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Sofia Regional Prosecution Office indicted and detained Romanian citizen for smashing shop windows in central Sofia, the prosecution service said on Tuesday.  Evidence collected so far shows that on September 28, at around 9:15 p.m., the defendant,

Two male bodies were found Monday in a cargo hold of a ship docked at the port of Burgas, Captain Zhivko Petrov, Director of the Burgas Maritime Administration, told BTA on Tuesday. According to him, the men were not part of the ship’s crew, nor

Bulgarian investigative reporter Christo Grozev will receive the European Journalist of the Year Award at the PRIX EUROPA festival in Berlin for tracking down Jan Marsalek, the fugitive former director of German payment company Wirecard, in Moscow and exposing him as a Russian spy, the festival’s organizing committee said in a press release.

Variable cloud, significant in many areas. Isolated rain showers in the afternoon in Rila and Rhodope Mountains. Light to moderate westerly wind. Highs: 15C-16C, in Sofia around 16C. Heavy rain overnight in western areas. Northwesterly wind will

Opreff Winery, located in the village of Dobrotitsa in the Danubian Plain, is focusing on wines from Bulgarian grape varieties typical of the region. Manager Gergana Georgieva told BTA that certain grapes thrive particularly well in the area because of the unique combination of soil, climate and local conditions, giving the wines distinctive regional character.

Georgi Angelov, who works at the Marketing Department of Chernomorsko Zlato (Black Sea Gold), told BTA that his winery has introduced new robots for packaging finished products as part of its efforts towards modernization and sustainable development.

New prospects are opening up for Bulgaria’s energy sector with the country’s accession to the eurozone on January 1, 2026, said Finance Minister Temenuzhka Petkova on Tuesday at the Compass 20225 national conference5, dedicated to major projects in

Vidinska Gamza winery is developing the local grape varieties Gamza and Pamid, as well as Rkatsiteli and Muscat Ottonel, which have long been grown in the Vidin region. The winery’s co-owner Petko Mikov recalled that the beginning was set in 2005 with the purchase and cultivation of old vineyards.

The Bulgarian News Agency (BTA) Tuesday signed a partnership agreement with the Paisii Hilendarski University of Plovdiv. The agreement was signed by BTA Director General Kiril Valchev and University Rector Prof. Dr. Rumen Mladenov. "I am pleased

Technologies are only a tool, they cannot replace prayer and communion with God, Bulgarian Patriarch Daniil said on Tuesday at the Second International Conference marking the 100th anniversary of Theology journal, held in Thessaloniki, Greece.

A long-term partnership agreement was signed on Monday between the Bulgarian News Agency (BTA) and the College of Management, Trade and Marketing (CMTM) in Sofia. This is the 48th agreement BTA has signed with a higher education institution. There

The Japanese Spirit group exhibition will open on September 30 as part of the 36th Days of Japanese Culture in Bulgaria and the Sofia Paper Art Fest 2025 at the Mazda Gallery in Sofia.

As of September 29, the official election campaign for the local elections in North Macedonia has begun. The elections will be held on October 19, with a runoff on November 2. These are the eighth local elections since the country declared

Leaders of Serbia’s ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) have been invited on October 22 to a meeting with the European People’s Party (EPP) following criticism of President Aleksandar Vucic by Members of the European Parliament (MEPs), SNS Chair and former Prime Minister Milos Vucevic told K1 TV.

Minister Zacharaki shared details of Greece’s educational initiatives, including a programme for prospective clerics launched in 2024, and Greece’s experience in teaching “Religion – Orthodoxy” as a compulsory subject in secondary schools.

Although Greece is not a Black Sea country, it is part of the INTERREG programme for the Black Sea Basin. This is due to its experience as a maritime country, which makes it a valuable partner on a number of topics such as maritime spatial planning, mapping, and the fight against pollution. Greece also has a longer experience in European programmes compared to other countries in the region, which is an advantage that was particularly strong at the beginning of the history of European territorial cooperation programmes.