Section: Bulgaria
Ursula von der Leyen: The European Union does not Want a Hard Brexit
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said she would extend the negotiation term for Brexit if London gives a good reason for that, Reuters reported. In an interview with several European newspapers, including the German Zeitung, von der Leyen said the EU will wait for the new British Prime Minister to be elected first and then try...
President Rumen Radev opens Rozhen Festival of Folklore Art and Stockbreeding
Bulgaria’s President Rumen Radev opened the Rozhen Festival of Folklore Art and Stockbreeding-Heritage in the Future 2019 in the Rhodopes. Thousands of people from Bulgaria and abroad arrived today to take part at the Rozhen festival. Bulgaria would be left an orphan without the magic of the Rhodope song and the life-giving sound of the...
1.750 cetacean mammals registered in the Black Sea basin
The largest study of cetacean mammals in the Black Sea basin ended in nearly three weeks. The researchers flew over 12,000 kilometers during the study. A total of 1.750 cetacean mammals have been registered in the aquatory of five Black Sea countries-Romania, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Turkey and Georgia, the Green Balkans organization, who studied the...
Russia Urged Europe to Clarify its Position on the Iranian Nuclear Agreement
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is on a visit to Germany and yesterday urged Europe to make a clearer stance on the Iranian nuclear deal, BTA reported. Lavrov expressed Russia’s growing concern about the US’s exit from nuclear arms control treaties. Lavrov and his German counterpart Heiko Maas discussed at their meeting in...
President Rumen Radev Will Open the Fair in Rozhen
On July 19, Friday, the head of state Rumen Radev and his wife Desislava Radeva will attend the opening of the Rozhen fair. The President will open the event with the rhythm of Rhodope bells from the central stage of the Rozhen meadows near Smolyan at 10.30 am. The fair will start with a gorge of over 200 bagpipers, with performances by legendary...
Customs Officers Discovered Undeclared Currency for nearly Half a Million BGN in a Passenger’s Backpack
Customs officers from the Directorate-General for Customs Intelligence and Investigation / DG MRR) discovered undeclared 241,000 euros in a passenger’s backpack on a bus selected for a thorough customs check. The bus has traveled regularly from Bulgaria to Germany. It arrived at Customs Point Kalotina on 15.07.2019 around 16.30 pm in order...
Renowned artists to teach at 2019 International Summer Art Academy in Sozopol
In the second half of July Bulgaria’s coastal town of Sozopol will host a series of cultural, art and music events. Sozopol, which has been a favorite sea resort to many Bulgarian generations, attracts the art elite during the Apollonia Arts Festival which begins on August 29. Until, then, a series of events will draw the attention of the...
Over 1300 Foreign Artists and Ballet Dancers Work in Bulgaria
In Bulgaria these positions have not been able to be borrowed by Bulgarians, writes NOVA TV. Teachers, athletes, ballerinas and circus artists came in Bulgaria from non-EU countries. Since the beginning of 2019, 1346 foreign nationals from third countries have been granted permission to work in Bulgaria, according to data from the Employment...
Ekaterina Zaharieva: European Union is the best place to live
The Eastern Partnership has achieved significant results, but there is still more to be done. The EU must have a vision for the future of the Eastern Partnership after 2020, Bulgaria’s Deputy Premier and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva said at the Batumi International Conference dedicated to the 10th anniversary of the...
Following a Presidential Decree: Chernobyl is Now an “Open Zone”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed a decree removing a number of bans to visit the exclusion zone, including the creation of a “green corridor” for tourists. This is what he said himself, quoted by TASS. “We should show Chernobyl to the world: scientists, environmental specialists, historians and tourists. Today I...
