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Plovdiv Drama Theatre announces major sponsorship and a historic world premiere

Published: June 22, 2025 08:35

The 'N. O. Massalitinov' Drama Theatre in Plovdiv has announced a significant new chapter in cultural philanthropy in Bulgaria. The theatre has entered into a strategic partnership with a leading processor of precious and non-ferrous metals, who will now…

Summer, music, gods and heroes – Sofia Opera invites its fans to the traditional Wagner Festival

Published: June 21, 2025 08:05

The summer Wagner celebrations of our National Opera Theatre unique for Bulgaria will begin this year on June 26 with the premiere of Tannhäuser – the ninth title by Richard Wagner in the repertoire of the capital's troupe.At the press conference dedicated…

Folklore Ensemble "Otets Paissii" from Pittsburgh receives the honorary badge of the President

Published: June 21, 2025 07:15

A festive concert of the Otets Paissii Performing Folk Ensemble will be held in Nessebar today, as the ensemble celebrates 70 years since its establishment. The formation is the oldest Bulgarian folklore ensemble in the USA at the Bulgarian Macedonian…

Bulgaria Today – 20 June 2025

Published: June 20, 2025 15:00

In “Bulgaria Today” on Friday, 20 June, we bring you, first, the latest news from this country.Next on the show: Although water is abundant in Bulgaria and a water crisis is unlikely this summer, it cannot be entirely ruled out, as the state does not…

Balkan developments

Published: June 20, 2025 09:30

Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina refused to sign the SEECP declarationThe summit of the South East European Cooperation Process (SEЕCP), held in Tirana under the Albanian presidency, ended without Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina endorsing the joint…

King and Queen of Letters to be selected in London

Published: June 20, 2025 08:32

About 70 children from 22 schools in UK, Germany, France, Spain and Slovakia will gather on June 21 in the Bulgarian Embassy in London to participate in the ninth edition of the International Bulgarian Reading Competition. The best among them will be…

Eurogroup recommends Bulgaria adopt euro from 1 January 2026

Published: June 20, 2025 06:19

The Eurogroup has unanimously recommended that Bulgaria become the 21st member of the eurozone. The countries of the common currency area recommend to the EU Council that this should happen from 1 January next year. The finance ministers of the eurozone…

A Bird is Singing: The beginning of the Mystery

Published: June 20, 2025 05:05

The Bulgarian National Radio Folk Song Ensemble was founded in 1952 by Georgi Boyadzhiev, who was then the editor-in-chief of the Folk Music Department at BNR. At the core of the ensemble was the renowned Ougurchin Group, led by kaval player Tsvyatko…

Climatologist Prof. Georgi Rachev: There is water, but the state is not managing the resource properly

Published: June 19, 2025 17:50

As we approach the height of summer and temperatures soar, access to water becomes essential. We remember the hardships of summer 2024, when hundreds of towns and villages across Bulgaria experienced a complete or partial lack of running water. The crisis…

Temperatures will drop, rainfall expected on Friday

Published: June 19, 2025 16:35

On Friday, the minimum temperatures will be from 15 to 21°C, in Sofia - around 17°C. It will be sunny before noon. Cumulus and cumulus-rainy cloudiness will develop around and after noon. In many places, mainly in Southern and Eastern Bulgaria, there will…

Bulgaria Today – 19 June 2025

Published: June 19, 2025 15:00

Welcome to Bulgaria Today, the English-language podcast of Radio Bulgaria, on June 19.In “Bulgaria Today” we bring you first the latest news from this country.Next, we tell you more about attracting workforce from the Bulgarian diaspora.At the end, in…

CNN ranks Shopska Salad among the best in the world

Published: June 19, 2025 14:27

Bulgarian Shopska Salad has earned a place among the 24 best salads in the world according to a new ranking published by CNN, BGNES reports. The fresh and colorful dish, beloved throughout Southeast Europe, took its rightful place alongside award-winning…

A high-speed catamaran will soon start operating between Burgas and Istanbul

Published: June 19, 2025 11:19

From 24 June, visitors to the Bulgarian Black Sea coast will be able to take a trip to Istanbul in Turkey. The first high-speed catamaran service on the Burgas–Istanbul route is scheduled to begin on this date, according to a report by the Turkish news…

Sofia has evacuated its embassy in Tehran

Published: June 19, 2025 10:00

Bulgaria's diplomatic mission in Tehran has been evacuated. The embassy will be temporarily relocated to Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov announced this to journalists in Sofia.Seventeen Bulgarians, 12 of whom are diplomats,…

Eurostat data shows Bulgarians have higher purchasing power than Hungarians

Published: June 19, 2025 08:48

According to Eurostat data, in 2024 Bulgaria and Estonia ranked second to last in the EU in terms of actual individual consumption (AIC) per capita. This important indicator of household material well-being is lowest in Hungary, at 72% of the EU average.…

Bulgarian Foreign Minister: 'Macedonian identity and language' irrelevant to Skopje's EU integration.

