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Alternative Forms of Tourism Can Save the Sector - Experts
October 5 (BTA) - Bulgaria has a tourist potential which should be developed by alternative forms of tourism, experts say. The focus should be shifted from the Black Sea coast to the inland, Dimiter Popov, an expert in the field and tour operator, commented for BTA. Popov is...
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Days of Japanese Culture in Bulgaria Open with Theatre Noh Plays
October 2 (BTA) - The Days of Japanese Culture in Bulgaria will be launched with two Noh theatre performances: "Momijigari" (Autumn Foliage Viewing) and "Tsuchigumo" (Ground Spider). The first is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. on October 2 and will be hosted by the Sofia Opera and B...
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Bulgarians Win 3 Gold, 3 Bronze Medals at IWAS World Games in Sochi
October 2 (BTA) - Bulgarian competitors won six medals - three gold and three bronze - on the third day of the International Wheelchair and Amputee Sport Federation (IWAS) World Games in Sochi.
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Proposed Management Plan Paves Way to Development, Logging and Hunting in Vitosha Nature Park - Environmentalists
October 1 (BTA) - A proposed 10-year management plan "opens the door wide" to development, logging and hunting in the territory of the Vitosha Nature Park, the For the Nature coalition of environmental organizations said in a statement. They argue that the activities allowed by t...
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Bulgarian Engineers Win Award for Most Notable Trenchless Technology Innovation
October 1 (BTA) - Bulgarian engineers have won an award for the most notable trenchless technology innovation in 2014-2015. The team managed to repair large diameter pipelines in Kazakhstan. The engineers received the No-Dig Award by the International Society of Trenchless ...
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Veliko Turnovo Ranked among Three Best Destinations Globally in Terms of Value for Money
September 30 (BTA) - The northern Bulgarian city of Veliko Turnovo has been ranked as the third best destination in the world in terms of value for money of the tourist services offered in the city, in a ranking of trivago, the site for global hotel price comparisons.
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Bulgarian Red Cross Launches Fund-raising Campaign for Refugees
September 25 (BTA) - The Bulgarian Red Cross (BRC) announced on Friday that it is launching a campaign to raise money for refugees. The campaign is in response to an appeal by the Red Cross and the Red Crescent Movement to encourage solidarity and empathy with refugees and...
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European Commissioner Georgieva Made Freewoman of Dobrich
September 25 (BTA) - European Commissioner for Budget and Human Resources Kristalina Georgieva Friday was made freewoman of Dobrich at a solemn sitting of the Municipal Council on the occasion of the Day of Dobrich.
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Automotive Components Producer Has One Production Line Shut Down Due to Air Pollution
September 23 (BTA) - The local environmental authorities have ordered the Montupet automotive components producer in Rousse, on the Danube, to shut down its aluminum parts line due to air pollution, the Environment Ministry said Wednesday.
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Young American Jazz Trio Returns to Bulgaria after a Flying Start in Big Music
September 18 (Zlatna Kostova of BTA) - At last year's edition of the Bansko Jazz Festival the three young American jazz musicians of Sound Underground gave a new meaning to the idea of a flying start in big music. Jonah Udall, David Leon and Alec Aldred came to Bulgaria as an odd...
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Bulgarian Beech Forests Proposed for Inscription on UNESCO World Heritage List
September 15 (BTA) - Centuries-old Bulgarian beech forests have been proposed for inscription on the official World Heritage List under a project of UNESCO. The protected forests make up a total of nine reserves in the Central Balkan National Park, Diana Terzieva of the park's ma...
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Experts Set Up National Movement in Defence of Education
September 13 (BTA) - More than 280 experts in education and culture established a National Movement in Defence of Education on September 11. The National Movement, mottoed "Stop the Mess in Education", sets itself objectives including monitoring of the transparency and publici...
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Chinese Company with Seven-year History of Momchilovtsi Village Yoghurt Production
Southern Bulgaria, September 12 (BTA) - Tourism Minister Nikolina Angelkova unveiled the first festival dedicated to yoghurt and titled "Rhodope Traditions" in the village of Momchilovtsi. The guests of the festival include a 37-member delegation from the Chinese company B...
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Bee Health in Bulgaria Is Unsatisfactory, Beekeepers Say
September 12 (BTA) - Experts and scientists of Sofia's Beekeepers Union are concerned that bee health in Bulgaria is not good. They told a BTA-hosted news conference on Friday that the regulations should be changed to ensure control of certain plant protection chemicals and to ba...
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First Edition of SwiSSSoiree Held in Sofia
September 11 (Metodi Yordanov of BTA) - The first edition of the SwiSSSoiree was held here on , where tradition and modernity intertwined in a unique and unforgettable picture, the organizers told BTA. "We would like to present the well-known, as well the unknown Switzerland wit...
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Over 80% of Young Bulgarians Enjoy Reading, Study Shows
September 9 (Metodi Yordanov of BTA) - Contrary to stereotypes, over 80 per cent of Bulgarian students enjoy reading, which is among their hobbies along with music, dancing and drawing, shows a survey conducted by the ucha.se educational website as part of its initiative "Di...
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Executive Agency for Transplantation: Bulgarians Are Compassionate and Donate More Organs than People Abroad
September 9 (BTA) - People in Bulgaria are good and compassionate and donate more organs than those abroad, and that tendency is reaffirming itself, the Executive Director of the Executive Agency for Transplantation, Dr. Mariana Simeonova told a BTA hosted news conference on Wedn...
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Gabriela Yordanova to Sing for Bulgaria in Junior Eurovision Song Contest
September 9 (BTA) - After six heats, four semifinals, and the live final on Tuesday, Bulgaria has chosen its singer for Junior Eurovision 2015, Gabriela Yordanova.
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Bulgaria's First International Youth Centre Opens in Stara Zagora
September 8 (BTA) - Stara Zagora Regional Governor Georgi Ranov and Norway's Ambassador in Sofia Guro Katharina H. Vikor cut the ribbon of Bulgaria's first International Youth Centre here on Tuesday.
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Archaeologists Find Early Christian Crypt, One of Largest in Balkans
September 4 (BTA) - Archaeologists have discovered one of the largest early Christian crypts during excavations near the village of Abrit near Dobrich, Northeastern Bulgaria, Prof. Georgi Atanassov told journalists. Atanassov and Assoc. Prof. Valeri Yotov head the archaeological ...