After researchers from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS) organized protests over underfunding, the government took a decision to add another 7.5 million euro to the Academy’s budget for 2018.
The additional financing will be distributed among the different academy departments on the basis of an evaluation of the work and the results of the individual sectors throughout the past year, which is a long standing practice for the BAS.
Plovdiv will offer concerts, bazaars and an ice park for the Christmas and New Year holidays to its citizens and guests, the municipality has announced. Mayor Kostadin Dimitrov will light the Christmas tree in front of the Plovdiv Municipality..
On Thursday, minimum temperatures will range from 3° to 19°C, with eastern areas reaching 15–19°C and Sofia around 6°C. The day will be cloudy with widespread rain. Heavy rainfall is expected in western regions overnight and in central and southern..
“Solutions for achieving peace in Ukraine must be based on fundamental principles of the UN Charter, such as sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity.” This was stated by Bulgarian Foreign Minister Georg Georgiev at the informal video..
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