European Commissioner Mariya Gabriel was appointed First Vice-President of the European People’s Party. At the EPP congress in Zagreb Commissoner Gabriel was supported by 422 delegates and collected highest number of votes among the other 9 Vice Presidents of the new EPP President Donald Tusk. Mariya Gabriel has been Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society since July 2017. During her term of office the Single Digital Market became reality and the first Pan-European Programme “Digital Europe” with a budget of EUR 9.2 billion was launched. Commissioner Gabriel is an author of the initiative for free wireless Internet for the European municipalities. In the new term of office of the European Commission which will last until 2024, Mariya Gabriel will serve as Commissioner for Innovation and Youth. She will be in charge of the EU policies under the programmes Horizon Europe, innovations, scientific research, Erasmus+ programme, education and culture.
The National Social Security Institute pays 16,000 out of the total of almost 2 million pensions to Bulgarians abroad. The biggest number of Bulgarian pensioners lives in Germany – 4,100. There is one Bulgarian pensioner living in South Korea and one..
The expected decline in Bulgarian exports to the US due to the new tariffs is about 32.8%. This is 1.5 percent of the country's total exports, says Deputy Minister of Economy and Industry Doncho Barbalov. The decline in Bulgarian GDP in 2025 due to the..
The largest arms manufacturer in Europe - Rheinmetall, will make 155 mm projectiles in Bulgaria. This is clear from the transcript of a government meeting. The investment in the state-owned armament factory VMZ-Sopot will be with a Bulgarian..
Regional Library "Peyo K. Yavorov" in Burgas is hosting the forum "Burgas - an intersection of industrial heritage, ecological..
A Bulgarian military contingent has departed for a peacekeeping mission in Kosovo , BNR’s Shumen correspondent reports. A total of 97 service members (90..
On Thursday, minimum temperatures will range from 14 to 22°C, reaching a low of 14°C in Sofia. It will be mostly sunny during the day , with temporary..
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