The Sofia City Prosecutor’s Office announced that it had undertaken checks on the actions of the Sofia Municipality related to preventing the spread of coronavirus in the residential districts Fakulteta, Filipovtsi, Hristo Botev, Dimitar Milenkov and Orlandovtsi inhabited predominantly by people of Roma origin. The Sofia Mayor Yordanka Fandakova was asked to provide information about measures undertaken against large groups of Bulgarian nationals who returned from high-risk countries and disrespected the mandatory quarantine. Mayor Fandakova called on the seniors to stay home. She also told the parents and the young people not to visit public playgrounds and sports grounds. Strict discipline will help up avoid full quarantine, Mayor Fandakova contends.
The Bulgaria army will make up for the lack of personnel but not immediately. For 2025, we have money to hire only 1,000 new soldiers, said Defense Minister Atanas Zapryanov before the relevant parliamentary committee. The committee supported the..
Bulgaria remains a net exporter of electricity and one of the pillars of the energy system in Southeast Europe. Electricity exports exceed imports by 3.1% in 2024. According to this indicator, the country ranks 11th in Europe. Among the..
At a ceremony at the Vytautas Magnus University in the Lithuanian city of Kaunas , the rector of Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Prof. Georgi Valchev, accepted the rotating presidency of the international university alliance..
By mid-2026, Bulgaria should be removed from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) “grey list” of countries with deficiencies in its anti-money..
Frol and Frosia are the newest residents of the Bear Sanctuary Belitsa, according to the Four Paws Foundation, which runs the bear sanctuary in..
Plovdiv Airport welcomed the first flight from Milan (Malpensa) with an official ceremony on October 26. The aircraft carried 87 passengers on the newly..
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