Section: Bulgaria
Saharan Dust In The Air
According to data from the Greek meteorological office for several days the atmosphere over Bulgaria is saturated with dust from the deserts of North Africa, Nova TV reported. The cloud of fine sand covered Bulgaria, Serbia, Greece and other Balkan countries. In the coming days, the concentration will increase, and the dusty territory will expand...
Bulgarian Tourism Minister: We will be Uncompromising in the Control of Beach Areas
We will be uncompromising if it is found that tenants and concessionaires on beaches do not strictly comply with the 50% free zone requirement. In case of doubt, geodetic surveys will be made on site and in case of breaches the contracts may be terminated. This was announced by Minister of Tourism Nikolina Angelkova at a working meeting with...
Important Points to Note About the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest
The hands of the clock are slowly ticking down to the wee hours of May 18, 2019, which is billed to be the finals for the 2019 edition of the most anticipated music competition in Europe, that is, the Eurovision Song Contest. This year’s event is impressive because of the many features that we have seen of late. For the sake of people that...
Panagyurishte hosts World Fireworks Championship
On May 17, 18 and 19 the town of Panagyurishte (Central South Bulgaria) hosts the seventh edition of the World Fireworks Championship for the Cup of Panagyurishte 2019 “Fire, Color and Phantasy”. The World Fireworks Championship was held for the first time in 2013 and the interest in this event has been constantly growing over the years. Teams...
Member of criminal group siphoning off money from bank accounts extradited from Bulgaria
An international crime group which has siphoned off around USD 100 million from the accounts of over 40,000 people has been dismantled, the BBC reports. The Europol operation was conducted on the territory of Bulgaria, USA, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine. The gang infected the computers of its victims with the GozNym virus which records online...
Fewer Russian And German Tourists Will Spend Their Summer Vacation In Bulgaria
The Minister of TourismNikolina Angelkova announced that Bulgaria expects a 2-3 percent decrease for the forthcoming summer season. The forecast is based on the early bookings for the season. Fewer Germany and Russia citizens are expected to spend their vacation at the seaside, because they are attracted by the extremely low prices of...
Registration of foreign seasonal workers starts in Bulgaria
Until May 15, 2030 foreigners have been registered as seasonally employed in Bulgaria. This is 2 times more in comparison to the same period in 2018, said Social Minister Biser Petkov. Ukrainians predominate – 1470. About 400 Moldovan citizens are also applying under the Labor Migration Agreement signed between Bulgaria and Moldova. At the...
Bulgaria and Ukraine resume work of intergovernmental commission on economic cooperation
The Deputy Prime Ministers of Bulgaria and Ukraine Mariyana Nikolova and Stepan Kubiv reached agreement to resume the work of the intergovernmental commission on economic cooperation which has not sat in nine years. Stepan Kubiv proposed the discussion of issues from the economic, tariff, military and educational sphere, the decentralization of...
State Agency for Bulgarians Abroad bestows Bulgarian Woman of the Year 2018 award
There is one female saint who is always depicted on Christian Orthodox icons wearing traditional dress – Zlata of Muglen. She lived in the 18th century in a small Bulgarian village near Muglen, on the territory of the Ottoman Empire and she never renounced the Christian faith she was born into. For the tenth year running, the State Agency for...
Mario Angelov: Piano Music is prelude to upcoming concert of Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra
“Piano Music” is the title of the program, which Mario Angelov presents on May 12, at BNR’s First Studio. The audience will hear works by Alfred Schnittke, Bach, Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven. Angelov has been a pianist at the Bulgarian National Radio for nearly three decades and for several years he has been a producer of symphony...
