An academic session marking 1,160 years since the Christianization of Bulgaria and 1,170 years since the creation of the Glagolitic alphabet was held at the Konstantin Preslavsky Shumen University on Saturday Vice President Iliana Iotova said it was her mission to achieve reinstating Bulgarian Studies to its rightful place in global academia Iotova highlighted the Christianization of Bulgaria in 865 under Prince Boris as a pivotal state act equating its significance to the founding of the state in 681 This move allowed Bulgaria to influence the geopolitical dynamics of Europe and preserved the nation's ethnic identity in the face of internal and external threats Iotova emphasized that language and faith became inseparable forces with the Bulgarian alphabet and literature playing a crucial role in the survival unity and identity of the Bulgarian people The Bulgarian language played a role in the Slavic world comparable to that of Latin in Western Europe She honoured the historic role of Pliska and Veliki Preslav near Shumen as the birthplace of a nation and a state that justifiably claims the title of Europe's spiritual empire Bulgarian Patriarch and Metropolitan of Sofia Daniil addressed the participants in the academic session saying: "Our duty is to preserve the achievement of the saintly Prince Boris-Michael the holy brothers Cyril and Methodius and their successors in time by glorifying their memory and diligently studying their work." He emphasized the personal and sovereign choice of the saintly ruler the steps he took to strengthen and consolidate Christianity and the Church in Bulgaria as well as the subsequent unprecedented flowering of spirituality and scholarship which continue to be the subject of study and reflection to this day Metropolitan John of Varna and Veliki Preslav emphasized the significance of canonizing Bishop Constantine of Preslav. He said a formal request for canonization was submitted to the Holy Synod during the time of the late Patriarch Neophyte The canonization holds great importance both for the Bulgarian Orthodox Church and the local diocese the Metropolitan said. He noted that unlike other disciples of Saints Cyril and Methodius Constantine of Preslav was not canonized and remained largely forgotten by both scholars and the Church until the 19th century Metropolitan John described Constantine as a major figure in the cultural and spiritual transformation that followed Bulgaria's Christianization - an era that marked a profound renewal of the Bulgarian people's cultural and creative identity Prof. Pavel Pavlov from the St Kliment Ohridski University of Sofia delivered a lecture on the deep interconnection between the ruler He said the two anniversaries were fittingly celebrated on the feast day of St Prince Boris the ruler whose legacy embodies the founding pillars of Bulgaria's historical endurance: statehood Pavlov described Prince Boris not just as a political leader but as a saintly figure who personifies this triade supported the drive for an independent Bulgarian Church and created the conditions for the arrival of Saints Cyril and Methodius' disciples which led to the development of the Bulgarian alphabet and literary tradition The academic session was unveiled by Vice President Iotova The guests at the opening of the session also included Shumen Regional Governor Katya Ivanova Georgi Valchev, BTA Director General Kiril Valchev The celebrations of the two major anniversaries were organized by the Metropolitanate of Varna and Veliki Preslav Contacts +359 2 9262 210 By accepting cookies you can enjoy a better experience while browsing pages The initiatives dedicated to 1160 years since the Christianization of the Bulgarian people and 1170 years since the creation of the Bulgarian alphabet continue today in Shumen Patriarch Daniil will serve a prayer service in the "Three Holy Hierarchs" church in the city after which Vice President Iliana Iotova will open the exhibition "Alphabet and History" in the "Stiliyan Chilingirov" Regional Library It is a joint project of the State Cultural Institute at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs the "Ivan Dujčev" Center for Slavo-Byzantine Studies at Sofia University and the "Elena and Ivan Dujčev" Foundation The author of the exhibition is Professor Vasya Velinova in the Shumen University "Bishop Konstantin Preslavski" Iliana Iotova will open a scientific session dedicated to the anniversaries Celebrating 1160 years of Bulgarian baptism and 1170 years of the Bulgarian alphabet Foreign Minister Georgi Georgiev has left for Washington where he will participate in the Munich Leaders Meeting (May 5-7 The forum is organised by the Munich Security Conference The foundation Unity- Kočani has sent an open letter to key Bulgarian institutions expressing gratitude for the support and humanitarian assistance provided by Bulgaria after the tragedy of the fire at a nightclub in Kočani The foreign ministers of Bulgaria and Greece Georg Georgiev and Giorgos Gerapetritis signed a joint declaration on the use of the waters of the river Arda on 2 May the BNR reports citing an announcement published by the Greek Foreign Ministry.. people will be able to withdraw money  from ATMs only in the new currency according to the website of the Bulgarian. helicopters of the Bulgarian Air Force will fly at low altitude over Sofia in preparation for a military parade marking the Day. The Bulgarian student teams that participated in the European Olympiad of Experimental Sciences EOES 2025 in Zagreb have returned with. english@bnr.bg Bulgarian Patriarch Daniil officiated a prayer service in the Church of the Three Holy Hierarchs in Shumen The service was attended by many citizens and official guests who earlier on Saturday opened the exhibition "Alphabet and History" in the Stiliyan Chilingirov Regional Library in Shumen Patriarch Daniil is with a delegation from the Holy Synod in Shumen for the celebrations of the 1160th anniversary of the Christianization of the Bulgarian people and the 1170th anniversary of the Bulgarian alphabet The celebrations began on May 1 in Varna and continued on Friday in Pliska HOT: » What kind of news would you like to see more of? 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This was stated by the Minister of Regional Development and Public Works Ivan Ivanov and the Executive Director of Bulgarian Water and Sewerage Holding EAD the Minister inspected the new facility on site today It was built within the framework of the project "Integrated project for improving the water sector in a separate territory served by Water Supply and Sewerage Shumen" financed under the Operational Program "Environment" 2014-2020 The cost of the facility is 20 million leva It will serve a total of about 83 thousand people in the city of Shumen and the villages of Belokopitovo The Minister informed that yesterday the RZI samples taken from 11 points showed extremely high water quality Today the data of Water Supply and Sewerage Shumen are also expected to be ready The forecast is to confirm the good results "The launch of the station is the result of the efforts of many teams and many years of work My first job as Minister was to speed up the process of putting it into operation because all residents of Shumen have been experiencing the hardships of the water in the water in recent years This has now been put to an end with a fully functioning facility that will deliver quality water to every household,” emphasized Minister Ivanov frequent water outages are also being stopped “I thank the management of Bulgarian Water Supply and Sewerage Holding EAD Water Supply and Sewerage Shumen and everyone who gave their contribution to Shumen residents drinking clean water,” said the regional minister “The operator has not taken advantage of the last permitted increase by the Energy and Water Resources Commission so at this stage the price of water will be at the current level,” said Ivan Ivanov The Minister also commented that work is being accelerated to put into operation the new water supply line to the city After its inclusion in the Water Supply and Sewerage system water savings of 10 thousand cubic meters are reported which previously leaked from an old network Work is also underway to renovate the “1300 Godini” pumping station Minister Ivanov called on the Shumen Municipality to also work on providing alternative water sources in order to guarantee sustainable water supply to the settlements in the future the only source of funding is the Investment Program for Municipal Projects they can apply to the MRDPW for the funds provided for in the 2025 budget One of the cabinet’s commitments is the fight against water scarcity My appeal to the municipalities is to prioritize such projects,” the minister urged He also announced that work is about to begin on the adoption of a new water strategy for Bulgaria The project was implemented with the financial support of the Agency for People with Disabilities Contract 6 - StN / 10/06/21 анд Contract № 2 - StN / 23.05.2023 г 3E-news.net by Dir.bg © 2025 All rights reserved BG | EN Residents of a Newly Built Municipal Block in Shumen Live in Fear – Crumbling Plaster and Falling Ceilings Threaten the Lives of Children While the Municipality Appears Incapable of Addressing the Problem shortly after the official inauguration of the newly constructed residential building funded by European resources for socially vulnerable citizens the first incident occurred – a one-year-and-five-month-old baby miraculously survived when the ceiling collapsed onto their crib located at 15 Odri Street in the Shumen neighborhood