The European Commission has approved redirection of more than 20 million euros of cohesion policy funds to help Bulgaria's health-care system and support its response to Covid-19. The money will be used to buy 377 respirators, over 2 million masks and 177,000 coronavirus tests.
In addition, 71 million euros have already been redirected to the Bulgarian health-care system from the Regions in Growth program. The financing will be used for buying 400 new ambulances and to improve emergency care in over 230 places.
The majority of Bulgarians (83%) consider reading books to be important. However, according to a survey conducted by the sociological agency Trend on behalf of 24 Hours between 12 and 18 May 2025, four out of ten people (43%) admit that they have not..
Today, parades and celebrations marking 24 May — the Day of Saints Cyril and Methodius, the Bulgarian alphabet, education, culture and Slavic literature — are taking place across Bulgaria. In Sofia, the procession begins at 10:30am and will..
On Saturday, powerful cumuliform rain clouds will develop over western and southern Bulgaria , and in many places there will be short-lived and significant rainfall. The eastern regions will experience less intense processes. Maximum temperatures in..
May 24 united Bulgarians around the world, who marked the Day of the Holy Brothers Cyril and Methodius, the Bulgarian alphabet, education, culture, and..
The 20th World Meeting of Bulgarian Media, organised by the Bulgarian Telegraph Agency, has opened in Sofia. The event, which is being held..
Bulgarian Foreign Minister Georg Georgiev opened the first Bulgarian higher education institution outside Bulgaria in Taraclia, Moldova, the Ministry of..
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