Spanish caretaker PM has coronavirus, unable to attend G20 summit

Madrid, Sept. 8, (dpa/GNA) – Spain’s caretaker Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has tested positive for the coronavirus and will therefore not be able to…

Sunak ahead of G20 summit: India is ‘very near and dear to me’

London, Sept. 8, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said it was “special” to be visiting India again, a country which he…

Bulgarian Foreign Minister at 3SI Summit: Better Connectivity in Region Will Be of Use to Entire EU

Bucharest, Sept 7 (BTA/GNA) – Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mariya Gabriel headed the Bulgarian delegation to the Three Seas Initiative (3SI) Summit…

Terror-accused soldier escapes London prison, clings to delivery van

London, Sept 7, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – A soldier accused of terrorism has escaped a London jail from a prison kitchen, by clinging on to…

Second death in Greece from Storm Daniel’s record rainfall

Athens, Sept 7, (dpa/GNA) – Another person has died from Storm Daniel, which has produced record rainfall in Greece, public broadcaster ERT reported on…

Five missing as floods strike western Turkey

Istanbul, Sept 7, (dpa/GNA) – Five people are missing, including a child, after heavy rains and flooding inundated houses in the west of Turkey,…

Bulgaria PM: Situation Returning to Normal after Floods

Sofia, Sep 6 (BTA/GNA) – The situation on the southern Bulgarian Black Sea coast is returning to normal after torrential rain triggered floods that…

UK declares Russian Wagner Group a terrorist organisation

By Desmond Davies London, Sept 6, GNA – The Russian private military contractor (PMC), the Wagner Group, has been declared a terrorist organisation by…

Foreign Minister Gabriel Presents Bulgaria’s Bid for Membership of UN Human Rights Council in 2024-2026

Sofia -Sep 5 (BTA/GNA) – The protection of human rights has always been a top priority of Bulgarian foreign policy, Gabriel said. “Over the…

Tourism Ministry to Attract Expatriates to Work in Bulgaria’s Hotel Business

Sofia, Sep 4 (BTA/GNA) – The Ministry of Tourism will try to attract young expatriates to work in Bulgaria’s hotel business. This transpired during…

‘Carnival murder’ trial begins 35 years after Cologne killing

Cologne, Sept , (dpa/GNA) – A German man is standing trial for allegedly strangling and killing a young woman, during Carnival festivities in the…

After popular bear killed in Italy, search for her two cubs goes on

Rome, Sept 4, (dpa/GNA) – After a well-known brown bear nicknamed Amarena, was killed by a man in central Italy last week, the search…

France bans Muslim students from wearing abayas at state schools

Paris, Sept 4, (dpa/GNA) – France is banning girls from wearing abayas and boys, from wearing qamis at state schools, in a move that…

Germany’s Bavaria gov’t in trouble in run-up to state election

BERLIN, Sept. 4, (Xinhua/GNA) – The government of the German state of Bavaria, got in trouble after accusations of anti-Semitism, emerged against its deputy…

Meeting between Putin and Erdogan begins in Sochi

Moscow, Sept 4, (dpa/GNA) – The negotiations between Russian President Vladimir Putin, and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on reviving the Black Sea…

Central Election Commission Assures Preparation for Local Elections Is on Track

Sofia, Sept. 3 (BTA/GNA) – There is enough time to prepare for the upcoming local elections on October 29, said Rositsa Mateva, spokesperson and…

Bulgaria: Bansko’s Tourism Wraps Up Strong Summer Season

Bansko, in the Pirin, Sep 2 (BTA/GNA) – Tourism businesses in Bansko report good results in the summer season. In the warmer months of…

Bulgaria: Varna to Host Roundtable on Future of Digital Transformation Technologies

Varna, Aug 31 (BTA/GNA) – A round table on the technologies that will define the future of digital transformation will bring together experts from…

Bulgaria: Fossil Fuel Energy Production in EU Decreases in First Half of 2023, Decrease of over 30% Reported in Bulgaria

Sofia, Aug 30 (BTA/GNA) – The use of fossil fuels for energy production in the EU went down by 17% in the first half…

Nearly half a ton of cocaine found in boxes of bananas in Germany

Leipzig, Aug. 30, (dpa/GNA) – Police have seized more than 480 kilograms of cocaine at two fruit farms in Saxony in eastern Germany. The…