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Cadets from Vietnam Attend Bulgarian Air Force Academy
Cadets from Vietnam are being trained at the Air Force Academy in Dolna Mitropolia, said Academy Rector Brigadier General Julian Radoyski in Pleven on Monday. The cadets will take a course in Bulgarian language in 2025, after which their flight
National Hero Hristo Botev Honoured on 177th Birth Anniversary
Bulgarians across the country commemorated the 177th birth anniversary of poet, revolutionary and national hero Hristo Botev on Monday. People laid floral tributes to Botev monuments, read Botev poems and paid homage to his work as a revolutionary
Deputy Foreign Minister Signs US Embassy Condolence Book
Bulgarian Deputy Foreign Minister Elena Shekerletova on Monday signed the condolence book of the US Embassy in Sofia on the death of the 39th President of the United States and Nobel Peace Prize winner James "Jimmy" Earl Carter Jr., the Foreign Ministry press office said Monday
Migrants in Strandzha Died of Exhaustion, Frostbite - Interior Minister
Three men, believed to be foreign nationals who illegally crossed the border between Bulgaria and Turkiye, who were found dead in the area served by the Border Police Department in Sredets (Southeast Bulgaria) in the last week of 2024, died of exhaustion, frostbite
Economy
RES Share in Gross Final Energy Consumption Up in 2023, Y/Y
In 2023, compared to the previous year, an increase in the share of renewable energy in gross final energy consumption in the country was observed - by 3.51 percentage points, whereby it reached 22.55%, said the National Statistical Institute
Bulgaria's Full Schengen Membership Could Address Key Transportation Issues, Says Road Hauliers' Director
Bulgaria's accession to the Schengen free movement area could resolve key challenges in the transportation sector, Dimitar Dimitrov, Executive Director of the Chamber of Bulgarian Road Hauliers (CBRH), said in a BTA interview on Thursday.
January Gas Price Hiked by 7.97%
The price of natural gas in Bulgaria in January 2025 will be 7.97% higher than in December 2024, reaching BGN 81.94 per MWh, the Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (EWRC) decided. The final decision is based on up-to-date information provided by state-owned supplier Bulgargaz earlier in the day.
Total Producer Price Index in Industry Up 2.9% in November 2024, M/M
The Total Producer Price Index in Industry rose by 2.9% in November 2024 compared to the previous month, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said here on Monday.
Culture
Sofia Mayor Commemorates Bulgarian Revolutionary Botev's 177th Birth Anniversary
Sofia Mayor Vassil Terziev attended celebrations of the 177th birth anniversary of poet and revolutionary Hristo Botev, which took place in the Borisova Gradina park in the capital. "We are here to honor his work, to bow our heads to his feat and sacrifice, and to stand stronger and wiser," Terziev said.
47th UNESCO Session Delegates in July 2025 to Tour Heraclea Sintica
We are striving to ensure a visit to Heraclea Sintica for part of the delegates of the 47th session of UNESCO in July 2025, Prof Ludmil Wagalinski, head of the excavations in the ancient city, told BTA on Monday.
Choreographer Dimitar Manov Dies at 83, President Extends Condolences to His Family, Colleagues
Bulgarian choreographer Dimitar Manov passed away on Friday at the age of 83.
Forbidden Art Exhibition Opens in Sofia
The exhibition Forbidden Art opened on Friday at the Toplocentrala Centre for Contemporary Art in Sofia. It is dedicated to the fate of works of contemporary art that have been removed from exhibition halls, destroyed or covered up.
Balkans
Major Crackdown on Drug Trafficking in 77 Provinces of Turkiye
Turkish authorities have confiscated 839 kg of drugs and 1,168,042 pieces of narcotics tablets in operations in a number of provinces of the country, said Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya on social media, quoted by the Turkish national radio and television corporation TRTH Haber.
4.5 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Antalya, Sparks Panic but No Damage
An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.5 on the Richter scale shook Turkiye's Mediterranean region of Antalya at 16:50 local time (15:50 Bulgarian time), prompting serious concerns and fear among residents on Friday.
Bulgarian, Romanian Mayors Celebrate Schengen Entry at Kardam Border Checkpoint
General Toshevo Mayor Valentin Dimitrov, Kardam Village Mayor Georgi Sabev, and Negru Voda (Romania) Mayor Mihai-Adrian Argintaru symbolically crossed the raised barriers at the Kardam border crossing checkpoint in Northeastern Bulgaria on Thursday, celebrating Bulgaria and Romania’s entry into Schengen. The event featured traditional Bulgarian pogacha bread and a traditional horo chain dance.
Turkish Citizen Charged with Carrying Undeclared Currency Totalling EUR 124,650
The District Prosecutor's Office in Haskovo has charged a 29-year-old Turkish citizen who, while passing through the Kapitan Andreevo border checkpoint, failed to declare to the Customs Agency the money he was carrying across the border amounting to EUR 124,650 (BGN 243,794), the Appellate Prosecutor's Office in Plovdiv said in a press release on Thursday.