Bulgarian Irina Bokova, who is Director General of UNESCO and was a candidate for the position of UN Secretary General, has been identified as one of the 28 people who will be shaping, shaking and stirring Europe in 2017 The ranking of "Politico 28" is topped by mayor of London Sadiq Khan, and include among others High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurtz. Billionaire George Soros is also among the top ten in the list. The media presents Bokova as a person leading a crusade for the preservation of world's cultural heritage from militant extremism and terrorism.
According to data from the European Environment Agency published by the European Commission and reported by BNR correspondent in Brussels Angelina Piskova, Bulgaria ranks second in the EU for bathing water quality in 2024. The report states that 97.9%..
The ministers of economy and finance of the EU member states unanimously backed the Eurogroup's recommendation that Bulgaria should join the euro area on 1 January 2026, Polish Finance Minister Andrzej Domański announced, as reported by BNR correspondent..
The parliament has adopted the Crypto-Asset Markets Act on second reading. It regulates trading in this type of instrument according to European regulations, reporter Maria Fileva informed. The law gives the Financial Supervision..
Bulgarian Shopska Salad has earned a place among the 24 best salads in the world according to a new ranking published by CNN, BGNES reports. The fresh and..
A new medical equipment manufacturing center of the Czech company BTL Industries has opened in Plovdiv. The event was attended by President Rumen Radev,..
According to Eurostat data , in 2024 Bulgaria and Estonia ranked second to last in the EU in terms of actual individual consumption (AIC) per..
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