The President of the EC, Ursula von der Leyen, met with the residents of Plovdiv in the Ancient Theatre. The visit, which took place on Sunday, is part of the tours in EU Member States that the leading candidates for the next president of the European Commission are making, BNR Plovdiv reported. In the previous days, Ursula von der Leyen visited Spain and Germany.
"Freedom, independence and sovereignty have always been the dream and longing of the people," said von der Leyen and on the occasion of June 2 - the Day of Botev and those who died for the freedom and independence of Bulgaria, quoted Botev's verse "He who falls in freedom's fight. He does not die.” Speaking about freedom and independence, she pointed out that now this applies in full force to the people of Ukraine and thanked Bulgaria and the Bulgarian people for their support for Ukraine.
Researchers from Bulgaria and abroad are gathering in Sofia for a scientific conference. The forum will be held on October 16 and 17 in the building of the Institute of Ethnology and Folklore Studies with Ethnographic Museum at the..
The Sofia Zoo has a new resident – an 11-year-old male snow leopard, BNT has reported. He comes from Nordens Ark Zoo, located in Bohuslän, Sweden and is named Araatan. Some time ago, a female leopard arrived from the Helsinki Zoo,..
20 nominees from 11 countries – that is the number of contenders for the “Bulgarian Woman of the Year 2024”, named in honour of Saint Zlata of Meglen . The award has been presented every year since 2009 by the Executive Agency for Bulgarians Abroad..
Bulgaria and China have agreed to further strengthen their cooperation in the field of science, technology and innovation at a high level, as well as in..
Switzerland is one of the smaller Central European countries on the Old Continent. It consists of twenty-six cantons with a population of about 9 million..
At the outset of the war between Russia and Ukraine, the Bessarabian Bulgarians across all lands marked their national day with prayers for peace. Nearly..
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