Schengen Visa Fee increased as of 11 June 2024

Accra, Sept 4, GNA – As of 11 June 2024, the fee for a Schengen visa has raised from EUR 80 to EUR 90 for…

New kitten will join Starmer family in Downing Street

London, Sept 2, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – Keir Starmer has let his children get a new kitten, while they live at Downing Street, after “a…

Sweden’s Princess Sofia is pregnant with fourth child

Copenhagen, Sept 3, (dpa/GNA) – Sweden’s Princess Sofia, and Prince Carl Philip, are expecting their fourth child, the royal family announced on Monday. The…

French pensioner accused of allowing strangers to rape his wife

Paris, Sept 2, (dpa/GNA) – A 72-year-old pensioner went on trial in the southern French city of Avignon on Monday, for allegedly drugging his…

WWII bomb safely detonated in Czech plant

PRAGUE, Aug. 31, (Xinhua/GNA) — Czech police safely detonated a World War II aerial bomb on Friday, days after finding it on the premises…

Ruzhdi Ruzhdi wins gold medal in shot put at 2024 Paris Paralympics

Sofia, Aug 31 (BTA/GNA) – Ruzhdi Ruzhdi won the gold medal in the shot put (category F55) at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris.…

Bulgaria: Apollonia Art Festival Opens

Apollonia, Aug 30 (BTA/GNA) – The 40th edition of the Apollonia Festival of Arts in Sozopol opened on Thursday evening. In his address President…

Bulgaria: Albena holiday village celebrates 55th birthday with 11,000 tourists

Albena Resort, Aug 26 (BTA/GNA) – The Albena Holiday Village celebrated its 55th birthday on August 24 with 11,000 tourists, most of them from…

Archaeologists discover 3rd Century BC Thracian temple in Plovdiv

Plodiv, Aug 22 (BTA/GNA) – Experts from the Regional Archaeological Museum in Plovdiv (RAM – Plovdiv) discovered a Thracian temple from the 3rd century…

Greek coastguard rescues 245 migrants south of Crete

Athens, Aug. 22, (dpa/GNA) – Greek authorities on Thursday said they have rescued 245 migrants south of the Mediterranean island of Crete in the past 24 hours.…

Mike Lynch among dead in yacht disaster as daughter remains missing

London, Aug. 22, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – The body of British technology tycoon Mike Lynch has been recovered after a luxury yacht sank off the coast of Sicily, but…

Already 133,000 refugees in Russian region of Kursk

Moscow, Aug. 22, (dpa/GNA) – Approximately 133,000 people have left their homes so far due to the Ukrainian offensive in the Russian region of Kursk, the acting…

EU sends aeroplanes to help Portugal battle Madeira wildfires

Brussels, Aug. 22, (dpa/GNA) – The European Commission on Thursday announced that it was sending two firefighting aeroplanes to help Portugal battle wildfires on the island of…

Bulgaria: 15th Edition of Scientific Conference on Thracian Culture to be held in Kazanlak

Kazanlak, Aug 21 (BTA/GNA) – As part of the Holidays of the Valley of the Thracian Kings, Bulgarian and foreign researchers will hold the…

Caretaker PM-Designate fails in Cabinet formation bid as President denies approval over Interior Minister nomination

Sofia, Aug 19 (BTA/GNA) – President Rumen Radev Monday set a precedent in Bulgaria’s contemporary history Monday morning as he refused to decree a…

Sofia City Prosecution Office indicts missing “Cryptoqueen” Ruja Ignatova in Absentia

Sofia, Aug 12 (BTA/GNA) – The Sofia City Prosecutor’s Office (SCP) has indicted in absentia Ruja Ignatova, a German citizen of Bulgarian origin suspected…

France facing worst wheat harvest in 4 decades after winter storms

Paris, Aug. 9, (dpa/GNA) – France is facing one of the worst wheat harvests of the past 40 years after a winter of rain and storms, according…

Russia reports continued fighting in Kursk region

Moscow, Aug. 9, (dpa/GNA) – Russian armed forces are continuing to fight against an advance by Ukrainian troops in the Kursk region, the Ministry of Defence said…

Tourism Minister: 2024 should be Bulgaria’s most successful year for tourism at seaside

Sofia, Aug 8 (BTA/GNA) – This year should be the most successful for tourism at the seaside, Bulgaria’s caretaker Minister of Tourism Evtim Miloshev…

UK PM pledges to keep communities safe, police prepare for violence

London, Aug. 7, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – The British Prime Minister has promised communities they will be kept safe as the country braces for an eighth night of…