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By order of Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev, Krasimir Yakimov has been appointed Deputy Minister of Innovation and Growth, the government information service said

Head of State Rumen Radev awarded the Presidential Badge of Honour to the participants in the first Bulgarian expedition to climb Mount Everest in 1984. The event was part of the official celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Everest 1984 expedition

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 expired at 5 p.m. 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.

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 application of the State aid scheme "Reduced Excise Duty on Gas Oil Used in Primary Agricultural Production" until the end of 2026.

Some 90.7% of respondents in a poll say that teachers' wages in Bulgaria, though growing, are not high enough to match the responsibilities and obligations of the members of the profession. The teaching profession is associated with the highest levels of strain and often causes burnout, which makes the allegedly "high" pay rates not very tempting.

A Bulgarian-Greek project will provide uninterrupted 5G coverage on the Orient/East-Med Corridor - including Struma Motorway in Bulgaria - which is part of the Trans-European Transport Network. The first phase of the project has been completed and

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

Beginning on April 24, the Vidin Symphony will give three consecutive classical concerts in Vidin, Sofia and Stara Zagora, said Symphony Director Miroslav Krastev at a press conference on Tuesday.

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

A Saharan dust cloud has once again shrouded Romania.

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.