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MIDDLE EAST AND OTHER HIGHLIGHTS The latest developments in the Middle East are among the highlights in the Friday print and online media. On Friday morning, the top news on the website of the Bulgarian National Radio (BNR) and most other online and

Speaking to reporters in Parliament on Friday, Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) leader Korneliya Ninova said that BSP will alert both the Bulgarian prosecuting magistracy and the European Public Prosecutor's Office about the deal between the Bulgarian state-owed natural gas supplier Bulgargaz and the Turkish energy company BOTAS. The briefing presented the report of the parliamentary ad hoc committee looking into the Bulgargaz-BOTAS deal, signed on January 3, 2023 in Sofia.

National Assembly Chair Rosen Zhelyazkov Friday convoked an extraordinary plenary sitting for later the same day. The first item on its agenda is hearing a report by an ad hoc committee of inquiry that looked into an agreement between Bulgargaz EAD

The bill on the judiciary contains serious flaws and needs editing and additional discussion, said Acting Chief Prosecutor Borislav Sarafov in a statement sent to caretaker Minister of Justice Maria Pavlova, the state prosecution service informed.

The 2024 Whiskey, Rum & Wine Festival will take place in the Marinela Hotel in Sofia on April 19 and 20, showcasing over 500 premium class whiskey and rum labels and a selection of over 300 wines from around the world.

The National Assembly adopted on first reading amendments to the Agricultural Producers Support Act here on Thursday. The bill sponsor, Desislava Taneva of GERB-UDF, said that this bill is necessary in order to proceed with the very late campaign for the submission of applications for direct payments.

Bulgaria’s seasonally adjusted production in construction increased by 2.3% in February compared to the previous month and 3.3% on an annual basis, show Eurostat data published on Thursday.

A delegation of India's supreme audit institution, led by Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) Shri Girish Chandra Murmu, is visiting the Bulgarian National Audit Office (BNAO), its press office said on Thursday.

Bulgarian artist and icon painter Dian Kostov will be transforming the largest basilica in Brussels with his exhibition/installation titled "Crossroad - the Price of Choice", his team said.

The Colibri Publishers, headquartered in Sofia, has been awarded one of the four major National Translation Prize for 2023 of the Italian Ministry of Culture.

The Council for Electronic Media (CEM) found violations in the media coverage of the migrant issue, it became clear from a report presented at a meeting on Thursday by the Monitoring and Analysis Directorate of the regulator.

An innovative museum opened on Thursday in the military cemetery in Shumentsi village near Tutrakan, said Museum Director Petar Boychev. Among the official guests of the event were former Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov (2002-2012), MEP Emil

Representatives of the parties, contesting the general elections in North Macedonia on May 8 have signed a Code for Fair and Democratic Elections. Two political parties refused to sign the code. Speaking to the media, the President of the country's

Stanislav Grozdanov, expert at the International Educational Activities and Cooperation Department of the Neofit Rilski South–West University, said here on Tuesday that in the last 15 years, the university has worked on over 15 cross-border

The project “Providing Support for Social Enterprises” focuses on the impact of social enterprises, said here on Tuesday the coordinator of the Association of South-Western Municipalities (ASWM), Iliana Tsvetanova.

The cross-border project, titled "Creation of a cultural dipole in the cross border area" between Bulgaria and Greece is very important not only for Petrich, Southwestern Bulgaria, but also for the entire region, said Katya Stoyanova, project manager in the Municipality of Petrich on Tuesday.