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The Central Election Committee (CEC) continues the registration of parties and coalitions for the forthcoming elections. So far, ten parties and eight coalitions have submitted documents for registration, and all of them have submitted documents for participation in both types of elections at the same time, CEC Spokesperson Rositsa Mateva said at a briefing on Tuesday in connection with the preparation and conduct of the national and European elections scheduled for June 9.

The first sitting of the Parliamentary ad hoc Committee to establish the facts and circumstances regarding the missing strategic document "Roadmap for the implementation of the project for expansion of the gas transmission system of the Republic of Bulgaria" as well as all facts and circumstances

Navy Commander Rear Admiral Kiril Mihaylov paid an official visit to Turkiye between April 17 and 19, the Navy said on Tuesday. The visit was at the invitation of the Turkish Naval Forces Commander, Admiral Ercument Tatlıoglu.

Burgas Municipal Council on Tuesday supported a proposal for signing a cooperation agreement with the Old town of Bratislava, called Stare mesto.

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.

Mariana Kukusheva, the chair of the National Union of Bakers and Confectioners expects that the zero VAT on bread will stay. She was among the speakers at a Sofia forum titled "Brand Bulgaria - protection of Bulgarian agriculture and food",

Some 100 companies from Bulgaria, Turkiye, Romania, and other countries will present the trends in wood processing and furniture production at the 9th Technomebel fair in Sofia. The fair will take place at Inter Expo Center from April 23 to 26.

Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Lyudmila Petkova has appointed Georgi Yordanov as head of the Public financial Inspection Agency. He is replacing Ilka Dimova-Mazgaleva.  Yordanov has a vast record in expert and senior positions. Since

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.

Numerous events dedicated to Thracian culture are coming up in Kazanlak in 2024, Dr. Momchil Marinov, Director of the local Iskra Historical Museum, told BTA on Monday.

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.

Turkish rescue teams have carried out a successful operation to rescue four foreign tourists, including from Bulgaria, who were stranded in the Soganlı Mountains, Bayburt province, northern Turkiye, the Anadolu news agency said.