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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

Bulgaria – Honored country at the Thessaloniki International Fair (September 9th to 17th 2023)

Bulgaria will be the “Honored country” at the upcoming 87th edition of the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF), which will take place from September 9th to September 17th 2023 at the International Exhibition and Congress Centre in Thessaloniki, Greece. The Thessaloniki International Fair is the most important trade exhibition in South-Eastern...

05 September 2023

Bulgarian National Day celebration at the NATO Rapid Deployable Corps Greece

On March 4th, 2022, NATO Rapid Deployable Corps Greece (NRDC-GR HQ) celebrated the Bulgarian National Day. Commander of NRDC-GR Lieutenant General Anastasios SPANOS welcomed the Bulgarian acting Consul General Mr. Valentin PAVLOV and Consuls from the Contributing Nations, who honored the event with their presence. Deputy Commander of NRDC-GR, Major General...

07 March 2022

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

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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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Генерално консулство на Република България в Солун, Гърция
Адрес: ул. Н. Ману N12, ул. Е. Абот N1
Пощенски код: 54643 Солун
Телефон:
+30 2310 829 210
+30 2310 869 510
Дежурен телефон в извънработно време: +30 6970506879
Факс: +30 2310 854 004
E-Mail: Consulate.Thessaloniki@mfa.bg
Website: www.mfa.bg/embassies/greecegk

Consulate General of the Republic of Bulgaria in Thessaloniki
Address: N. Manu Street N12, E. Abbot Street N1
Postal Code: 54643 Thessaloniki
Telephone:
+30 2310 829 210
+30 2310 869 510
Оut-of-hours hotline: +30 6970506879
Fax: +30 2310 854 004
E-Mail: Consulate.Thessaloniki@mfa.bg
Website: www.mfa.bg/embassies/greecegk