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An employee of the Regional Road Transport Administration in Plovdiv has been temporarily suspended by order of Deputy Prime Minister and Transport Minister Grozdan Karadjov following a road accident and a positive drug test, the Transport and Communications Ministry said in a press release on Saturday.

Beloslav Municipality will have a new ferry, to be built with BGN 24 million in funding from the state budget. The project was officially launched on Saturday in the presence of GERB-UDF Floor Leader Boyko Borissov, Finance Minister Temenuzhka

During an inspection of a cargo truck on October 23, border police and customs officers found 6.158 million cigarettes (307,900 packs) without Bulgarian excise stamps, concealed inside wooden panels, the Interior Ministry reported on Saturday. The contraband tobacco products, valued at BGN 2,309,250, were seized by the authorities.

Foreign Minister Georg Georgiev received the Ambassador of the Republic of Korea in Sofia, Dong-bae Kim, at the of Foreign Ministry, the press centre of the ministry announced on Friday.

The Economic and Social Council (ESC) urged that the new Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) of the European Union for the 2028–2034 period ensure a fairer approach to member states, more flexible and efficient fund management, and a stronger social focus, the Council said on Friday. In a resolution adopted at a plenary session, the ESC noted that the European Commission’s proposal should take into account the real challenges facing the economies of individual countries, including Bulgaria, as well as the need for fuller involvement of social partners and civil society in its implementation.

A forum on “Bulgarian Technologies in India: Launch of the SITE [Science, Innovation, Technology and Economy] India–Bulgaria Network” took place Friday at the Trakia Economic Zone (TEZ) in Plovdiv, South Central Bulgaria, to discuss prospects for

Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov should stop listening to those around him who are telling him that Lukoil’s business in Bulgaria must be sold, the leader of Vazrazhdane, Kostadin Kostadinov, told reporters in Parliament here on Friday.

The Tourism Ministry sees the development of aviation connectivity as a strategic priority and a key factor for achieving sustainable growth, regional development, and a more even distribution of tourist flows throughout the year, Deputy Tourism Minister Irena Georgieva said on Friday. She was speaking at a forum titled “Tourism and Air Connectivity. Traditional Destinations and New Markets. The Key to Sustainable Growth,” organized by the National Board of Tourism and the Bulgarian Industrial Association with the support of the Tourism Ministry.

Theodore Ushev’s film Life With An Idiot was presented for the first time in Bulgaria at the French Institute on October 21 as part of the CineLibri international book to film festival in Sofia.

At the Dryanovo History Museum, an archaeological exhibition entitled Heritage in Stone and Bone is presenting the earliest human presence in Europe, Dr. Venelin Barakov, museum chief curator, told BTA on Tuesday. Among the exhibits are authentic

An exhibition entitled Creative Meetings with the participation of professors from the Sofia National Academy of Arts (NAA), the Lodz Academy of Fine Arts and the Gdansk Academy of Fine Arts opened on Tuesday at the Sea Casino Cultural Centre in

The French quintet Moragues will perform at the Sofia City Art Gallery on November 1, the team behind the international festival MusicArtissimo Fest said. Founded in Paris in 1980, the quintet has toured across Europe, the United States, Japan,

The Council of Ministers Tuesday adopted a decision approving a draft Agreement between the Governments of Bulgaria and Turkiye in the fields of health and medical sciences, as a basis for negotiations. The Agreement foresees cooperation and

The Macedonian-Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce announced the re-election of its President, Biljana Miteva, at a general meeting held Monday. In her address at the event, Miteva said that the number of Chamber members have increased by 127% in the

Turkish authorities have conducted a large-scale operation against alleged members of the so-called Fethullahist Terrorist Organization (FETO), which resulted in 62 arrests, Turkiye's Minister of Interior Ali Yerlikaya reported in his X account on Sunday morning.

An honorary consulate of Romania was opened in Ruse on Friday. It is the fourth honorary consulate in the Danube city, after those of Moldova, Mongolia and Ukraine.