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An international conference on challenges for multinational companies related to the General Data Protection Regulation, artificial intelligence and data management regulations will be held on April 19 in Sofia, the organizers from the American Chamber of Commerce in Bulgaria said on Monday. The forum will be organized in partnership with Ingram Micro and with the support of Microsoft.

The Commander of the Bulgarian Navy, Rear Admiral Kiril Mihailov, paid an official visit to Greece from April 9 to 12. He was briefed on the actions of the Hellenic Navy in connection with the changing situation in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Black Sea. The sides discussed ways to strengthen and expand naval cooperation between the two countries.

The Central Election Commission (CEC) can count on the full cooperation of the executive for the preparation and conduct of fair and transparent elections, caretaker Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev said at a meeting on Monday with the CEC leadership at the Council of Ministers, quoted by the Cabinet press office. The talks, organized on the initiative of the Prime Minister, were also attended by caretaker Finance Minister Lyudmila Petkova, caretaker Transport Minister Georgi Gvozdeykov, caretaker E-governance Minister Valentin Mundrov, caretaker Foreign Minister Stefan Dimitrov, caretaker Justice Minister Maria Pavlova, caretaker Regional Development Violeta Koritarova, as well as representatives of the Interior Ministry.

The seventh helipad for air ambulances was opened in the hospital in Veliko Tarnovo on Monday.

The Bulgarian economy loses over BGN 1 billion (over EUR 530,000) annually due to the fact that the country remains outside the Schengen area by land and trucks are held up in long lines at internal EU borders, representatives of the Plovdiv-based Union of International Hauliers (UIH) said.

An 8.4% decline in seasonally adjusted industrial production was reported in Bulgaria in February 2024 year-on-year, according to first estimates from Eurostat.

The Medical University  in Sofia will host the annual meeting of the International Association of Medical Faculties (ECTS Medicine Association), which starts on April 18. The event will bring together more than 90 delegates from 53 leading medical

At the end of March, 582,453,492 banknotes were in circulation in Bulgaria, according to data of the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB), published on its website. Compared with the end of February, they increased by 0.18% (581,407,425 bills).

A Spring Exhibition of Minerals, Gems and Fossils is underway at the Earth and Man National Museum in Sofia between April 12 and 14, the management said on Friday.Sixty-five exhibitors, including companies, private collectors and artists, are contributing to the show.

The exhibition tells the story of Bulgaria's participation in the Interkosmos Soviet space programme through photos and documents about the life of Georgi Ivanov and the training he went through.

Sofia University's Faculty of History is hosting an international conference dedicated to ancient Thrace, ogrnized by the Ancient Thrace in Numbers project, the university said.

An exhibition of oil, watercolour, pastel and small sculpture from the collection of LIK Gallery is on display in its space until June 11, the organizers say

Bulgaria's accession to the Schengen area gives the Balchik Airport a chance at development, Ivan Dimitriev, CEO of Sofia Airport, which has been managing the seaside airport since 2016, told BTA Saturday.

Traffic is intense at some border crossings with Romania and Turkiye, the Border Police General Directorate reported on its website on Friday morning.

The holy Muslim holiday of Ramazan Bayram began on Wednesday morning with a traditional mass prayer ritual in Turkiye's nearly 90,000 mosques.

Political consultations between the Bulgarian and Turkish foreign ministries were held in Sofia on Tuesday, led by Deputy Minister Elena Shekerletova and Deputy Minister Mehmet Kemal Bozay, the Bulgarian Ministry said on Tuesday.