In the period February 22 to 26 the international Agra 2017 agricultural exhibition takes place in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv. The third edition of the forum for agribusiness, wine and food gather the elite of the industries with important implications for..
A festive liturgy has taken place in the St. Marina church in Plovdiv, where the relics of St. Clement of Ohrid were placed for veneration. The relics of the saint are in Plovdiv after they were in Sofia and the Rila Monastery on the occasion of the..
As of today until 1 October, Plovdiv is hosting the 72 nd edition of the International Technical Fair with the participation of more than 600 exhibitors from 33 countries. The focus is on innovations, power generation, the environment and..
“What people in Europe expect from politicians is to act decisively, to solve and not to deepen the problems,” said President Rosen Plevneliev at the opening of the 12th Arraiolos Group Meeting in Plovdiv. The presidents of Italy, Latvia,..
Plovdiv is the center of events celebrating the 1885 Unification of the Principality of Bulgaria with Eastern Rumelia. At the Holy Virgin Cathedral Plovdiv Metropolitan Nikolay held a solemn church service. In his speech he called for wisdom in..
The Chamber of Architects in the Bulgarian city of Plovdiv have called for urgent legislative changes that are to criminalize encroachment on cultural monuments. Architects also call that in cases of demolishing or arson, the state should..
Plovdiv has become the first Bulgarian city, officially accepted in the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities. This is the newest educational program of the organization with the ambitious aim of bringing together cities from all continents to..
Bulgarian craftsmen and their guest colleagues from Serbia and Macedonia gave the start of the 5 th consecutive edition of the traditional Spring Craft Fair in Plovdiv. This year a total of twenty five crafts are presented at the fair. An open air..
With a cocktail of Bulgarian brandy (rakiya), Bulgaria was represented at the ProWein Exhibition in Düsseldorf - one of the world's largest wine fairs as a host of the most prestigious independent wine competition in the world - Concours..
At a meeting in Brussels, the Council of Ministers of Culture of the 28 EU Member States formally announced Bulgaria’s Plovdiv and the Italian city of Matera as the European Capitals of Culture in 2019. Plovdiv is the first Bulgarian city that receives..
