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The Supreme Court of Cassation upheld the 20-year prison sentence of Georgi Semerdzhiev, a defendant in the car crash case that killed two young women in July 2022, the Sofia City Prosecutor's Office said on Wednesday.

During the European Police Congress held Wednesday in Berlin, the Bulgarian delegation held talks with European partners, emphasizing the need for effective and timely cooperation on key issues in internal affairs.

The deadline for the implementation of the activities under the National Program for Polar Studies “From Pole to Pole” 2022-2025 has been extended until the end of 2027, the Council of Ministers decided at its regular sitting on Wednesday.

Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) – New Beginning Floor Leader Delyan Peevski conferred with Nikolay Rashkov, Mayor of Gorna Oryahovitsa (North Central Bulgaria), who has joined the New Beginning for Regional Development strategy, the coalition’s press service said on Wednesday.

Speaking to journalists on Wednesday, Energy Minister Zhecho Stankov said that “Bulgaria will not be forced to shut down coal-fired power stations or heating plants operating on coal during the winter period”. Stankov was approached by reporters before the opening of the RE-Source Southeast Conference 2025, which is being held on May 21 and 22 at Sofia Tech Park.

Minister of Regional Development and Public Works Ivan Ivanov highlighted Wednesday the importance of strengthening cohesion policy in the context of growing regional disparities and complex territorial challenges for sustainable and inclusive development in regions across the European Union, as part of a meeting of ministers for cohesion policy, territorial cohesion and urban issues in Warsaw, the Ministry of Regional Development press service said here Wednesday.

The average number of passenger cars per EU resident dropped to 0.55 in 2023, down 0.01 from 2022, Eurostat said Wednesday.

In the first quarter of 2025, there were 2.91 million employed people, of whom 1.54 million were men and 1.36 million - women, show National Statistical Institute data published here on Wednesday. The employment rate for the population aged 15 years and over was 52.8%, 59.1% for men and 47.2% for women.

Milena Dimitrova has been named the recipient of the Maxim Minchev Award, presented by the Bulgarian Association of Journalists and Travel Writers (ABUJET). The award ceremony took place Wednesday at the Maxim Hall of the Bulgarian News Agency

Bulgaria’s Culture Minister Marian Bachev conferred Golden Age Awards on more than 40 distinguished artists on Wednesday.

Silent Observers, a film by Bulgarian director and screenwriter Eliza Petkova, has won the Viktoria award at the 40th DOK.fest documentary film festival in Munich, according to the event’s website.

The 36th edition of the Process - Space Art Festival will be held from June 12 to 15 in Balchik, curator Hristina Bobokova said to BTA in Ruse on Tuesday.

Representatives of various sectors who have worked on projects supported by the EU Cohesion Policy participated in a conference at the National Press Club of the Bulgarian News Agency (BTA) in Shumen on Wednesday. The event was part of BTA's "Europe on Balkans: Cohesion Skills" project.

The European Union is helping to develop education in Shumen Region, Kremena Marinova from the Regional Department of Education in Shumen said during a local conference held here on Wednesday. The event was part of BTA’s Europe on Balkans: Cohesion Skills project.

Shumen has established itself as the economic centre of Northeastern Bulgaria, Mayor Prof. Hristo Hristov said during a local conference held here on Wednesday. The event was part of BTA’s Europe on Balkans: Cohesion Skills project.

Smyadovo Municipality is implementing 113 projects worth over BGN 57 million, Deputy Mayor Dimitrina Marinova said during a local conference held here on Wednesday. The event was part of BTA’s Europe on Balkans: Cohesion Skills project.