On July 13, the Air Force intercepted a small Cessna-150 aircraft, the Bulgarian Ministry of Defense has reported. After locating the aircraft flying without permission over the town of Svishtov, MiG-29 jets escorted it to an airport near Pleven.
It was later found out that it was a civil aviation training flight, but the plane did not have its transponder on. The pilot of the plane, Valery Iliev, an instructor from a private school for pilots, described the case as an "annoying mistake", BNR reporters informed.
The Maritsa East TPP complex will supply 50% of the energy for household consumers in Bulgaria. This was made clear at a briefing of Energy Minister Zhecho Stankov in Maritsa East 2 TPP, BTA has reported. The minister..
Thirty ensembles from all over the country are participating in the tenth edition of the National Folklore Festival "Rhythm of Bulgaria" in Lovech. They will perform on stage in the "Varosha" district, BTA reported. The event starts..
Sofia Airport "Vasil Levski" received the ACI EUROPE "Best Airport in Europe" award in the category for airports serving 5 to 10 million passengers, the operator "SOF Connect" announced. "The recognition is a cause for national..
Bulgarian Shopska Salad has earned a place among the 24 best salads in the world according to a new ranking published by CNN, BGNES reports. The fresh and..
A new medical equipment manufacturing center of the Czech company BTL Industries has opened in Plovdiv. The event was attended by President Rumen Radev,..
On Friday, the minimum temperatures will be from 15 to 21°C, in Sofia - around 17°C. It will be sunny before noon. Cumulus and cumulus-rainy cloudiness..
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