Corresponding Member Alexandre Kostov delivered a plenary presentation at an international forum organized by the Institute of Global and Area Studies at Capital Normal University in Beijing. The conference took place on May 23 and 24, 2026, in the Chinese capital with the participation of over 100 scholars from three continents. The main focus was on Southeast Europe - a region in which the aforementioned institute is the leading research center in the country. Alongside numerous Chinese participants, 23 scholars from the Balkan countries (Bulgaria, Croatia, Serbia, Romania, Slovenia), Germany, and the United States also presented papers at the forum. In his introductory report, Corr. Memb. Alexandre Kostov presented the current state of Balkan studies and the prospects for their development. He was also [...]

  Academician Vasil Gyuzelev was awarded the Ministry of Culture’s highest honor, the “Golden Century” (Zlaten vek) award (a necklace and a certificate). Minister Evtim Miloshev presented the awards at a ceremony held on May 20 in the Ballroom of the National Gallery – “The Palace.” The Ministry of Culture’s “Golden Century” awards were announced in honor of the upcoming Day of the Holy Brothers Cyril and Methodius, of the Bulgarian alphabet, education and culture and of the Slavonic literature. A total of 40 artists and public figures from various fields of culture and the arts were honored. Acad. Vasil Gyuzelev is one of Bulgaria’s most prominent historians, medievalists, and Byzantinists whose research places the Bulgarian Middle Ages within the global context of European history. [...]

Prof. Dimitar Tonev, PhD, Director of the Institute for Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy at BAS, participated in a forum dedicated to the prospects for the development of nuclear energy in Bulgaria and the economic benefits of building new units at the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant. The forum was organized by “Kozloduy NPP – New Build.” The meeting was attended by representatives of “Kozloduy NPP – New Build,” the American company Westinghouse, and the South Korean company Hyundai E&C, as well as representatives from business, industry, and academia. The event took place on May 20, 2026, at the Millennium Grand Hotel Sofia. During the forum, the CEO of “Kozloduy NPP – New Build,” Mr. Petyo Ivanov, presented analyses indicating that the new units at the [...]