November 2008
Culture Minister meets Greek counterpart
During a meeting in Sofia with his Greek counterpart Mihalis Liapis Bulgaria’s Minister of Culture Stefan Danailov put forth the issue of opening a Bulgarian cultural center in Greece. more >
PM Stanishev and Culture Minister to open new building of St. Luke school for applied arts
Prime Minister Sergey Stanishev and Minister of Culture Stefan Danailov will open the new building of St. Luke school for applied arts at 11.00 on Monday. more >
October 2008
Controversial Bulgaria film screened in Amsterdam
Controversial Bulgarian film Baklava received its first European premiere at the Balkan Snapshots Film Festival in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, on October 11 2008. According to the festival organisers, said Director Alexo Petrov could possibly be arrested for his part in the production of the film. more >
June 2008
Bulgaria Culture Ministry Destroys Publicly 30 000 Illegal CDs
29 955 unlicensed CDs, DVDs, CD-ROM, audio and video cassettes with business software, music, and movies were publicly destroyed Tuesday afternoon at the order of the Bulgarian Ministry of Culture. more >
May 2008
Bulgaria Celebrates Day of Slavic Script and Bulgarian Culture
People all over Bulgaria celebrated one of the country's most important national holidays - May 24, the Day of the Slavic Script and Bulgarian Culture. more >
Serbia, Macedonia and Romania Join Europe in the Night of the Museums
Balkan cities are joining the international Night of the Museums, a ‘free-for-all’ event initiated by the French Ministry for Culture in which European museums stay open late into the night, offering nocturnal tours, light shows, theatrical and music performances. more >
March 2008
Bulgarian, Dutch experts to preserve culture heritage
The Dutch and Bulgarian governments are collaborating on a number of projects on artefact smuggling and managing movable heritage. more >
February 2008
Mass Dismissals in Bulgarian Ministries
Round 200 state employees from Ministry of Culture will be dismissed on account of optimizing the system. more >
National Meeting to Aid Bulgaria Rural Areas
A meeting is being held to to coordinate and enhance the participation of the cultural community clubs in the application of the National Program for Development of Rural Areas for 2007-2013. more >
January 2008
Morocco and Bulgaria to Collaborate in Educational and Cultural Sphere
Morocco and Bulgaria signed an agreement to strengthen bilateral cooperation in the areas of education, science and culture over the next three years. more >
November 2007
Bulgaria's Culture Ministry to Organise International Culture Conference
A conference on the new dimensions of intercultural dialogue in Bulgaria and Southeastern Europe more >
Bulgaria and Macedonia Signed for Cultural Collaboration
Culture Ministers of Bulgaria and Macedonia have signed a program for collaboration in the cultural sphere for 2007- 2009. more >
Government grants additional money for national film archive
The Bulgarian Government granted an additional 440 000 leva to the budget of the Ministry of Culture the National Film Archive's film fund. more >
October 2007
About 0,6% of the GDP allotted for culture: Stefan Danailov
Danailov hopes that after 5 years culture will become a government priority more >
March 2007
Sofia Hosts Meeting of Culture Ministers Council from SE Europe
Culture plays a key role in the EU integration of the countries from Southeast Europe and in the Balkan region as a whole, Bulgaria's PM Sergey Stanishev said at the opening of the meeting of the Council of Culture ministers. more >
April 2006
NGOs and the state: a cultural debate
An interview with Tzvetelina Iossifova, one of the founders and directors of the Red House Centre for Culture and Debate. more >
January 2003
Tension piles over unique Bulgarian museum ownership
The argument over the ownership of the unique open-air museum Etar, some 220 km north-east of Sofia, has increased after the announcement that a lawsuit will be filed in the local court. more >
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