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Municipalities Own Just 0.8% of Bulgaria's Housing Stock
The 32,225 municipal-owned dwellings in Bulgaria represent 0.8% of the national housing stock, and they accommodate 82,240 people or 1.2% of the total population.
Seven New Deputy Ministers Appointed
Seven new deputy ministers have been appointed at six ministrys, the Government Information Service reported on Friday evening: Ministry of Tourism Irena Georgieva: Board member (since 2006) and President of the Association of the Bulgarian Tour
Two New Deputy Ministers Appointed at Agriculture, Social Ministries
Two new deputy ministers have been appointed at the Agriculture Ministry and the Social Ministry, the government press service said on Friday.
11th Edition of "Let's Clean Bulgaria Together" Starts with Official National Meeting of Partners
A national meeting of partners on Friday launched the 11th edition of the "Let's Clean Bulgaria Together" campaign. It was attended by the Minister of Environment and Water Yulian Popov, Sofia Mayor Yordanka Fandakova, representatives of regional and municipal administrations, representatives of the bTV, NGOs and businesses.
Economy
National Assembly Adopts Amendments to Social Insurance Code Related to Pan-European Personal Pension Product
Bulgarian National Bank data: Assets Managed by Insurance Companies Operating in Bulgaria Amount to BGN 10.3 Bln as of End of March
Assets managed by insurance companies operating in Bulgaria, amounted to BGN 10.3 billion as of the end of March. They increased by BGN 804.2 million (8.5%) compared to the same month last year and by BGN 697.9 million (7.3%) compared to the end of December, the Bulgarian National Bank said on Friday.
Wizz Air Launches Direct Flight from Sofia to Tirana
Wizz Air is launching a direct flight from Sofia to Tirana.
Bulgaria Registers Biggest Increase in Carbon Dioxide Emissions for Energy Use in EU, Y/Y - Eurostat
Bulgaria registered the biggest increase (+12%) in carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel combustion (oil and oil products, natural gas, coal and peat) for energy use among the European Union (EU) in 2022, show the latest data from the European statistics agency Eurostat, published on its website on Friday.
International Monetary Fund Experts Visit Bulgaria
An expert visit of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) headed by Jean-Francois Dauphin started with an opening meeting with Finance Minister Assen Vassilev in the period June 9-15, 2023.
Culture
1st c Bronze Bust of Pallas Athena Exhibit of the Month for June of National Archaeological Museum
A 1st century AD bronze bust of Pallas Athena is the exhibit of the month for June of the National Archaeological Institute with Museum at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (NAIM-BAS). The figurine represents a bust of Athena emerging from a
Vidin and Vratsa Regional Libraries Complete Implementation of Project Linking Northeast Bulgaria to Scandinavia
Regional Libraries in Vratsa and Vidin completed the implementation of the project "Book Trails and Mobile Libraries from Northwestern Bulgaria to Scandinavia", which is part of the Cultural Entrepreneurship, Heritage and Cooperation Programme under the Financial Mechanism of the European Economic Area 2014-2021.
Sofia Opera Offers New Interpretation of Ring of the Nibelung
The Sofia National Opera and Ballet will present a new interpretation of the Ring of the Nibelung by Richard Wagner, the team of the opera told journalists during a presentation this week of the upcoming summer festivals of the national cultural
On this day World-renowned Authors Gianni Rodari, Gore Vidal Among Guests at International Writers' Meeting in Sofia in 1977
In June 1977 the first International Writers' Meeting was held in Sofia titled "The Writer and the Peace: the Spirit of Helsinki and the Duty of the Masters of Culture". The meeting was held at the Park Hotel "Moscow" between June 7-10 1977 under the motto: "Peace - the hope of the planet".
The Balkans


Mickoski: VMRO-DPMNE to Vote for Constitutional Changes if They Enter into Force after Skopje Completes EU Accession Talks
North Macedonia's DUI Ready to Back Government without Being In It, If Opposition Votes Through Changes to Constitution
SDSM’s coaltion partner and the largest Albanian pary, Democratic Union for Integration (DUI), is ready to support a government without being part of is until new elections are held“if the opposition backs the changes to the Comsitition and they
Turkiye’s New Cabinet Takes Oath of Office
BTA special by Nahide Deniz The members of Turkiye's new Cabinet took their oaths of office in Parliament in Ankara on Wednesday. Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday unveiled the cabinet after he was sworn in as president following his May 28
Romanian PM Ciuca Congratulates New Bulgarian PM Nikolay Denkov
Romanian Prime Minister Nicolae Ciuca Wednesday extended congratulations and best wishes to Bulgaria's new Prime Minister, Nikolay Denkov, and his cabinet, underscoring that the government in Bucharest is ready to continue working in close
North Macedonia Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani Calls Mariya Gabriel, Expresses Readiness to Strengthen Bilateral Cooperation
In a telephone conversation with Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mariya Gabriel, North Macedonia Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani congratulated her on her election to the post and expressed readiness "to strengthen bilateral cooperation in the spirit of good-neighbourly relations and European values, and in the interest of the citizens of the two countries".