Section: Radio Bulgaria (Bulgaria)
Minister Angelkova, Ambassador Anatoly Makarov visit children’s camps on Northern Black Sea coast
Bulgarian Minister of Tourism Nikolina Angelkova and Russian Ambassador to Bulgaria Anatoly Makarov have visited two children’s camps on the Northern Black Sea coast where mostly kids from Russia come over for holidays. The minister recalled that the Bulgarian Black Sea traditionally offers very good accommodation for Russian...
Increased foreign interest in Bulgarian labour market registered
Experts from the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions of Bulgaria (CITUB) report that there has been a growing interest of foreigners in the Bulgarian labor market. In May and June, some 3,000 foreigners have registered for seasonal employment. Half of them are Ukrainian citizens hired for low-skilled positions in Bulgarian seaside resorts....
Memory of Khan Kubrat and his Old Great Bulgaria
We live almost 1,370 years after the death of Khan Kubrat – the person who established the Bulgarian statehood. Back in the 7th c. he unified the proto-Bulgarians in a military-tribal union, named Great Bulgaria. Its territory spread over the plains to the North of the Azov and Black Seas. There were lots of prairie empires in that region back...
Sea Breeze exercise begins in the Black Sea
The regular US-Ukraine exercise Sea Breeze will be take place as of Monday until July 22 with the participation of armed forces from 17 countries, including Bulgaria, the US European command has announced. The exercise will be joined by land forces as well as marines. The aim is to ensure stability in the Black Sea region, the organizers say....
President Rumen Radev addresses Global Forum, organized by the Atlantic Council in Warsaw
Connectivity, cooperation and security – we should make these key words our leading principles for the development of the Central and East European region, said Bulgarian President Rumen Radev addressing the Global Forum organized by the Atlantic Council in Warsaw. The Bulgarian head of state described the policies targeted at bringing the member...
Kaliakra – energy at the expense of nature and taxpayers
Cape Kaliakra /meaning Beautiful Cape, Greek/ is situated some 70 km to the northeast of the Black Sea port city of Varna. The beautiful natural and archaeological reserve is one of the Top 100 National Tourist Sites. It is also the home of rare and endangered plant and animal species – Kaliakra is the only important place in Bulgaria in terms of...
Bulgarian military industry to participate in army’s rearmament as well?
Bulgaria has been planning the large-scale rearmament of its army to the tune of more than EUR 2 bln. by 2029. This is due to both the obsolescence of the mostly Russian equipment available and also because NATO has been more and more insisting in its appeals that all member-states should spare 2% of GDP for their armies. Moreover, Sofia feels...
Tihomir Trifonov places fourth in Diamond League event
In his debut in a start of the Diamond League, Tihomir Ivanov finished fourth in the high jump event in Paris with a result of 228 cm. Ivanov jumped 228 in his first try but then failed three times at 230. Winner became Mutaz Barshim with 235 cm, followed by the Ukrainian Bogdan Bondarenko with a result of 232 cm and Syrian Majededdin Ghazal also...
Ties with Bulgarians living abroad given new momentum
The outgoing week will be remembered for the demonstration, on several different occasions, of a heightened interest inside the country in Bulgarians who, for one reason or another, live abroad. An interest that has always been there, but which now seems to be acquiring new dimensions. One of the factors that set this pattern seems to be that the...
Government facilitates hiring of ethnic Bulgarians from abroad
At its regular weekly sitting, the Council of Ministers approved draft agreements on labour migration with Armenia, Moldova and Ukraine. After the sitting Deputy Prime Minister Valeri Simeonov, who is in charge of Bulgarians abroad, announced that persons wishing to work in Bulgaria for a period of 90 days will now be able to obtain the documents...