of Trakia was built for nearly 3 million leva under the Operational Program “Regions in Growth” and was publicly inaugurated in late 2022 by then-mayor Lyubomir Kirov The project was executed by the company JSP Stil Despite the incident two years ago and promises that the builder would carry out repairs the problems not only remain unaddressed but continue to worsen as revealed by an investigation by “For the Truth.” The building continues to crack and they are unsure whom to turn to for help we hide under the table,” says a young mother who barely managed to save her child from the falling ceiling Children in the municipal housing are now startled by every sound as falling plaster has become a daily occurrence Almost every apartment has issues – walls are cracked and continue to split and there are leaks and mold in many places the most frightening aspect is the ceilings that peel away literally in seconds I only had time to lie down on top of my child to protect them all the plaster would have fallen on my child’s face while they were sleeping.” “What is shocking in this case is that the incident occurred after an inspection by a review commission Due to the numerous problems in the building conducted an inspection of all the apartments to determine where repairs were needed.” and there was already a crack forming on the wall in the living room They knocked on the walls and ceilings with a rolling pin but just exchanged glances and that was it Only then did workers from the company come and put up drywall,” the woman recounts While the Municipality is clearly unable or unwilling to compel the builder to rectify their substandard work their inaction could lead to a tragic incident the ceiling collapsed onto the beds of two sleeping children we heard a loud cracking and creaking noise; we turned on the light and literally saw the ceiling starting to crack before our eyes I immediately got the children out of the room and the ceiling fell right onto their two corner beds,” recounts the woman from apartment 50 The construction company did carry out repairs in the children’s room installing drywall where the plaster had fallen but repairs in the living room have yet to be completed knocked on the ceiling with a rolling pin to see if it was sturdy They said there were problems in the hallway and that the ceiling might collapse Should we wait for the ceiling to fall on our heads?’ and they responded that there was nothing they could do,” the woman says the ceiling in the living room cracked all night and the mother threatens to file a report with the prosecutor’s office because neither the Municipality nor the builder has taken measures to prevent repeated incidents where the entire wall in the living room is cracked The plaster is bulging; just a tap on it and it will fall but no one has come to make repairs,” says the resident of the apartment Everyone in the building has now learned to walk on tiptoe to avoid dislodging any tiles from the floor and to knock on the walls and ceilings to check when the plaster will fall on their heads The residents of the block vow to call emergency services at 112 in case of any further incidents This chaos has been ongoing for two years with complete inaction on the part of the municipal enterprise “Municipal Housing and Properties” (MHP) the enterprise announced that it would ask the builder to carry out repairs in the problematic apartments Plamen Indzhev (who is now the deputy director of the enterprise) submitted a report to the then-mayor of Shumen and the Municipality appointed a special commission for inspection even stated that there were no issues with the materials used in the construction the problems are evident – the entire block is cracking cannot compel Nachev to rectify the defects in the apartments Following the inspections by the Municipality builders came to the block in January and began repairs they disappeared because they were finishing an urgent project elsewhere explained the residents of the municipal block “The Municipality of Shumen has not imposed sanctions on the builder as the company addressed the deficiencies and defects within the legally established timeframe,” the mayor’s administration responded when asked what penalties had been imposed for the clearly poor construction of the residential building The local administration stated that the last inspections in the block were conducted on December 18 and 19 of last year and defects were found in 23 out of a total of 51 apartments When asked about the responsibility of the contractor for the clearly poor construction the Municipality of Shumen said that the builder “addresses the identified deficiencies and defects within the legally stipulated warranty periods,” and thus In response to the question about what the Municipality of Shumen is doing to resolve the issue and why the building problems have persisted for two years the administration responded formally: “All measures provided for in the Spatial Development Act (ZUT) and Regulation No on the commissioning of construction works in the Republic of Bulgaria and minimum warranty periods for completed construction and installation works and construction projects are being undertaken.” The municipal block with 51 apartments was officially inaugurated in Shumen at the end of 2022 The building was constructed with nearly 3 million leva under the Operational Program “Regions in Growth,” with an additional funding of about 80,000 leva from the municipal budget Construction was completed at the end of 2021 even organized a special tour for local journalists to showcase the new municipal acquisition The current administration can only hope that a tragic incident does not occur the parking lot in front of the block is starting to cave in and the situation can be summed up with the “winged” phrase of GERB leader Boyko Borissov: “Whatever happened Още разследвания „За истината“ спазва Eтичния кодекс на българските медии. 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Hristo Hristov and the Director of the Stiliyan Chilingirov Regional Library Dr Rositsa Dobreva opened the exhibition "Alphabet and History" presenting the stages in the development of the Glagolitic and Cyrillic alphabets The exhibition is presented in the gallery on the first floor of the Shumen library and can be viewed until 5 pm on Saturday The exposition is a joint project of the State Cultural Institute at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs the Ivan Duychev Centre for Slavic-Byzantine Studies at Sofia University and the Elena and Ivan Duychev Foundation The author of the exhibition is Vasya Velinova and the exhibition consultants are Aksiniya Dzhurova and Kazimir Popkonstantinov The opening of the exhibition was attended by Bulgarian News Agency (BTA) Director General Kiril Valchev deputy mayors of the municipality of Shumen The land of the Preslav school of literature which gave the beginning of the new Slavic civilization transcripts are a sign of great spiritual power which today is a sign of the divine and of breaking away from paganism with the new faith a special energy and atmosphere of the Golden Age in which we as heirs live The Cyrillic alphabet is one of the three official alphabets of Europe and this is a source of pride and identity for us there would probably be no Bulgarians today Good luck!" said Iliana Iotova at the opening of the exhibition.  Hristov thanked Vice President Iliana Iotova for the opportunity to see the exhibition Iotova for the opportunity to see this exhibition It shows the role of the First and Second Bulgarian kingdoms in the creation and preservation of the Cyrillic and Glagolitic scripts We cannot but be proud of this heritage and our commitment to this great cultural heritage I thank the Vice President for this experience," said the Mayor of Shumen.  The exhibition presents in 24 panels the stages in the development of the two Slavic alphabets - the Glagolitic and Cyrillic alphabets the changes in them as writing systems and their role in the cultural history of the Slavic peoples The exhibition "Alphabet and History" is visiting Shumen within the framework of the celebration of the 1160th anniversary of the Christianization of the Bulgarian people and the 1170th anniversary of the creation of the Bulgarian alphabet and Slavonic literature initiated by Metropolitan John of Varna and Veliki Preslav "A new civilisation - the Slavic one - started from Pliska and predetermined the fate of Bulgaria and the whole Slavic people Vice President Iliana Iotova said in Pliska on Friday "Alphabet and History" was presented at the beginning of April at the National Library in Sofia marking the beginning of the celebrations for the 1170th anniversary of the Glagolitic alphabet National Assembly Chair Nataliya Kiselova met with Shumen Mayor Hristo Hristov during her visit to the region for observances of 1,160 years since the Christianization of the Bulgarian people and 1,170 years since the creation of the Bulgarian alphabet including the shortage of medical professionals in some municipalities Kiselova noted that Shumen is less affected due to its capacity to train healthcare workers locally They also addressed infrastructure challenges in Northern Bulgaria as Kiselova expressed hope that Regional Development Minister Ivan Ivanov - originally from the region - would prioritize projects in the Northeast The need for a fair balance in setting household waste fees was a third issue the two sides discussed Kiselova confirmed that delayed construction projects are expected to resume during the summer The Mayor thanked the parliament leader for her commitment and highlighted the importance of accelerating work on major infrastructure initiatives He also pointed to Shumen’s strong economic growth and efforts to create opportunities for young people.  