6 of the 7.5 million euro approved by the government as additional funding to support Bulgarian culture due to the pandemic will go to finance independent projects by freelance artists in all spheres of art. This was announced by Minister of Culture Boil Banov
The funding is expected to provide 2,000 euro to 3,000 artistic projects. The requirement is that the projects must be of works by Bulgarian authors. Where possible the projects also have to be presented as online content. They will be uploaded to the Ministry of Culture’s YouTube channel.
Another 350,000 euro will go to support circus and variety show art which were also seriously affected by the coronacrisis.
Farmers across the country have declared their readiness for effective protests due to a lack of irrigation water, reported BNR’s correspondent Veselina Milanova. The Bulgarian Agrarian Chamber has sent a letter demanding an urgent meeting with..
The increase in vignette prices will take effect on May 1, while the new higher toll fees for heavy goods vehicles and buses will take effect on April 1 . Additionally, a second toll fee adjustment is scheduled for September 1. From May 1, the..
"If Bulgaria Were Told to Me" is the title of a new initiative launched by the Bulgarian Cultural Institute (BCI) in the French capital, in partnership with La Cinémathèque du documentaire à la Bpi at the Centre Georges Pompidou. Focusing on..
Today is the last day of operation of Bulgaria's second largest coal-fired power plant, ContourGlobal Maritsa East 3 TPP. From tomorrow, 130 of the..
The increase in vignette prices will take effect on May 1, while the new higher toll fees for heavy goods vehicles and buses will take effect on April 1..
Organ donation is approved by 62% of Bulgarians, 18% disapprove and 20% cannot decide. These are the results of a nationally representative survey..
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