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.

H.E. Ambassador Marin Raykov, the Rt. Hon. Christopher Pincher MP, FCO Minister of State, and H.E. Ambassador Emma Hopkins spoke at a reception celebrating the 140th anniversary since the establishing of diplomatic relations between Bulgaria and the United Kingdom.

Ambassador Marin Raykov took part in a celebration of NATO’s 70th Anniversary, hosted on November 19th by US Ambassador to London, H.E. Mr. Woody Johnson.

Bulgarian ambassador to the UK Marin Raykov presented his credentials to Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace on 24 October 2019

The celebrations of May 24th, the Day of Sts. Cyrill and Methodius and also the Day of Bulgarian Culture and Writing, commenced in London with a cultural festival on May 19th in Soho’s Golden Square, located in the heart of London

Reflections in a Well, a new bilingual edition, featuring poems by Rumiana Ebert and Tzveta Sofronieva, was launched on April 12th at the Art Workers' Guild.

A piano recital by Swiss-based Bulgarian pianist Hristo Kazakov was held on January 26th 2019. The concert that included works by J S Bach and Debussy was organized within the framework of the International Concert Series and was held at the beautiful Rudolf Steiner House, London’s only example of Expressionist architecture. A number of representatives of the diplomatic corps, UK institutions and friends of Bulgaria were in attendance and enjoyed this opportunity to hear Mr. Kazakov who is known as the author of some of Bach’s finest interpretations.

An electronic system (e-vignette and toll), as a modern way of charging for the use of the national road network, is introduced in Bulgaria as of 1 January 2019. In the attached file, you will find more information on where and how you can buy E-Vignette and how to convert your paper vignette to an electronic one.

The Bulgarian Embassy in London, together with the UK Government's Department for Exiting the EU and the Home Office, organised a joint Information meeting for Bulgarian citizens in the United Kingdom, which took place on November 27th, 2018.