Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2025 All Rights Reserved

British ambassador Rob Dixon visits Varna

Photo: varna.bg

Varna Mayor Ivan Portnih met with British Ambassador to Bulgaria, Dr. Rob Dixon, the Bulgarian news agency BTA reports.

Varna is the second town, outside of Sofia, where the British ambassador to Bulgaria has paid an official visit after presenting his letters of accreditation. Rob Dixon got acquainted with the projects for the development of Varna – the education initiative “Varna - Knowledge City”, the ideas for moving the port infrastructure and socializing the territory freed, the construction of a new industrial zone. Emphasis was laid on the good logistics of the seaside city, as Varna Airport flies to 31 year-round destinations. Ivan Portnih on his part stated that Varna has good contacts with Liverpool, and that a delegation from Varna was acquainted with the model of The Knowledge Quarter there – for promoting innotative industries through the development of education and science.

Ambassador Dixon stated that Varna was a wonderful city and that he understands why so many Brits have chosen it as their home. Mayor Portnih said he was happy there were hundreds of British university students studying in Varna. 



Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

Warm and rainy across much of Bugaria

On Tuesday, overnight lows will range from 7°C to 12°C, rising to 12–16°C in eastern Bulgaria and around 9°C in Sofia. It will be a cloudy day with rain, mainly in the north and west of the country, which will continue into the night towards Wednesday...

published on 11/17/25 7:05 PM
Photo: National Seismological Center at the National Institute of Geophysics, Geodesy and Geography - BAS

3.5-magnitute earthquake in the region of Blagoevgrad

According to data from the National Seismological Center at the National Institute of Geophysics, Geodesy and Geography - BAS, at 16:48 an earthquake with a magnitude of 3.5 was recorded in the area of ​​the town of Simitli, near Blagoevgrad. The..

published on 11/17/25 6:00 PM

Homeless people in Sofia are the focus of a European study

There are significantly fewer homeless people in Sofia in comparison to major European cities. This is shown by data released today from an international study under an international project covering 35 European cities, funded by the European..

published on 11/17/25 5:44 PM