Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2024 All Rights Reserved

University of Veliko Tarnovo strips Putin of honorary title

Veliko Tarnovo University
Photo: uni-vt.bg

The Academic Council of the University of Veliko Tarnovo has stripped Vladimir Putin of the honorary title of Doctor Honoris Causa. The members of the council unanimously voted to repeal the decision by which the award for "contribution to the peaceful development of the modern world" was awarded to the Russian president 13 years ago. 

"I appointed a commission to investigate the facts and found that the decision такен 13 years ago was illegal. The decision of the Academic Council from today is not political ", the rector of the University of Veliko Tarnovo, Prof. Hristo Bondзхolov, commented for BNR.
One month ago, the Veliko Tarnovo branch of the Green Movement demanded that Putin's honorary title be revoked.



Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

No significant rise in the price of sunflower oil to be expected

The speculations of a rise in the price of sunflower oil in the coming months due to the poor harvest in the country will not come to pass, Vladimir Ivanov, chairman of the Commodity Exchange and Wholesale Markets State Commission said for the BNR...

published on 9/30/24 9:55 AM

Operation underway in Burgas against vote-buyng

A police operation was launched early this morning on the territory of Burgas against vote-buying. The operation aims to guarantee the normal process of voting at the early election for parliament on 27 October. Police are checking private..

published on 9/30/24 9:32 AM

Bulgaria among European countries with the greatest housing stock per capital

Bulgaria is among the leading countries in the number of own homes, and first among 24 countries of Europe, the Deloitte global index shows. According to the data provided by national offices of Deloitte in surveyed countries, Bulgaria has the..

published on 9/30/24 9:20 AM