At the CEV Men’s European U17 Volleyball Championship, Turkey lost 3-1 to Bulgaria in the fifth game. In the organization that took place in Podgorica, the capital of Montenegro, the national team in Group A faced Bulgaria in the fifth match. Turkey lost the match 3-1 with sets 13-25, 25-18, 21-25, 18-25, and Turkey suffered...
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Balkans | Bulgaria sends 100 Russian-made military vehicles to Ukraine
With the approval of parliament, Bulgaria will send 100 “old but never used” Russian-made military armored vehicles to Ukraine. Citizens for European Development in Bulgaria (GERB), Continuing Change (PP), Democratic Bulgaria (DB) and the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (HÖH), mostly Turkish and Muslim opposition members, and the Halk Var (ITN) parties, which make up...
Balkans | 120th anniversary of bilateral relations between Bulgaria and the United States
The exhibition, organized by the Bulgarian State Archives, the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAN) and the BTA, presents the historical moments of Bulgarian-American diplomatic relations that lasted 120 years. “Exploring America.” The exhibition entitled “120 years of diplomatic relations between Bulgaria and the United States” is based on the idea of the “America” Directorate of...
Balkans | Bulgaria is among the top ten countries with the fastest mobile internet in the world
“The digital sector is one of the fastest growing sectors in Bulgaria, and we are among the top ten countries with the fastest average mobile internet in the world,” said Deputy Minister of Transport and Communications Grigory Grigorov, representing Bulgaria at the high-level session held within the framework of the ITU Council. The event took...
Bulgaria’s move angers Russia
The Bulgarian parliament decided to provide new military aid to Ukraine. Parliament decided, by a majority of votes, to send 100 armored vehicles, which were said to increase the resistance of the Ukrainian army to Russia. The Bulgarian parliament approved a new resolution on military aid to Ukraine, consisting of 100 armored vehicles. According to...
Balkans | Bulgarian Minister of Transport Gvozdikov met with the Turkish Ambassador to Sofia Itkok
According to the statement issued by the Bulgarian Ministry of Transport and Communications, Minister Georgi Gvozdikov said, “We are already working on providing more trains on the Plovdiv-Edirne route, which will be an alternative to the ever-increasing car traffic,” in the meeting he held with Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey in Sofia Aylin Itkok...
Balkans | Bulgaria will use ex-Russian MiG-29 warplanes until at least 2025
The Bulgarian Air Force will use its air fleet of aging Russian MiG-29s until the arrival of the new F-16 fighter jets it expects from the United States. Defense Minister Todor Tagarev, in his speech in parliament, stated that the first F-16 fighter jet Bulgaria bought from the United States is expected to be delivered...
Balkans | Russia and Ukraine protest the war in Bulgaria
A group in Bulgaria protested against President Rumen Radev, who made pro-Russian remarks regarding the Russo-Ukrainian War. The demonstrators, who were organized through social media, gathered in front of the presidential building. The demonstrators, who chanted slogans against Russia and Radev, arguing that Russia was responsible for the war, demanded Radev’s resignation. Radev’s reactionary remarks...
Balkans | Bulgarian Prime Minister Denkov: The government has sounded the alarm about the spread of a new, very dangerous drug
A synthetic and extremely dangerous drug is spread in Bulgaria, about 100 times more active than heroin. Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov announced this alarming news at the start of the regular meeting of the Council of Ministers. And the Prime Minister said: “It is mixed with other drugs and distributed. The use of this drug...
Balkans | Bulgaria became a member of the European Union with the highest flagpole
As part of the campaign supported by President Romain Radov, a donation of 500 thousand euros has been made to the Flag Project. Bulgaria, a member of the European Union, has begun raising its giant national flag on the Union’s highest flagpole, which it placed in the Rhodope Mountains. The standard-length post has become a...