The Bulgarian National Assembly hosts on July 26 the annual conference of the Association of Bulgarian Schools Abroad. The forum will be held under the motto Bulgarian Language- Spiritual Bridge for National Unity. The participants will accentuate during the discussions on the achievements and the problems of the Bulgarian schools abroad. There are over 400 Bulgarian schools abroad and their main task is to preserve the national consciousness through teaching Bulgarian language, literature, history and geography of Bulgaria. According to statistics, over 2 million Bulgarians (one-third of the country’s population) live abroad.
On a proposal by the Council of Ministers, the heads of the State Intelligence Agency and the State Agency Technical Operations will, from now on, be elected by the National Assembly, BNR’s Maria Fileva reports. This means the president’s powers..
Three new electric locomotives Siemens Smartron are entering service as of today, Transport Minister Grozdan Karadjov has announced. Two of them will be running along the Sofia-Burgas line, and one – along the Sofia-Russe line. The new..
Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov, Minister of Agriculture Georgi Tahov and Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Christophe Hansen inaugurated the reconstructed main irrigation canal Trakiets near Konush village. The reconstruction increases..
The population of white storks in Bulgaria has increased by 33% in recent years, according to data from the 8th International White Stork Census , cited..
Bulgarians living abroad have shown unprecedented interest in the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy’s “I Choose Bulgaria” programme, deputy Minister for..
On Friday, the lowest temperatures will range between 5°C and 11°C, in Sofia 7°C. During the day, the cloud cover across the country will be..
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