Hot in Some Places in the Afternoon in Bulgaria, Maximum Temperatures Reaching 25°C to 30°CToday the weather in Bulgaria will be mostly sunny. Clouds will increase again in the afternoon, across West and Central Bulgaria rain showers and thunder are likely in some places. There will be light south wind becoming northwest in Northwestern Bulgaria.
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Powerful Earthquake in RomaniaA strong earthquake shook Romania. The 4.6 earthquake on the Richter scale was felt at 20:15 GMT, NOVA said. Its epicenter is 130 kilometers north of the capital Bucharest. The trick was at a depth of 150 kilometers below the ground. There is no evidence of injured people or material destruction.....
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The Chief Negotiator on Behalf of the EU for Brexit Comes to BulgariaEU Chief Negotiator for Brexit Michel Barnier will be on a working visit to Bulgaria on April 26, announced the EC Representation in Bulgaria. Barnier will meet with Prime Minister Boyko Borisov, with the Minister for the Bulgarian EU Council Presidency Lilyana Pavlova and with representatives of t....
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The Coming Days in Bulgaria: Sun until Noon, do not Forget the Umbrella in the AfternoonToday it will be mostly sunny. In the afternoon, rainy clouds will develop again in Western and Central Bulgaria - in the mid-afternoon will pass and overwhelm. A gentle south wind will blow, in northwest Bulgaria - from the northwest. It remains warm, in places after noon and hot with maximum tem....
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T'tennis: Nigeria face Argentina, TurkeyIdris Adesina Nigeria's men table tennis team have been drawn in Group F against Slovakia, Argentina, Turkey, Australia and Bulgaria at the 2018 World Team Table Tennis Championships in Halmstad, Sweden, from April 29 to May 6. The competition comprises the championship division, the second division....
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Bulgaria is First in the EU by the Number of Women Working in the IT SectorIt turns out we are the first in the EU by the number of women working in the IT sector, as well as the number of girls studying information technology, according to Eurostat.
In our country, 26.5% of IT specialists are ladies. Secondly, Romania and Lithuania are ranked at 25.7 per cent. At the s....
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Over EUR 335 Million is the Export of Bulgarian Furniture in 2017In 2017, furniture exports exceeded EUR 335 million. The growth trend has been steady over the years, and has grown nearly twice as much compared to 2008. This was announced by Deputy Minister of Economy Alexander Manolev during the biggest forum for the furniture industry in Bulgaria - the exhibiti....
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Bulgarian Helsinki Committee: The Protection of Human Rights in Bulgaria is Getting Worse"In 2017, there has been a stagnation in the protection of human rights in Bulgaria, with some areas deteriorating: the authorities and the public sphere have been deaf for human rights and civil society has failed to raise concerns about major issues and this task stands on the agenda in 2018. " Th....
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The Cabinet Provides up to BGN 26 Million to Repair the MiGs Guarding Bulgarian AirspaceThe government will give the Ministry of Defense up to BGN 26 million to repair the MiG-29 aircraft. The decision was taken today at the Cabinet meeting, the press service of the Council of Ministers announced.
The funds are provided in the central budget for payments under contracts under the fram....
Bulgarian PM: Bulgaria Has Reduced Its External DebtAt the very beginning of today's government meeting, Prime Minister Boyko Borissov announced that Bulgaria has reduced its external debt for only a year, and this places us on the third place in the EU.
,,The Eurostat report comes out. From 29 to 25.4, Bulgaria's foreign debt declined. Third, we ar....
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Forecast: Half a Million Professionals from Third-countries will Come to BulgariaHalf a million professionals from third-countries will arrive in Bulgaria over the next few years. We are talking about graduates working in different fields. The forecast is from the business, said Podkrepa Labor Union. The reason for the imminent import of so many qualified workers was the amen....
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Every Third Bulgarian Lives in a Serious Risk of PovertyAbout 30 percent of the Bulgarian population or nearly every third Bulgarian lives in a serious risk of poverty, according to Eurostat analysis of the share of people in severe material deprivation in the EU in 2017. The EU average indicator of people living in severe material deprivation , is 6.7 p....
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Bulgaria Drops with 2 Positions in the Reporters Without Borders Media Freedom IndexBulgaria continues to drop down in the Reporters Without Borders Index of Media Freedom and is in a lower position than any other member of the European Union. Our country is now 111th, while in 2017 it was 109th. Despite being the current rotating President of the European Council (by the end of Ju....
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PM Borissov at the South-East European Cooperation Process Summit in SloveniaSpeaking at the South-East European Cooperation Process (SEECP) Summit in Brdo pri Kranju, Slovenia, on 24thof April, Bulgaria's Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said that there is no alternative to the Balkans' EU perspective and that the SEECP remains a leading political format for open and honest di....
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Sunny and Warm Weather Forecast For Bulgaria Today, Rain and Thunder in the AfternoonMostly sunny and warm is forecast for Bulgaria today, with clouds gathering in the afternoon and short spells of rain with thunder and winds increasing briefly in many places. The maximum temperatures will range between 26°C and 31°C.
