Two application for director general of the Bulgarian News Agency - BTA were submitted to the parliament before the deadline – 18:00 o’clock on January 15. Kiril Valchev has been nominated by the ruling GERB party. Ivaylo Danailov has been nominated by the opposition BSP party. Both have a professional connection with BTA in different periods of their careers. Valchev is an active radio journalist and legal advisor at the agency. Danailov started working at BTA as a translator and journalist. He was editor-in-chief of the Press Photo service and media adviser to Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev.
According to law, the candidates will first be checked for belonging to the repressive apparatus of the old regime, BTA reported.
A discussion on the potential reintroduction of religious education in Bulgarian schools was held at the National Palace of Culture in Sofia. The discussion was organized by the Ministry of Education and Science. Religions will be studied from a..
Bulgaria’s Ambassador to the United States Georgi Panayotov has requested an early end to his term, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced. The reasons for his resignation were not specified. Ambassador Georgi Panayotov is a career diplomat..
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have admitted to mistakenly firing on a UN facility in central Gaza in March, killing an UN staffer, reported BTA. Until now, the IDF had denied responsibility for the March 19 strike in Deir al-Balah that killed..
A peaceful civic protest under the motto “Protecting our children – car procession and blocking traffic on Danube Bridge” will take place on Saturday...
On Saturday lows will be between 5 and 10°C, around 7°C in Sofia. Before noon it will be mostly sunny and calm. In the afternoon there will be isolated..
Vice President Iliana Iotova is paying a visit to Grasse, France at the invitation of the town mayor Mayor Jerome Viaud and the local cultural..
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