More than 347,000 Bulgarians bearing the name Ivan celebrate name day today when the Orthodox Church marks the Feast of St. John the Baptist, known as Ivanovden. " Ivan is a title in Bulgaria, not a name," people say about the most revered name in this country meaning "Grace of God".
In almost every Bulgarian family there is someone named Ivan or Ivanka who celebrates on the Day of St. John the Baptist. The second most-common name is praised in the popular song “Ivane, Ivane” performed by Bogdana Karadocheva.
Svetlan Stoev is the new ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Bulgaria to Switzerland. The presidential decree was published on November 18 in the State Gazette. Stoev is a career diplomat. He started working at the..
Strong southerly wind on Monday evening led to the diversion of six flights and the cancellation of five others at Sofia Airport. Flights from Malta, Frankfurt, Vienna and Munich landed in Skopje, and from Bergamo and Warsaw - in Varna. Flights to..
Bulgaria is taking part in a high-level European summit on digital sovereignty in Berlin on 18 November , co-hosted by France and Germany. On 13 November 2025, the country's Council of Ministers approved Bulgaria's formal joining of the Declaration..
The Speaker of the National Assembly has no right to rule unilaterally on a national referendum. This becomes clear from a decision of the Constitutional..
At a meeting in Berlin with Google’s Vice President for Government Affairs and Public Policy for Europe Annette Kroeber-Riel, Minister of E-Government..
On Wednesday, minimum temperatures will range from 5°C to 10°C across the country, reaching 12°C to 17°C in southern Bulgaria and around 8°C in Sofia. It..
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