At an official ceremony in Bucharest on occasion of the start of the Romanian Presidency of the Council of the European Union the President of the European Parliament Antonio Tajani voiced hopes that Bulgaria and Romania would join the Schengen Area during the Romanian EU Presidency. The President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker also supported Romania’s bid to join the Schengen. 22 out of all 28 EU member states are members of the Schengen Area. Great Britain, Ireland, and Cyprus are not part of Schengen and Bulgaria, Romania and Croatia are waiting to be accepted as Schengen members.
Sunday will be cloudy. A cold atmospheric front from the west will bring rainfalls. In the western mountainous regions of Bulgaria, the rain will be mixed with snow. The lowest temperatures will be between 2° and 7°C; in Sofia –..
At a ceremony in the presence of President Rumen Radev, the Bulgarian flag was raised on a 21-meter pylon in the Zvezdata area near Etropole. “Today, we all raise our voices that in a time of division for the world, we will..
A requiem liturgy has been served in the St. Nedelya cathedral on the occasion of the first anniversary of the death of Bulgarian Patriarch Neophyte. He became patriarch on February 24, 2013. “We know and remember Patriarch..
Foreign Minister Georg Georgiev today received at the Foreign Ministry Susan Falatko, who arrived in Sofia a few days ago as Charge d'Affaires of the U.S...
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has advised Bulgarian citizens to avoid traveling to Greece because of a planned national strike today. The Foreign Ministry..
The number of pensioners in January this year increased by 15,630 people, or 0.8%, compared to the first month of the previous year, the National Social..
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