More than 290 firefighters, forest rangers, hunters and volunteers are taking part in the efforts to extinguish the forest fire on the Bulgaria-Greek border in the region of Kirkovo municipality. The fire is still developing along a 20-km. long front, Chief Commissioner Nikolay Nikolov, director of the fire safety and civil protection directorate general stated.
A Bulgarian air force Mi-17 helicopter is also taking part in the efforts. There is no danger to any towns or villages. Nikolay Nikolov explained that the reason why the fire spread so deep into Bulgarian territory is the Southern wind of the past few days.
Multilateral cooperation enables the achievement of common decisions on an equal footing among participants, said Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov at the opening of the 4th Forum of Prosecutors General of the Balkan Countries, held in Sofia. He added..
A new 10-kilometer section of Hemus Motorway (A2) between the Boaza and Dermantsi interchanges has been opened to traffic. Another 3 km will be opened in November. Construction also continues on sections 2 and 3 of Hemus Motorway, which span a total..
''I apply the best British practices for the development of science communication in Bulgaria'', said Lyubov Kostova, Member of Board Trustees of Beautiful Science Foundation, in an interview with BTA. She was awarded the British Empire Medal for her..
On Tuesday, Bulgaria will experience cloudy and rainy conditions , with prolonged and heavy rain expected in the eastern and northern regions. In the..
The European Commission will announce next month the amount under the Recovery and Resilience Plan (RRP), the payment of which may be withheld if the..
''I apply the best British practices for the development of science communication in Bulgaria'', said Lyubov Kostova, Member of Board Trustees of..
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