With a ceremonial meeting in Sofia the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS) marked its 148 th anniversary. Projects of young scientists and scholars from the Academy were awarded with diplomas under the program for support of young scientists..
Some 1,000 Bulgarian scientists have gathered in a square downtown Sofia. For the first in the history of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, founded in 1869, scientists organized an outdoor General Assembly meeting to discuss the budget of the Academy..
Scientists from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and the Bulgarian Agriculture Academy launched street protests in Sofia on the Day of the National Revival Leaders. They call on the authorities to allot more money for science in the 2017 state budget..