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Apollonia Art Foundation Executive Director Margarita Dimitrova was awarded the Chevalier des l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Order of Arts and Letters) by the French Culture Ministry, the Foundation told BTA on Friday.

Two new exhibitions under the title 'Connected through Good in the Past, Present and Future' opened in Europe House on 9 May, Europe Day.

Over 120 scientists from Bulgaria and ten other countries will participate in the 14th Sofia Science Festival, which is taking place on May 9-12 in Sofia Tech Park, the Beautiful Science Foundation said.

More than 700 competitors from all over the world are attending the 12th edition of the Robotics Championship organized between May 9-11 at the Antonio Alexe Sports Hall in Oradea, the Association for the Promotion of Tourism in Oradea and the Region informs on Wednesday.

Mass transportation schedules in Athens will be adjusted for the Greek Orthodox Easter period, from Holy Friday to Wednesday after Easter.

The registration rate of voters for the postal vote is increasing as the relevant deadline approaches which is on Monday 29 April (Holy Monday).

Romania won gold medals in the lightweight women's double sculls, through Gianina van Groningen and Ionela Cozmiuc, on Saturday at the European Rowing Championships in Szeged (Hungary).

Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapatritis wrapped up his visit to Kuwait with a meeting with his counterpart Abdullah Ali Al-Yahya on Thursday.

Nearing the year after the adoption of the Decision on unblocking the Appointment of the Government of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, High Representative Christian Schmidt reminds that pursuant to his 27 April 2023 decision, the Amendment CXXXI to the Constitution of the Federation will come in effect on May 1 without requiring further normative act to ensure its legal effect.

The Reuters global news agency refers to the upward trajectory of the Greek economy following the decade of crisis.

European Union leaders over a two-day summit of the special European Council will discuss economic and competitiveness issues in Ukraine, Türkiye, the Middle East and Lebanon, stated Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis upon his arrival in Brussels on Wednesday night.

Public transportation in Athens will come to a partial halt on Wednesday, April 17, as a 24-hour nationwide strike has been called by the private sector General Confederation of Employees of Greece (GSEE).

AGERPRES special correspondent Daniel Florea, reports: Prime minister Marcel Ciolacu started his two-day visit to Qatar with a meeting he had on Tuesday evening with the representatives of the Romanian community in Qatar, whom he told that the Bucharest authorities are considering finding solutions together with the Qatari ones so that the rights of the Romanians working in Qatar are fully respected, especially regarding the right to pension.

Escalation, regional conflict would be 'in no one’s interest, particularly not in Gazans’ interest,' adds Josep Borrell

Ukraine's SBU State Security Service has hit a long-range radar in Russia's Bryansk region, which monitored the sky 700 kilometers deep into Ukraine.

The world turns its gaze to Greece, to Ancient Olympia, nearly 100 days before the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, where the Olympic flame will be lit.

The total number of children in Romania with both parents working abroad stood at 9,758 at the end of December 2023, 2,211 fewer than at the end of the previous year, according to data centralized by the National Authority for the Protection of Children's Rights and Adoption (ANPDCA).

Nurgul Salimova recorded a second draw at the Women's Candidates Tournament 2024 in Toronto, Canada on Saturday. In the second round, the 20-year-old Bulgarian finished in a white draw with China's Lei Tingjie. The game lasted 39 moves, with the two agreeing to a draw in a completely even endgame.

After a long process of restoration, in optimal conditions of display, according to international standards of conservation and protection of historical monuments, the Church Adormirea Maicii Domnului in Causeni was reopened to the public and included in the national tourist network.

Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis is visiting Brussels on Wednesday 3 April in order to take part in a two-day meeting of the foreign ministers of the North Atlantic Alliance member-states.

Liberty Media to acquire 86% stake from Spain-based owners Dorna