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The situation in flood-hit Veliko Tarnovo, Gabrovo and Lovech is gradually normalizing after torrential rain on Friday and Saturday, local officials said on Sunday.

The situation in Apriltsi is returning to normal, Tihomir Kukenski, mayor of the municipality, told the Bulgarian News Agency on Sunday. The Vidima and Ostreshka rivers have already returned to their beds, he noted. A partial state of emergency was

Minister of Environment and Water Rositsa Karamfilova-Blagova Sunday visited Blagoevgrad to take part in celebrations marking the Day of the Holy Brothers Cyril and Methodius, of the Bulgarian Alphabet, Education and Culture, and of Slav Letters, as

Bulgarian Patriarch and Metropolitan of Sofia Daniil led a ceremonial water blessing outside the Sts Cyril and Methodius National Library on Sunday, opening the official ceremony marking May 24 - the Day of the Holy Brothers Cyril and Methodius, of the Bulgarian Alphabet, Education and Culture, and of Slav Letters. Daniil described May 24 as both “an inherently Christian feast” and “a deeply Bulgarian holiday.”

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.

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.

Tbilisi Garden was officially opened on Thursday in a renovated public space in Sofia’s Lozenets district, which was named after the Georgian capital by a decision of the Sofia Municipal Council in July 2023.

The fourth edition of the Intuitive - Bulgaria International Salon will take place from May 27 to June 13 in Hall 2A of the Union of Bulgarian Artists (UBA) in Sofia, the organizers announced.

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

Ambassador of Bulgaria to Greece Valentin Poryazov hosted a reception at the Bulgarian Embassy in Greece in Athens on Wednesday.