Section: Radio Bulgaria (Bulgaria)
Balkan Developments
Syriza breakaway group receive mandate to form government Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos has given a mandate for forming a government to Panagiotis Lafazanis, leader of the Syriza breakaway party Popular Unity. Lafazanis said that he would use the mandate to test the option of a government based on total opposition to bailout agreements....
International Love is Folly festival opens in Varna
The 23rd edition of the International Love is Folly festival opens in Varna today. Celebrities from all over the country and abroad are coming to Varna for the event that closes on August 30th. The festival will present a total of 90 films from Bulgaria, France, Spain, Poland, Portugal, Armenia, China, Ukraine, Russia, Macedonia and many more....
Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup event underway in Sofia
Starting today until 16 August Armeets Arena in Sofia is hosting the World Cup in rhythmic gymnastics with 52 participants from 37 countries. The biggest stars of rhythmic gymnastics will be in Bulgaria for the event. In the group competition the teams are 19 with only Italy from the key favorites absent. Bulgaria’s team in the group...
Yachts set sail for Cor Caroli Regatta in Black Sea
Sailboats cruising near the Bulgarian Black Sea coast will attract attention in the period August 14-16 when the 15th edition of the Cor Caroli Regatta will take place. It will include about 35-40 boats sailing not only under Bulgarian, but also under Ukrainian, British, and German flags. Last year’s winner of the “Golden Globe”...
Grigor Dimitrov goes to second round of Masters in Montreal
Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov qualified for the second round of the tennis tournament from the Masters series in Montreal with a victory against Ukrainian Alexander Dolgopolov by 6:4, 7:5. The Bulgarian will have to play for a place in the eight finals against Jack Sock, USA. …read more Source: Radio...
1996 – Andrey Lukanov’s murder
October 2, 1996, will remain in Bulgaria’s newest history with the murder of a former Bulgarian Prime Minister Andrey Lukanov. Earlier in history, other Bulgarian Premiers also had the same destiny. In February 1945 the People’s Court passed a death sentence on Premiers Aleksandar Tsankov, Bogdan Filov, Dobri Bozhilov and Ivan...
Vacationing in Bulgaria – the hard way
This summer the tourist season seems to be going ahead at idle speed. The number of foreign tourists in Bulgaria’s seaside resorts is down, Bulgarians on the other hand have more and more often been opting to spend their holidays in neighbouring Greece and Turkey, according to the media and entrepreneurs in the business. For the second year...
Mogherini’s visit to Bulgaria – new messages to EU Members
On Thursday, the traditional annual meeting of Bulgarian Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov with Bulgarian ambassadors across the world was held in Sofia and was characterized by an unusual visit. For the first time a special guest of the meeting was the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini. She brought...
Bourgas hosts Open Chess Championship for Eastern Europe
Bourgas hosted the Open Chess Championship for Eastern Europe in which more than 120 players from 8 countries competed – Russia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Greece, Macedonia, Romania and Bulgaria. This was the first edition of the Open Chess Championship for Eastern Europe which is part of the initiatives marking Bourgas – European City of...
Daniel Mitov discusses in US the state of Bulgaria’s judicial system
The state of the judicial system in Bulgaria was one of the main topics discussed during the working visit of the Minister of Foreign Affairs Daniel Mitov in the US. Asked about the possibilities for American investments in Bulgaria, Mitov said in an interview for the Bulgarian National Radio that one of the major concerns of American business is...
