2018 is the European Year of Cultural Heritage and it will begin in Sofia on 11 January, as the official start is given to the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the EU, said Lilyana Pavlova, Minister for the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the EU.
She added that Sofia Municipality has scheduled a programme to show the guests as much of our cultural heritage as possible in a more active way, on the sidelines of the busy political agenda. She stated further that it is Bulgaria’s wish that a powerful declaration on the Western Balkans is issued from Sofia at the close of the Bulgarian Presidency. This is expected to take place on 17 May, when the leaders of all EU members as well as of the countries of the Western Balkans will be in Sofia.
The annual conference of Bulgaria’s Chief of Defense Admiral Emil Eftimov will take place from February 25 to 26, 2025. Today, Admiral Eftimov will present the "Analysis of the state and preparedness of the Armed Forces in 2024." Defense Minister..
Goethe Institut Bulgaria and Ideas Factory Association are organizing a discussion on the role of culture as a means of countering violence and youth aggression. The event will take place from 16.0 pm to 18.00 pm at Goethe Institut Bulgaria. The open..
On Tuesday , the minimum temperatures in Bulgaria will be between minus 5 and 0°C, in the northeast - as low as minus 11°C. In Sofia, it will be around minus 3°C. In the morning, fog is possible near the rivers. During the day, there will be light..
According to data from Eurostat, Bulgaria has met the final criterion for joining the eurozone, namely price stability, Minister of Finance Temenuzhka..
Sofia has taken over the presidency of the most prestigious local government forum in the Balkans – B40. The capital’s mayor Vasil Terziev accepted the..
The Ministers of Agriculture of Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia have called on the European Commission to restore pre-war import quotas for..
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