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US Department of State: No significant changes in the human rights situation in Bulgaria

There were no significant changes in the human rights situation in Bulgaria during the year, reads the US Department of State’s 2023 Country Report on Human Rights Practices. ''Significant human rights issues included credible reports of: torture or..

published on 4/24/24 9:41 AM

US State Department: Bulgarians in North Macedonia are discriminated against

There is systematic racial and ethnic violence and discrimination against Bulgarians in the Republic of North Macedonia. This is stated in the State Department's report on human rights in 2023, BGNES reported .  The document refers to the beatings..

published on 4/24/24 9:19 AM

50 years since the invention of the copper bromide vapor laser

The Bulgarian Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Solid State Physics is officially celebrating 50 years since the invention of the copper bromide vapor laser today. This laser is a Bulgarian invention, launched for the first time by Academician..

published on 4/24/24 9:00 AM

Survey: 49% of eligible voters are ready to go to the polling stations on June 9

The caretaker cabinet of Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev has an approval rating of 20% and a disapproval rating of 39%. Only 11% of respondents view positively the constitutional amendments regarding the caretaker government, indicate data of a..

published on 4/24/24 8:55 AM
Simeon Karakolev

Premier Glavchev and cabinet members to meet with farmers' representatives

Caretaker Premier Dimitar Glavchev, Deputy Premier and Minister of Finance Lyudmila Petkova and Agriculture Minister Georgi Tahov will meet today with representatives of agricultural organisations in Bulgaria . Solutions to the most pressing..

published on 4/24/24 6:10 AM

Spring sun in the forecast for Wednesday, the rain stops

On Wednesday minimum temperatures in the country will range from 7 to 12° C., for Sofia 9° C. During the day there will be sun, with clouds over the mountains in the afternoon and occasional rain in some parts. Maximum temperatures 19-24° C., for..

published on 4/23/24 6:00 PM
Deputy Minister of Agriculture Miroslav Marinov (left) at the opening of the 20th edition of the exhibition

Nearly 100 companies participate at "Technomebel" trade fair

Bulgarian timber, rather than imported wood, is the primary raw material for the wood processing and furniture industry in Bulgaria, caretaker Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Food and Forestry Miroslav Marinov said at the official opening of the 20 th..

published on 4/23/24 5:46 PM

Bulgaria is in the top 3 EU countries with the highest ratios in ICT services: Eurostat

In 2021, the value added of the EU’s information and communication technology (ICT) sector was equivalent to 5.5% of the EU’s gross value added: 4.7% from ICT services and 0.8% from ICT manufacturing, Eurostat data show. Bulgaria is among the 3 EU..

published on 4/23/24 5:01 PM
The Bulgaria-Ukraine dairy producers meeting in Veliko Turnovo

Ukraine says it can double dairy raw material export to Bulgaria

The Dairy Union of Ukraine plans to double the export of raw materials on the Bulgarian market. This was made clear during the first meeting of the organization with the Bulgarian Association of Dairy Processors in Veliko Turnovo, BNR’s..

published on 4/23/24 3:16 PM
Vassil Bozhkov

Case against former gambling mogul Vassil Bozhkov goes to court

After 4 years of investigation, the Sofia City Prosecutor’s Office has submitted to court the indictment against former gambling mogul Vassil Bozhkov, and another 9 persons, including officials from the now dissolved State Commission on Gambling, who..

published on 4/23/24 2:59 PM