The partnership agreement between the Shumen University and the Bulgarian news Agency (BTA) was officially renewed on Saturday with the signatures of BTA Director General Kiril Valchev and the Rector of the university Prof Valchev pointed out that the first agreement between the two institutions was signed in 2021 sees that students from Shumen University will have internships at the BTA and provides for the systematic provision of information by the university Valchev specified that the materials from the university will also be used by BTA's English service BTA can promote Shumen University among the Bulgarian communities in Bessarabia He stressed that the agency will also be a partner in all events surrounding the upcoming celebrations on the occasion of the 55th anniversary of the university Valchev provided Vitanova with copies of the earliest information published in BTA's feed on the university 1974 and told about a student scientific expedition that followed the traces of the Bulgarians of Asparuh He added that in 2024 there were 26 articles about the University in the agency and since the beginning of 2025 there are already 21 He said that with the signing of the contract the publications will become weekly Kiril Valchev added that the contract with Shumen University is the 41st that BTA has signed with Bulgarian universities and expressed confidence that by the end of the year BTA will have agreements with all 51 universities.  Vitanova expressed her satisfaction with the signing of the contract pointing out that it will give the university a chance to present itself beyond the borders of the region students will be able to enter a real working environment and gain practical skills as interns in the agency She stressed that relations between the two institutions have traditionally been good and the agreement ensures that they will remain so in the future Vice President Iliana Iotova will open the exhibition "Alphabet and History" at the Stiliyan Chilingirov Regional Library in Shumen the presidential press secretariat said on Saturday Vasya Velinova is a joint project of the State Cultural Institute at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs The exhibition was presented at the beginning of April at the National Library It marked the beginning of the celebrations for the 1170th anniversary of the Glagolitic alphabet At 10 am Iotova will attend a prayer service officiated by Patriarch Daniil. Later in the Aula of Shumen University Iotova will open a scientific session dedicated to the 1160th anniversary of the Christianisation and the 1170th anniversary of the Glagolitic alphabet Iotova participated in the celebrations in Pliska of the two commemorative anniversaries The celebration of the anniversary of the Glagolitic alphabet is under the patronage of Iliana Iotova and will continue throughout 2025 Law-enforcers have broken up a laboratory for production of counterfeit Bulgarian lev said Shumen District Prosecutor Orlin Kuzdov at a press conference here on Monday and counterfeit banknotes and equipment were found and confiscated "We managed to break up a hub for the production of fake Bulgarian and foreign currency The operation was carried out together with the General Directorate Combating Organized Crime and has not been made public until now," said Kuzdov Shumen Deputy District Prosecutor Delyan Dimitrov added that the ongoing criminal proceedings are for crimes against the monetary and credit system in the country The two men arrested face between five and 15 years of imprisonment One of them has confessed to the wrongdoing and the other shows signs that he may be willing to cooperate Investigators found in the home of one of the individuals a large number of BGN 50 as well as equipment for making counterfeit currency notes "The BGN 50 banknotes have passed through ATMs which shows that they are of very high quality according to one detainee who gave a statement before a judge at least BGN 100,000 have been produced of the 50 BGN banknotes They have been in circulation since 2022 in Bulgaria About 1,000 of the euro banknotes in circulation have been detected in Bulgaria and other countries of the EU There is evidence that they have been around since 2020 "This is a very serious attack against the entire financial system of Bulgaria and the European Union and it is good that this operation has been stopped together with the partner services," Kuzdov pointed out He added that one of the detainees has remained in custody "These measures fully satisfy the investigation at this stage they have been banned from leaving the country Many expert examinations will still be appointed and prepared equipment related to the production of banknotes the Interior Ministry's press centre said that three individuals were detained for up to 24 hours during the operation adding that two of them were later charged with producing and distributing counterfeit currency the group had successfully circulated some BGN 37,500 in counterfeit 50 BGN banknotes and had produced around half a million euros in fake 500 EUR banknotes They were also preparing to produce and distribute high-quality 50 USD bills According to an assessment by the European Central Bank the counterfeit 500 EUR banknotes are considered one of the best of their kind and have already been detected in several EU member states In efforts to combat the circulation of counterfeit currency as the EU's central office for combating euro counterfeiting while the US Secret Service contributed technical assistance Shumen Municipality will launch an informational campaign to raise awareness among local producers about the opportunity to protect the geographical indications of their handmade and industrial products the local administration’s press centre said on Tuesday The municipal initiative comes as a result of an upcoming EU regulation which will introduce a unified registration system for geographical indications local producers will be able to register the names of their craft and industrial products for protection across the European Union producers must form an association and develop a detailed specification outlining the product’s origin and specific characteristics that make it unique According to the National Administrative Board of the Republic of Bulgaria eligible products must meet three criteria: they must originate from a specific location their quality must be primarily linked to that origin and at least one stage of production must occur in the designated area Shumen Municipality will notify regional craft chambers and producers of craft and industrial products in writing encouraging them to explore the benefits of the new regime which include the right to use the official EU label The regulation aims to safeguard and promote Europe’s cultural heritage in the craft and industrial sectors while improving the visibility and credibility of traditional products tied to specific regions The new regulation will also require re-registration of all existing national-level geographical indications Current protections will expire on December 2 Only one of seven tested water fountains in Shumen meets all required health parameters said the Regional Health Inspection (RZI) on its website on Wednesday During the examination of the water sources in the town only fountain number two on the road to the village of Lozevo was found to meet all necessary regulatory health requirements while most of the other water fountains indicated deviations in terms of microbiological indicators "The water from these taps should not be used for drinking" The results obtained are from a sampling conducted on June 18 They reflect the current state of water from local water sources and the quality of the water from them depends entirely on the weather conditions since no additional treatment (disinfection) is carried out The water quality from seven water sources in Shumen was also examined at the end of April establishing that the water from four public fountains had deviations in terms of microbiological indicators and should not be used for drinking has been detained for driving after drinking alcohol The incident happened last night on "Rishki Prohod" Boulevard in Shumen the singer was visibly intoxicated when he tried to get into his car „He couldn't put the key in the lock for a long time" At the moment Zahariev managed to start the car and drive off the folk singer displayed aggressive behavior calling the law enforcement officers „jokers" and threatening to lose their jobs Petko Zahariev's alcohol test showed over 2 per mille which significantly exceeds the permissible limits A video of the moment of Zahariev's arrest was published by Martin Milenov in the public group "Shumen dnes" on Facebook Petko Zahariev was a candidate for municipal councilor from the Bulgarian Socialist Party in the last local elections he started working in the municipal department "Culture" and became part of the team of Shumen Mayor Prof Radio Shumen is awaiting a response from the press center of the municipal administration whether the singer is still an employee of the municipality Zahariev organized an anniversary concert at Arena Shumen under the title "20 years on stage" He previously ran a restaurant near the cooperative market where there were numerous complaints about disturbing public order with loud music during the night hours More news from Crimes I took