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Speaking to reporters here on Wednesday, Bulgaria’s caretaker Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev described Bulgaria's full accession to the Schengen area as "a historic event", "a crowning achievement", and "the result of the efforts of many people".

Lovech Mayor Stratsimir Petkov told BTA on Tuesday that he will file a complaint because of the ongoing seven-day problems with the interrupted power supply, as there are still households without electricity in the municipalities of Lovech and Troyan.

President Rumen Radev expressed condolences to the family, relatives and colleagues of Krasimir Kurtev on the death of the prominent musician and co-founder, vocalist and bassist of the iconic Bulgarian band Akaga, the President's press office announced Tuesday.

Year-end analyses & forecasts; Economy; Fatal accident.

The Total Producer Price Index in Industry rose by 2.9% in November 2024 compared to the previous month, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said here on Monday.

Ivan Ivanov, Chair of the Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (EWRC), Monday told a briefing he had ordered the setting up of three working groups to inspect the three electricity distribution companies.

Plovdiv Airport Monday announced new routes to Manchester, Birmingham and Tel Aviv, as well as charter flights to Antalya and Belfast during the winter months. The airport will also continue to serve an average of 10 regular flights a week to

Customs inspectors seized 23 tonnes of shampoos and detergents during an inspection of a truck that was leaving for Romania at the Danube Bridge 2 border control check point on December 19, the National Customs Agency reported on Monday.

The December issue of LIK magazine, dedicated to the 120th anniversary of the Ivan Vazov National Theatre, showcases the continuous development of an important tradition, Bulgarian News Agency (BTA) Director General Kiril Valchev said during LIK

The future of Bulgaria's National Theatre in the 21st century lies in preserving what is most valuable about the national tradition while at the same time engaging in international dialogue on a par with other cultures, critic and historian Nikolai Yordanov said. Yordanov is one of the authors in the December issue of BTA's LIK magazine, which is dedicated to the 120th anniversary of the Ivan Vazov National Theatre in Sofia.

"In its current period, LIK magazine is engaged in a media experiment. It is trying to bring, and succeeding in my opinion, journalism and history into dialogue," said the Editor-in-Chief of LIK magazine Georgi Lozanov at the presentation of the

Silvia Garvanska, chief curator in the Ethnography Department at the Vratsa Regional History Museum, told BTA on Friday about the customs and traditions on Saint Stephen's Day in Bulgaria.

11 people were killed, and seven were injured on Tuesday in an blast at an explosives factory in Balikesir, Northwest Turkiye, Turkish authorities reported, cited by international news agencies and local media outlets.

Twenty-one kg of smuggled silver jewellery were seized by customs officers at the Kapitan Andreevo border crossing during an inspection of a truck entering the country from Turkiye, the Customs Agency said on Monday. On December 19 2024 a

Shortly after 2 p.m. on Friday, both lanes of the single carriageway Ruse-Giurgiu Bridge crossing the Danube River were reopened to traffic, the Regional Administration in Ruse said in a press release.

Customs officers at the Kapitan Andreevo border crossing point found and seized 5.710 kilograms of cocaine worth BGN 1,027,800, the Customs Agency said on Thursday.