rights of defence within a sufficiently long period after reaching the age of majority. The texts transpose European directive requirements. The amendments tabled by the Council of Ministers were adopted with 101 votes in favour, 8 against, while 42 MPs abstained.

Rain showers expected in Northwestern Bulgaria during the night, more widespread during the day and more intense over the mountain parts. Thunder in the afternoon.

A poll by the Research Center Trend commissioned by Nova Broadcasting Group and 24 Chasa and dedicated to the attitudes of Bulgarians towards the main institutions, parties and topical issues was widely covered in the media on Wednesday.

The Parliament adopted conclusively on Wednesday amendments to the Code of Civil Procedure (CCP). The amendments provide conditions for the implementation of the provisions of European regulations, including Regulation (EU) 2019/1111 on

Building 5G coverage along the highways connecting Bulgaria and Greece is important for mobility and improving digital services in the small municipalities along the Orient/East-Med Corridor, Bulgarian caretaker Deputy Minister of Transport and Communications Dimitar Nedyalkov said on Wednesday, as quoted by his Ministry’s press centre.

In March 2024, loans to Non-financial corporations increased by 8.2% annually (8% annual growth in February 2024) and at the end of the month amounted to BGN 45.041 billion (22.7% of GDP), the Bulgarian National Bank said on Tuesday.  Loans to

The challenges and opportunities of Bulgaria’s entry into the euro area were discussed here on Tuesday at a forum titled "Euro Economy: the Development of Industries and Services and Promotion of Investments in the Context of the Euro Area Transition" organized by the Strategic Institute for National Policies and Ideas.

Burgas Municipal Council on Tuesday voted in favour for investment plans of three new business ventures, who want to invest a total of BGN 115 million in the region in the coming years. Two of the business ventures are Bulgarian companies, while the third is a German company, said the Municipal Council.

A Bulgarian-Armenian cultural and information centre was opened in Varna on Tuesday, said its founders. The centre was blessed by Father Dirair Hadavyan, who is the representative of Archbishop Tatev Agopyan of the Armenian Apostolic Orthodox Holy

An Alley of Fame, eight evenings with musicians from 18 countries and a stage for young talents feature on the programme of the 27th Bansko Jazz Festival, which will take place from August 3 to 10.

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.

Participants in the local conference on the "Europe in the Balkans: Common Future" project, which took place on Tuesday at the National Press Club of the Bulgarian News Agency (BTA) in Targovishte, discussed the impact of EU-funded projects in Targovishte Region in 2014-2020 and new developments for the 2021-2027 programming period.

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.