Meeting with more than 400 teachers and principals from the southeastern regions of Haskovo, Kardzhali and Stara Zagora Bulgarian Minister of Education Meglena Kuneva discussed issues of pre-school and school education. The Education Minister supports the idea of Prosecutor General Sotir Tsatsarov for a ban on wearing burkas in schools. “I think he is right. This is already a fact in France under a special law. I believe Bulgarians are a tolerant and open people, but there are situations in which we should carefully evaluate every step we make”, she commented.
The Bulgarian Orthodox church marks the day of St. Archangel Michael today, one of the most popular immovable Christian feasts. In Bulgaria it is also known as Arhangelovden . In popular belief, Archangel Michael – the angel closest to God –..
A protest organized by nationalist organizations in front of the Ivan Vazov National Theatre last night against the premiere of Bernard Shaw’s play Arms and the Man , directed by John Malkovich, turned violent. The protesters occupied the entrances..
The Institute for Historical Studies at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences is organizing today a scientific conference on the topic "The Western Bulgarian Outlands - History and Perspectives" on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of..
A protest organized by nationalist organizations in front of the Ivan Vazov National Theatre last night against the premiere of Bernard Shaw’s play..
There Is such a People (ITN) has collected 67 signatures and are submitting a complaint to the Constitutional Court for the partial annulment of the..
A second night of protests took place outside the Ivan Vazov National Theatre in Sofia, but this time there were no physical confrontations. The protest..
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