Canada-based Bulgarian artists Petar Boyadzhiev and Daniela Zekina will present joint exhibition in Chicago

Petar Boyadzhiev and Daniela Zekina Photo: BTA-archive Canada-based Bulgarian artists Petar Boyadzhiev and Daniela Zekina will present their joint exhibition “AlterEgo” in Chicago on November 1. Their new paintings with graphics and paintings will...

Bulgaria Faces Growing Labor Shortage Amid Demographic Crisis

The central challenge for Bulgaria’s labor market is the ongoing demographic crisis, which is expected to intensify in the coming years, creating an acute shortage of workers. This was emphasized by Irena Joteva, managing partner at HILL...

Latin fiesta with the famous Bulgarian National Radio Children’s Choir and impressive guest musicians

The concert titled “FIESTA – The Joy of Music Making” is among the events that the Bulgarian National Radio Children’s Choir, conducted by Venetsia Karamanova, dedicates to its 65th anniversary. On October 23, in Hall 3 of the National Palace of...

Bulgaria ready to open its airspace for Putin ahead of potential meeting with Trump in Budapest

BRUSSELS Bulgaria is ready to open its airspace for Russian President Vladimir Putin’s aircraft if he decides to travel to the Hungarian capital Budapest for a meeting with US President Donald Trump, Foreign Minister Georg Georgiev said Monday....

Għarb kite festival brings together countries and cultures

The eighth edition of the Wind and Kite festival at Għarb was held as planned on Sunday, despite the bad weather that threatened to disrupt the event. A large number of people, including families with children, turned up near San Dimitri chapel on...

Bulgaria ready to offer air corridor for Putin to meet Trump in Budapest

Bulgaria will allow a plane carrying Vladimir Putin to fly through its airspace to facilitate a planned meeting between the Russian leader and Donald Trump in Budapest later this month. The country's foreign minister, Georg Georgiev, said this on...

Bulgaria willing to offer air corridor for Putin to meet Trump in Budapest

Bulgaria will allow a plane carrying Vladimir Putin to fly through its airspace to facilitate a planned meeting between the Russian leader and Donald Trump in Budapest later this month, the country’s foreign minister said on Monday. “When efforts...

2025 Operalia Competition: Romanian baritone Mihai Damian wins top prize

Baritone Mihai Damian, a soloist of the Romanian National Opera in Cluj-Napoca, has won the Male Voice category’s first prize at this year’s edition of Operalia, the competition for young opera artists established by Plácido Domingo. He also won...

Gyavius NAVI S refines Bulgarian independent’s dive watch to 41mm

Gyavius Watch Company releases the NAVI S Collection, a refined version of its NAVI dive watch. The case now measures 41mm across the wrist and keeps the same 41mm lug to lug dimension. Every component you touch—the case, bezel, back, crown, dial...

Bulgaria Ready to Allow Putin’s Plane for Possible Trump-Putin Meeting in Budapest

Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin’s chief, addresses the Valdai Discussion Club’s annual plenary session in Sochi, Russia, on October 2, 2025. Getty Images/Contributor The head of Bulgarian diplomacy Georgiy Georgiev signaled that Bulgaria is ready to...

The world is becoming more dangerous for LGBTQ+ people, new report warns

A report into the state of LGBTQ+ rights has revealed just how dangerous the world has become for members of the community. Published by the Institute for Strategic Dialogue on Monday (20 October), the study showed that homophobic and transphobic...

Defence Ministers of Bulgaria, Vietnam Discuss Regional Security, Bilateral Military Cooperation

Bulgaria's Defence Minister Atanas Zapryanov conferred with his Vietnamese counterpart, General Phan Van Giang, on Wednesday. The meeting, part of an official high-level visit by a Vietnamese delegation to Bulgaria, focused on bilateral military...

Bulgaria Signals Readiness to Open Airspace for Putin Ahead of Trump Meeting in Budapest

Bulgaria is ready to open its airspace for Russian President Vladimir Putin if he decides to travel to Budapest for a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, Foreign Minister Georg Georgiev confirmed on Monday during the EU Foreign Affairs...

Bulgaria Urges Hungary To Push North Macedonia on Constitutional Reforms

Bulgaria’s President Rumen Radev urged Hungary to persuade North Macedonia to adopt constitutional changes as a prerequisite for EU membership. Speaking after a meeting with Hungarian President Tamás Sulyok, Radev emphasized that Bulgaria...

Bulgarian, Hungarian Presidents highlight strong energy partnership

SOFIA, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- Bulgaria's President Rumen Radev and his visiting Hungarian counterpart, Tamas Sulyok, stressed the two countries' mutual reliance, particularly in energy cooperation, during their meeting on Monday. Radev described the...

The Parliamentary Gender Balance

These are Andorra, Mexico, Bolivia and the United Arab Emirates. Meanwhile, there are only three countries worldwide with a higher ratio of women to men. These are Rwanda (63.8 percent share of women), Cuba (55.7 percent) and Nicaragua (55.0...

Bulgarian-Hungarian Relations Are Example of Partnership, Constructive Dialogue, President Radev Says

Relations between Bulgaria and Hungary are an example of partnership and constructive dialogue at all levels, Bulgarian President Rumen Radev said after his one-on-one meeting with his Hungarian counterpart Tamas Sulyok in Sofia on Monday. The...

The Iron Curtain: Division, Ideology, and the Struggle for Europe, 1945–1991

Illustration created by Brewminate with AI, Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license The fall of the Iron Curtain in 1989 did not simply close a chapter in European history; it redefined the moral and...

BTA Director General Honoured by Union of Sociocultural Centers

Union of Sociocultural Centres (chitalishta) distinguished Monday Bulgarian News Agency (BTA) Director General Kiril Valchev with the award Follower of the National Enlighteners for his "outstanding contribution to upholding the heights of the...

Bulgaria's Path Toward Sustainable Tourism

Bulgaria is known for its rich heritage, with cities that date back thousands of years and countryside and landscapes that are among the most beautiful on the continent. Its profile as a tourism destination continues to grow, and the industry has...