European Commission’s LGBTIQ+ Strategy Aims to Undermine Member State Competences

According to Article 9 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union: ‘The right to marry and the right to found a family shall be guaranteed in accordance with the national laws governing the exercise of these rights.’ In other...

How a Rabbi’s Faith in Jesus Helped Rescue Bulgaria’s Jewish Community

The incredible story of Rabbi Daniel Zion, who came to believe in Jesus before WWII, and Stefan of Sofia has been captured in the moving historical novel, Legacy of Hope: Hidden Heroes from Generation to Generation, co-authored by Avi Mizrachi and...

Ethnographic forum in Sofia gathers researchers from Bulgaria and abroad

Researchers from Bulgaria and abroad are gathering in Sofia for a scientific conference. The forum will be held on October 16 and 17 in the building of the Institute of Ethnology and Folklore Studies with Ethnographic Museum at the Bulgarian...

Semnox Solutions and Bulgarian children’s museum Muzeiko mark ten years of partnership

Semnox Solutions has just recognized a decade-long partnership with Muzeiko, Bulgaria’s first children’s science museum, celebrating ten years of collaboration, innovation, and operational growth. Over the past decade, Muzeiko has welcomed...

Why the EU's new LGBTQ+ strategy is drawing fire

What’s the context? As anti-LGBTQ+ policies spread across the bloc, an EU counterplan is dismissed as more cosmetic than consequential. BRUSSELS - Europe's new LGBTQ+ strategy - which tackles contested issues from conversion therapy to hate crime...

Cam Newton’s baby's mom shares her take as iconic “Regina George pumping milk in Versace, Bulgari” photo resurfaces online

Former NFL MVP Cam Newton's girlfriend, Jasmin Brown, is juggling life with a newborn and a toddler. She reposted a viral photo of Rachel McAdams using a breast pump while wearing a Versace blazer and Bulgari jewelry. Brown added three fire emojis...

VP Iotova Discusses Stronger Bulgaria-China Ties at Beijing Summit

Vice President Iliana Iotova met with her Chinese counterpart Han Zheng in Beijing, the President’s Press Secretariat said on Tuesday. Iotova is attending the World Women Leaders’ Summit, organized by China and the United Nations Entity for Gender...

Anita Ekenova Recognized for Preserving Bulgarian Identity Abroad with St Zlata of Meglen 2024 Award

Anita Ekenova who lives in Lyon, France, won the Bulgarian Woman of the Year - St Zlata of Meglen 2024 Award. She received a statuette crafted by Atanas Karadichev and an icon of St Zlata of Meglen at a ceremony at the University of National and...

Vice President presents the most famous Chinese scholar of Bulgarian studies with an order

On behalf of the Head of State Rumen Radev, Vice President Iliana Iotova presented the Order of Sts. Cyril and Methodius, first degree, to Professor Ma Sipu, the press office of the president reported. The award was presented at an official...

Bulgarian duo caught with gear to steal cooking oil in Ambleside - sentence

Nikolay Kostov, 39, and his brother-in-law Dimitar Murdzhev, 37, were sentenced at South Cumbria Magistrates’ Court on October 8 after they were convicted following a trial of one count of going equipped for theft. Peter Kelly, prosecuting,...

Anita Ekenova Wins Bulgarian Woman of the Year – St Zlata of Meglen 2024 Award

The official ceremony for the presentation of the Bulgarian Woman of the Year – St Zlata of Meglen 2024 Award took place the Maxima Hall of the University of National and World Economy (UNWE) in Sofia on Wednesday. This year’s laureate is Anita...

Unemployment in Bulgaria remains low

Bulgaria’s Employment Agency reported a stable labour market in September, with the registered unemployment rate standing at 5.06%, down from 5.2% in August. Around 17,000 people found jobs through labour offices during the month, nearly 3,000 of...

Remaking The Running Man: ‘I called Tom Cruise to ask him how I should run’

Prime Time Studios, Sofia, Bulgaria. It has just gone midnight and a blind priest dressed in a wide-brimmed hat, oversized sunglasses and a floor-length coat is tapping his way down a hushed road that has been built and dressed to resemble a...

Discussion in Sofia Looks at Eurozone as Part of Path to Bulgaria's Economic Transformation

The Ministry of Innovation and Growth held a second open discussion on the euro and Bulgaria's accession to the eurozone here on Wednesday. The debate was on the topic of "The euro area as part of the path to economic transformation". The forum...

Debate on Bulgaria’s Eurozone Accession Should Continue Beyond January 1st, Deputy Prime Minister Donchev Says

The discussion about the benefits and challenges of Bulgaria's upcoming accession to the eurozone should not be limited to the country’s entry date on January 1st, but must continue beyond it, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Innovation and...

One in three children in Romania live in poverty, new report says

More than one in three children in Romania, roughly 1.25 million, live in poverty, and the percentage rises dramatically to 75.8% for those whose parents have a low level of education, according to 2024 Eurostat data cited by Save the Children...

Bulgaria’s 2025 Wine Harvest Promises Quality, Exports to Africa and Beyond

Bulgaria is expecting a strong wine season in 2025, with industry experts optimistic about both the quality and export potential of the country’s production. According to Krasimir Koev, executive director of the Vine and Wine Agency, about 61% of...

Bulgaria's Siyka Katsarova Elected European Spas Association President

Siyka Katsarova, President of the Bulgarian Association of Balneology and SPA Tourism (BUBSPA), was elected President of the European Spas Association (ESPA) on Wednesday. She is taking over from Thierry Dubois on day one of the European Spas &...

Bulgaria to Join Jutland Declaration for Better Protection of Minors Online

The Bulgarian Government has approved Bulgaria's participation in the Jutland Declaration, which aims to create a safer online environment for children and young people. This initiative is part of the Danish presidency of the Council of Europe....

Exhibition in Istanbul Highlights Turkish Words Adopted into Other Languages, Including Bulgarian

Popular Turkish words that have entered other languages, including Bulgarian, are featured in an exhibition organized at the Rami Library, the largest library complex in Istanbul. Titled “Verinti”, meaning “a word given from one language to...