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Customs Officers Seize Over 165,000 Cigarettes during Three Inspections at Danube Bridge
Customs officers seized a total of 167,800 pieces of cigarettes and eight kilograms of smoking tobacco during three separate inspections at the Danube Bridge border checkpoint near Vidin, the Customs Agency said on Friday.
Continue the Change - Democratic Bulgaria Blames GERB for Using Protests to Sabotage Sofia Mayor
What is happening in the capital's public transport is sabotage, said Continue the Change - Democratic Bulgaria (CC-DB) on Friday. In the National Assembly, MPs Lena Borislavova, Bozhidar Bozhanov and Stela Nikolova, Sofia Municipal Council Chair Tsvetomir Petrov and CC-DB municipal councillor Boyko Dimitrov gave a joint briefing on the surface transport protest in Sofia.
Three Opposition Groups Protest Exclusion from Parliament's Permanent Delegations
The Velichie group Friday complained that it was excluded from Parliament's Permanent Delegations to international organizations, along with the groups of MECh and Democracy, Rights and Freedoms (DRF).
18 out of Bulgaria's 28 Districts Are under Heavy Rain Alert
The National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (NIMH) has issued a first-degree warning - code yellow - for significant rainfall in 18 districts of the country on Friday. In Western and Central Bulgaria the downpour is expected to reach 15 to 25 litres per square metre, in some places up to 35 litres, according to the map with warning codes for dangerous weather phenomena, published on the NIMH website
Economy


Summer 2025: Blue Flag sites in Bulgaria Sveti Vlas New Beach Receives Blue Flag Award for 17th Year in 2025
Recovery and Resolution of Credit Institutions and Investment Firms Act Amended on First Reading
Bulgaria's National Assembly on Thursday voted, 165-5 with five abstentions, to pass on first reading a Bill to Amend and Supplement the Recovery and Resolution of Credit Institutions and Investment Firms Act.
Bulgaria with Largest Decline in Industrial Production in EU in March, Y/Y
In March 2025, compared with February 2025, seasonally adjusted industrial production in Bulgaria decreased by 3.6%, marking the sixth consecutive month of decline, according to first estimates released by Eurostat on Thursday.
Trade Commissioner for Indonesia and Chamber of Commerce President Map Out Bulgarian-Indonesian Business Opportunities
The expansion of trade and economic ties between Bulgaria and Indonesia was the focus of talks between the newly appointed Bulgarian Trade Commissioner for Indonesia Daniel Dobrev and Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) President Tsvetan Simeonov on Thursday.
Eurostat Bulgaria Ranks Fourth in EU in Annual GDP Flash Estimates for Q1 of 2025
In the first quarter of 2025, seasonally adjusted gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 0.3% in both the euro area and the EU, compared with the previous quarter, according to a flash estimate published by Eurostat on Thursday.
Culture
Conference Looks at European Military Affairs and Bulgarians during Middle Ages
An international scientific conference, entitled "European military affairs and the Bulgarians between the 6th and 17th centuries - conflicts, contacts and influences" was opened on Wednesday at the National Archaeological Institute with Museum with
American Artist Raimundo Figueroa to Display Eleven Collages and Two Drawings in Sofia
Eleven collages and two drawings are part of an exhibition, "Instructions for Daily Life". by American artist Raimundo Figueroa. It will open at One Gallery within the framework of the Night of Museums on May 17, organizers said. Figueroa builds his
Leterapopoli World Literature Festival Opens in Plovdiv
The second edition of the Leterapopoli World Literature Festival opened in Plovdiv on Tuesday, the Culture Department of the Plovdiv Municipality said.
Photo-Documentary April Uprising Exhibition Opens in National Assembly
On Wednesday, National Assembly Chair Nataliya Kiselova and Nikolay Denkov will open a photo-documentary exhibition at the National Assembly, titled "The Worldwide Echo of the April Uprising". The event, will be attended by the great-grandson of William Gladstone - Francis Gladstone, at the invitation of Denkov, said the Continue the Change part press centre on Tuesday.
Balkans
Head of Serbian Cultural Monuments Protection Institute Arrested After Alleged Falsification of Documents Pertaining to Sought-after Buildings in Belgrade
"Europe on Balkans - Cohesion Skills" in Targovishte Krepcha Rock Monastery Attracts Tourists with Early Cyrillic Inscriptions
The medieval rock monastery near Krepcha, Targovishte Region, draws visitors with its earliest known Cyrillic inscriptions. Addressing a local conference in Targovishte held as part of the EU-backed BTA project titled Europe on Balkans - Cohesion
"Europe on Balkans: Cohesion Skills" in Targovishte Project on Adult Learning Agenda Is Example of Local Implementation of European Policies, Says Chief Secretary of Targovishte Regional Administration
The project on implementing the renewed priorities of the European Adult Learning Agenda is a good example of how European policies can be successfully implemented at the local level, with real benefits for residents, Todorka Taneva, Chief Secretary of the Targovishte Regional Administration, said during a local conference held here on Wednesday. The event was part of BTA’s Europe on Balkans: Cohesion Skills project.
"Europe on Balkans: Cohesion Skills" in Targovishte Three Schools, One Kindergarten in Targovishte to Be Thoroughly Renovated Under National Recovery, Resilience Plan
Three schools and a kindergarten in Targovishte will be completely renovated with a total of BGN 13 million under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan, Petya Stoyanova, expert at Targovishte Municipality, said during a local conference held here on Wednesday. The event was part of BTA’s Europe on Balkans: Cohesion Skills project.
"Europe on Balkans: Cohesion Skills" in Targovishte Grant Under Operational Programme Science, Education for Smart Growth in Targovishte Region Worth Nearly BGN 800,000 for Programming Period 2014-2020
The grant under the Operational Programme Science and Education for Smart Growth in the Targovishte Region for the programming period 2014-2020 amounts to nearly BGN 800,000, Regional Information Centre Manager Peyo Berov said during a local conference held here on Wednesday. The event was part of BTA’s Europe on Balkans: Cohesion Skills project.