During his meeting with Greek President Prokopios Pavlopoulos in Athens, Bulgarian President Rumen Radev insisted that the two countries construct the gas interconnection between the two countries within the deadlines set down, build on the infrastructure of the existing border checkpoints between Bulgaria and Greece and put up new ones, the press centre of the presidency in Sofia has announced.
“Developing energy and transport connections is essential to enhancing commerce and tourism, trade between the two countries in 2016 reached the sum of 3 billion euro and these indexes obligate the two countries to continue to promote the contacts among businesses,” the Bulgarian President stated. As an indicator of the existing goodneighbourly relations, he pointed out that last year Bulgaria was visited by 1.1 million Greek nationals and Greece – by 1.2 million Bulgarians.
A new lane for heavy trucks over 12 tons will be opened at the Danube Bridge in Ruse, announced Ruse Regional Governor Dragomir Draganov. The initiative comes from the National Customs Agency, which collects the toll for crossing the facility,..
''The negative impact on Bulgaria from a possible introduction by the U.S. of a 25% tariff on EU goods would amount to USD 678 million . This would mean a 0.49% annual decrease in the country’s total exports compared to the levels without..
Gorna Oryahovitsa is the largest non-district town in Northern Bulgaria. It is located near Bulgaria’s old capital, Veliko Tarnovo, and is an important railway junction. To mark the 155th anniversary of its declaration as a town, the local History..
On July 7, the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) puts into circulation a silver commemorative coin titled "175 Years Since the Birth of Ivan Vazov", BNB..
During its plenary session in Strasbourg today, the European Parliament is scheduled to vote on Bulgaria’s accession to the eurozone on 1 January 2026...
With 531 votes in favour, 69 against and 79 abstentions, the European Parliament approved Bulgaria's accession to the eurozone on 1 January 2026...
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