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Over 1,500 people are to be trained in fire safety under the project, and 130 have already undergone training, said Minister of Labour and Social Policy Natalia Efremova on Monday during a ceremony to provide new equipment under the Human Resources Development Programme 2021–2027, co-financed by the European Union. The ceremony was also attended by the Minister of Interior Ivan Demerdzhiev and the Director of the Directorate for Fire Safety and Civil Protection, Alexander Dzhartov.

Future vocational education admissions should reflect not only approved places and enrolment rates, but also local business needs, according to a comparative analysis released by the Bulgarian Industrial Association (BIA) on Monday.

Bulgarian pension security companies generated EUR 584 million in accumulated investment income in the first half of 2026, which was credited to the individual accounts of insured persons, Evelina Miltenova, head of the Bulgarian Association of

HEADLINES Energy policy, public finances and infrastructure dominate the Bulgarian media on Monday. Print outlets focus on proposed energy-efficiency requirements for new buildings, the government's plans concerning strategic water infrastructure,

At an informal meeting of the European Union's Competitiveness Council in Dublin, Bulgarian Deputy Minister of Economy, Investment and Industry Krasimir Yakimov said Bulgaria believes a comprehensive assessment of the impact of the EU Emissions

Bulgaria is working to ease visa issuance and attract more Turkish tourists, Tourism Minister Ilin Dimitrov said, the Tourism Ministry press service said on Friday.

Raspberry and cherry production in Bulgaria have a positive export balance, with exports exceeding imports, Agriculture and Food Minister Plamen Abrovski said here Friday during the opening of the 2nd Raspberry Festival. The exhibition features raspberry producers, traders, beekeepers, and technology companies presenting solutions for protecting berry crops.

The Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) will issue two commemorative and five collector euro coins in 2027, according to the central bank's Coin Programme for 2027, approved by the BNB Governing Council on July 7.

Bulgaria won five medals at the 56th International Physics Olympiad (IPhO), held in Bucaramanga, Colombia, the Education and Science Ministry said on Monday.

The second premiere of the play The Bacchae took place on Saturday before an audience of around 10,000 spectators at the Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus in Greece, Ivan Vazov National Theatre Director Vasil Vasilev told BTA on Sunday. The audience rewarded the actors with more than 10 minutes of applause.

Ami Inoe of Japan and Florentina Trumpler of Germany won the first prizes in the women's senior category (ages 17–27) at the fourth Sarah-Nora Prima International Ballet Competition. In the men's division, the top awards went to Bulgaria's Samuil Nedelin and Tiago Victor Alvarez Santana of Brazil. Each first prize carries a cash award of EUR 2,500.

The Internationally co-produced Serbian film 3 Weeks After has won the Europa Cinemas Label Award at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, the festival's official website announced. 3 Weeks After is a co-production between Serbia, Bulgaria,

Serbia’s Customs Administration ordered the return of Bulgarian books seized from journalist and GLAS Association Chair Aleksandar Dimitrov, ending a three-year administrative procedure, Dimitrov said on Friday.

Turkish authorities have detained more than 120 people in operations against illegal betting and gambling in Istanbul and drug trafficking in Ankara on Friday.

After a series of hot days in early July, snow fell in Romania's Bucegi Mountains at the height of the season, and the air temperature barely reached 1 C.

Deputy Foreign Minister Ivanka Tasheva and Montenegro's Ambassador to Bulgaria Dorde Jankovic discussed further strengthening bilateral relations during a meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the ministry said on Friday.