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Minister of Tourism Miroslav Borshosh took part in the 123rd session of the Executive Council of UN Tourism, the press centre of the Tourism Ministry said on Saturday. The Council meeting, held on May 29-30, 2025, in Segovia, Spain, was a historic moment, as it was the first time a woman was elected to head the organization as secretary-general.

There Is Such a People (TISP) Floor Leader Toshko Yordanov commented on the nationwide anti-euro protests on Saturday, saying that the Bulgarian people have been scared for no good reason. Yordanov criticized the Vazrazhdane political party for being able to exist by inciting fears in the public or creating news fears.

A protest against Bulgaria adopting the euro took place in central Sofia, with demonstrators gathering in support of keeping the Bulgarian lev on Saturday.

Continue the Change–Democratic Bulgaria MP Alexander Simidchiev commended Bulgarian News Agency (BTA) Director General Kiril Valchev during Friday’s parliamentary sitting.

The Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (EWRC) set the price for natural gas in March at BGN 64.32 per MWh, excluding access, transmission, excise, and VAT costs, the EWRC said here on Friday.

As of April 30, 2025, the banking system’s profit stood at BGN 1.3 billion or BGN 110 million (9.1%) higher than what was reported for the first four months of 2024, the Bulgarian National Bank said on Friday.

As part of the General Assembly of the International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers (CISAC GA), held this week in Sofia, a meeting took place between Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov and a delegation from CISAC, which included CISAC Director General Gadi Oron, Regional Director for Europe Mitko Chatalbashev, and Ivan Dimitrov, Executive Director of MusicAutor, MusicAutor said in a press release on Friday.

The Total Producer Price Index went up by 12.3% in April 2025, year-on-year, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said in a press release on Friday. An increase was observed in the electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply - by 39.4%, in the mining and quarrying industry - by 23.9%, as well as in the manufacturing industry - by 8.7%.

Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS) President Evelina Slavcheva participated in the Astana International Forum in the capital of Kazakhstan, BAS said.

A delegation from the International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers (CISAC) was received by Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov on Monday.

The fifteenth edition of the Sofia Paper Art Fest will open at the National Palace of Culture, organizers said here on Friday. The event will run from June 3, 2025, to June 15, 2025.

Vice President Iliana Iotova opened the 22nd International Children's Ethno Festival “Children on the Balkans - with Their Spirtual Wealth in Europe” in the village of Mineralni bani, Southern Bulgaria, the press centre of the head of State said on Friday. “For three days, Mineralni Bani will be the capital of children from the Balkans, Ukraine and Moldova - with so many colours, colourful costumes, talent, beauty,” Iotova said in her address to the children and guests of the festival - over 2,200 participants from all over Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Moldova, North Macedonia, Serbia, Montenegro and Ukraine.

The Sofia Opera and Ballet, one of the favourite companies at international festivals, is staging Richard Strauss's Elektra at the Ataturk Cultural Center in Istanbul on Thursday.

The Council of Ministers approved an agreement between Bulgaria’s Executive Agency for Exploration and Maintenance of the Danube River and Romania’s Galati Lower Danube River Administration for joint public procurement under the FAST Danube 2 project, the government said in a press release on Wednesday. The agreement covers environmental monitoring, design, construction, and construction supervision activities.

An exhibition showing good practices and results of the European funds invested under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan was presented by Maria Panayotova, head of the Europe Direct - Vratsa Centre at the Vratsa Chamber of Commerce and Industry, during a local conference held here on Tuesday. The event was part of BTA’s Europe on Balkans: Cohesion Skills project.

Students from the Natural Sciences and Mathematics High School in Vratsa presented solutions for food security, sustainable agriculture and clean drinking water through the use of nuclear technologies during a local conference held here on Tuesday. The event was part of BTA’s Europe on Balkans: Cohesion Skills project.