in the stone and cement monolith—the Founders of the Bulgarian State Monument—in front of me I had to admire this Soviet brutalist celebration of communism This monument was constructed in 1981 marking the 1,300th year of the first Bulgarian Empire I noted a map of the 12th-century town highlighting the tourist sites in Shumen I tracked the GPS and found the modest church but I caught the eye of the Bulgarian caretaker The gate swung open and I was provided with an impromptu tour of the grounds I admired a khatchkar placed against a wall escorted by bright flowers And a large banner in Cyrillic depicting tatik-papik in commemoration of the 101st anniversary of the Armenian Genocide The interior of the church was handsome with matching wood Elegant chandeliers dangled from the ceiling the elderly man pointed to a tan stucco house on the road I ambled down the white-bannistered stairs and entered the café at the Armenian People’s House I was about to dine on an Armenian lunch hosted by a family from Vanadzor I noted the wall and spotted several clocks one noted the time in Shumen and another in Yerevan A framed photograph noted famous Armenians of the world He had visited Bulgaria over 20 years ago and grown enamored with the country He eventually moved to Shumen with his wife from Javakhk The Armenian community in Shumen dates back over 400 years but grew larger after the genocide a representative of the Shumen Armenian community He was born here and his grandmother settled here after the genocide He shared with me that Shumen is known for an Armenian dancing and singing ensemble which has performed throughout Bulgaria and the Balkans The ensemble wowed the locals with a performance in Yerevan He also noted that one of the most famous entertainers in Bulgaria is a magician named Astor (Arabadjian) After a final sip of some local Bulgarian beer and a last bit of my khinkali I bid a thanks and farewell to my new Armenian friends in Shumen Visit Ric at www.GlobalGaz.com I’m adding Bulgaria to my “wish list” of places to visit I did spend two weeks in Armenia 6 years ago and a return visit is on the top of my “wish list” (along with Australia and Argentina!) they make me happy to see how Armenians survive and succeed wherever they are I started to research my grandfather’s starting point in life and was happy to read your article Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" The Hemus Highway in the Varna - Shumen direction is being closed due to heavy smoke from a nearby fire as reported by the Regional Directorate of the Ministry of the Interior in Varna The fire was reported near the village of Sunny around 3:30 p.m significantly reducing visibility in the area the old Varna - Devnya road near the Pobitite Kamani area has also been closed another fire is burning near the City Transport interchange in the Vladislavovo district of Varna We need your support so Novinite.com can keep delivering news and information about Bulgaria Israel has turned to Bulgaria for assistance in battling the rapidly advancing wildfires in areas near Jerusalem A woman sustained serious injuries after being attacked with pepper spray and an electroshock device and subsequently set on fire inside a hospital in the Bulgarian town of Botevgrad A wind farm project proposed in Bulgaria’s Varna region has sparked public outcry Bulgaria Air has launched a new seasonal direct route between Varna The legal speed limit for category B vehicles on Bulgaria’s highways is set to be reduced from 140 km/h to 130 km/h Bulgaria has been ranked the second most affordable wellness destination in Europe and 13th globally The Bulgarian mobile operator A1 has confirmed that it is experiencing technical difficulties affecting both calls and text messages across its network A series of minor earthquakes were recorded in the Nessebar area with the strongest tremor measuring 3.3 on the Richter scale A 25-year-old man is in critical condition following an accident at the amusement park in Yambol A serious traffic accident in the Bulgarian town of Harmanli has left a 13-year-old child in critical condition after he was struck by a car while riding an electric scooter Top quality of counterfeit 500 euros bills were produced in the print shop dismantled a day ago near Shumen. Some of the banknotes were put into circulation in EU countries and even passed through ATMs and banknote counting machines The inks and paper were imported from China and Turkey the counterfeiters declared the paper as packaging for döner kebab In addition to the Bulgarian General Directorate for Combating Organised Crime (GDCOC) the investigation also involved Europol and the US Secret Service How does the production of these fake banknotes start which the European Central Bank is considering withdrawing from circulation because notes of such high value are easily used to finance terrorism and human trafficking The three detainees first started to produce it and when they saw that it passed various tests and that both the ATMs and the counting machines did not recognise it as a counterfeit They have recently started preparations for the production of the 50 US dollar note and they have come to test whether it can go into circulation but were still exploring how to imitate their security features." How many banknotes have they managed to put into circulation "750 banknotes with a denomination of 50 BGN have been put into circulation 2,000 counterfeit BGN 50 notes were seized from one of the addresses in Shumen The counterfeit 500 euro notes produced totalled 1,000 It is not said exactly how many have been put into circulation why have they put so little counterfeit money into circulation because they have handled the distribution themselves in order to keep other participants out of the group they relied on quality rather than quantity in production it took them a long time to make the notes perfectly." The first operational evidence that there was a printing facility in Bulgaria producing high quality counterfeits of banknotes in BGN EUR and USD was received by the directorate for combating organised crime in 2020 "The initial information received by our colleagues from the anti-counterfeiting department was about the production of a 500 euro note," explained Boyan Raev deputy director of the directorate general for combating organised crime (DGCOC) The banknote was detected in circulation in EU countries and it was established even then that the counterfeit units were relatively small in quantity The DGCOC started working on evidence that the production was being carried out by an organised criminal group They targeted three people who had already been arrested for producing counterfeit money Together with counterparts from various European countries Europol and the Secret Service traced the production and distribution of counterfeit BGN 50 we have been working very actively on those persons who are involved in the criminal activity," added Boyan Raev They tracked the movement of 500 euro banknotes a total of 1,000 fake 500 euro bills were produced "During the analyses of the acquired 500 euro banknotes it was found that this banknote is a so-called "superfake" The counterfeit note had absolutely all the security features and was practically indistinguishable from the real one The 50 BGN counterfeit notes were also of exceptional quality "As these banknotes can and do pass the machine inspection they were so well crafted that they fooled the machines." Investigators found that the group that produced the fake notes consisted of three men They did not rely on quantity in their work "The equiment was seized during the operaton The counterfeiters were using top-end technology to produce the fake banknotes And this led to the super-counterfeit - the crafting skills of one of the persons who actually produced them." One of the detainees was in charge of technical support The second for the artisanal finish of the notes Head of the Security Services office in Bulgaria: "This type of crime has significant consequences for society if it is not investigated and in fact the investigation of GDCOC has led to the end of the possibility for many people and businessmen to be defrauded with counterfeit money "Secret Service has been working with GDCOC for more than 20 years and together we have successfully uncovered many such printing facilities and seized millions of counterfeit dollar bills and apprehended many counterfeiters." The first super-counterfeit print shop in Bulgaria was detected in 2003 The machine is now part of the Europol museum Whether the equipment seized in the current aid will also follow the fate of the first one remains to be seen Fake news produced by the Ahmed Dogan camp flood the campaign an attempt is being made for the Ministry of Interior to be involved in the pre-election campaign by political parties and candidates for Members of Parliament  The leader of "MRF-Novo Nachalo" Delyan Peevski did not escape to Seriba and has nothing to do with the busted counterfeit printshop in Shumen  These false rumors are being spread by the circle around Ahmed Dogan - by his deputy of ARF Nikolay Barekov and his Member of European Parliament Ilhan Kyuchyuk the campaign has intensified and the honorary chairman's faction is trying to attract votes with rumors and scandals.  "Immediately DP and XX should debunk the information that the busted printshop in Shumen is their 'cold reserve' for buying votes for the October 27th vote," wrote an out of breath Ilhan Kyuchyuk on Facebook and his text refers to the obscure scandal from 2013 in Kostinbrod in which Nikolay Barekov was actively involved should call on Sarafov to take a timely position on the controversial pre-election campaign in the Republic of Bulgaria And he insists: "The Delyan Peevski should take a position that distinguishes them from the organized crime group involved in the printing of counterfeit banknotes and those suspected should be held accountable for slander and damaging the "good reputation" of an honest businessman."  "These are complete nonsense Why bring the police into the election campaign?" commented the Chief Secretary of the Ministry of Interior Miroslav Rashkov former director of the "National Police" Main Directorate for Epicenter.bg  The truth is that a few days ago a laboratory for producing counterfeit banknotes was dismantled in Shumen Euros and Dollars were made in it with high quality - three people were arrested with charges being pressed against two of them  Chief Commissioner Rashkov told Epicenter.bg that the three individuals involved with the busted printing facility and only engage in counterfeiting banknotes The case has been under investigation for a long time with Europol also participating in the operation Our services have received congratulations from the Secret Service for the successful operation "Do you think if there was political interference Europol or the Secret Service would not react?" asked Chief Commissioner Rashkov.  The other foolishness spread by the faction around Dogan is that Peevski has fled to Serbia 100 bodyguards and heavily armed assassins while there the infamous boss is protected by just as many Serbian soldiers from the local mafia" as informed on social media by Nikolay Barekov Peevski's security costs "several million per month - paid for by the people while the thugs - with stolen cash from the people" and he doesn't care at all that he is polluting the public space with blatant lies  The leader of the MRF-New Beginning is in Sofia and is solely focused on the election campaign.  A little later the Ministry of Interior came out with an official statement regarding the written statement by Ilhan Kyuchuk:  In response to inquiries and publications related to the revealed high-tech printing press for banknotes in Bulgarian leva euros and dollars during a specialized police operation by the General Directorate for Combating Organized Crime (GDBOP) the Ministry of Interior clarifies:  "Once again there is an attempt to involve the Ministry of Interior in the election campaign by political parties and candidates for members of parliament The leadership of the Ministry of Interior unequivocally dismisses the allegations of ties between political forces and the revealed production base.  Details about the brilliantly executed police intelligence were presented at a press conference yesterday held jointly by representatives of the leadership of GDBOP and the Office of the Secret Service at the US Embassy in Bulgaria." American partners highly praised the professionalism of all employees of the Main Directorate "Fight against Organized Crime"  The operation was carried out with expert and financial support a criminal group for the production and distribution of counterfeit banknotes was neutralized and three individuals were detained previously registered for criminal activities  It is noteworthy that the Ahmed Dogan team is engaging in illegal and unregulated actions After the website www.neudobnitebg.com showed how the chairman of the ARF Ahmed Dogan is campaigning in Turkish during the election campaign a new scandal followed - a fake news was spread according to which the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan supports Ahmed Dogan and the other candidates from the lists of the ARF coalition the camera follows the profile "tezdjanmehmed" and the voice of a host on "Halk TV" announces that the Turkish President is calling for support for the party "MRF" in the upcoming elections in Bulgaria but mentions the number of the coalition "Sbor" and "Zemedelski naroden saduuz" - "Alliance for Rights and Freedoms" where Ahmed Dogan is listed as the lead candidate  "Hulk TV" responded that there is no such news and did not participate in the filming of a video with such orientation The forgery was made in Bulgaria in order to mislead voters that Erdogan supports Dogan  We remind that Turkey bans Ahmed Dogan from entering its borders due to his connections with State Security and KGB.  Former Deputy Prime Minister and head of the Medzhilis Bulent Aranch declared to over 2,000 expatriates in Bursa that Turkey supports MRF  The fake video "Erdogan calls to vote for Dogan" confirms the information on concerns within the APS camp and attempts to compensate for losses here with a manipulated vote in the expat neighborhoods in Turkey the citizens are being scared by the ARF with a new Revival Process but it certainly does not bring the expected results  According to information from Epicenter.bg Ankara has been extremely dissatisfied with the replacement of the name of Turkish President Erdogan in the Bulgarian election battles The state of our army and armed forces cannot be subject to political .. че ще подаде сигнал до районните полицейски управления и .. който беше с цироза и с първичен чернодробен карцином MRF - NEW BEGINNING proposes strict requirements and strict control for the use of scooters България и САЩ държат на нещо много важно - технологичната неутралност при производство на електроенергия Битовите потребители остават на регулирана цена Bulgaria is for open dialogue and a stable transatlantic partnership The main topics on the agenda of the meeting will be security and defense but I wouldn't enter a trench with our politicians Chief of the Haskovo Regional Department of the Interior had a "strongly indifferent and quite inadequate behavior" commented the case with Magdalena the expert The aggression of the youth today is more hostile следван от независимия Дан с 1 828 554 гласа Русия няма военен и икономически капацитет за водене на реална война срещу Стария континент Внушаваният страх обаче води към ирационално мислене Критична точка за Европа беше решението за пълна и безусловна подкрепа на .. The hundred days of the government of Rosen Zhelyazkov seem like a real detoxification We have reached a point where parties with single-digit results Телевизиите отдавна са се превърнали в брокери на Осакатената Истина Хората от телевизиите – раята - сякаш вече окончателно са убедени was arrested early this morning and charged with felony battery and possession of less than 20 grams of marijuana after allegedly burning the face of a bartender with a lit cigarette A Gainesville Police Department officer responded to a downtown bar at about 1:30 a.m after the victim called 911 and reported that Shumen was disturbing her customers then come back and cause another disturbance She told the officer that she tried to chase him away Shumen was located in the area and placed in handcuffs but he reportedly said he didn’t know anything about the incidents at the bar he continued to say that he could not recall being in any disturbances but he reportedly said he’s always involved in disturbances A search incident to arrest reportedly produced about 1.1 grams of “Mollies Reagent MDPV” and about 0.61 grams of marijuana leading to a charge in this case as a repeat offender Shumen has three felony convictions and 13 misdemeanor convictions (two violent) He has two pending sworn complaints for trespassing after the victim clarified that she is a bartender Articles about arrests are based on reports from law enforcement agencies The charges listed are taken from the arrest report and/or court records and are only accusations All suspects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.  Dam with that history and only 62,000 these liberal judges need to be gone Well…the bail can’t be excessive but it should ensure that the defendant shows up for trial The thing is that this guy maybe oughta be locked up ’cause he’s nuts… He attacked a woman at The Standard last year around this time and he’s told her he rapes and kills girls Too bad he hasn’t been run over by a bus already or something That’s the guy who squatted on my front porch & broke into my building in midtown…kicked in the door and caused $1000 damage…I never got restitution because they dropped the charges… He is also a pervert who runs around downtown grabbing young ladies from behind <#= ThriveComments.util.render_label('login_submit_comment') #> <#= ThriveComments.util.render_label('commenting_as',ThriveComments.current_user.display_name || ( ThriveComments.social_user && ThriveComments.social_user.name ) ) #> <#= ThriveComments.util.render_label('guest_comment') #> Snowfall and strong winds in Northeastern Bulgaria caused power outages in more than 100 villages in the regions of Ruse Hurricane-strong wind knocked down a 50-meter crane near the Fishing Port in Pomorie the extent of the damage is yet to be determined The unusual winter weather in Bulgaria for April is due to a cold front that swept across the country in the past week Warmer weather and spring-like temperatures are expected in Bulgaria in the coming days BTA will publish the names of the top-of-the-list candidates of every party for all constituencies for the June 9 parliamentary elections. The information about the candidates is provided by the respective party/coalition the candidates themselves and other official sources of information A total of 31 parties and coalitions have registered candidates’ lists in the Shumen Constituency Election Commission The order follows the sequential numbers on the ballots as drawn by the Central Election