Today marks 1070 years since the assumption of St. Ivan of Rila, the heavenly guardian of the Bulgarian people. St. Ivan of Rila was born in 876 in the village of Skrino and became a monk as a teenager living as a hermit in Mount Rila, Western Bulgaria. At the beginning of 10 c. he founded a monastery. Burned down and reduced to rubble, today Rila Monastery is on the list of the world’s cultural heritage and the most visited site in Bulgaria. In 2002 Pope John Paul II paid a visit to the celebrated monastery.
On Wednesday night, there will be rain showers in the south-western regions of the country. At 500 meters above sea level the rain will turn to snow. There will be no precipitation in the north-western regions of Bulgaria. During..
The coalition GERB/SDS are beginning talks for discussing joint political action within the 51 st National Assembly, the GERB/SDS press centre has announced. The meetings start on Wednesday, 13 November. Talks with the coalition Bulgarian..
The Confederation of Labour "Podkrepa" has strongly criticized the draft amendments to the Labour Code prepared by the Ministry of Labor and Social Policy, according to which the growth of the minimum wage is linked only to inflation. In a statement,..
The chairman of the Bulgarian Socialist Party-United Left urged the political forces in the new parliament to put their party selfishness aside so..
A government can be formed without DPS – A New Beginning, the Alliance for Rights and Freedoms, Vazrazhdane and MECH. All others can form a..
After two rounds of voting, the 51 st parliament failed to elect a National Assembly president. None of the candidates nominated – Natalia..
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