Agriculture Ministry to Set up Stand Promoting Bulgarian Wines at 2024 ProWein Fair

Sofia, July 14 (BTA/GNA) – Deputy Agriculture and Food Minister Alexander Yotsev met with representatives of thirteen associations in the wine sector, the ministry…

Festive Programme Around Solemn Inauguration Ceremony of Rozhen Flagpole Begins

Rozhen Meadows, Southwestern Bulgaria, July 13 (BTA/GNA) – The festive programme around the solemn inauguration ceremony of the first monument of the Bulgarian flag…

European Commission and Spanish EU Presidency “Working for Bulgaria’s and Romania’s Schengen Entry by Year’s End”

Strasbourg, July 12 (BTA/GNA) – The European Commission and the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union are working for Bulgaria’s and…

Bulgarian School Students Win Full Set of Medals at International Biology Olympiad

Sofia, July 11 (BTA/GNA) – Bulgarian high school students made a remarkable impression at the 34th International Biology Olympiad in the UAE, wining a…

Two Bulgarians Make It to Top 30 of Outstanding Young Persons in the World

Sofia, July 10 (BTA/GNA) – Vesselina Uzunova and Alexander Alexiev has made it to the Top 30 of the Outstanding Young Persons in the…

Kremlin confirms meeting between Putin and Prigozhin after uprising

Moscow, Jul. 10, (dpa/GNA) - The Kremlin has confirmed reports that Russian President Vladimir Putin met the head of the Wagner mercenary force, Yevgeny Prigozhin, after his…

Data analysis: At least 47,000 Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine war

Moscow, Jul. 10, (dpa/GNA) - At least 47,000 Russian soldiers have been killed so far in Moscow’s full-scale war against Ukraine that started in February 2022, according…

WMO sees risk of extreme weather in Europe from North Atlantic heat

Geneva, Jul. 10, (dpa/GNA) - Researchers are concerned that high water temperatures in the North Atlantic Ocean can lead to an increased risk of extreme weather events…

Russia Slams US cluster munition promise to Ukraine

Moscow, Jul. 9, (dpa/GNA) - The Russian Foreign Ministry has sharply criticized the US for pledging to supply cluster munitions to Ukraine.  This is another “blatant revelation…

France imposes national fireworks ban ahead of Bastille Day 

Paris, Jul. 9, (dpa/GNA) – The French authorities have moved to ban the sale, possession and transport of fireworks ahead of the July 14 national holiday on…

Russian paramilitaries planning further operations in border area 

Kiev/London, Jul. 9, (dpa/GNA) - The Freedom of Russia Legion, a paramilitary volunteer battalion, is planning more operations in the Russian border area, according to a spokesman. …

Ukraine urges clear membership commitment at NATO summit 

Berlin, Jul. 9, (dpa/GNA) - Ukraine continued to press shortly before the NATO summit this week in Vilnius for an unequivocal commitment that it will be admitted…

Thousands at protests against violence in Serbia 

Belgrade, Jul. 9, (dpa/GNA) - Thousands of people demonstrated on Saturday evening in Belgrade and other Serbian cities against violence in the Balkan country.  It was the…

Russia reacts with anger to US supply of cluster munitions to Ukraine 

Moscow, July 9, (dpa/GNA) - The Russian Foreign Ministry has sharply criticized the US for pledging to supply controversial cluster munitions to Ukraine, despite the Russian military’s…

Zelensky welcomes exiled Azov officers back to Ukraine from Turkey 

Istanbul, Jul. 9, (dpa/GNA) - Several high-ranking Ukrainian military officers involved in the defence of the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol returned to Ukraine from Turkey on Saturday,…

Actress Maria Bakalova Unveils Aniventure Comic Con in Sofia

Sofia, July 9 (BTA/GNA) – Bulgarian Oscar nominee Maria Bakalova opened Aniventure Comic Con 2023 in Sofia on Saturday. The forum gathered more than…

Arab Countries Interested in Bulgarian Mineral Water, Medical Tourism, Fruits, Vegetables, Meat and Milk

Sofia, July 9 (BTA/GNA) – Interviewed by BTA, Bulgarian Mineral Water Chamber President Tsvetelina Lukarska said the Arab countries are interested in Bulgarian mineral…

At least six dead after fire in retirement home in Milan

Rome, Jul. 7, (dpa/GNA) – Six people died in a fire at a retirement home in Milan in the early hours of Friday. Several…

Six dead in Russia after explosion at chemical factory

Moscow, Jul. 7, (dpa/GNA) – An explosion at a chemical factory in the city of Chapayevsk in the Russian Volga region killed at least…

Italy’s retail sales rise for second month 

Rome, Jul. 7, (dpa-AFX/GNA) - Italy’s retail sales increased for the second straight month in May as sales of food and non-food items advanced, data from the…