A 652% rise in reports of election violations ahead of the April 19, 2026 vote, compared with the October 27, 2024 election, was a sign of growing public trust in the Interior Ministry’s new leadership, caretaker Minister of the Interior Emil Dechev said on Tuesday.
The leadership of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) has alerted the OSCE mission for the April 19 parliamentary elections to unlawful police pressure and intimidation by structures of the caretaker government against MRF activists and mayors.
Starting April 1, heavy-duty trucks will be allowed to enter Serbia only if they are equipped with mandatory TAG devices, the Bulgarian embassy in Belgrade told Bulgarian News Agency (BTA). Bulgarian transport operators carrying out activities on
The European Child Guarantee is a national development tool, not just a requirement from Brussels, Deputy Labour and Social Policy Minister Nataliya Efremova said at a conference in Zagreb on Tuesday.
Bulgarian banks earned EUR 242 million by February 28, up 8% from a year earlier, the Bulgarian National Bank said on Tuesday.
A to JazZ Festival Director Petar Dimitrov said at the Culture. Tourism. Communications. conference on Tuesday that Bulgaria’s tourism strategy has not been updated since 2017.
The Culture Ministry and the Tourism Ministry are working in close collaboration on several initiatives, including the 100 National Tourist Sites project, Deputy Minister of Culture Victor Stoyanov said at the conference “Culture. Tourism.
Speaking on Tuesday at the Culture. Tourism. Communications. conference, Sofia International Film Festival Executive Director Mira Staleva said that "Bulgaria has enormous potential for film tourism and can do it better than other countries, it must not miss this opportunity."
The National Palace of Culture (NDK) in Sofia represents a unique "event-space" that embodies the characteristics of contemporary Bulgarian culture, said Assoc. Prof. Georgi Lozanov, Editor-in-Chief of BTA's LIK magazine, at Monday's presentation of
Interviewed for the presentation of BTA's LIK magazine, whose March issue is dedicated to the 45th anniversary of the National Palace of Culture (NDK), Eliza Yokina, an architect working in Romania, said that the NDK is an emblem of both culture and architecture.
The collaboration between BTA and the Institute for Bulgarian Language is professional, and the two organizations will join forces not only to disseminate knowledge and information but also to improve the quality of their work, she noted.
Bulgarian News Agency (BTA) Director General Kiril Valchev and the Director of the Prof. Lyubomir Andreychin Institute for Bulgarian Language with the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS), Prof. Svetla Koeva, signed a partnership agreement at the BTA
The Turkish city of Trabzon hosted the Blue Economy Summit between March 27 and 29, at which projects for the construction of new yacht harbours, infrastructure investments to facilitate maritime transport and trade development, as well as more opportunities for water sports enthusiasts were presented.
The Greek National Meteorological Service said the storm will peak on Wednesday, bringing thunderstorms, strong wind gusts, and localized hail.
The fourth international business forum aimed at strengthening economic ties between Bulgaria, Turkiye and Romania was held in Burgas on Friday. The event was organised by the Bulgarian Small and Medium Enterprises Promotion Agency (BSMEPA) in cooperation with the Bulgarian-Turkish Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BTCCI) and the Bulgarian-Romanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BRCCI). This year again, the main objective of the event was to encourage partnerships between businesses in the three countries and to deepen existing strategic links.
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico called on Friday for a reset of bilateral relations, stronger energy cooperation and closer coordination within the EU during an official visit to Bucharest.