On 23 May and 24 May the Cyrillo-Methodian Research Centre at BAS hosted the General Assembly of the "European Cultural Route of St. Cyril and Methodius" Association. The CMRC has been a member of this association since 2020, and in 2021 it was certified with the Council of Europe Cultural Route label. In 2023, the National Archaeological Museum of Veliki Preslav also joined it. The Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and Sofia Municipality supported the event which was opened by the Vice-President of BAS, Corr. Memb. Stefan Hadjitodorov. In his welcome address to the participants from Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, North Macedonia, Slovakia and the Czech Republic, Corr. Memb. Hadjitodorov emphasized that the Academy, as the first institution to institutionalize research in Cyrillic studies, strongly supports the [...]

On 29 - 30 May 2024, a jubilee scientific conference "Cultural Heritage - Art - Museums" will be held in honour of Corr. Memb. Mila Santova. The interdisciplinary forum discusses topics in the field of art studies, museology, tangible and intangible cultural heritage. The official opening of the event was honoured by Vice President Iliana Iotova. She addressed Corr. Memb. Mila Santova with the words "You are a true encyclopaedist, there are few such people not only in Europe but also in the world". In her speech, the Vice President pointed out that there was a lot of talk about linking cultural and historical heritage with tourism but there was no legal framework for this policy. Special greetings to Corr. Memb. Santova were made by: [...]

Bulgaria registers one of the highest levels of energy poverty in the EU but lags behind in introducing a mechanism to support energy poor households and does not take the necessary actions for a targeted, comprehensive and coordinated cross-sectoral policy in this area. This is stated in the focus topic of the regular Annual Report: 'Economic Development and Policies in Bulgaria: Assessments and Expectations' of the Economic Research Institute (ERI) at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. The report examines the state and development of the global and national economy in 2023 and presents estimates of economic development in the medium term to 2026. The focus topic analyses and assesses the dimensions of energy poverty in Bulgaria in the period 2014-2023. The scientists from ERI highlight [...]

Acad. DSc Lachezar Traykov, Corr. Memb. Ilza Pajeva and Corr. Memb. Ivan Granitski were awarded with the Honorary Badge of the Head of State. The ceremony of awarding public figures of education, science, culture and art was held on 16 May in the Coat of Arms Hall at 2, Dondukov Blvd.. "Our society highly appreciates your patriotism, talent, hard work and devotion," the Head of State said and noted that with their significant successes the honorees contribute to the affirmation of primordial values which are the solid foundation on which modern Bulgaria should be built. Acad. Lachezar Traykov received the award on the occasion of his 65th anniversary, for his highly significant contribution as a respected physician, eminent scientist and university lecturer in the field [...]

Acad. Damyan Damyanov received the "Key of the City of Shumen" honorary sign at a solemn session of the Municipal Council which was held on the Day of Shumen - May 11. The Mayor of Shumen Municipality Prof. Hristo Hristov and the chairman of the municipal council Asya Asparuhova congratulated the winners of the award for 2024. The "Key of the City of Shumen" award is given to honorary citizens of Shumen and is the highest award in the award system of the municipality. Academician Damyan Damyanov has been an honorary citizen of Shumen since 2006. He is a surgeon, he was a Vice-President of BAS, chairman of the Union of Scientists in Bulgaria, with a contribution to the development of medicine. "Thank you for [...]