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The Bulgarian national football team is in Group C3, Division C of the 2024-25 UEFA Nations League tournament. This became clear after the draw in Paris. The Bulgarian team entered into competition with the teams of Luxembourg, Northern Ireland, and Belarus.

During a meeting in The Hague, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte expressed his strong support for Bulgaria's immediate acceptance as a full member of the Schengen area, including for land borders. Currently, Bulgaria is accepted into the "air and sea Schengen".

Health authorities are keeping a close eye on the recent cases of measles in the country among adults, amid outbreaks in Romania, France, the UK and Austria.

According to Alternate Health Minister Eirini Agapidaki, there are a total of five reported cases, one in Thessaloniki and four in Hania, Crete.

Bulgarian Ministers Rumen Radev of Energy and Assen Vassilev of Finance recently engaged in high-level talks with US Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm in Washington, D.C., focusing on critical energy issues. The meeting underscored the importance of bilateral cooperation in nuclear technology, energy diversification, and enhancing energy security.

The border between Bulgaria and Romania has been brought to a standstill as over 100 Bulgarian farmers staged protests, blocking traffic in both directions for heavy goods vehicles. The demonstrations, which have caused major disruptions to transportation, are part of a widespread outcry by farmers from various sectors across the country.

The long-standing question of why major tech players have overlooked Bulgaria seems to have been answered, albeit in a surprising manner. In a strategic move, Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has quietly acquired a Bulgarian startup called Acutance Imaging.

The Health Ministry has set up a task force to increase the number of people getting vaccinated against measles, and is preparing an information and vaccination campaign in regions with low inoculation rates, following an outbreak in Romania, and other European countries.

In a recent interview with tagesspiegel.de, Asen Vassilev, Bulgaria's Minister of Finance, unveiled the economic strain inflicted on the nation's Gross Domestic Product (GDP), estimating losses between 3 to 5 percent.

In a joint meeting, Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mariya Gabriel and Romanian Foreign Minister Luminita-Teodora Odobescu vowed to coordinate actions to eliminate internal European border checks. The two nations are set to work closely for their partial Schengen accession on March 31, seeking the support of the European Commission.

Georgian security forces have successfully thwarted a significant terrorist plot involving the transportation of explosives from Odesa, Ukraine, to Voronezh, Russia.