author: Gergana Mancheva

Tourism contributes to economy of Sofia region

The first landmarks in Sofia that the hosts get him acquainted with are the St. George Church and the St. Sofia Basilica – the most visited sites by both foreign and Bulgarian tourists. Christian sanctuaries thrill anyone, interested in history..

25.03.15 14:42 |

La moratoria sobre las exportaciones de madera repercutirá sobre los negocios y la ecología

Los vientos huracanados, el deshielo de los ríos y las nevascas han destruido 18 mil hectáreas de bosques en las regiones de Montana, Vratsa y Vidin, informan los Servicios de Bosque locales. Para limpiar los árboles caídos, en los próximos dos años se..

25.03.15 10:26 |

Bulgaria participa en la iniciativa internacional “Año Europeo del Desarrollo”

En una conferencia en Sofía dedicada al Año Europeo del Desarrollo, el   ministro de Asuntos Exteriores, Daniel Mitov, inauguró una serie de iniciativas europeas que tendrán lugar en Bulgaria a lo largo del año 2015, proclamado por el Consejo Europeo y..

24.03.15 15:12 |

Balkan Developments

Turkey expands training of fighters against "Islamic state" in Iraq Turkey, which in November started a program for military training of 1500 Kurdish fighters in northern Iraq as part of the efforts to combat jihadist group "Islamic State,"..

13.03.15 13:57 |

Half of Bulgarians live on the poverty line

The social and economic development of Bulgaria after the start of the democratic reforms of 1989 accelerated the process of stratification and polarization in Bulgarian society. The standard of living of the majority of the population dropped..

05.11.14 16:04 |

Bulgarian energy projects part of Connecting Europe Facility

EU Member States have agreed to allocate some 647 million euro under a program called Connecting Europe Facility. Financing is provided for approved important projects that provide development in the energy sector and energy independence...

31.10.14 14:59 |
Professor Nikolay Ovcharov sowing some of the finds

Finds in ancient Misionis astound archaeologists

The excavations and study of the ancient and medieval town of Misionis near present day Targovishte, northeastern Bulgaria were started almost 50 years ago by a famous archaeologist, the late Prof. Dimitar Ovcharov and were continued by his son,..

25.10.14 11:55 |

Is corruption in state administration coming to an end?

“It is quite difficult to describe the attitude of the local administration towards people with small business in Bulgaria”, says Mrs Dilyana Dimitrova from Bulgaria’s capital Sofia. The young woman has been working in her private shop for..

21.10.14 14:51 |

Rebellious Srednogorie starts from Bulgaria’s Bunovo

Much can be said about the little village of Bunovo that cannot go unnoticed in the upper part of the Galabets Area in the Balkan Mountain. The oldest road across the Balkan Mountain used to go through this village. The beautiful view from the..

13.10.14 15:11 |

Workers and employers in Bulgaria caught in vicious circle of problems

Statistics showed that in the past years of economic crisis the number of accidents and deaths on the job in Bulgaria has been declining. For 2013, however, the Social Ministry pointed out that the number of occupational fatalities was once again..

08.10.14 14:47 |