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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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EU ambassadors reached preliminary agreement on the draft decision for the lifting of checks on persons at internal land borders with and between the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania

COREPER II reached today preliminary agreement on the draft Council decision regarding the full accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Schengen Area by January 1st 2025, including land borders. The Decision is expected to be finally adopted at the meeting of the EU Council "Justice and Home Affairs" (in the format of Home Affairs Ministers), which...

27 November 2024

A Мeeting of the Inter-institutional Coordination Mechanism for the Accession of Bulgaria to the OECD with the Participation of OECD Representatives

A meeting of the Inter-institutional Coordination Mechanism (ICM) for the Republic of Bulgaria's accession to the OECD took place on November 14, 2024 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with the participation of a delegation from the OECD’s Legal Affairs Directorate, led by Ms. Gita Kothari, the OECD Accession Coordinator. The chair of the meeting,...

14 November 2024

Minister Kondov received Ljupco Georgievski at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

On 13 November 2024, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivan Kondov received Ljupco Georgievski, chairman of the Ivan Mihaylov Bulgarian Culture Club in Bitola, which was closed by the authorities in the Republic of North Macedonia. The current state of the rights of the Bulgarian community in the Republic of North Macedonia was discussed at the...

13 November 2024

Minister Kondov met with the Assistant Secretary for International Affairs of the US Department of Homeland Security Adam Hunter

Foreign Minister Ivan Kondov met today at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with the Assistant Secretary for International Affairs of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Adam Hunter. They discussed Bulgaria’s progress in meeting the criteria for joining the U.S. Visa Waiver Program (VWP). The necessary steps that all countries must take to gain...

11 November 2024

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Посолство на Република България в Берн, Конфедерация Швейцария

Ръководител: Ради Найденов – Извънреден и пълномощен посланик на Република България в Конфедерация Швейцария и Княжество Лихтенщайн

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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: [email protected]

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

Тел.: +41 31 351 13 67

Факс: +41 31 351 00 64

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

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

Работно време с граждани: 09.00-12.00 ч. , сряда от 14.00 ч. до 16.00 ч., (местно време),

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Embassy of Republic of Bulgaria in Bern, The Swiss Confederation
Address: Bern 3005, Bernastrasse 02-04
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