Rome

Bulgaria is on the top 10 list of most preferred summer vacation spots for Russian tourists, who do not travel in organized groups, reports Interfax. 

The top three positions are taken by Spain, Italy and Portugal. The list is completed by Greece, Turkey, Bulgaria, France the Czech republic, Germany and Great Britain. 

PARIS – Serbia’s Novak Djokovic organized an exhibition match on the Roland Garros’ central court Saturday and the proceeds will be used as aid for the people badly hit by the recent floods in Serbia, Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH).

It started raining on the center court at one moment but it did not stop the tennis players from continuing the humanitarian activity.

The Day of Bulgarian Letters, Education and Culture, May 24, Saturday, will be marked in Rome, as well.

The Bulgarian officials, headed by Deputy Prime Minister Zinaida Zlatanova, will attend on May 24 the ceremony at Vatican's Basilica of San Clemente paying tribute at the grave of St Cyril, one of the missionary brothers who created the Cyrillic alphabet in the 9th century.

Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov drew a fairly difficult opponent, Ivo Karlovic, for the first round of the French Open.

Dimitrov has played the 211-cm Croatian twice so far, each of them winning once. Their previous meeting was just last week in Rome, when the Bulgarian won 7:6, 6:4.

Around EUR 500 M of Italian investment could be poured into Bulgaria, Deputy Prime Minister Daniela Bobeva said after her meeting with business union representatives.

Candles at Roland Garros

Serbian number one tennis player Novak Djokovic had his 27th birthday yesterday. The organizers of the Roland Garros gifted him a gluten free birthday cake and a modest birthday celebration. Our champion has made many of his dreams come true. The one still to be realized is winning of the French Open.

Bulgarian Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski is to meet Italian counterpart Matteo Renzi on May 22 after the event scheduled for May 22 was unexpectedly postponed.

Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has postponed a meeting with his Bulgarian counterpart Plamen Oresharski scheduled for 11 am on May 22.

Bulgaria was informed about the step at 8 pm on Wednesday, according to reports of private TV station bTV, as cited by dnevnik.bg.

Portuguese bond yields touched a two-month high on Wednesday as a sell-off in lower-rated eurozone bonds deepened amid concern that European Union elections this week might derail economic reforms.

BELGRADE - After winning the Masters tournament in Rome, Serbia's top-ranking male tennis player Novak Djokovic has decided to donate all the prize money for flood victims in Serbia, and will continue to raise relief funds through his charity foundation.