Discover Bulgaria, which is among the key cultural events during the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, will be held near the Colosseum in Rome on May 28. Today, the lights of the Capitol Square will go off at 8.30 pm. A 3D mapping show over the facade of the Rome Municipality building will tell how Bulgarian script contributed to the spread of Christianity among the Eastern Slavs. The professional troupe for Bulgarian folk dances, music and songs Chinary will take the audience on an exciting journey outlining Bulgaria’s contribution to the European cultural identity. The event will be closed by Bulgaria’s Minister of Culture Boil Banov and Bulgaria’s Ambassador to Italy Marin Raykov.
The ruling GERB party claimed that employers are in favour of a higher VAT rate, but employer organisations denied this, insisting that no such proposal had ever been made. This clarification followed a meeting between GERB leader Boyko Borissov..
The European Commission has disbursed €438.6 million to Bulgaria as part of the second payment under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF). On 3 October 2025, the Commission partially approved the payment, stating that Bulgaria "still needs to..
Bulgaria has sufficient quantities of fuel and the 90-day reserves are secured at around 98%, Asen Asenov, Chairman of the State Reserve and Wartime Stocks State Agency, told bTV. The country has a gasoline reserve for 35 days and a diesel reserve..
The Sofia City Court has postponed the extradition case of Igor Grechushkin, the owner of a cargo ship linked to the explosion at the port of Beirut in..
The Road Infrastructure Agency (RIA) has proposed the introduction of temporary restrictions on the movement of heavy trucks weighing over 12 tons along..
On Tuesday, minimum temperatures will range from 8 to 13°C , with Sofia seeing around 9°C. Rain is expected across the country, with heavier showers in..
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