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International Power Supply inaugurates Bulgaria’s first battery gigafactory
Recognized by the European Commission as a strategic project for a net zero industry, Factory X1 officially began production. International Power Supply (IPS) held the inauguration ceremony at the site in Chelopechene in the Kremikovtsi industrial...

Vice President Presents Bulgaria’s Progress on Gender Equality Policies at Global Forum in Beijing
Vice President Iliana Iotova addressed the Global Leaders' Meeting on Women forum held in Beijing on Monday by saying that innovation mus be turned into an ally, not a new barrier to human rights. "Women cannot be allowed to pay the invisible...

Bulgarian Machine Engineering Reporting Significant Drops in Turnover since January - Branch Chamber Head Nenov
Bulgarian mechanical engineering continues to report serious declines in turnover since the beginning of the year, with expectations that the negative trend will continue until the end of 2025, Violin Nenov, Chairman of the Bulgarian Branch...

Bulgaria Prepares for 2030: Every Citizen Must Have a Digital Wallet
By the end of 2030, all Bulgarian citizens will be required to have a digital wallet installed on their mobile devices, an electronic tool that will hold personal and professional data, recognized both within Bulgaria and throughout the European...

Scientists Rediscover a Nearly Forgotten Yogurt Recipe With a Surprising Ingredient
Scientists in Denmark have revived an old Balkan yogurt recipe that relies on live red wood ants to start fermentation. Their research reveals that the acids, enzymes, and bacteria in ants can transform milk into a richly flavored yogurt....

Tech Zity Set to Crown Lithuania's Bustling Startup Scene
Lithuania's startups are on the rise with fintechs showing the way. There's hope the sector could become an economic backbone. But more young tech companies will need to take the leap.In the Baltic country of Lithuania, the startup sector has...

Tech Zity hub set to crown Lithuania's bustling startup scene
In the Baltic country of Lithuania, the startup sector has great ambitions — but achieving them might not be that straightforward. A construction site in the south of the country's capital, Vilnius, will be key to the plan. Dozens of workers were...

Education Ministry, Association of Municipalities to Cooperate on Science and Math Education Development
The Education Ministry and the National Association of Municipalities (NAMBR)will cooperate to develop technological, science and mathematics education. The Memorandum of Cooperation was signed on Sunday by Education Minister Krasimir Valchev, and...

Annual Meeting of Bulgarian Municipalities Opens in Albena Resort
The Annual Meeting of Local Authorities, organized by the National Association of Municipalities in the Republic of Bulgaria (NAMRB), opened at the Albena resort on Sunday, Day of the Bulgarian Municipality and Local Self-Government. This year’s...

Bulgaria vs Turkiye Prediction and Betting Tips | October 11th 2025
Bulgaria and Turkiye are back in action in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers when they square off at the Vasil Levski National Stadium on Saturday. This will be the first meeting between the two nations since June 2015, when Vincenzo Montella’s...

Scientists Discover Ants Can Make Yogurt
Danish research published in the journal iScience has managed to recreate a nearly forgotten Balkan and Turkish yogurt recipe that uses ants in its production. Futhermore the study shows that the bacteria, acids, and enzymes present in ants can...

October 12, 1869: Today's Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Founded in Braila
On October 12, 1869 (old style September 30), a Bulgarian Literary Society was founded in Romania's Braila, to become the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS) in 1911. Today, October 12 is marked as BAS Day. The Bulgarian Literary Society was set...

Bulgaria Wins Two ESPA Innovation Awards for Successful Practices in Medical Spa Tourism
Bulgaria received two awards for innovation from the European Spas Association - ESPA Innovation Award, which are presented for the most innovative and successful practices in the field of medical spa tourism in Europe. This happened on the second...

Accelerated Modernisation of Bulgarian Army is Forthcoming, Defence Minister Says
Defence Minister Atanas Zapryanov said here on Saturday that there will be a much accelerated modernization of the Bulgarian Armed Forces in all types of combat capabilities, as well as in the field of security and logistics. He was speaking at a...

Scientists recreate ‘ant yogurt’ from traditional Turkish, Bulgarian recipe
ISTANBUL A team of anthropologists and food scientists has successfully produced “ant yogurt,” reviving a centuries-old fermentation method still known in some rural parts of Türkiye and Bulgaria. By adding a few live ants into warm milk, the...

Bulgarian Industrial Capital Association Chair: Ensuring Security Crucial for Successful Transition to Euro
On Thursday, the Sofia Balkan Palace Hotel hosted the “Ensuring the Security of the Transition to the Eurozone” forum, organized jointly by the Bulgarian Industrial Capital Association (BICA) and Ministry of the Interior. During the event, Rumen...

EU-Funded Project to Determine Bulgaria’s Bear Population
A new project funded by the European Union has been launched in Bulgaria to determine the exact number of brown bears living in the country. The South Central State Enterprise is carrying out the census by collecting genetic samples from the...

E-Government Minister: Bulgaria Considering Integrating Age Verification into National Digital Identity Wallet
Bulgaria is considering the possibility of including age verification as part of its national digital identity wallet, Minister of e-Government Valentin Mundrov said during the EU Council on Transport, Telecommunications and Energy in Horsens,...

E-Government Minister: Bulgaria Considering Integrating Age Verification into National Digital Identification Wallet
Bulgaria is considering the possibility of including age verification as part of its national digital identification wallet, Minister of e-Government Valentin Mundrov said during the EU Council on Transport, Telecommunications and Energy in...

Bulgaria supports fruit and vegetable growers after weather losses
Agriculture Minister Georgi Tahov announced in Sofia that farmers in the fruit and vegetable sector whose crops were damaged this year by drought and frost will receive €7.4 million (US$7.9 million) in aid from the European crisis reserve. Tahov...