Commission: Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker officially opened a new gas station in Shumen town situated 90 km West of the city of Varna on the A2 Highway that links the Black Sea with the capital city Shumen is well known for its modern facilities in the sectors of car dealers Rompetrol Bulgaria opened 11 job positions in the city and commits further to the development of the community through jobs generated and contribution to the local budgets the company shows a high level of responsibility in a period when the economy sector in under heavy pressure that followed all the Rompetrol quality standards using exclusively high quality fuels obtained in Romania by the Petromidia refinery Rompetrol Bulgaria is part of the KMG International Group – a large diversified oil and gas company operating across 11 global markets KMG International owns and operates 3 production unites in Romania and a network of over 1000 fuel distribution points in Romania Rompetrol Bulgaria has a current network of 56 gas stations across the country and sells to the Bulgarian customers European-standard quality fuels produced at the Petromidia refinery. The company is aiming at active development within the next years, including network expansion and constant service quality improvement. We use cookies for keeping our website reliable and secure providing social media features and to analyse how our website is used Traffic accident signal on the "Hemus" highway from Varna towards Shumen one kilometer before the "OMV" gas station; was accepted minutes after 5:00 p.m. the press center of the Regional Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs - Shumen reported Traffic is temporarily restricted at the Caspichan junction on the "Hemus" highway The traffic has been diverted on the I-2 road Varna – Shumen reported by the "Road Infrastructure" Agency a total of 699 violations of the speed regimes were detected during the specialized police operation for speed control in the territory of the Shumen region The operation was carried out from August 5 to 11 and is part of the calendar of the European network of services “Traffic Police” – ROADPOL There were 543 violations found in populated areas More news from Bulgaria "Bulgaria begins here" is how the lyrics of the anthem of the city of Shumen go we tell you about an American for whom the northeastern Bulgarian city was just the beginning of a full-blown love for Bulgaria that he has preserved for decades "Shumen is a part of my heart and I will always come back here for the memories the people and to see the development of the place," Dr member of the Teaching Faculty in the Department of Finance and Law at Central Michigan University and former Assistant Dean of the College of Business and Management at Saginaw Valley State University says He has a professional interest in agriculture and the development of agriculture around the world and for 15 years he has been involved in the implementation of partnerships with Bulgarian higher education institutions and organizing visits of American students to Bulgaria It all started after two years spent in Shumen at the beginning of the century Back then the 22-year-old student Mark arrived from his native Michigan as a Peace Corps volunteer with the task of helping with the development of municipal projects In perfect Bulgarian language he says his adventurous spirit is a family trait “Most likely it comes from my great-grandmother who is Ukrainian and half of my family are emigrants from Ukraine It has always been important for me to return to this region of the world and do what I can for a better future for the people here I have learned a lot from Bulgaria and I am deeply grateful for the cultural experience that your country has provided From all cultural points of view Bulgaria is very different in comparison to the US I think of the jokes and anecdotes Bulgarians use in their everyday life I tell these jokes to my children and this gives me strength needed to move forward in my personal and professional life I always think of these jokes and laugh and I realize that the future can be better These days he sees the completed projects he worked on in the past "There is street lighting in the evening and it wasn't like that before The air is cleaner and there is less waste," he says and adds that he does not complain about the past He says that those years were actually some of the best years in his life thanks to the true friends he found “The environment here is in tune with human hospitality,” he smiles All the American students who have visited Bulgaria on his recommendation want to come back again and some have even done it already "When we meet at the university and talk about Shumen everyone says how impressed they were by the nature and especially by the Bulgarians." The memories are the most valuable thing he took from Bulgaria to Michigan "I have my memories of the time spent in the Bulgarian villages of Madara making homemade brandy with close friends and being a part of Bulgarian culture and traditions I still make homemade yogurt at home every week In these moments I always have the desire to return to the villages and to Shumen," Mark Potts tells us Compiled by: Vesela Krasteva /based on an interview by Katerina Petrova "The End of the River" is not just any film - it is a film that seeks to find the universal aspects of human experience across borders while also serving as an expression of cultural dialogue between Bulgaria and Ukraine Ivan Stoyanov is a Bessarabian Bulgarian from Moldova Our team met him in the Bulgarian church of Sophronius of Vratsa where we were working on another episode of the Bridge of Faith podcast dedicated to the Bulgarian Orthodox community in Lyon,. to self-improvement and self-discovery," says Assoc This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Three young people - girls aged 13 and 16 and a 24-year-old boy died in a serious accident in Shumen last night The incident near Tombul Mosque was reported to the police at 9:21 p.m crossed the dividing island and ended up in the oncoming lane An inspection is being carried out to clarify the reasons A fatal accident on the Dobrich-Silistra road claimed the lives of two high school graduates and left two others injured Due to the ongoing extreme weather conditions the mayor of the Bulgarian city of Shumen has declared Thursday and Friday A mother and her two children were injured in a tragic accident in Ruse on Thursday afternoon A major police operation is underway in Munich after a car plowed into a crowd of demonstrators near the city's central train station A 21-year-old woman from the village of Yablanovo gave birth to twins early today at the entrance of the Shumen General Hospital with the status of a foreigner temporarily residing in Bulgaria 7 migrants who entered the Bulgarian territory illegally were found The young man has been charged with transporting illegal migrants for profit He is also to be charged with two more charges – drug possession and drug-influenced driving The District Prosecutor's Office - Shumen announced that they will request the most severe remand measure The police say that the detained migrants come from Syria They are aged between 18 and 30 and are detained for up to 72 hours Follow Novinite.com on Twitter and Facebook Write to us at editors@novinite.com Информирайте се на Български - Novinite.bg Residents affected by the recent demolition of illegal structures in Sofia’s "Zaharna Fabrika" neighborhood staged a protest on Tuesday in front of the Ilinden district administration building A Syrian citizen was seriously injured in a stabbing incident near the Central Hall in Sofia late on Sunday evening Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa has unveiled a new transitional government appointing 23 ministers in a move aimed at demonstrating inclusivity A stabbing attack in the Austrian town of Villach left one person dead and five others injured on Saturday Bulgarian authorities are facing serious accusations of obstructing the rescue of three Egyptian teenage boys who tragically froze to death near the Bulgarian-Turkish border in late December Acting Minister of Internal Affairs Atanas Ilkov announced that there is no evidence of violence by border police officers against migrants An 18-year-old girl who had been reported missing in Haskovo has been found dead A 33-year-old man from the village of Semchinovo has been taken into custody by the police for physically assaulting a 10-year-old child A 12-year-old boy from Lukovit has been hospitalized with two broken arms and head injuries after reportedly being assaulted and thrown from a bridge the director of the Plovdiv Customs Office was arrested earlier today for allegedly facilitating a new smuggling route for cigarettes The Sofia Police has launched a targeted operation against drivers of electric scooters and electric motorbikes who engage in reckless behavior in the city's central areas opened fire with a gas pistol near a kindergarten in Sofia's Lyulin district The World Heritage Centre is at the forefront of the international community’s efforts to protect and preserve World Heritage partnerships for conservation Ensuring that World Heritage sites sustain their outstanding universal value is an increasingly challenging mission in today’s complex world where sites are vulnerable to the effects of uncontrolled urban development Our Partners Donate Take advantage of the search to browse through the World Heritage Centre information representing the figure of a knight triumphing over a lion is carved into a 100-m-high cliff near the village of Madara in north-east Bulgaria Madara was the principal sacred place of the First Bulgarian Empire before Bulgaria’s conversion to Christianity in the 9th century The inscriptions beside the sculpture tell of events that occurred between AD 705 and 801 représentant un cavalier vainqueur d’un lion est sculpté sur une falaise de 100 m de haut Madara a été le premier lieu sacré du premier Empire bulgare avant la conversion de la Bulgarie au IXe siècle Les inscriptions qui figurent à côté de cette sculpture relatent des événements survenus entre 705 et 831 يجسّد تمثال فارس مادارا فارساً يتغلّب على أحد الأسود وهو منحوت في جرف صخري يبلغ علوه 100 متر، بالقرب من بلدة مادارا، في شمال شرق بلغاريا شكّلت مادارا أول مكان عبادة في الإمبراطورية البلغارية الأولى، قبل اعتناق بلغاريا الديانة المسيحية في القرن التاسع وتسرد الكتابات المحفورة بجانب هذا التمثال بعض الأحداث التي جرت بين عامَي 705 و813 马达腊骑士崖雕刻画的是一位骑士斗败狮子的场面，位于保加利亚东北部马达腊镇附近的一面高约100米的悬崖之上。