The leader of the 25th Bulgarian National Antarctic Expedition Prof. Hristo Pimpirev told BGNES agency he was happy that the expedition had involved a few young scientists – geologists, geophysicists, geochemists and biologists who had worked with their colleagues from Mongolia, Turkey, USA and Spain on problems of global climate change. Also Prof. Pipmpirev remarked that the Bulgarian Antarctic base had been advanced to a new technological stage. Now it has a phone line with a Spanish number, an internet connection and an off-lifting Manitou vehicle. Summing up the 25th expedition Prof. Hirsto Pimpirev told BGNES: “We finally got into the 21 c., into a new era at our base with new equipment and above all with the young scientists who have been involved in Antarctic research.”
The Bulgaria Parliament will hear today the Minister of Defense Atanas Zapryanov and the Minister of Foreign Affairs Georg Georgiev about a "questionnaire" prepared by the US on topics related to Bulgaria's readiness to participate in a special military..
On Thursday, the minimum temperatures in Bulgaria will be between minus 14 °C and minus 8°C. In Sofia, it will be around minus 12°C. The day will be sunny but frosty. The thermometer values in most places will be negative. Before noon, there will be..
With various events throughout the country Bulgarians are marking 152 years after the death of the Apostle of Bulgarian Freedom Vasil Levski. Today, at 6:00 p.m. a memorial ceremony in front of the monument to the Apostle of Freedom in Sofia takes..
A serious train crash involving a train owned by the Bulgarian company PIMK has occurred near Craiova, Romania. According to initial information, the..
Sofia Airport has been officially renamed to Vasil Levski Airport at a solemn ceremony on February 19 . The ceremony was attended by Deputy Prime Minister..
BNB Governor Dimitar Radev will sign the request for an extraordinary convergence report on the fulfillment of the criteria for eurozone membership. This..
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