Dimitrovgrad, Serbia

"Respecting the rights of Bulgarians in the 'Western regions' (eastern Serbia) is an element of the criteria we observe when it comes to Serbia's negotiations for membership in the European Union." This was stated by Bulgaria's Foreign Minister Nikolay Milkov to Milena Milotinova in the program "Brussels 1" on "BG on Air".

Members of the ethnic Bulgarian community in eastern Serbia want the town of Dimitrovgrad - where they make up the majority of the population - to regain its old name Tsaribrod, they told a press conference in Sofia on Wednesday.

Bulgarian Vice President Iliyana Yotova presented a wreath in front of the Vasil Levski monument in Dimitrovgrad, Servia, a reporter of FOCUS News Agency reported.

The vice president will meet with Dimitrovgrad's Mayor Vladica Dimitrov, Deputy Mayor Zoran Dzhurov, and other representatives of the municipal management.

First Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic met on Thursday with Bulgarian interim Prime Minister Ognyan Gerdzhikov.

The meeting took place in Bosilegrad, a town in southeastern Serbia near the border with Bulgaria.

Bulgarians abroad continue to vote in 371 voting sections in 70 countries.

Voting activity in Turkey is similar to that during the presidential elections in November 2016. 7,000 have voted in the regions of Bursa, Yalova, Kodzhaeli and Istanbul. This is the latest data on voting activity by 13:00 hrs, announced the Bulgarian General Consulate.

An increased number of migrants are crossing into Serbia's Dimitrovgrad over the past three months, a Serbian media outlet says.

Its data suggests every day this border region is reached by 200 to 300 people crossing from Serbia's eastern neighbor.

Bulgarian Vice President Margarita Popova has thrown its support behind the united organization that is to represent Bulgarians living in Serbia, the President's press office has said.

The body is to be set up in the months to come, Bulgaria's Consul General Atanas Krastin is quoted as telling Popova at a meeting in the Serbian city in Nis.

Two Bulgarian nationals have died in a car crash on the road Nis-Dimitrovgrad, southeastern Serbia.

Four people were injured in the accident, all of them Turkish nationals.

A six-year-old is among the injured, according to reports of the BGNES news agency.

Bulgarian Regional Development Minister Lilyana Pavlova announced on Saturday that no more delays were expected to the completion and launch of the Maritsa Motorway.

Pavlova stated this during an inspection on the progress of construction works at a section of the motorway.

BELGRADE - Journalists of around 70 desks reporting in the Bulgarian language worldwide met at the 10th World Meeting of Bulgarian Media in Dimitrovgrad on Wednesday.

Representatives of desks from almost all continents spoke on the topic of "Patriotism in a Global World", and the position of the media reporting in the Bulgarian language, said Town Council member Anita Milosev.