At an official ceremony in the National Assembly, the 2018 European Parliament Prize for citizens was given to Abbot of the Bigor Monastery in Macedonia, Archimandrite Parthenius. He was presented with the public prize for promoting mutual understanding, overcoming internal divisions among Macedonian citizens and improving good relations with neighboring countries. The prize was given by Bulgarian MEP Andrey Kovatchev, who nominated him.
"We remain firmly behind the Agreement for good neighborly relations, friendship and cooperation between the Republic of Macedonia and Bulgaria, which is written with the blood of our ancestors and calms their souls," Archimandrite Parthenius said at the ceremony.
On March 10, Bulgaria marks the rescue of Bulgarian Jews during World War II and commemorates the victims of the Holocaust and crimes against humanity. The date has been chosen because of the so-called "Kyustendil Action" of 1943. Then, with the help..
Plovdiv has been selected as the wine capital of Europe for 2025, indicates a survey by the European Best Destinations tourist organization, Plovdiv Mayor Kostadin Dimitrov has announced. More than 284,000 people from 82 countries chose..
“There is a consistent trend towards a drop in numbers and a curbing of the migration pressure,” Border Police Director, Chief Commissioner Anton Zlatanov, Director said in an interview for bTV. “When I took office, illegal migration had reached..
Vazrazhdane party has sent a formal request to President Rumen Radev to call a referendum on keeping the Bulgarian Lev , the party’s leader Kostadin..
A yellow code for strong wind has been issued for 18 regions of Bulgaria on Tuesday . The minimum temperatures will be 4 to 9°C, around 4°C in Sofia...
The Central Election Commission (CEC) must carry out the re-calculation of the election results it has been tasked with by the Constitutional Court...
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