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Blagoevgrad Regional Governor Georgi Dinev told BTA no damage has been reported. In his words, the epicentre was the village of Gabrovo, Blagoevgrad Municipality.

The Continue the Change (CC) party expressed on Monday strong indignation at the decision for the lawfully elected Varna Mayor, Blagomir Kotsev, to be transferred from the detention facility to prison - against the backdrop of the court’s refusal to consider the request submitted by his defence for a change of his remand measure, and in the absence of a final conviction. On the same grounds, former Sofia deputy mayor Nikola Barbutov has also been transferred, the CC said in a statement published on Facebook.

GERB Floor Leader Boyko Borissov wrote on social media on Monday that the excellent bilateral relations between Bulgaria and Germany are steadily developing in political, economic, and trade terms. He noted that he met with David Preisendanz, a

National Assembly Deputy Chair Kostadin Angelov told reporters on Monday that next year, EUR 230 million will be allocated for salaries of employees in all state and municipal hospitals. According to Angelov, who also chairs the National Assembly

Bulgaria begun implementing a national cybersecurity system which is expected to position the country among EU leaders in cyber resilience, said Minister of e-Government Valentin Mundrov. He was speaking Monday during a working meeting with

Bulgaria ranks tenth among the countries with the busiest roads in the world, according to an international study by the global car rental price comparison platform DiscoverCars.com. The ranking is based on a survey of the company's customers who have used its services in different countries.

The price of the consumer basket increased by BGN 1 in a week, rising from BGN 100 to 101, the State Commission on Commodity Exchanges and Wholesale Markets Chair Vladimir Ivanov, said on Monday.

In Bulgaria, healthcare expenditure in 2023 amounted to approximately EUR 7.5 billion, representing 7.92% of GDP, placing the country 17th by this indicator. The data show a slight increase compared with 2022, when healthcare spending represented 7.64% of GDP.

Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov presented the St. Paisii Hilendarski State Award to Prof. Hristo Yotsov on Friday for his outstanding contribution to Bulgarian culture, the government said in a press release. The award is presented annually to artists whose work awakens the spirit, preserves traditions, and develops Bulgaria’s cultural identity.

The National Library Sts Cyril and Methodius in Sofia has expanded its collection of international literary presence with the opening of Danish and Italian corners, the National Library and the Italian Embassy reported. With these, the total number

Ruse is a city of music, Marian Savov, Director of the Ruse Art Municipal Enterprise, said here on Friday during the presentation of LIK magazine's new issue.

The Ruse Jazz Festival, which is the oldest in Bulgaria, is not just a cultural event, it is a symbol of the spirit, modernity and creative energy of Ruse, Deputy Mayor Zlatomira Stefanova said here on Friday. She participated in the presentation of the new issue of LIK magazine, dedicated to jazz music and jazz festivals organized in the country.

A foreigner without identity documents and carrying two pistols was detained at the Kapitan Andreevo border checkpoint on November 15, the Border Police General Directorate said here on Monday. He was found in a specially adapted hiding place under the front seats of a bus entering Bulgaria, driven by a 49-year-old Turkish citizen.

Thousands of Bulgarian expatriates in Turkiye have flocked to Momchilgrad for the opening of the restored childhood home of legendary weightlifter Naim Suleymanoglu, which has been converted into a museum.

Bulgaria is trying to convince its Romanian partners of the importance of new bridges across the Danube, Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov said on Saturday, as quoted by the government information service. The Prime Minister inspected the site for a

North Macedonia’s Foreign Minister Timco Mucunski, and European Investment Bank (EIB) Vice-President Robert De Groot signed an agreement on Wednesday to open an EIB representation office in Skopje, local media reported on Wednesday.