Published: June 19, 2025 08:22

'International law does not address the recognition of identities and languages, and this also applies to North Macedonia,' said Foreign Minister Georg Georgiev, quoted by BGNES. ‘Formulations such as “recognition of Macedonian identity” and “recognition…

Sofia is hosting the 3rd FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics Junior World Championships

Published: June 19, 2025 06:11

The 3rd FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics Junior World Championships in Sofia were officially opened by Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports Assoc. Prof. Stoyan Andonov. More than 370 gymnasts from over 70 countries will compete for the top places in the Arena 8888…

Polish ambassador symbolically hands over EU presidency to Denmark

Published: June 19, 2025 06:01

At a ceremony in the Bulgarian resort town of Sveti Vlas, the Polish Ambassador to Bulgaria, Maciej Szymański, symbolically handed over the presidency of the Council of the EU to the Danish Ambassador, Flemming Stender. Denmark will take over the…

Two Bulgarians have been evacuated from Iran

Published: June 19, 2025 05:46

Following intense round-the-clock efforts by the Bulgarian Embassy in Tehran, the Foreign Ministry announced that two Bulgarian citizens had been successfully evacuated from the Islamic Republic of Iran.They crossed the Iranian-Azerbaijani border with the…

Kustendil unveils Bulgaria’s longest legal graffiti wall

Published: June 19, 2025 05:25

A retaining wall alongside the Banshtitsa River in Kyustendil is being transformed into the country’s longest legal graffiti art wall, according to a report by the Bulgarian News Agency (BTA)."The goal is to attract artists from around the world to leave…

Higher education institutions are raising the issue of cybersecurity at a roundtable discussion

Published: June 19, 2025 04:35

A roundtable discussion on 'Cybersecurity in the protection of people, education and society' is taking place in Sofia today, according to a report by BTA. The event is organised by the Council of Rectors, the Academy of the Ministry of the Interior, and…

‘Bulgaria Wants You’ and the emotional pull of home

Published: June 16, 2025 19:36

Bulgaria is constantly changing, say the founders of the Bulgaria Wants You initiative. For the past five years, they have been holding motivational meetings and discussions with Bulgarians living abroad, showing them a different side to their homeland and…

Daytime temperatures are expected to go up

Published: June 16, 2025 15:35

On Tuesday, the lowest temperatures will range from 12°C to 17°C, for Sofia around 13°C. The weather will be mostly sunny during the day. Cumulus clouds will develop over the mountainous regions in the afternoon hours. There will be a light northerly…

Bulgaria Today – 16 June 2025

Published: June 16, 2025 15:00

Welcome to Bulgaria Today, the English-language podcast of Radio Bulgaria, on June 16 hosted by Rositsa Petkova.We start with a summary of the leading news stories from Bulgaria and the weather forecast for tomorrow.Next, we continue to bring you closer…

Trade unions will start monitoring the prices of basic goods on a monthly basis

Published: June 16, 2025 14:41

In the months preceding Bulgaria's accession to the Eurozone, the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria (CITUB), one of the country's largest trade unions, has started to conduct monthly price surveys of 20 basic goods from the 'small…

Over 5,000 unemployed Bulgarians have started seasonal work in Europe since the beginning of 2025

Published: June 16, 2025 13:00

Employment in the services sector is increasing, while demand for labor in sectors such as agriculture and industry is decreasing. Data from the National Statistical Institute reflect this trend, typical for the first quarter of the year. During the…

NSI reports 0.0% monthly inflation

Published: June 16, 2025 12:37

Monthly inflation for May is 0.0%, while annual inflation is 3.7%, announced by the National Statistical Institute (NSI). Cumulative inflation, as measured by the Consumer Price Index, is 16.8% over the last three years (May 2025 compared to May 2022) and…

Woman of Bulgarian descent dies in attacks in Israel

Published: June 16, 2025 11:02

An elderly Israeli woman of Bulgarian descent was killed in an Iranian attack on a residential building in the Israeli city of Bat Yam, according to BNR’s correspondents in Israel, Fenya and Iskra Dekalo. Although the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs…

National Assembly Speaker Kiselova calls on the Balkans to be a driver of development, not of tension

Published: June 16, 2025 09:59

''Europe needs courageous leaders who can make difficult but strategic decisions'', National Assembly Speaker Natalia Kiselova said during the Green Transition Forum in Sofia, reported BTA. She called on the Balkan countries to be drivers of ideas …

The money transferred by Bulgarian emigrants to their country increase by 15.7% in Q1 of 2025

Published: June 16, 2025 06:13

Bulgarians working abroad sent over EUR 420 million to their relatives during the first quarter of 2025. This amount is EUR 66 million higher than in the same period of 2025. The largest sum was sent by the Bulgarian diaspora in the United States,…

Weather forecast: Temperatures rise to 34° C.

Published: June 15, 2025 15:10

During the night skies will be clear and tomorrow will be sunny, with cumulus clouds gathering in the afternoon over Eastern Bulgaria. There will be a light wind from the North-Northwest. Daytime temperatures will rise to reach a maximum of 29-34° C.,…