In the first round of local elections, only 8 of the country's regional mayors were elected. A run-off will be held on November 5 in all the remaining 19 regional cities, including the three largest - Sofia, Plovdiv and Varna. Local government is..
The idea of young historian Viktor Topalov for city tours of Sofia attracted sociologist Vyara Gancheva from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and sign language interpreter Boris Bandev. During the tours they present historical facts,..
Molecular medicine, medicinal chemistry, biochemistry, molecular pathology, molecular pharmacology - these are some of the topics on which prof. Budin Mihov has been working for 30 years. He humbly describes himself as a world-class scientist, and..
The initiative to mark October 15 as White Cane Safety Day originated in the United States with a special resolution by President Lyndon Johnson. Six years later, in 1970, it was proclaimed by the President of the International Federation of the..
How do we imagine our life and livelihood next to protected nature areas, and what did these nature reserves look like 100 years ago, before the institutions put any protection measures in place – this is the subject of a scientific study by a team of..
An outstanding Bulgarian woman, musician and virtuoso accordion performer has come back home, bringing all her concert activities to her homeland. This is Veronika Todorova, who for nearly 20 years has been building a successful career as a conductor..
"Viticulture in Bulgaria is perishing because of your incompetence" - this is what the winegrowers wrote during their protest rally in March in Sofia. Their hope was that the cabinet would then take measures to at least fix the situation in the sector..
Two protests announced for the same day (September 19) in Sofia dictated the agenda of the government and also of Bulgarian society since the beginning of this week. Unlike another time, both were not political, but entirely with demands for..
The new political season has barely dawned yet various protest actions are taking place every day in front of the parliament building. Today, 19 September, miners and energy workers are blocking the centre of Sofia. The protest is organized by the..
Rich ornamentation, exquisite design and attention to detail are the hallmarks of the facades and interior decoration of the few surviving public buildings built at the turn of the last century. Any resident of Sofia would immediately recognise the..
It is too early to predict how the events in Syria would affect the war in Ukraine. This is what EU Defense Commissioner Andrius..
The draft budget for 2025 proposes a deficit of 3%. The mid-term budgetary forecast targets a deficit of 3% up until 2028. The government debt is to..
Hundreds of miners protested outside the Council of Ministers while an extraordinary meeting of the National Council for Tripartite Cooperation was..
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