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China honors international contributors to cultural exchange
Xinhua News Agency
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BEIJING, July 10 (Xinhua) -- The second Orchid Awards ceremony was held in Beijing on Thursday, honoring China's foreign friends and organizations that have promoted the shared values of humanity, facilitated cultural exchange between China and...
Proposal for Bulgarian center in Northampton County to be debated at public hearing
WFMZ - Pennsylvania
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BUSHKILL TWP., Pa.- A Bulgarian cultural society want to establish a learning center and cemetery on the site of a seafood store and catering and event venue. The request will be considered at a public hearing next week. BG Social Learning Center...
Bulgarian government proposes banning mobile phones in schools
The Sofia Globe
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July 9, 2025
Bulgaria’s Cabinet approved on July 9 amendments to the Preschool and School Act that, if approved by Parliament, would mean a ban on using mobile phones in schools. The amendments provide that pupils would be able to use mobile phones in schools...
North Macedonia's PM Accuses Bulgaria: 'They Want to Destroy the Macedonian Nation and Identity'
Novinite
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North Macedonia’s Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski declared on Wednesday that Bulgaria is pursuing a long-standing strategy aimed at erasing the Macedonian nation and identity. The statement came in response to developments in the European...
Bulgaria: Police detain Varna mayor, opposition plans protest
Gazeta Tema
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July 9, 2025
SOFIA, July 9 - Bulgarian police arrested Varna Mayor Blagomir Kotsev Tuesday night after raiding city hall and his home, sparking protests and fierce backlash from the opposition. Kotsev, a reformist elected in 2023 under the We Continue the...
Bulgaria's Foreign Ministry: Identity and Language Issues Should Be Addressed in Scholarly and Academic Discourse
Bulgarian News Agency
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Bulgaria's Foreign Ministry acknowledges the resolution adopted by a substantial majority in the European Parliament, which keeps the institution from getting involved in attempts at political instrumentalization by the Republic of North...
Bulgaria's Foreign Policy Committee Chair Urges North Macedonia to Honour Commitments Assumed on Path to EU
Bulgarian News Agency
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Bulgaria’s National Assembly Foreign Policy Committee Chair Yordanka Fandakova on Wednesday urged North Macedonia to heed the European Parliament (EP) call for the country to honour the commitments it has assumed on the path of European...
Bulgarian Students Win Bronze Medals at International Young Physicists' Tournament
Bulgarian News Agency
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Bulgarian students won bronze medals at the International Young Physicists' Tournament in Lund, Sweden, the press centre of the Education and Science Ministry said on Wednesday. A total of 180 students from 35 countries participated in the...
Bulgaria Opposition Decries Mayor’s Arrest as Act of Revenge
Balkan Insight
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July 9, 2025
Official portrait of Varna Mayor Blagomir Kotsev. Source: The Municipality of Varna Varna Mayor Blagomir Kotsev has been detained after a police raid on the city’s municipality and his private home, which led to his 24-hour detention on Tuesday...
Bulgarian Sunday School in Finland organises online language course for foreigners
BNR - Radio Bulgaria
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July 9, 2025
Photo: Bulgarian Sunday School "ABV" in Finland Bulgarian Sunday School "ABV" in Finland has announced the creation of a new online Bulgarian language course for foreigners. The publication on the official website of the educational center reads...
Education Minister Pays Homage to Writer Ivan Vazov on 175th Birth Anniversary
Bulgarian News Agency
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Education Minister Krasimir Valchev laid flowers at the monument to Ivan Vazov to mark the 175th anniversary of the birth of the Patriarch of Bulgarian literature, his ministry said. “A writer, poet, playwright, public figure, and statesman — the...
Bulgarian national political row over arrest of Varna mayor
The Sofia Globe
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July 9, 2025
A national political row has erupted in Bulgaria over the July 8 arrest of Varna mayor Blagomir Kotsev, which his lawyer has alleged is politically-motivated and has described as repression. Kotsev, who in November 2023 was elected mayor on a We...
90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After? Georgi Worries About 50-Year-Old Darcey Meeting His Parents In Bulgaria
TheThings
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July 9, 2025
The success of TLC's 90 Day Fiancé has resulted in several spinoffs, with one of the most popular being 90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After? which follows fan-favorite couples navigating life as a married couple. Now in its ninth season, 90 Day...
North Macedonia's PM: Bulgaria’s Goal Is “The Destruction of the Macedonian Nation and Identity”
Bulgarian News Agency
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The Prime Minister of North Macedonia, Hristijan Mickoski, stated on Wednesday that Bulgaria’s goal is “the destruction of the Macedonian nation and identity.” At an extraordinary press conference held at the headquarters of VMRO-DPMNE, he said...
Bulgarian Culture Minister Welcomes New LIK Issue
Bulgarian News Agency
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Addressing the launch of a new LIK issue celebrating Bulgaria in UNESCO, Bulgarian Culture Minister Marian Bachev said it is "a great honor and responsibility" for him, as Minister of Culture of Bulgaria, to welcome the new LIK at the UNESCO...
University Students Protest Tuition Fee Hike After Higher Education Act Amendments
Bulgarian News Agency
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Aleksandar Tanev, a law student in a paid programme at Sofia University St Kliment Ohridski, said on Wednesday evening that the draft amendments to the Higher Education Act, passed at first reading in the National Assembly earlier that day, did...
UN Human Rights Council Extends LGBTQ Rights Expert’s Mandate
Out South Florida
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The U.N. Human Rights Council on July 7 extended the mandate of the United Nations’ independent LGBTQ rights expert for another three years. The resolution passed with 29 countries (Albania, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, Colombia,...
Bulgarian Culture Minister Marian Bachev Presents UNESCO’s Ernesto Ottone with July Issue of LIK Magazine
Bulgarian News Agency
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Bulgarian Culture Minister Marian Bachev held a bilateral protocol meeting with Ernesto Ottone, UNESCO’s Assistant Director-General for Culture, at the organization’s headquarters in Paris, France, on Monday. The meeting took place on the eve of...
Council of Ministers Approves Bulgaria's Position for EU Council in Field of Scientific Research
Bulgarian News Agency
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The Council of Ministers approved Bulgaria's position for its participation in the informal meeting of the EU Council on competitiveness in the part on scientific research. It will be presented by Education Minister Krasimir Valchev on July 16-17...
Government Appoints New Honorary Consul of Bulgaria in Bangladesh
Bulgarian News Agency
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The Council of Ministers has decided to relieve Tanveer Imam from his duties as Honorary Consul of Bulgaria in Dhaka, Bangladesh and to appoint Ziaul Haque as the new Honorary Consul covering the entire territory of Bangladesh. Mr. Haque is a...