Silistra

Continuing construction works on the third line of the underground in the Bulgarian capital will cause changes to traffic, with temporary traffic arrangements entering into force in parts of downtown Sofia from Monday to 1 February 2018.

A Bulgarian-Chinese joint venture company will launch the construction of an animal feed mill in Dobrich on Thursday, the Bulgarian government's investment promotion agency has announced.

Bulgarian authorities on Tuesday warned drivers of potentially hazardous winter weather conditions in the country's northwestern regions on Wednesday.

Bulgarian Regional Minister Lilyana Pavlova stated that the roads in the region of Silistra will be closed to all traffic as the situation there remains most critical.

At present, the roads in the region are closed for heavy traffic, with their gradual closure to all traffic forthcoming.

The Bulgarian tourism ministry and municipalities are launching a billboard campaign aimed at stimulating domestic tourism.

The campaign will include all larger municipalities and will advertise the options for tourism in each region, the press service of the ministry informs.

Bulgarian customs authorities have prevented the smuggling of thousands of ancient coins and archaeological artifacts from Bulgaria into England, the National Customs Agency in Sofia said on Monday.

A new high-pressure gas pipeline was opened in Bulgaria on Friday, linking the Danube city of Silistra to the national gas transmission network.

Bulgaria's state-owned gas transmission system operator Bulgartransgaz EAD has been issued an act for establishment of the construction works' fitness for operation (Act 16) for the Dobrich - Silistra gas pipeline.

Bulgaria's Prime Minister Boyko Borisov said on Facebook that he had been informed about the development by Bulgargaz late on Monday.

Excavations works on the new sewage system in Silistra unveiled what specialists believe will turn out to be one of the five most important temples for the Bulgarian archaeology.

The remains of the medieval church were discovered during the construction of the new water purification system, private bTV stations informs.

Bulgarian archaeologists recently discovered an 11th century fragment of a distillation vessel used for the production of the country's traditional fruit brandy, which is known as rakia.

The fragment was uncovered during the excavation works, which are being conducted by the National Historical Museum (NIM) at the medieval Lyutitsa fortress.