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BULGARIANS ABROAD

BULGARIANS ABROADOur new column “Bulgarians Abroad” is aimed at bringing you the stories of Bulgarians living near and far outside Bulgarian borders. Today, there are more than two million Bulgarians living in different corners of the globe –studying, working, raising their families and building “their own” Bulgaria far from its geographical boundaries. Their stories and the conversation with them and about them awaken a host of patriotic feelings and emotions, give rise to nostalgia and yearning for one’s homeland…

Bearing in our hearts the thought of Bulgarians and all things Bulgarian existing out there, far from our native land, the team of Radio Bulgaria is committed to go deeper into the joys and sorrows, the choices, achievements and important decisions in the lives of our compatriots all around the world.

We will be really excited if you get in touch us with, completing the stories of those people we talk about!

You can write to us at: radiobulgaria@bnr.bg

Bulgarian pupils in Rome revive the memory of the first Bulgarian school in Chiprovtsi dating to 1624

An unusual opening of the new school year was made by the students and teachers of the Bulgarian school "Asen and Ilia Peikov" in Rome and Florence.  The event was attended by the Ambassador of Bulgaria to Italy H.E. Kostadin Kodzhabashev, as well as..

published on 9/18/24 3:15 PM
Photo: Bulgarian school Rose Valley in London

396 Bulgarian schools around the world open doors for the new school year

More than 32,000 Bulgarian children in 43 countries on 6 continents will be heading for the 396 Bulgarian Sunday schools around the world registered for the school year 2024-2025. More than 2,000 teachers will be teaching them to read and write in..

published on 9/16/24 6:54 AM
Istanbul

The school year has already started for the Bulgarian school in Istanbul

On September 14, the school bell rang for 65 students and teachers at the Bulgarian Sunday school "Sts. Cyril and Methodius" in Istanbul. In the Bulgarian Exarchate, which houses the only Bulgarian school in the metropolis, a..

published on 9/14/24 5:46 PM
Rayna Mandjoukova

The Heart of the Other Bulgaria - a documentary about a small agency with a big mission

In the autumn of 1992, a decree of the Council of Ministers in Bulgaria established the Agency for Bulgarians Abroad to coordinate state policy towards Bulgarians living around the world. Its first president, Georgi Danailov, put together a team and the..

published on 9/12/24 8:35 AM

Phoenix Balkan dance group in Basel invites folk dance lovers to online training

The Phoenix Balkan dancing group based in Basel , Switzerland, invites folk dance lovers to practice during its new creative season . For four years now, they have been held online through the Zoom platform.  The participants are from at least..

published on 9/9/24 2:30 PM

Vasil Levski Bulgarian school in UK's Barking opens the new academic year

On September 9, the Vasil Levski Bulgarian school in Barking , Great Britain, opens its doors for the new school year 2024/2025. "We can't wait for you to fill the classrooms to learn and have fun together," the school administration shared on..

published on 9/9/24 2:23 PM

Iliana Iotova opens the school year at St. St. Cyril and Methodius Bulgarian school in Barcelona

Bulgarian Vice President Iliana Iotova has opened the new school year at the Bulgarian Sunday School "St. St. Cyril and Methodius" in Barcelona . She congratulated the students for their diligence in attending classes on weekends after a full week at a..

published on 9/8/24 10:43 AM

Sts. Cyril and Methodius School in Vancouver preserves the knowledge about Bulgaria alive for 30 years

About 70,000 Bulgarians are currentingly residing in Canada, according to data from the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. There are seven Bulgarian Sunday schools in the country. During the past 2023/2024 academic year, one of them - "St...

published on 9/8/24 10:35 AM

The Bulgarian Sunday School "ABV" in Finland opens the new school year

The new school year at the Bulgarian Sunday School "ABV" in Finland opens today with a celebration in the school yard , the educational center announced. A short cultural program with greetings and congratulatory addresses is planned, followed by free..

published on 8/25/24 1:27 PM

A painting by a Bulgarian child from London has found a home on St. Anastasia Island

Alexander Georgiev was only 14 years old when he participated in the first International Youth Biennale "Bulgarian Traces Around the World – with Palette, Camera and Word" in Rome. The event, held in 2021/2022, was a great success, and the painting..

published on 8/17/24 1:40 PM