Hundreds of pilgrims from many countries visited again the St. Nicholas Maglizh Monastery to see the unique fresco depicting the Holy Brothers Cyril and Methodius and the Irish Saint Patrick. The mural painting is the only in the world depicting together the Christian missionaries Saints Cyril and Methodius, who were declared co-patron saints of Europe by Pope John Paul II, and the Irish Saint Patrick, who preached the doctrine of Christ in Western Europe as missionary. The fresco dates back to the beginning of the 20th century, the Bulgarian Telegraph Agency informs.
Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov and Deputy Prime Minister Tomislav Donchev cancelled the meeting, scheduled for today, of the National Tripartite Council on the draft budget for 2006 after, in an unprecedented move, businesses decided not to take..
The European Commission has presented a proposal for developing high-speed railway lines within the EU until 2040, linking the capitals in the EU, among them a direct link Bucharest-Sofia-Athens. According to the plan, using the trans-European..
President Rumen Radev has returned for a new discussion in parliament the adopted legal amendments, according to which the sale of assets of Russian company Lukoil in the country will take place after a decision of the Council of..
The European Commission has presented a proposal for developing high-speed railway lines within the EU until 2040, linking the capitals in the EU, among..
The European Commission has decided to withhold EUR 215 million from the second payment under Bulgaria’s recovery and resilience plan, the EC told the..
Prokopan is the only railway tunnel on the Plovdiv-Burgas line. This became clear during a visit by Deputy Minister of Transport Lyuben Nanov, who was..
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