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Vazrazhdane to request that Finance Minister Petkova be heard in parliament regarding Bulgaria's entry into the Eurozone

The MPs from Vazrazhdane party will request that Minister of Finance Temenuzhka Petkova be heard in parliament regarding Bulgaria's entry into the Eurozone, announced the leader of the party, Kostadin Kostadinov. "We have inside information from..

published on 1/30/25 6:15 PM

The Ruse-Veliko Tarnovo motorway will be built with a new technology

The project for the Ruse-Veliko Tarnovo motorway will undergo changes, but for now, it is not under threat, said Minister of Regional Development and Public Works Ivan Ivanov. He checked the progress of the construction of the bypass road around the..

published on 1/30/25 5:01 PM
Delyan Peevski (L), Kiril Pertkov

MPs wrangle over whether the state should acquire Lukoil, Burgas oil refinery

The idea of the state acquiring the only oil refinery in Bulgaria – Lukoil Neftohim in Burgas – as proposed on 29 January by the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) – New Beginning, affiliated with Delyan Peevski and MECH party, split opinions in..

published on 1/30/25 3:41 PM
Minister of Education and Science Krasimir Valchev

Latest edition of EXPLORER programme will attract researchers to the institute INSAIT

“We are happy to have the Institute for Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence and Technology INSAIT, a bright light on the world map of AI,” said Minister of Education and Science Krasimir Valchev during the presentation of the latest edition..

published on 1/30/25 1:34 PM
US Congress

Bulgarian books donated to the Library of the US Congress

The Director of the Agency for Bulgarians Abroad, Raina Mandzhukova, provided books free of charge for the fund of the Bulgarian Department in the Library of Congress in the US , the agency announced. The donation includes specialized literature for..

published on 1/30/25 12:02 PM
A boat processes the scene of the incident near Ronald Reagan National Airport, January 30, 2025

No reports of injured Bulgarian citizens in the plane crash in Washington

The Bulgarian Embassy in the USA has no reports about the presence of Bulgarian citizens on board the plane that crashed in Washington on the night of January 30, the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry announced.  The Bulgarian diplomatic mission in..

published on 1/30/25 12:00 PM

Bulgarian authorities make efforts to establish a Tourist Guarantee Fund

Bulgaria's Minister of Tourism, Miroslav Borshosh, has held a series of meetings with business organizations in the tourism industry . The main topics of the talks were the need to introduce a Tourist Guarantee Fund, the fight against the gray sector..

published on 1/30/25 11:53 AM
Foreign Minister Georg Georgiev

Bulgaria's Foreign Minister calls for not politicizing the Vezhen ship case

The Bulgarian State Agency for National Security has no data that among the Bulgarian crew members of the Vezhen ship detained in Sweden there are agents of foreign services or perpetrators of criminal acts , the director of the agency Plamen..

published on 1/30/25 11:50 AM

Bulgarian hunting tourism participates in Europe's biggest hunting trade fair Jagd and Hund

Bulgaria is presenting itself with a world record trophy for a wild boar from the Kormisosh State Hunting Farm at Europe's biggest trade fair for hunting and fishing Jagd & Hund taking place in Dortmund until February 2. Every year, the..

published on 1/30/25 10:19 AM

European Parliament's Security Committee discusses Vezhen ship incident in the Baltic Sea

The case with the detained Bulgarian ship Vezhen was discussed behind closed doors in the European Parliament's Security and Defense Committee on Tuesday, announced Bulgarian MEP Andrey Novakov. According to him, it is possible that third parties on..

published on 1/30/25 8:54 AM