site.btaObservances: June 14-15

JUNE 14

The world: 

- Flag Day in the United States;

- World Blood Donor Day.

On this date in Bulgarian history:

1862: Turnovo Uprising against Ottoman rule breaks out. Suppressed in bloodshed across Bulgaria.

1895: Bulgarian parliamentarians leave for St Petersburg to negotiate re-establishment of bilateral diplomatic relations. Emperor Nicholas II receives them on July 5. 

1934: Statutory Ordinance banning political party organizations is gazetted after May 19, 1934 coup. 

1991: Diplomatic relations established with Dominican Republic.

2007: Council of Ministers decides to open Bulgarian Embassy in Vilnius, Lithuania. 

2013: Second bridge over the Danube, linking Vidin (Bulgaria) and Calafat (Romania), is unveiled.

JUNE 15

The world:

- Britain: Trooping the Colour (The Queen's Birthday Parade)

- World Day to Combat Violence against the Elderly

On this date in Bulgarian history:

1963: Diplomatic relations established with Kuwait.

1965: Diplomatic relations established with Pakistan.

1976: Diplomatic relations established with Madagascar.

2004: The EU membership negotiations with Bulgaria come to an end as all 31 negotiation chapters are closed.

2006: The National Assembly ratifies a Bulgaria-EU agreement establishing a framework for the country's participation in the bloc's crisis management operations.

2006: The Council of Ministers names the German-Bulgarian consortium Fraport Twin Star Airport Management as the winning candidate for a concession contract for the airports of Bourgas and Varna.

2006: The National Assembly ratifies the Agreement on the Privileges and Immunities of the International Criminal Court, signed by Bulgaria in New York on May 2, 2003.