Balgarianovinite.com AUGUST 8
The world:
ASEAN Day (anniversary of signing in 1967 of Bangkok Declaration, founding document of Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
International Cat Day.
On this date in Bulgarian history:
1909: Workers at Safety Matches Factory in Kostenets (Southwestern Bulgaria) go on 133-day strike, demanding higher wages, medical insurance and 8-hour working day.
1953: First Bulgarian steel is produced at Lenin Steel Mill in Pernik (Southwestern Bulgaria) at Lenin Steel Mill (present-day Stomana Steel S.A.
1988: Bulgaria establishes diplomatic relations with European Community.
AUGUST 9
The world:
Nagasaki Day: Anniversary of the atomic bombing (1945);
International Day of the World’s Indigenous People (marked since 1995);
National Day of Singapore. Day of the Republic (1965).
On this date in Bulgarian history:
1886: Prince Alexander I of Battenberg is deposed in a coup staged by Russophile officers. The monarch is reinstated on August 17 after a successful counter-coup but is forced to abdicate under pressure from Russia on August 26.
1920: Diplomatic relations established with Hungary (severed September 26, 1944, re-established June 18, 1947, missions upgraded to embassy status February 13, 1954).
1925: Bulgaria acquires the right to settle freely its foreign trade relations upon the expiry of restrictions under the Treaty of Neuilly.
1962: Diplomatic relations with Tunisia, established on August 30, 1956, are upgraded from legation to embassy status.
2008: The Official Journal of the European Union publishes Commission Regulation (EC) No 875/2008 of 8 August 2008 repealing Regulation (EC) No 1962/2006 which applied safeguard measures in regard to Bulgaria’s civil aviation. Bulgarian aviation is thus recognized as equal to the aviations of the other EU Member States and as satisfying the EU safety requirements. Observances: August 8-9 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-08-07 20:38:47 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law