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The annual BULAQUA conference of the Bulgarian Water Association (BWA) was opened on Thursday in the village of Starosel (Central Bulgaria). The conference was attended by representatives of European institutions, non-governmental organizations and international experts.

Employees of the National Statistical Institute (NSI) held a protest in front of the central administration building, demanding a 20% increase in salaries.

Parliament Deputy Chair and Deputy Chairperson of the Vazrazhdane party Tsoncho Ganev argued here Thursday that the Bulgarian State Railways (BDZ) is being deliberately driven into bankruptcy, adding that he personally witnessed this. He was talking to journalists in Parliament after returning from a working visit to China.

Environment and Water Minister Manol Genov Thursday opened Bulgaria's first quaternary wastewater treatment plant, which removes drugs, hormones and microplastics, in the village Benkovski near Plovdiv.

Starting March 31, 2026, Wizz Air launches new direct flights from Sofia to Rimini (Italy), the company's press centre announced on Thursday.

Bulgaria is awaiting an opinion from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) on legislative changes to transfer pricing and if the assessment is positive, the technical review will be completed, giving the country the

The new Czech metro trains for the Sofia Metro were presented on Thursday at the Obelya depot in Sofia. The ceremony was attended by Sofia Mayor Vassil Terziev, Sofia Metro Executive Director Nikolay Naydenov and the Czech Ambassador to Bulgaria Miroslav Toman.

Economy Minister Peter Dilov met with Egyptian Ambassador to Bulgaria Nader Saad, the Ministry reported here on Thursday. The two discussed the preparations for the upcoming Bulgarian-Egyptian Intergovernmental Joint Commission for Economic Cooperation, which will be held in Cairo. The meeting revealed that the Intergovernmental Commission has not been convened for nearly six years.

Bulgaria has become a key part of the European wine production and wine tourism network with its official accession to the prestigious European wine route Iter Vitis, Iter Vitis European Federation President Emanuela Panke said at the BTA National Press Club in Sofia on Thursday.

BTA Thursday signed a partnership agreement with the Allegra Foundation, which organizes the international Allegra festival and academy. The agreement marks "a new stage of systematic cooperation aimed at expanding coverage of the foundation’s events

Bulgaria is completing the process of joining the prestigious European wine route Iter Vitis on a symbolically significant day for winemaking – the arrival of the new Beaujolais, Bulgarian News Agency (BTA) Director General Kiril Valchev said at the BTA National Press Club in Sofia on Thursday.

Wine is a crucial element of Bulgaria’s overall economic image, Agriculture and Food Minister Georgi Tahov said at the Bulgarian News Agency's National Press Club in Sofia Thursday on the occasion of this country’s official accession to the Iter Vitis Route, a Cultural Route of the Council of Europe dedicated to wine.

Following two days of torrential rainfall, river levels have risen and flooding risks have increased in several parts of the Republic of North Macedonia, the country’s Hydrometeorological Service reported.

Serbian Foreign Minister Marko Djuric stated that the Serbian government would take all necessary measures to guarantee the country’s energy security and to resolve the issue with the national oil company NIS in accordance with the country’s laws and interests, Tanjug reported on Tuesday. He added that the country has the support of its European partners.

On the eve of a potential fuel-supply crisis, Serbia’s petrol stations remain calm, with no queues and only a slight uptick in prices — which nevertheless remain among the highest in the Balkans, a BTA check showed.

A foreigner without identity documents and carrying two pistols was detained at the Kapitan Andreevo border checkpoint on November 15, the Border Police General Directorate said here on Monday. He was found in a specially adapted hiding place under the front seats of a bus entering Bulgaria, driven by a 49-year-old Turkish citizen.