在公元9世纪前，保加利亚人并不信仰基督教，那时马达腊是保加利亚第一帝国主要的宗教场所。在崖雕的边上还刻有铭文，讲述了公元705年至801年间发生的事件。 вырезанная в утесе около деревни Мадара на северо-востоке Болгарии Мадара была главным священным местом первого Болгарского царства до того Надписи поблизости от скульптуры сообщают о событиях которые происходили в этой местности между 705 и 801 гг El Caballero de Madara es una figura esculpida en un peñasco de 100 metros de altura que representa un jinete vencedor de un león Recibe su nombre de la cercana aldea de Madara Madara fue el lugar sagrado más importante del primer Imperio Búlgaro antes de la conversión de este país al cristianismo en el siglo IX Las inscripciones que acompañan la escultura relatan acontecimientos ocurridos entre los años 705 y 813 d.C created during the first years of the formation of the Bulgarian State with no alternation in the past or the present It is outstanding not only as a work of Bulgarian sculpture with its characteristically realist tendencies but also as a piece of historical source material dating from the earliest years of the establishment of the Bulgarian state a chronicle of important events concerning the reigns of very famous Khans: Tervel Criterion (i): The Madara Rider is an exceptional work of art dating from the beginning of the 8th century Criterion (iii): The Madara Rider is outstanding not only as a work of the realist Bulgarian sculpture but also as a piece of historical source material from the earliest years of the Bulgarian state since the inscriptions around the relief chronicle events in the reigns of famous Khans The rock relief of the Madara Horseman encompass within its boundaries sufficient elements for its presentation It lies within an archaeological reserve that includes other archaeological monuments ensure the conservation of the property's surrounding Due to the uncertain stability of the supporting rock the relief has a serious and enduring conservation problem although changes in the integrity of the property are not significant and surface water run-off from heavy rain and melting snow The property has been subject to numerous archaeological These exceptional research efforts have been incorporated into a database the results of which have defined the parameters for immediate conservation interventions seeking solutions for the conservation of the relief was concluded and an evaluation of proposed interventions is pending and spirit and feeling of the Madara Horseman relief have retained their authenticity - Cultural Heritage Law (Official Gazette No.19 of 2009) and subdelegated legislation protection and promotion of the immovable cultural heritage in Bulgaria and the development of Conservation and Management plans for its inscribed World Heritage List of immovable cultural properties issued by the Government in 1981 (Ordinance No 22 on Protection of the Historical and Archaeological Reserves of Pliska In order to ensure the conservation of the relief there is a need to implement the proposed interventions drawn by the 2007 International project One of the most beautiful Bulgarian caves - Biserna Cave on the Shumen plateau The natural site has the status of a scientific research site and receives visitors only twice a year Only on the Day of Bravery and Holiday of the Bulgarian Army (May 6) we will provide our visitors with the opportunity to enter three of perhaps the most interesting machines from our outdoor exhibition Dozens of enthusiasts and nature lovers will kick off the 44th edition of the Move and Win campaign with a spring hike to Bozhur Hut The meeting point will be the Vladishki Bridge in Veliko Tarnovo The third edition of the Samardala Festival will be held on 3 May in the central square of Nova Zagora is used as a spice and is harvested at the peak of its flowering in May we will provide our visitors with the opportunity to enter three. On November 26, the city of Shumen will mark four decades since the opening of the Memorial Complex "Founders of the Bulgarian State". The program includes a festive performance and a light and laser show specially prepared for the anniversary A 3D mapping presentation will show animated and designed archival videos and footage taken with a drone The monument is the work of sculptor Prof Krum Damyanov and his team and was officially unveiled on November 28 1981 in honour of the national celebrations dedicated to the 1300th anniversary of the founding of the Bulgarian state it is one of the few such monuments that continue to be managed by the state a commission from the Ministry of Culture issued an opinion that “it is the most impressive representative of monumental art in Bulgaria from the period of Socialism and one of the most significant material complexes built in the 1970s and 1980s” Its new status as a site of national importance allows the Shumen administration to apply for funds from national or European programmes to maintain the monument Such restoration activities are planned for 2022 "You must have strong faith and pray - then the saint will help you and carry your prayer to God," says Father Georgi Markov of the Church of St Athanasius the Great in Gorni Lozen near Sofia He adds that he has often witnessed the miracles of St. marks 1160 years since the baptism of our Bulgarian people into the Orthodox faith and 1170 years since the creation of the Bulgarian alphabet and Slavic literature the Varna and Veliki Preslav Bishopric Metropolis. Bulgaria celebrates 149 years since the April Uprising – an event that led to the liberation of Bulgaria after almost five centuries of Ottoman rule we must not forget that every participant in the April. Minister Milena Stoycheva will open the “Discussion Forum with Business – Funding Opportunities from the Ministry of Innovation and Growth” The event is organised by Invest Bulgaria Agency (IBA) in cooperation with the Ministry of Innovation and Growth (MIG) The Forum will take place on 29 August 2023 at 10:00 am in Shumen The event will present to companies the application procedures for building a competitive economy as well as for promoting and accelerating innovation and investment in all sectors of the economy Emphasis will be placed on current and upcoming measures for companies through the European Union Structural Funds The forum will be attended by representatives of the MIG managers of international companies in Bulgaria and leading investors in the city They will present to the target audience the potential opportunities for business development and implementation of investment projects in Bulgaria majority owner of Alkomet AD will share his years of experience and will present successful investment practices and business directions Developed by What you will see if you decide to take a walk around Shumen plateau in springtime are rolling lush meadows studded with wild flowers and herbs The plateau is part of the nature park bearing the same name and it has more than 250 different plant species some of the most magnificent flowers in Bulgaria “The Shumen Plateau has one of the biggest populations of this species in the country We have registered around 2,000 specimens to date,” says Prof Dimcho Zahariev in an interview with Denitsa Koleva from BNR-Shumen “Orchids feel pretty good on our plateau which is karst terrain Orchids like to be near trees and shrubs for protection against strong winds a motley picture like this is a really propitious environment for them Sun plus shade is the perfect combination for some of our species.” The blossoming of the orchids here begins around mid-April and continues until the beginning of August the bee orchids are the most impatient – they bloom as early as April and May There are orchids close to the trails marked by the Shumen Plateau Nature Park which are relatively easy to find But don’t expect to see big orchids like the ones that are on sale in flower shops They are tropical species that grow in tree branches The orchids growing in Shumen Plateau are smaller: “Out of the 71 species to be found in Bulgaria and they are almost all soil-growing,” Prof “The only exception is a parasitic orchid - the bird’s-nest orchid It is called that because its roots resemble a bird’s nest and it feeds on the tree roots literally sucking in water and nutrients from them They photosynthesize and act just like normal plants except that their seeds need a special kind of fungus to germinate.” It takes a lot of time for the blossoms to peek out of the ground But once they do they can live for many years though they do not necessarily bloom every year Bee orchids are fascinating – they are the earliest of all orchids to bloom and look like a bee with a tiny dove on top “Their scent and the