Since the beginning of this unprovoked war, we have been providing consistent assistance to Ukraine at all possible levels. Bulgaria will continue with its support for Ukraine, caretaker Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev said in a video conference call with his Ukrainian counterpart Denys Shmyhal. The Ukrainian Prime Minister thanked for the Bulgarian support, the government press service reported.
Prime Minister Glavchev confirmed that he will participate in the Ukraine Recovery Conference, which will be held at the beginning of June in Berlin. He added that Sofia supports President Volodymyr Zelensky's "Peace Formula" to end the war and achieve a comprehensive and lasting peace by preserving the territorial integrity of Ukraine. The situation of the 200,000-strong Bulgarian diaspora in Ukraine was also discussed.
On a proposal by the Council of Ministers, the heads of the State Intelligence Agency and the State Agency Technical Operations will, from now on, be elected by the National Assembly, BNR’s Maria Fileva reports. This means the president’s powers..
Three new electric locomotives Siemens Smartron are entering service as of today, Transport Minister Grozdan Karadjov has announced. Two of them will be running along the Sofia-Burgas line, and one – along the Sofia-Russe line. The new..
Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov, Minister of Agriculture Georgi Tahov and Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Christophe Hansen inaugurated the reconstructed main irrigation canal Trakiets near Konush village. The reconstruction increases..
Matan Angrest, who holds Bulgarian and Israeli citizenship, was among the twenty hostages released by Hamas in the Gaza Strip , the Israeli Ministry of..
Education Minister Krasimir Valchev is set to propose a public debate on banning social media for children under 15, reports BNR correspondent Nezabravka..
An initiative committee led by the historian Georgi Markov, has proposed that a monument to Khan Asparuh, the founder of the Bulgarian state, be erected..
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