Section: Radio Bulgaria (Bulgaria)
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...
Foreign students’ festival in Ruse: We are Europe! We are the world!
On the eve of Europe Day, a youth festival: We are Europe! We are the world! was organized in Ruse on the Danube. The event takes place every year at the University of Ruse where foreign students, brought together by the idea of being “together in all things that make them different” sing and dance on one stage and present the countries they come...
Brezovo – unexpected encounters with history
If you are looking for an unusual and interesting holiday destination, you might be willing to try Brezovo in Southern Bulgaria. This little-known small town is not among the popular tourist spots, but its residents are convinced that they also have something to show the world. You will see that this part of Bulgaria will find a place in your...
Major-General Dimitar Pernikliyski’s house in Sofia is a monument of culture, restored thanks to its new owner
The topic of preservation of Bulgarian cultural heritage has long been part of public agenda. In the capital city of Sofia alone, the number of buildings – monuments of culture is about 800. Problems related to their status, given by the National Institute of Immovable Cultural Heritage, are some of the obstacles owners face when taking...
Upcoming change in education of youth from Bulgarian communities abroad
It is necessary to change the obsolete decrees regulating the residence and training in this country for young people from the Bulgarian communities abroad, Vice President Iliyana Yotova said. At a meeting at the University of Plovdiv with students from the Western Outlands, Moldova and Ukraine, Yotova assured them that Bulgaria did not regard...
Bulgaria’s individual rhythmic gymnast Katrin Taseva tops 2019 All-Around World Ranking
Bulgaria’s individual rhythmic gymnast Katrin Taseva topped the All-Around World Ranking 2019 after the first two 2019 FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup Series in Pesaro and Sofia. Taseva places 1st with 70 points, followed by Russians Aleksandra Soldatova (50 points) and Dina Averina (50 points). Bulgaria’s young rhythmic gymnastics...
Bulgaria and Romania to build third bridge over Danube
Bulgaria and Romania will turn the first sod of the third bridge over the Danube, Bulgaria’s Premier Boyko Borissov announced. The bridge will connect the Bulgarian town of Svishtov and the Romanian town of Zimnicea. This option was chosen due to the existing local railway link on both sides of the river. According to Professor Marin Rusev...
Bulgarian tourism is slipping down the slope of its own success
Bulgarian tourism has shown a steady upward trend over the past four years, reaching a more than 31 percent increase in the number of tourists over this same period. Last year the growth rate, compared to 2017, stood at 4.4 percent, with the overall number of tourists in excess of 9 million – more than the entire population of the country. As of...
