"Ambassador-Designate Kenneth Merten arrived to Bulgaria today and met the Embassy community. We are excited to introduce him to our friends and Allies in Amazing Bulgaria!" This was posted on social networks by the US Embassy in Bulgaria. Before being nominated as ambassador to Bulgaria in June 2022, Mr. Merten led the US Embassy in Haiti as chargé d'affaires for six months.
A survey by the Myara sociology agency, reported by BTA, found that 38% of Bulgarians cannot or will not vacation this summer. This was an answer given mostly by older people from small towns. Study reveals one fifth of Bulgarians live in poverty..
In an open letter to the President of the National Assembly and the chairpersons of the parliamentary groups, 12 NGOs call for the immediate election of a national Ombudsman, BNR’s Silvia Velikova reports. They write that the position of Ombudsman..
Rose picking season is starting this year with serious problems because of the prolonged cold spell, BGNES reports. The people in this line of business say they expect an extremely poor harvest, which gives rise to major financial concerns as the..
Students of medicine, young doctors and medical specialists from six towns – Sofia, Plovdiv, Pleven, Burgas, Varna and Stara Zagora – are staging..
Rose picking season is starting this year with serious problems because of the prolonged cold spell, BGNES reports. The people in this line of..
Bulgaria’s accession to the United States Visa Waiver Program is a strategic priority for the Bulgarian government , Tourism Minister Miroslav Borshosh..
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