The opportunities for deepening the cooperation between the Bulgarian scientific community and the real sector of the economy in order to promote and develop innovations and their implementation in practice were discussed by the President of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Corr. Memb. Evelina Slavcheva, and the Chairman of the Management Board of the Bulgarian Industrial Capital Association, Mr. Rumen Radev, at the Academy today. Among the main topics of the meeting were  specifically the opportunities for linking scientific developments with enterprises interested in their application, including the development of new hydrogen solutions. BAS and BICA share a common vision of the role of knowledge and research as a driver for the sustainable development of the Bulgarian economy. At the meeting, an agreement was reached [...]

On June 18, 2025, a Golden Doctoral Diploma was awarded to Prof. DSc. Vladko Murdarov on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of his receiving the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. The solemn speech at the ceremony was delivered by the head of the Institute of Slavonic Studies, Prof. Dr. Stefan Newerkla, who stressed that the jubilarian Prof. Murdarov, a recipient of the Gottfried von Herder Fellowship, was the author of 27 books and more than 1150 scientific articles in renowned international journals. As particularly valuable, he pointed out his books "Vienna and the Beginnings of Bulgarian Linguistics" (Виена и началото на българската езикословна наука ) (1988), "Viennese Slavic Studies and Bulgarian Linguistics. 1822-1839-1918" (Виенската славистика и българското езикознание. 1822-1839-1918) (1999), also translated into German, [...]

  The President of BAS Corr. Memb. Evelina Slavcheva has taken part in the expert panel "Transforming Higher Education through Innovation and Research" at the Green Transition Forum 5.0, which is taking place in Sofia from 16 to 20 June. "No matter how inspiring innovations are, they need fundamental scientific knowledge and research to happen," Corr. Memb. Slavcheva said. She recalled that "scientists from BAS and universities work together in centres of excellence and competence. These centres are the place where the link between science and business can happen because modern laboratories provide opportunities for obtaining a commercial product," the President of the Academy further mentioned. According to her, "the drive for innovation should not be age-restricted and therefore these centres can become a place [...]

  At its meeting on 19 June, the Assembly of Academicians of BAS elected Prof. Alessandro Maria Bruni from Italy Foreign Member of the Academy. Professor Alessandro Maria Bruni was born on 9 September 1978 in Rome. He works in the fields of Byzantine and Slavic palaeography, codicology, textual studies, historical linguistics and hymnography as well as in the field of Kartvelology. He has specialised with some of the most eminent medievalists, such as Prof. Enrica Follieri in Rome and Prof. Boris Fonkich in Moscow. Until 2024, he was a professor at the University of Ca Foscari in Venice, and then at the Oriental University of Naples, today the largest Italian centre for the study and research of foreign languages and cultures. He has lectured [...]

The short-term forecast in the Annual Report of ERI at BAS is for GDP to grow at a rate of around 2.5-3.5% per year, driven mainly by European investment and domestic consumption. Inflation in Bulgaria in the past 2024 slowed down to 2.2% which brought our country closer to meeting the Maastricht criteria for euro area membership. This is stated in the regular Annual Report "Economic Development and Policies in Bulgaria: Evaluations and Prospects" 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 2024 and presents projections for economic development over the medium term to 2027. According to it, inflation continues to be [...]