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Chief Commissioner Yavor Serafimov, Director of the Interior Ministry's General Directorate Combating Organized Crime (GDCOC), has been appointed Deputy Director of the National Police General Directorate as of May 28.

During an official visit to Moscow Rumen Petkov, leader of political party ABV (Alternative for Bulgarian Revival), held important meetings with high-ranking representatives of the Russian state, as part of the efforts to strengthen Bulgarian-Russian relations in the cultural, educational and humanitarian spheres, the party’s press center announced on Tuesday. ABV is one of the partners in the BSP - United Left coalition, which is part of the ruling majority in Parliament.

Boyko Rashkov, MP from the Continue the Change - Democratic Bulgaria coalition, denied having launched any public procurement for religious icons while serving as an interior minister between May 2021 and August 2022. "Such an idea was not even discussed in the ministry or within the political leadership while I was in charge," Rashkov told reporters in the lobby of the National Assembly on Wednesday.

Bulgaria's Ministry of Agriculture and Food and Iraq's Ministry of Agriculture will also cooperate in the fields of veterinary products, animal disease control, fisheries, and combating and preventing desertification.

Among the pros of the resort are the natural features - the combination of forest and sea. The entire length of the beach is 775 metres.

For the third time, the Byala South beach is among Bulgarian sites that have received the international environmental Blue Flag Award, Beach Manager Evgeniy Genov told BTA on Wednesday.

The update enables the provision of personnel for areas of priority for the development of the country's economy. Students from eighth to tenth grade receive scholarships if they choose such specialties.

For the first time, Bulgaria is hosting the International Confederation of Authors' and Artists' Organizations (CISAC) General Assembly, organized by the Bulgarian organization of authors and music publishers for copyright management MusicAutor in

The fifth edition of the Colorful Flower International Folklore Festival will take place from May 29 to June 1 in Blagoevgrad, Alexandra Kovacheva, Deputy Director of the Centre for Personal and Creative Development of Children of Blagoevgrad, told BTA on Wednesday.

An exhibition showcasing the work of French visual artists will open in Sofia’s Rivoli Gallery on May 29, the event’s hosts said.

A selection of four Bulgarian films and two Bulgarian co-productions — with Italy and Estonia — will be presented at the Kinematograf short film platform on June 4 in Sofia, the organizers announced on Tuesday.

Estonian rapper and singer Tommy Cash, who placed third at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 with the song "Espresso Macchiato," will perform at Sofia's Joy Station on September 30, the organizers, Fest Team, said.

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.

Currently, three projects are aimed at training employed, unemployed and inactive people in Vratsa Region, Vratsa Labour Bureau Director Violeta Andreeva said during a local conference held here on Tuesday. The event was part of BTA’s Europe on Balkans: Cohesion Skills project.

Vratsa Region is among the few regions in Bulgaria that have developed a strategy for the development of school and preschool education for 2023-2027, Loreta Koleva, Director of the Regional Department of Education in Vratsa, said during a local conference held here on Wednesday. The event was part of BTA’s Europe on Balkans: Cohesion Skills project.