In 2016, revenues from tourism have marked a record high - over 2.8 billion euro until October, or 14.7% more than the same period of 2015. This was announced by outgoing Minister of Tourism Nikolina Angelkova at the opening of the Congress on World Civilizations and Modern Tourism, held in Sofia.
She repeated the forecast that the total annual number of foreign tourists to Bulgaria would exceed 8 million and this will be the first time when the annual number of tourists exceeds that of the country’s population. According to Angelkova Bulgaria is in the top three chart when wealth of artifacts in Europe is concerned because there are over 40,000 artifacts found on Bulgarian territory. "There is a lot that can impress our guests and tourists," Angelkova told participants in the forum, that discusses intersections between culture, history and tourism. It involves delegations from 40 countries.
In 63 polling stations out of a total of 11 626 polling stations that should have been equipped with CCT V, there was no live video feed and recording of the 27 October snap elections. This was announced by the deputy chairperson and spokesperson of the..
Over 1/3 of the cases of African swine fever among wild boars in Europe have been registered in Bulgaria , the Association of Pig Breeders reports. In the last week of October, 201 cases of the disease among wild boars were detected..
The leader of "DPS-New Beginning" Delyan Peevski has called on the caretaker government and all responsible institutions, including the parliament, to give MEP Elena Yoncheva a mandate to negotiate for the release of the captured..
Slavi Trifonov, leader of There Is Such a People (ITN) declared he would sign the declaration of We Continue the Change/Democratic Bulgaria (PP/DB),..
Today, 3 November, is International Day for Biosphere Reserves, declared by UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere programme. On this occasion, as of the second..
Over the next 24 hours the clouds will increase. The wind will pick up and will usher in cold air. Minimum temperatures 5-10° C., for Sofia around 5°..
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