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The National Assembly adopted amendments to the Defence-Related Products and Dual-Use Items and Technologies Export Control Act on second reading on Friday. The changes entitle the minister of economy and industry to amend and/or supplement, suspend or revoke certificates of import, export and transfer of defence-related products.

Parliament will hold an extraordinary sitting on Tuesday, April 30, at 14:00, instead of May 2, which is a working day for Parliament, according to the Rules of Organization and Procedure of the National Assembly.

By the end of 2024, the Bulgarian Navy will receive new equipment, and some of the systems of the coastal formations will be modernized as well, said here on Friday Flotilla Admiral Georgi Penev, Deputy Commander of the Bulgarian Navy. He also

Caretaker Tourism Minister Evtim Miloshev noted on Friday in Varna that wild camping is one of the big problems for the Northern Black Sea Coast. Miloshev took part in a discussion with representatives of the sector and the local authorities, with Varna Mayor Blagomir Kotsev acting as the host of the meeting.

As of Friday, April 26, Bulgarian Posts is restoring the processing of letters and parcels to Israel. No EMS courier parcels will be accepted, the company said on Friday.

Parliament adopted at first and second reading on Thursday changes to the Foreigners in the Republic of Bulgaria Act which optimize the process of hiring citizens of third countries for the purposes of seasonal work. The bill was introduced by Manoil Manev and Temenuzhka Petkova from GERB-UDF.

This morning the caretaker Government granted BGN 250 million a year to Maritsa Iztok Mines EAD. An additional BGN 50 million will be provided in the short term in line with a resolution adopted today by the National Assembly. This became clear after the meeting of caretaker Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev and caretaker Energy Minister Vladimir Malinov with representatives of protesting miners and energy workers, the Cabinet press office said on Thursday.

President Rumen Radev met Thursday with representatives of the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions and the Podkrepa Confederation of Labour regarding their requests to postpone the liberalization of the electricity market and to protect those working in the energy and coal mining sectors. The meeting was held at the initiative of the trade union organizations.

The team of BTA's correspondent bureau receives the Varna Prize for its intensive coverage of the cultural and social life of the city and on the occasion of the 125th anniversary of the agency

The 30th jubilee contest in Japanese speech will be held at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS) on April 27, said the Japanese Embassy in Bulgaria, which is the organizer of the event, together with the St. St. Cyril and Methodius International

An exhibition of artworks by Bulgarian artist Stavri Kalinov (1944 – 2023) titled "Post Mortem" will be on display at Sofia’s Sredets Gallery from April 30 to May 23.

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 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.