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Strengthen the System of Protection of Migrants and Refugees in BulgariaIn a report , Tomáš Boček, Special Representative of the Secretary General on Migration and Refugees , acknowledges that Bulgaria's efforts to address the challenges posed by the high number of migrant arrivals and refugees, but he underlines his concern about the difficulties they face in en....
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Agricultural Land Prices in Bulgaria rise 14.6% in 2017The average price per one decare of agricultural land in Bulgaria rose by 14.6% year-on-year to 872 BGN ($543.6/445.8 euro) in 2017, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said on Tuesday.
The price of arable land rose 13.0% to 870 BGN per dca in 2017, while the price of permanent grassland fell ....
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The Bulgarian Branch of Lidl Introduces New Kielbasa and Sausage StandardsThe Bulgarian division of the German company Lidl introduces new higher standards for the quality of the sausage from their own brand that they offer. All sausages from the Pikok, Baroni and Dulano brands, as well as from the "Rodna Stryha" product line, are now produced without the use of mechanica....
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Where's mum? Three bear cubs rescued in BulgariaAccording to the environment ministry, there are around 800 brown bears in Bulgaria, one of Europe's largest populations of the protected species.....
Bulgarians Find Life more Unfair and Unhappy Compared to most EuropeansThe European Commission today presented a study on the opinion of EU citizens about justice. According to data, 53 percent of Europeans say that most of the things that happen in their lives are fair, while only 38 percent of Bulgarians think that.
61 per cent of Bulgarian citizens say that they a....
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New Study of Food in Bulgaria and in Western Europe: Double Standards of Quality and PriceAnother study of food in Bulgaria and in Western Europe shows "double standards" in terms of both quality and price. This was announced by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forestry. A total of 106 samples, covering 53 food and beverage from the same brand, offered on the one hand in a retail c....
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The Debt of Bulgaria for 2017 Amounts to BGN 25,064 MillionAccording to preliminary data of the National Statistical Institute in 2017, the institutional sector "General government" reports a budget surplus of BGN 920 million or 0.9% GDP, NSI reported.
The surplus in the central government sub-sector amounted to BGN 727 million, or 0.7% of GDP. The local g....
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Bulgarians are the Last in the EU when it Comes to Spending Money on BooksBulgarians and Greeks are the European citizens who spend the least money on books and newspapers. This shows Eurostat statistics released on the occasion of the World Book Day, April 23rd.
The figures are for 2016 and show that only 0.6% of the expenses of Bulgarian and Greek households go to book....
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Council of Europe Presented a Migration Report on BulgariaThe Council of Europe today presented a report on migrants and refugees, dedicated to Bulgaria. Account is taken of the efforts made by our country to overcome the challenges of the large migration flows.
The document states that migrants hardly reach our country from Turkey and are hardly receivin....
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Warm and Sunny Today in Bulgaria – Maximum Temperatures at 25-30°CToday the weather will remain warm and mostly sunny. Around noon and thereafter, cumulus clouds will develop over the northeastern and the mountainous regions in Southwestern Bulgaria, but it will rain only in some areas, possibly with thunder. There will be light northwestern wind, in Eastern Bulga....
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Nadal cruises into Monte Carlo finalMONTE CARLO, April 21 (Reuters) - Defending champion Rafa Nadal remains on course for an 11th Monte Carlo Masters title after beating Bulgaria's Grigor.......
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Universal is Making a New 'Doom' MovieIt looks like Hollywood might be taking another stab at a “Doom” movie. Actress and singer Nina Bergman tweeted on Tuesday she’s signed on to appear in the Universal Pictures film. “Wow, I'm doing the next ‘Doom’ movie with Universal Pictures! I just signed all th....
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Monte Carlo Masters ResultsGrigor Dimitrov (4), Bulgaria, def. David Goffin (6), Belgium, 6-4, 7-6 (5).Rafael Nadal (1), Spain, def. Dominic Thiem (5), Austria, 6-0, 6-2.Kei Nishikori,.......
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Nearly a Million Bulgarians have Health ProblemsAbout 16 percent of the working population in Bulgaria over 16 years of age (just over 6 million people), or nearly 960 thousand Bulgarians, had health problems and had a certain discomfort on their daily lives and their lifestyle, according to research data of Eurostat. The analysis looks at the pr....
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Over 11% Growth in International Tourism Revenues During the Winter in BulgariaMore than 11% is the growth of the revenues from international tourism for the period December 2017 - February 2018. Thus, the receipts for most of the winter season reach almost 796 million BGN. This is clear from the latest BNB data, the Ministry of Tourism announced.
The results are proof of the....
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Bulgarian National Bank Puts into Circulation a Silver Commemorative Coin "The Old Elm in Sliven"From April 23, 2018, the Bulgarian National Bank puts into circulation a silver commemorative coin "The Old Elm in Sliven".
The price of the coin is 78 (seventy-eight) BGN.
