Section: Bulgaria
More and more Macedonians Are Receiving Bulgarian Passports
A total of 2,566 people have received Bulgarian citizenship in the first six months of 2019, according to data from the Commission for Bulgarian Citizenship in the Office of the President of the Republic of Bulgaria. However, last year, 3 619 citizens of the Republic of Macedonia received Bulgarian Citizenship, Macedonian online publication Meta...
Bulgarian football teams in Europa League qualifying phase with victory, draw and loss
Bulgarian football champion Ludogorets has made a successful move to the group stage in the Europa League after winning 5-0 against the Welsh team The New Saints in his first match of the third qualifying round. CSKA – Sofia and Zarya Lugansk finished 1-1 in the first match of the third qualifying round in the Europa League. The next match...
Changes in Traffic Around National Stadium Due to CSKA – Zorya Luhansk match
Today it is necessary to reorganize the movement because of a match from the Europa League between the teams of CSKA and Zorya Luhansk, which will be played tonight at 20:30 at the National Stadium “Vasil Levski”. Until the end of the meeting, it is prohibited to stop and park vehicles at sector “D” at the National...
Foreign Students From Nearly 115 Countries Studied Higher Education in Bulgaria
Foreign students from nearly 115 countries studied higher education in our country in the 2017/2018 school year, show data from a Eurostat analysis of mobility for higher education in EU countries, Offnews.bg reports. The total number of foreign students for the said period was 14,000 and for the Bulgarian students – 207,000, the share of...
Eurostat: Students from over 100 countries study in Bulgaria
A Eurostat study on mobility related to higher education in the EU finds that students from 115 countries studied in Bulgaria in 2017/2018. The total number of Bulgarian students was 207,000 and that of foreigners – 14,000 (6 percent of all). The largest among foreign students was the share of those from Greece (26% or about 3 600),...
Most Foreign Students in Bulgarian Universities Come from Greece
Foreign students from almost 115 countries have completed higher education in our country in the 2017/2018 academic year, show data from a Eurostat analysis of mobility in higher education in EU countries. The total number of foreign students for the said period was 14,000 and of Bulgarian students – 207,000, with the share of foreigners in...
What is the kind of vacation Bulgarians can afford?
In recent years, salaries in Bulgaria have been rising by an average of 7-10% annually, but they remain the lowest in the EU and the average monthly wage is about 600 euros. According to trade unions, a four-member family in Bulgaria needs at least 1,251 euros a month but 71.3% of Bulgarians have lower income. However, wages have increased and...
Children’s choir from Rousse earns medals and the admiration of audiences in Italy
The St. George the Victor choir from the city of Rousse ended its 25th concert season on a high point – it took part in the Seghizzi international choral singing competition in Gorizia, Italy. The 59th edition of the event took place in several categories. The choir from Bulgaria excelled in the category for choral arrangements of folk and...
Students of National School of Folk Arts “Filip Kutev” in Kotel win biggest award at Altın Mobilya Festival in Turkey
Once again the students of the National School of Folk Arts Filip Kutev in Bulgaria’s Kotel and their teachers showed their high professionalism, this time at an international forum in Turkey. This is a well-deserved recognition for the first school in the Balkans for traditional folk art, which has more than 50 years of history. School...
First step towards building a gas hub in Bulgaria
Bulgaria does not have any significant gas deposits, nor is it a major gas market, what it does have is big plans in this field, most of all with the project for a European gas hub and an exchange for supplying clients from different European countries. After work on the South Stream gas pipeline project was frozen in 2014, a project that was...
