Bulgarian Head of State Rumen Radev presented the Presidential Badge of Honor to prominent figures with significant achievements in the fields of culture, education and science. Among those awarded are:
Vasil Vassilev - journalist and chairman of the All-Bulgarian Committee "Vasil Levski"; famous Bulgarian musician and composer Vasil Petrov on the occasion of his 60th anniversary; Viktor Lilov - one of our most successful olympiad competitors in natural sciences; Vladislav Katsarski - founder, producer and general director of the "Braille FM" radio, which helps the integration of people with visual impairments in Bulgaria; Kiril Petsev - publicist and public figure; folk singer Ruska Stoimenova with a significant contribution to the preservation of the singing tradition and folk songs from the Macedonian folklore region; Dr. Hajar Fiyuzi – lecturer in Persian language with academic merits to the development of Iranian studies in Bulgaria, on the occasion of her 90th anniversary.
Plovdiv will offer concerts, bazaars and an ice park for the Christmas and New Year holidays to its citizens and guests, the municipality has announced. Mayor Kostadin Dimitrov will light the Christmas tree in front of the Plovdiv Municipality..
On Thursday, minimum temperatures will range from 3° to 19°C, with eastern areas reaching 15–19°C and Sofia around 6°C. The day will be cloudy with widespread rain. Heavy rainfall is expected in western regions overnight and in central and southern..
“Solutions for achieving peace in Ukraine must be based on fundamental principles of the UN Charter, such as sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity.” This was stated by Bulgarian Foreign Minister Georg Georgiev at the informal video..
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