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An attempt to smuggle nearly 13,000 counterfeit toner cartridges was stopped at the Lesovo border checkpoint with Turkiye, the Customs Agency said on Tuesday.

Four new metro trains manufactured by Skoda are being introduced into service on the Sofia Metro, Sofia Mayor Vassil Terziev said Tuesday at the Obelya metro depot.

FLOODS: GOVERNMENT FACES FIRST TEST Floods are the first major test for the new government, political scientist Maraya Tsvetkova said on Bulgarian National Radio. “This test will be passed if conditions for future floods are minimized. We have been

Minister of Justice Nikolay Naydenov opened the procedure for hearing the candidates for judge from Bulgaria at the General Court of the European Union on Tuesday. The hearings are scheduled for Tuesday and Friday, May 29, the Ministry of Justice

Transport and Communications Minister Georgi Peev expects the transport sector to put forward joint, realistic proposals with clear deadlines for addressing the issues at hand, the press office of Peev's Ministry said Friday after he held two

Bulgarian Development Bank (BDB) Supervisory Board Chair Delyana Ivanova said the bank traditionally and actively supports agriculture and domestic production sectors that strengthen the national economy and provide livelihoods for many

President Iliana Iotova described the National Festival of Sheep Breeders in Bulgaria as a celebration of the Bulgarian spirit as she attended its opening in Lyaskovets on Friday. Agriculture and Food Minister Plamen Abrovski also took part in the

Bulgaria could generate a net economic benefit of between EUR 45 million and EUR 70 million from hosting the Eurovision Song Contest in 2027, depending on visitor numbers and the length of their stay, according to a preliminary assessment by payment services company iBanFirst.

Set designer Mladen Mladenov and actress Maria Stefanova received this year’s two highest honors at the Askeer Awards ceremony, held at the Bulgarian Army Theatre on Sunday evening. Mladenov was presented with the honorary statuette, while Stefanova

Bogdan Rusev sheared a sheep in 4:30 and Sliven’s Petar Petrov won the goat hand-milking contest at the 14th National Festival of Sheep Breeders in Bulgaria, organizers said on Sunday.

Ethno singer Ishtar will perform four concerts in Bulgaria. The first concert is scheduled for June 3 in Plovdiv, followed by June 4 in Burgas, June 5 in Sofia at Hall 1 of the National Palace of Culture, and June 8 in Varna.

With a ceremonial gathering featuring an academic address dedicated to St Clement of Ohrid and a classical music concert performed by young musicians, the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS) marked May 24.

Greek national broadcaster ERT reported an alarming rise in the use of e-cigarettes among teenagers in the country, with more minors viewing vaping as a less harmful alternative to traditional smoking. ERT quoted two health experts, who warned that

Three 20-year-olds and prominent North Macedonian opera singer Riste Velkov died in a collision with a truck tractor on the Skopje ring road, the Interior Ministry of North Macedonia said Friday.

The European Commission (EC) has signed the SAFE (Security Action for Europe) agreement with Romania, the Romanian Ministry of Finance announced in a statement sent to BTA. This will give the country access to EUR 16.68 billion for defence and strategic infrastructure - the second-largest loan in the EU under the instrument after Poland's.

Serbian Minister of Domestic and Foreign Trade Jagoda Lazarevic and Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration and Trade Representative Taras Kachka signed a joint statement in Belgrade on continuing negotiations for