Section: Radio Bulgaria (Bulgaria)
From Kyrgyzstan to Bulgaria in the footsteps of our ancestors
Kyrgyzstan, located in the Tian Shan Mountains in Central Asia, is little known in Bulgaria. Except, perhaps, with Lenin peak and the peak of Khan-Tengry located on the border between Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan, climbed by Bulgarian alpine climbers. And yet one of the pearls scattered around the world from the necklace of the Bulgarian people can...
Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Day 186
Almost one-fifth of Bulgarian patients with active Covid-19 infection admitted to hospital 167 cases of Covid-19 were confirmed in Bulgaria in the past 24 hours out of 3,923 PCR tests performed. 4.26% of all PCR tests have returned positive, data from the Single Coronavirus Information Portal show. The number of newly registered cases is highest...
Heroes of Sevastopol ferry ceases operations
Heroes of Sevastopol (Geroite na Sevastopol) which is the last ship of the ferryboat line Varna- Chermomorsk- Poti has ceased operations. The vessel is owned by the state-owned company Bulgarian Marine Qualification Center, but no vessel operator voiced willingness to rent the ship due to bad market sentiment. The railway-ferry line between Varna...
Eco-activists look for sustainable solutions for Tundzha, Prut and Dnieper rivers
The carelessly discarded plastic cup can easily reach the nearby river and wastewater can pollute its waters even further. However, humans can not only destroy. They can create and build things as well. This is proven by the Earth Forever Foundation which, together with three foreign non-governmental organizations will seek environmental...
Day 44 of protests: Cinema at Eagles’ Bridge and counter-protest at Romanian Embassy in Sofia
The 44th day of anti-government protests in Bulgaria ended peacefully. At the initiative of the BOEC association, the BNT building was blocked twice with a request for the director general Emil Koshlukov to resign. Later, the traditional procession on the yellow cobblestones took place, which stopped in front of the National Assembly building as...
Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Day 157
Arrivals in Bulgaria from United Arab Emirates no longer required to show negative PCR test As of today, 11 August, arrivals in Bulgaria from the United Arab Emirates are not required to have a negative PCR test, reads an order by Minister of Health Prof. Kostadin Angelov from today. A negative PCR test is not required of persons arriving in...
Arrivals in Bulgaria from United Arab Emirates no longer required to show negative PCR test
As of today, 11 August, arrivals in Bulgaria from the United Arab Emirates are not required to have a negative PCR test, reads an order by Minister of Health Prof. Kostadin Angelov from today. A negative PCR test is not required of persons arriving in Bulgaria from the countries members of the EU, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern...
Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Day 155
Bulgaria ranks second in Covid-19 mortality in EuropeBulgaria and the United Kingdom share the second place in coronavirus mortality in the last two weeks in Europe with 1.4/100,000, according to the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). Romania is first with 2.4/100,000. In terms of morbidity this country ranks sixth with...
Different border crossing regimes for Bulgarians in Europe over Covid-19
Switzerland lifts all restrictions on citizens arriving from Bulgaria, while Norway introduces a mandatory ten-day quarantine for them. Travelers from three Bulgarian regions – Varna, Blagoevgrad and Dobrich, will enter Germany only after a PCR test and will stay under quarantine until the result is received. Ukraine will allow Bulgarians...
Bulgaria registers growth in tourists from Ukraine only
The measure for subsidizing charter flights in order to save the summer tourist season in Bulgaria is late, tour operators from Burgas claim. They call for more flexibility in supporting tourism, for subsidizing bus transport and for starting the preparation for the winter season from now. “The expected more than 400,000 tourists this year...
