The Council of Ministers has adopted the "Together Again" program, Minister of Tourism Stela Baltova and Minister of Education Nikolay Denkov. State funding totals 7.5 million euros. The 250-euro tourist package per student is for 6 days of vacation. Students will be given the opportunity to participate in creative events, to visit museums and art events. This will support all areas of tourism business such as hotels, tour operators, museums and tour guides. In order to receive the vouchers, tour operators will compete in two stages by offering a larger package of activities. By September 14, the program will cover 30,000 participants, 165 from each school in the country.
The Culture Committee of the Bulgarian National Assembly failed to approve, at first reading, a bill on amendments to the Public Libraries Act to rename the National Library Sts. Cyril and Methodius to People’s Library. 2 MPs voted “for”, 4 voted..
A proposal for the establishment of a state-run company for trading in groceries, primarily produced in Bulgaria, via chain stores, was approved by the National Assembly’s Committee on Budget and Finance. The proposal was tabled between the..
The Eurogroup encourages Bulgaria to adopt the euro, according to a letter by its President Paschal Donohoe to European Council President Antonio Costa. The letter comes in connection with the upcoming meeting of the European leaders in Brussels on..
Bulgarian Ambassador to the United States Georgi Panayotov and Raycho Raychev, founder and CEO of the Bulgarian company EnduroSat , met with experts..
The prehistoric complex "Provadiya-Solnitsata" - the oldest salt production and urban centre in Europe (5600 - 4350 BC) - is among the sites nominated..
Bulgarian citizens and road hauliers should avoid traveling to Serbia on March 15 and 16 except in cases of extreme necessity , until the protest actions..
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