The coin will be sold in the Bulgarian National Bank - in two cashboxes at Knyaz Alexander I Square and at four cash register....
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Eurostat: Bulgaria Provided Asylum mainly to Syrians in 2017Last year, 90 per cent of asylum-seekers in Bulgaria were Syrians, according to Eurostat data provided by the European Commission.
A total of 1530 Syrian citizens have received protection in our country, as well as 110 Iraqis and two stateless persons. In Bulgaria last year 1705 approvals were issu....
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Bulgaria Expects up to 10% more Tourists in the SummerBetween 5 and 10% will be the growth of tourism in the summer season compared to last year, Deputy Minister of Tourism Lyuben Kanchev told journalists in Veliko Tarnovo.
He is visiting the old capital of Bulgaria in connection with the International Exhibition "Cultural Tourism" 2018. In his words ....
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The First Informal Meeting of EU Energy Ministers is Held in SofiaThe first informal meeting of energy ministers from the European Union is held today in Sofia. The event is part of the calendar of the Bulgarian Euro-Presidency. Special guest is Commissioner for Energy and Climate Change Miguel Kate, and the meeting will be headed by Bulgarian Energy Minister Teme....
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Bulgaria and 15 other EU Countries will Work For a European Supercomputer16 European Union countries, including Bulgaria, will create a European Supercomputer Enterprise. The ambition is for Europe to return to the world map as one of the leaders in this field. This was announced by EU Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society, Mariya Gabriel, in a forum for the Digit....
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Personality in the News Awards 2018What a lovely ceremony for Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency) 2018 annual awards!
European Ambassador, Operatic Soprano who has been heralded as one of the most acclaimed and exciting performers of her generation and the first woman, the first Eastern European, and the youngest chairman of the 70-y....
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The Repair of Popular Grafa Street in the Center of Sofia Starts on May 8thOn May 8, Sofia Municipality undertook the long-awaited reconstruction of Graf Ignatiev Street, Mayor Yordanka Fandakova said. The repair will start from "Alabin" street with the replacement of the plumbing pipes. Tram traffic will be stopped. Buses will carry passengers through Gurko Street. Fanda....
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Economists Forecast 4.4% GDP Growth for BulgariaThe Bulgarian economy will grow by 4.4% this year, which is the second fastest rate in Central and Eastern Europe after Hungary. Next year Bulgaria will be at the forefront with an economic growth of 4.2%. This is predicted by UniCredit Bulbank's economists, according to which our country performs w....
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Bulgarian Head of State Convenes National Security Council TodayPresident Rumen Radev convenes on April 19, 2018 at 2:00 pm meeting of the Consultative Council for National Security (KSNS).
The topic is "Current risks and threats to the national security of the Republic of Bulgaria. State of the Armed Forces. Necessary measures ".
During the meeting wil....
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Bulgaria and Georgia with Joint Projects in AntarcticaBulgaria and Georgia will cooperate on Antarctica. In Tbilisi, the two countries have negotiated a formal agreement for joint action between the Bulgarian Antarctic Institute and the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia. It is expected that joint scientific projects will be implemented in th....
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Minister Nankov: The whole Route of the Hemus Highway can be Completed by 2025.The whole route of the Hemus highway can be completed by 2025, says Minister of Regional Development and Public Works Nikolay Nankov.
The route of Hemus highway is part of the European road network from the connection with Corridor IV to the west to Corridor IX near Veliko Tarnovo.
It is intend....
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Bulgaria will Participate with 14 Projects at the European Space AgencyEurope must continue to maintain its leading position in space technology and innovation, increase its share of world markets and take advantage of the opportunities that space policy development provides. This was stated by the Minister of Economy Emil Karanikolov during the official opening of the....
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Mostly Sunny Today in Bulgaria with Maximum Temperatures Between 20°C and 25°CToday sunny weather will prevail in most parts of the country. More clouds in the western areas, with spells of rain in some places. The wind will be light from the northeast. The maximum temperatures will reach 20°C to 25°C, in Sofia – about 20°C. This is the weather forecast of the National ....
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Bulgaria and Romania Discuss Bilateral Military Police Co-operationThe head of Romania's Military Police Service, Colonel Constantine - Christian Savu, is on a three-day official visit to Bulgaria. The visit is at the invitation of the director of Bulgaria's Military Police Service Brigadier General Borislav Sertov, the Ministry of Defence announced on 17th of Apr....
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Power Distributors in Bulgaria Seek 8% - 20% Increase in Prices of ElectricityThe electricity distribution companies in Bulgaria CEZ, EVN and Energo Pro have submitted applications to the Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (EWRC) requesting 8% to 20% increase in the prices of electricity as of 1st of July, the regulator said on 17th of April.
The largest increase ....
Boyko Borisov Met with Sylvie VartanPrime Minister Boyko Borisov met with the French singer of Bulgarian origin Sylvie Vartan at the Council of Ministers. The Prime Minister said it is a great honor Vartan to be in Bulgaria and thank her for everything he does for our country.
Sylvie Vartan stressed how much he loved the Bulgarian....
