Bulgaria’s capital Sofia hosts a media forum under the motto When Society Met Refugees. The forum is held on occasion of the World Refugee Day and was organized by the Bulgarian Red Cross and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Over 65 million people were forced from their home and one-third of them are children, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Representative to Bulgaria Mathijs Le Rutthe said. 22.5 million of all 65 million refugees are Syrian nationals. One person leaves his birthplace every three seconds, Mathijs Le Rutthe underlined.Bulgaria’s Vice President Iliana Yotova said in return that the media and the politicians paid high price to populism and quite often the refugees’ destiny is misunderstood and they are presented only as a global threat.
Due to the outbreak of Peste des Petits Ruminants (sheep and goat plague) in Velingrad and the subsequent protests by farmers, 300 new samples will be taken today. Currently, 1,700 sheep are at risk of being forcibly euthanized. The decision for a..
Exactly a month after the parliamentary elections on October 27, the first session of the 51st National Assembly, which started on November 11, continues today. MPs will make a sixth attempt to elect a speaker. During the fifth..
Wednesday will be mostly sunny. There will be weak to moderate west-northwesterly wind. The lowest temperatures are expected to be between minus 3° and 2°C; in Sofia - around minus 1°C. The highest temperature will reach 10°C to 15°C;..
According to unofficial information, the Hungarian Presidency of the Council of the EU has drafted a decision for the full admission of Bulgaria and..
The first marble statue discovered in the ancient city of Heraclea Sintica on 3 July, is probably of Lucius – grandson of Roman Emperor Octavian..
The Bulgarian Hotel and Restaurant Association (BHRA) presented its annual awards for professional achievements in the field of tourism. The Bulgarian..
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