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In Bulgaria, retailer Kaufland continues betting on domestic production. In 2018, it reports a 10% growth in the number of Bulgarian producers it is partnered with, compared to 2017. The company said to be also committed to supplying this production nationally and to helping improve the production processes.

Bulgarian and U.S. Armed Forces have completed a 5-day joint tactical exercise in Bulgaria. Bulgarian Armed Forces Lt. Col. Ivaylo Ivanov was Commanding Officer over the combined U.S. and Bulgarian soldiers.

''We support all efforts to set up a Bulgarian Automobile Chamber, which will include all carriers. This was announced by the Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Ivaylo Moskovski during a public presentation of the draft Law on the Bulgarian Automobile Chamber.

Yesterday morning, after a severe illness, the singer Andronia Popova - Roni passed away.

The mayor of Elin Pelin, not far from the Bulgarian capital Sofia, has told a Syrian family of three to leave the municipality despite the fact they have been granted humanitarian status.

A report aired by private bTV broadcaster shows Fakhim and his wife, Fatima, who left Aleppo after their house was destroyed in the war 5 years back.

There are as many as twenty-one presidential pairs running the forthcoming elections in Bulgaria, all competing to take over the office of President.

Bulgarian road haulage companies are to seal off all checkpoints along the border with Greece, a trade union has said.

Bulgarian road carriers on Wednesday said they will set up a permanent "counter-blockade" on the border with Greece unless farmers on the other side of the border end their protest.

Their announcement was made by Bulgaria's Transport Minister Ivaylo Moskovski in a press conference at the Kapitan Andreevo border crossing.

Protesters have renewed blockade at two of the checkpoints along the border between Bulgaria and Greece.

The Kulata-Promachonas and Ilinden-Exochi checkpoints are closed to trucks, the interior ministry informs.

The blockade at Ilinden was staged at 22 o'clock (EET) on Tuesday, while Kulata was closed at 5 o'clock on Wednesday.

According to Bulgarian Transport Minister Ivaylo Moskovski, the losses arising from the latest blockade staged by Greek farmers on the border with Bulgaria will exceed EUR 10 M.

In an interview for private bTV station on Tuesday, Moskovski reminded that Greek farmers have been staging illegal blockades at the border with Bulgaria several times since 2007.