10,779 people have acquired Bulgarian citizenship during the first 9 months of 2020, or 2,000 more than during the past 2 years, the Commission on Bulgarian Citizenship with Vice President Iliana Yotova has announced.
The biggest number of Bulgarian citizenship documents was issued in the period from 1 July – 30 September, when 4,392 applicants received passports and ID cards. 2,302 have been denied citizenship. Another 292 have been deprived of their Bulgarian papers because they have acquired foreign citizenship or have started such a procedure. Four have had their naturalization withdrawn due to data concealment or definitive court sentences.
Balchik is hosting the international regatta Ultramarine Balchik Match Race from the calendar of the European Match Race Tour (EMRT), BTA has reported. The race will be held from June 26 to 29. Teams from Bulgaria, Poland,..
On Thursday it will be sunny and hot again. There will be light wind from the north-northwest. The highest temperatures will be between 36° and 41°C; in Sofia - around 36°C. In the mountains it will be mostly sunny. The wind..
Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov led the Bulgarian delegation at the recently concluded NATO Summit in The Hague. Speaking to journalists, he stated that an agreement had been reached — with Bulgaria’s support — for each allied country to raise its..
A large fire stretching about 10 kilometers is burning east of the town of Karnobat, Burgas district, reported the mayor of Karnobat Municipality..
The National Revenue Agency is inspecting currency exchange offices due to increased interest in buying euros . Within just one week, the exchange of..
At a Sofia City Council (SCC) briefing, municipal officials who recently left the We Continue the Change (PP) party declared they would not be complicit..
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