chemical composition of the substances they contain is the same as that of female bees – pheromones which the males of the species find irresistible see the resemblance and are absolutely sure it is a female bee When they settle on the flower they will be disappointed but the flower won’t be because the bees will transport the stamen to the next flower which will fool the insect and will get the pollen Translated from the Bulgarian and posted by Milena Daynova Bulgaria’s Minister of Tourism Miroslav Borshosh and Zurab Pololikashvili Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization (UN Tourism) have officially signed the agreement for Bulgaria to host the 9th Global Conference on Wine Tourism,. The Mini Bulgaria Park is an unusual place for a tourist tour spiritual culture and natural landmarks of Bulgaria meet Gorna Oryahovitsa often remains undeservedly hidden from the eyes of tourists even though it is only about 10 km away from Bulgaria's old capital which lies at the foot of the Balkans on the banks of the. Biserna Cave (Cave Pearl) near Shumen is now open to tourists The natural landmark can now be seen twice a year – in spring and in autumn for a period of around two months before the onset of bat hibernation season The restrictions are in place because there are colonies of 14 different bat species living there The cave is in a locality called Kyoshkovete and there are two clearly-marked hiker trails leading up to it “To enjoy it in all of its splendour you need to put on a warm jacket and sensible shoes and give full rein to your imagination,” says Irina Pavlova from the Shumen Plateau directorate in an interview with the BNR’s Radio Shumen Biserna was visited by almost 2,000 tourists and the tourist hike is about 800 metres long The cave also goes by the name of Zandana although the name used more often is the prettier Biserna (pearl) The name is derived from the magnificent white rock formations covered in sparkling water droplets Visitors can see the cave after prior registration which can be made on weekdays Compiled by Veneta NikolovaTranslated from the Bulgarian and posted by Milena DaynovaPhotos: shumenskoplato.bg The Hungarian Revolution for Independence that broke out on March 15 1848 was among the most significant events in the recent history of Europe Hungary celebrates its national holiday on this day Hungarian lawyer and revolutionary Lajos Kossuth was the main figure in the Hungarian Revolution for Independence Lajos Kossuth also worked as a journalist and served as Minister of Finance of that country He was a skillful rhetorician who delivered a series of powerful public speeches Being a Finance Minister he introduced the Hungarian Forint and allotted enough money to the Hungarian army Lajos Kossuth was recognized as one of the most influential politicians of the 19th century Most of his political ideas were later fulfilled Let is remind his idea about a Danube Federation or Confederation of the countries situated along the Danube River which had predetermined to a big extent the establishment of different European communities curator of Lajos Kossuth House Museum in Shumen told Radio Bulgaria The museum was founded 70 years ago and is the only museum in Bulgaria named after a foreign figure Lajos Kossuth was forced to emigrate after the failure of the revolution He got a reply from the Turkish Sultan only who invited him to be his guest together with his suite The city of Vidin (Northwest Bulgaria) was Lajos Kossuth’s first stop he decided to settle in the town of Shumen (Northeast Bulgaria) which was part of the defense system of the Ottoman Empire in the Balkans and a well-protected garrison town Lajos Kossuth arrived in Shumen with 1,500 emigrants He was accommodated at the house of Hadji Dimitraki Hadji Panev who served as a Mayor of the Bulgarian Christian Municipality of the town at that time His suite was accommodated in the neighboring houses The Sultan offered them positions in the Ottoman administration and army and a very good remuneration Some of them accepted the proposal and became captains and generals in the Ottoman army The rest had a choice- to stay in the Ottoman Empire or leave Those who decided to leave received a certain amount of money to pay for their transport Lajos Kossuth did not stay in Shumen that long because Austria requested his extradition from the Ottoman Empire He departed to the town of Kütahya (Anatolia province) after a failed assassination attempt against him Hi visited England during his long trip to the USA When he arrived in the United States Lajos Kossuth toured many cities at the invitation of American politicians and held a series of powerful speeches in English He learned that language from Shakespeare pieces and the Bible The Hungarian revolutionary was regarded in the USA as fighter for freedom and democracy The US President Abraham Lincoln admired his deed and personality Lajos Kossuth lived in Italy the longest he met his future friend-philosopher and revolutionary Giuseppe Mazzini His house in Shumen became a museum of his revolutionary activity and the Hungarian Revolution for Independence of 1848 Lajos Kossuth’s House Museum in Shumen has a very interesting history It is a cultural center of two countries and a monument of the Bulgaria-Hungary friendship Shumen is the second Bulgarian city after Sofia where a Bulgaria-Hungary Association was founded in 1926 Enthusiasts searched for interesting facts about Lajos Kossuth and the Hungarian and Polish people who arrived with him in Shumen In 1933 a memorial plaque was officially unveiled in his house in Shumen A large Hungarian delegation arrived especially for the event The city streets connecting the local railway station and the future house museum were literally packed with people who went out to mark the event The local authorities wanted to turn this house into a house-museum but in the beginning its owners refused to sell it In 1949 a Museum of Bulgaria-Hungary Friendship was unveiled This was a museum to Bulgaria-Hungary cultural relations It was dedicated to Lajos Kossuth’s stay in Shumen and the stay of the Hungarian emigrants in this town Groups of Hungarian tourists have been coming to the town of Shumen for decades to visit the house museum of the renowned Hungarian figure Many Bulgarians and people of other nationalities also visit the Lajos Kossuth House Museum in Shumen Emil Lichev and Peter Bodurov are two young There are many things that bind them together but the most important is their optimism and belief that change starts from the person himself or herself Realizing the power and beauty of this change these young people from the city of Shumen in North-eastern Bulgaria are starting to act in order to see a positive change take place in the own environment Some of the ideas they worked on together are Youth Sphere Youth Street Art Festival “Shumen i buden” (Loud and Awake) All projects aimed at improving the urban environment and promoting an active citizenship of youngsters The reason for contacting them was their latest accomplishment - the Library in the Tree project "We want to live in a more beautiful city with more interesting sights so we decided to turn this tree into something useful for people," Emil Lichev says The young people spotted an old tree and found out that the Municipality was planning to cut it down Immediately their inspiration came - to turn it into a library They saw it as yet another way to apply their knowledge skills and resources to the benefit of their city and their fellow citizens They contacted the Municipal Youth Council made a visualization of their idea and presented it to the council chairman Petar Bodurov they went all the way from their idea to transforming the old tree into a small eco-library and Peter Bodurov is an economist and financier by profession also the chairman of the Shumen Municipal Youth Council and the Improve Foundation: Our goal is to work in several directions Involvement in the urban environment and civic engagement to promote volunteering as a goal so that more young people can spend their time meaningfully helping and transforming the community around them,” explains Peter Bodurov Peter and the volunteers are trying to improve the environment they live in there are other people who think differently the vandals who have repeatedly destroyed part of the Youth Sphere - a space for artistic performances in one of the city's parks as well - like the taxi driver we talked to about The Library in the Tree – people who support the youngsters but are sad to see how beautiful things get destroyed sometimes and to think of how to protect it in the first place,” says Peter Bodurov "Our expectations are based on the goals and projects we have set for 2020 My philosophy is that what happens with my life and to some extent with society depends on me if I propose and implement any ideas that can be embraced by other people then in some humble way I can influence the environment I live in." The anthem of the city of Shumen goes like this “This is where Bulgaria starts…” However in our Bulgaria at the moment it is often said that young people are leaving it "What I see from my acquaintances and friends is that many young people are beginning to return to Bulgaria in which the young people at all costs were seeking to go abroad He says there is a movement of young people leaving school and going to study in other cities or countries But when the time comes to start their own families whether because of their loved ones or because of the cleaner air And this has a favourable effect on the economy of the entire region