More than 290 firefighters, forest rangers, hunters and volunteers are taking part in the efforts to extinguish the forest fire on the Bulgaria-Greek border in the region of Kirkovo municipality. The fire is still developing along a 20-km. long front, Chief Commissioner Nikolay Nikolov, director of the fire safety and civil protection directorate general stated.
A Bulgarian air force Mi-17 helicopter is also taking part in the efforts. There is no danger to any towns or villages. Nikolay Nikolov explained that the reason why the fire spread so deep into Bulgarian territory is the Southern wind of the past few days.
May 24 will be declared Bulgarian Heritage Day by the Mayor of Las Vegas, Shelley Berkley, Bulgaria's Consulate General in Los Angeles announced. The official meeting between the new mayor of the largest and most popular city in the state of Nevada..
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 showers and thunderstorms. Maximum temperatures will be between 20 and 25°C, around 21°C in the..
Bulgarian President Rumen Radev has long been involved in the political life of the country, and now he wants to take on the role of opposition leader. This was stated by Finance Minister Temenuzhka Petkova in Targovishte. "After nearly four..
In 2024, Bulgaria spent USD 2.208 billion (3.964 billion BGN), or 2.04% of its GDP, on defense, reads the annual report of NATO Secretary General Mark..
A peaceful civic protest under the motto “Protecting our children – car procession and blocking traffic on Danube Bridge” will take place on Saturday...
In 2024, the poverty line in the country was €375 per month on average per person in a household. A total of 1,401,300 people, or 21.7% of the population,..
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