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Bulgarians show limited readiness to go to early parliamentary elections, and political forces maintain similar levels of electoral support. It appears that ruling coalition participants are losing some of their voters, according to a survey conducted by Market Links, published on Wednesday.

Speaking at a press conference here on Wednesday, Education and Science Minister Krasimir Valchev said that religion will not be a mandatory school subject.

Temporary heavy, thundery rain showers, and hailstorms in the morning. Light to moderate east-southeasterly wind. Lows: 8C to 13C. Highs: 20C to 25C. In Sofia: 9C to 21C.

No single topic dominates Wednesday's news media.

Sofia Municipality, together with 38 other municipalities from Europe, including Gabrovo Municipality, received the EU mission label at an official ceremony in Vilnius. This brings the total number of leading municipalities that are part of the EU Mission for Climate Neutral and Smart Cities, one of the EU missions under Horizon Europe, to 92, the press centre of the Sofia Municipality said on Wednesday.

A total of 5,033 compensation claims for frost damage have been submitted by farmers across the country after the cold weather spell in April. The total area covered by the applications covers over 300,000 acres, Deputy Agriculture and Food Minister Ivan Kapitanov told journalists

The number of social enterprises in Varna has tripled over the past year, reaching 30 registered businesses, with one more currently in the process of registration, according to the Regional Centre for Social Economy Development in Northeastern Bulgaria. In comparison, Sofia also has 31 social enterprises, while Plovdiv and Burgas each have 20.

Unit 5 of the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant will be shut down for scheduled annual maintenance and refueling on May 5, 2025, the plant said in a press release on Friday.

Bulgarian Patriarch and Metropolitan of Sofia Daniil celebrated a liturgy at the St Great Martyr George the Victory-Bearer in Sofia. On May 6, the Bulgarian Orthodox Church honours the memory of St George. Patriarch Daniil recalled the story of St

The Bulgarian News Agency (BTA) will donate its archive of news and photographs related to the Zograf Monastery on Mount Athos to the monastery's library. This transpired as BTA Director General Kiril Valchev met with the newly elected hegumen of

The Union of Bulgarian Artists presents unexhibited drawings and pastels by Bronka Giurova and Eliezer Alschech from their daughter Deyana Alschech’s personal collection in The Guardians exhibition, the Union of Bulgarian Artists announced.

The exhibition “The Beauty of the Orthodox Spirit: Rare Old-Printed Books and Engravings from the Library of the Rila Monastery (16th–19th Century)” will officially open on May 8 in the main foyer of the Sts. Cyril and Methodius National Library. The exhibition is organized by the Rila Monastery and the University of Library Studies and Information Technologies, according to the website of the Bulgarian Patriarchate.

In recent years, the University of Economics in Varna has been trying to encourage student entrepreneurship, said Assoc. Prof. Desislava Serafimova during a cross-border conference held here on Wednesday. The event was part of BTA’s Europe on

Achieving energy transition requires innovative ideas, which universities can provide, Prof. Nicolaos Theodossiou of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki said during a cross-border conference held here on Wednesday. The event was part of BTA's Europe on Balkans: Cohesion Skills project.

The Interreg programme promotes equality in education and the prevention of social exclusion, contributes to cooperation between schools and universities and aims to develop common educational strategies and tools, said Aphroditi Lioliou from the Managing Authority of European Territorial Cooperation Programmes INTERREG during a cross-border conference held here on Wednesday. The event was part of BTA’s Europe on Balkans: Cohesion Skills project.

Greek universities have embraced internationalization and are entering a phase of openness in their development at the European level, said Prof. George Siakas from the Democritus University of Thrace during a cross-border conference held here on