On the second day of his official visit to Austria Bulgaria’s President Rossen Plevneliev discussed with the Prime Minister of the Federal Province of Lower Austria Erwin Proell the perspectives for bilateral economic cooperation. President Plevneliev and Erwin Proell pointed out that the most promising sectors of bilateral cooperation were machine-building, electronics, electrical engineering, IT technologies and textile industry. Nearly 450 companies from Lower Austria Province have business relations with Bulgarian companies and the Austrian firms are to boost their cooperation with their Bulgarian partners in the future, Premier Proell further said. On Tuesday President Plevneliev met with his Austrian counterpart Heinz Fischer who conferred him with the highest state decoration of Austria- The Order of Merit of the Austrian Republic.
Sofia and Vietnam’s city of Ho Chi Minh exchanged letters of intent for cooperation. Sofia Mayor Vassil Terziev and Nguyen Van Dung, Vice Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City Municipal People’s Committee, exchanged the documents in the presence of Bulgarian..
In the week of St. Andrew’s Day (also known as Bears’ Day or Mechkinden), WWF is drawing attention to six orphaned bear cubs who have been given a second chance at life. The initiative is part of the "Subscribe to Nature" campaign and follows..
The Bulgarian Hotel and Restaurant Association (BHRA) presented its annual awards for professional achievements in the field of tourism. The Bulgarian National Television (BNT), the Bulgarian National Radio (BNR) and the Bulgarian Telegraph Agency (BTA)..
According to unofficial information, the Hungarian Presidency of the Council of the EU has drafted a decision for the full admission of Bulgaria and..
The first marble statue discovered in the ancient city of Heraclea Sintica on 3 July, is probably of Lucius – grandson of Roman Emperor Octavian..
During the night, the weather will be predominantly clear and calm. There will be fog or low clouds before midday in parts of the lowlands, valleys..
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