On 15 August Bulgaria commemorates the sacrifice of all doctors, nurses, volunteers and members of the public who have died while saving human lives.
The date has been declared a Day of Salvation as a tribute to Dr. Stefan Cherkezov who, on 15 August, 1963, saved 47 passengers from a burning bus but later died of severe burns. At 12 noon sharp today, hospital ambulances will sound their sirens as a token of remembrance for the people who died to save human life in peacetime.
On Thursday, lows will be between 9 and 13°C, reaching 9°C in Sofia. It will be mostly sunny during the day, but the atmosphere will be unstable with the development of cumuliform clouds around noon. Rain is expected, and thunderstorms and hail are also..
Banking services in Bulgaria are among the most accessible in the EU, according to an analysis by the Association of Banks in Bulgaria . According to it, banks in Bulgaria offer the lowest interest rates in Europe on newly granted loans to households for..
Around 50,000 medical tourists from abroad visit Bulgaria each year. Most of them come for dental care, which is of a high standard and 60–70% cheaper than in other European countries. Arkadi Sharkov of the Bulgarian Hospital Association announced..
Bulgaria’s President Rumen Radev met in Tokyo with Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba as part of his visit to Japan. Rumen Radev and Shigeru Ishiba..
The normal movement of buses, trolleybuses and trams in Sofia is being restored as of today, after last night the unions announced an end to the 6-day..
Only 2 kilometers remain to be built on the Bulgarian side of the railway corridor known as Corridor No. 8, which is intended to connect the Adriatic..
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