Bulgaria Seeks Amendments to Recovery and Resilience Plan, Adds REPowerEU Chapter

On April 16, Bulgaria formally requested the European Commission to modify its Recovery and Resilience Plan (RRP) in line with Article 21 of the Recovery and Resilience Mechanism (RRM) Regulation. This request includes the addition of a new chapter focused …

Former Ambassador to the Vatican Reflects on Pope Francis' Legacy and Bulgaria’s Role

Bulgaria is stepping out of its comfort zone, said Bogdan Patashev, Bulgaria’s former ambassador to the Vatican (2019–2023), in an interview with the Bulgarian National Radio. Reflecting on the influence of Pope Francis, Patashev emphasized that the …

Bulgaria and Romania Enrich EU with Fertile Dobrudzha Region, BTA Director General Says

With the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the EU, the Union gained one of Europe’s most fertile regions – Dobrudzha – said BTA Director General Kiril Valchev during a local conference held in Dobrich on Tuesday. The event was part of BTA’s Europe on …

Timor-Leste President Ramos-Horta Highlights Bulgaria's Role in Building Bridges, Strengthening Cooperation

The President of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste (East Timor), José Ramos-Horta, was received by his Bulgarian counterpart Rumen Radev on Tuesday during his working visit to Bulgaria. "We need more countries like Bulgaria that build bridges…

Bulgaria’s Debt in 2024 was 24.1% of GDP, Preliminary Data Shows

The Government Debt of Bulgaria for 2024 amounted to BGN 48.846 billion or 24.1% of GDP, preliminary data on Government Deficit/Surplus and Debt for the General Government sector for 2024, published by the National Statistical Institute (NSI) Tuesday …

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Bulgaria’s debt for 2024 amounts to 24.1% of the GDP

Bulgaria’s debt for 2024 amounts to BGN 48.846 billion (EUR 24 billion), or 24.1% of the country’s GDP, preliminary data from the National Statistical Institute (NSI) show. In 2023, the country's debt was BGN 42.383 billion (EUR 20.8 billion), or 23.1% …

Bulgaria Prepares to Host 9th Global Wine Tourism Conference

Minister of Tourism Miroslav Borshosh held a number of meetings in Plovdiv in connection with preparations for Bulgaria's hosting this autumn of the Ninth Global Conference on Wine Tourism of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UN Tourism), …

The Pope’s Childhood Memory: Bulgarian Yogurt and His Desire to Visit Bulgaria

“It’s not a myth! The Pope really loved Bulgarian yogurt,” shared Prof. Kiril Topalov, who served as Bulgaria’s ambassador to the Vatican from 2013 to 2019, in an interview with bTV. Prof. Topalov’s tenure began shortly after Pope Francis was elected in …

AI wants electricity, water and land. Bulgaria has them all

The discussion, which included representatives of the ministries of economy, energy and innovation, mayors, university rectors, and people from the technology business, concluded that the state, municipalities, educational and scientific institutions, and …