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Border Traffic Update
Traffic at Bulgarian border crossing points with neighbouring countries was normal, the Border Police Directorate General at the Ministry of the Interior said on Monday. The Border Police recalled that following Bulgaria's accession to the
Justice Minister Georgi Georgiev Comments on Unlicensed Nursing Homes
In a bTV interview, Justice Minister Georgi Georgiev commented on the case in which in early June elderly people were found in illegal homes in the village of Yagoda in horrific conditions. Georgiev said that due to weak state control in recent years “all sorts of crooks have thought that they can do whatever they want”.
The Weather on June 16
Monday will have sunny weather, with light north-northwesterly wind. Highs: 29C to 34C, in Sofia 29C.
GERB Leader Calls Paradoxical Asking Whether Bulgaria Is Ready for Eurozone when EU's Two Biggest Institutions Say Yes
Asking whether Bulgaria is ready for the euro area after the two largest EU institutions - the European Central Bank and the European Commission - said so in the convergence report on the country's readiness is a paradox, GERB leader Boyko Borissov
Economy
National Statistical Institute Inflation Rate Reaches 3.7% in May 2025, Y/Y
In May 2025, the monthly inflation rate was 0.0% and the annual inflation rate was 3.7%, said the National Statistical Institute on Monday.
Non-financial Enterprises in Bulgaria Employed 1.6 Mln at End of Q1
Employment in non-financial enterprises at the end of the first quarter of 2025 was 1.6 million, or 0.8% more than in the first quarter of 2024, the National Statistics Institute said on Monday
Green Transition Forum Curricula Need to Be Reformed and Become More Framework Based: Education Minister Krasimir Valchev
Minister of Education and Science Krasimir Valchev believes that curricula need to be reformed and become more framework-based. “Today's pupils will be active in 2070, when the world will have changed beyond recognition,” he said on Monday at the Green Transition Forum event, which is being held at the Sofia Event Center
Green Transition Forum Labour Minister Gutsanov: Investment in Skills Key for High-Tech Future
Investing in people's knowledge and skills is essential for achieving high technology, Minister of Labour and Social Policy Borislav Gutsanov said at the Green Transition Forum 5.0: Competitiveness and Innovation in Central and Eastern European Countries on Monday.
Culture
21st International Red Cross, Health Films Festival Opens in Varna
The 21st International Red Cross and Health Films Festival opened in Varna on Thursday.
Survey Shows Strive for Improvement in Training among Young Educators
A survey has found that younger educators strive to improve their qualification and skills. The teachers' trade union affiliated with the Podkrepa Labour Confederation has conducted a survey about the type and regularity of teacher trainings among
Varna Summer International Theatre Festival Closes with "Eyes of Arabia"
The production Eyes of Arabia by the Varna Puppet Theatre will be presented on the last day of the Varna Summer International Theater Festival on Wednesday.
Tannhauser to Open Sofia Opera's 2025 Wagner Festival on June 26
The Sofia Opera will launch its annual Wagner Festival on June 26 with Tannhauser, it emerged at a news conference here on Tuesday.
Balkans


TISP Leader Trifonov: North Macedonia's Court Sentence against Ljupco Georgievski Is Another Act of Political Anti-Bulgarian Repression
Turkish Catamaran Operator Opens Istanbul - Burgas Ferry Line
The Istanbul-Burgas ferry line was opened by Istanbul Deniz Otobusleri (İDO) Director Murat Orhan on Thursday with an official ceremony held in Istanbul, the Turkish DHA news agency said.
Sofia Slams Guilty Verdict of Bulgarian Community Leader in North Macedonia
The Bulgarian Foreign Ministry said in a position paper that it considers the guilty verdict against Ljupcho Georgievski, the leader of a disbanded cultural centre in Bitola, the Republic of North Macedonia, to be "totally unacceptable". A court in
North Macedonia Should Accept Meeting with Bulgaria's Prime Minister at NATO Summit in Hague
North Macedonia must be proactive and show that the problem with its blocked EU integration is not about including (in the constitution) several hundred citizens of the country who say their mother tongue is Bulgarian, but a policy that has lasted
Ambassador Vlaykov: Bridge between Silistra and Calarasi Would Help European Security Forces Have Faster Response
A bridge over the Danube between Silistra and Calarasi would help European security forces to have a faster and better response on a larger scale in case of crises, Bulgarian Ambassador to Romania Radko Vlaykov said. He took part in a conference on