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Commissioning of a new version of the National Visa Information System

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is in the process of implementing a large-scale project, coordinated in advance with all responsible institutions in Bulgaria and the EU, including the implementation and launch of a new version of the National Visa Information System (NVIS). The technological implementation of the works requires the temporary suspension of...

06 August 2024

Main information — satellite-based tolling system in Bulgaria

As from 1 March 2020, road vehicles with a total technically permissible maximum weight exceeding 3,5 tonnes circulating on paid road sections in Bulgaria will have to pay for their use distance-based road charges – toll. The toll replaces the electronic vignette for heavy vehicles and buses. The toll for 1 km is differentiated according to the...

14 February 2020

Guide to the Media accredited to cover the visit of Pope Francis to Bulgaria

Receipt of Badges: The distribution of the special accreditation for the media to cover the apostolic journey of Pope Francis in Bulgaria will be done on 2 May 2019, within the timeframes specified below (only in these time slots). The badges that will be provided are personalized – named and non-transferable, i.e. they cannot be used for access by...

01 May 2019

March 3rd celebrated in Bern with the Chinari ensemble

With traditional dances and a performance by the Chinari folk ensemble Bern marked the 140th anniversary of the Liberation of Bulgaria and the country’s first Presidency of the Council of the European Union. Joining in the event, which took place in the historic Canton of Bern Government Building, were numerous Bulgarian folk dance troupes from all of...

02 March 2018

International photo contest is looking for the best photographic interpretations on the topic of Environmental Sustainability

"HUMAN BETWEEN TODAY AND TOMORROW“:"A NEW INTERNATIONAL PHOTOCONTEST IS LOOKING FOR THE BEST PHOTOS ON ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILTY BY BULGARIAN AND SWISS PHOTOGRAPHERS A new international photo contest organized by SMART Foundation, a Bulgarian based non-profit organization, is looking for the best photographic interpretations on the...

17 February 2017

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Velislava Petrova and Jean-Noël Barrot discussed security in the Black Sea and the development of bilateral relations

Bulgaria and France signed an updated Roadmap for their strategic partnership The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Velislava Petrova, welcomed the France’s Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Jean-Noël Barrot, in Varna. This is the first visit of a French foreign minister to Bulgaria in 20 years. The visit gave a new impetus to the political...

24 October 2026

Minister Petrova met with representatives of the Western Outlands Research Institute

Minister Velislava Petrova met with the President of the Western Outlands Research Institute, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Angel Dzhonev, and Dr. Valentin Yanev, member of the Management Board of the Institute. The reason for the conversation, which took place on October 22, was the refusal of the authorities of the Republic of Serbia to allow Bulgarian citizens into...

23 October 2026

Bulgaria and Uzbekistan held bilateral political consultations on 22 October 2026 in Tashkent

The Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria and Uzbekistan held bilateral political consultations on 22 October 2026 in Tashkent at the invitation of the Uzbek side. The two delegations, led by the Deputy Ministers of Foreign Affairs - Ivanka Tasheva and Muzaffarbek Madrahimov, made a full overview of the bilateral relations and noted with satisfaction...

23 October 2026

Position of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Today in Ohrid, the first hearing on the renewed case of the brutal beating in January 2023 of Hristian Pendikov was held. Then hatred brought the Macedonian Bulgarian to the brink of paralysis and forced his prolonged treatment in Bulgaria. We recall that its attackers had already been convicted with insignificant sentences at first instance in 2025, and...

22 October 2026

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Посолство на Република България в Берн, Конфедерация Швейцария

Ръководител: Светлан Стоев – Извънреден и пълномощен посланик на Република България в Конфедерация Швейцария и Княжество Лихтенщайн

Часови разлики (спрямо България): Лятно: -1; Зимно: -1

За контакт:

Адрес (на английски език): Bernastrasse 2, CH-3005 Bern

Телефон: +41 31 351 14 55, +41 31 351 78 06

Факс: +41 31 351 00 64

Дежурен телефон в извънработно време: +41 79 824 38 22

Работно време: 9.00-17.30 ч. /10.00-18.30 ч. българско време/

E-mail: Embassy.Bern@mfa.bg

Консулска служба:

Адрес (на местен език): Bernastrasse 4, CH-3005 Bern

Тел.: +41 31 351 13 67

Факс: +41 31 351 00 64

Работно време: 9.00-17.30 ч. (местно време)

Работно време с граждани:

понeделник - петък 09.00-12.00 ч. , сряда 14.00-16.00 ч., (местно време),

Дежурен телефон в извънработно време: +41 79 823 93 70; +41 79 824 38 22;

E-mail: Consular.Bern@mfa.bg

Embassy of Republic of Bulgaria in Bern, The Swiss Confederation
Address: Bern 3005, Bernastrasse 02-04
Telephonе:
+41 31 351 14 55
+41 31 351 13 67
Fax:+41 31 351 00 64
Оut-of-hours hotline:
+41 79 824 3822; +41 79 823 9370
Office hours:
Mon - Fr, 9.00 am - 17.30 pm
Email: Embassy.Bern@mfa.bg

Reception hours with citizens Mon-Fr, 9.00 -12.00, Wed 14.00 - 16.00

E-mail: Consular.Bern@mfa.bg

Reception hours with citizens Mon-Fr, 9.00 -12.00, Wed 14.00 - 16.00

E-mail: Consular.Bern@mfa.bg