“The decisive actions of the Bulgarian leaders and of the nation during the 1885 Unification of the Principality of Bulgaria with Eastern Rumelia proved that when Bulgarians unite over a just and worthy cause they are able to forge their national fate themselves, instead of being onlookers of history while the powerful of the day decide for them”, an address of President Rosen Plevneliev on the occasion of Unification Day reads. On 6 September 1885 the Ottoman rule in Southern Bulgaria was abolished. “I believe that the decades that have passed since those glorious events have tempered our character, made us wiser and stronger in upholding our national interests”, the president also said.
The truck traffic on the Maritsa highway to the Kapitan Andreevo border crossing at the Bulgarian-Turkish border is now normalized. "As of this morning, there are no more queues of trucks standing on the roadway waiting to cross the border," assured..
At the request of the European Public Prosecutor's Office, searches have been carried out in Sofia, Burgas, Petrich and Rila in connection with an investigation into alleged fraud with EU funds in the restoration of a church. In 2017, a public tender..
One million and eight hundred Bulgarian citizens travelled as tourists during the third quarter of the year, National Statistical Institute data show. 72.3% of them travelled inside the country, 20.8% travelled abroad and 6.9% - both inside Bulgaria..
According to an analysis by the Electricity System Operator, a shortage of electricity is expected as early as January and February next year. At a..
Bulgaria’s caretaker Foreign Minister Ivan Kondov and his Albanian counterpart Igli Hasani confirmed the firm commitment of the two countries to the..
77 per cent of those employed in Bulgaria's secondary education system are ready to go out on strike demanding a pay rise in the sector, according to a..
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