Balgarianovinite.com BTA announces with deep sorrow the passing of its veteran staffer Svetlozar Nikolov. During his decades-long tenure at the Agency, he worked as reporter, translator, editor, correspondent in Havana, Cuba (between 1976 and 1981), and also head of the BTA External News Service Department. He passed away on December 31, 2025, his family announced.
He was born in Sofia on October 21, 1942 to a Protestant Congregationalist family. On his mother’s side, his roots are from Bansko (Southwestern Bulgaria) – the cradle of Bulgarian Protestantism.
Before joining BTA, Nikolov graduated in English Philology from the University of Sofia.
He was also a translator of fiction and non-fiction from English, including Shimon Peres’s biography by Prof. Michael Bar-Zohar.
On March 22, 2012, Svetlozar Nikolov received the Union of Bulgarian Journalists’ Annual Award for News Agencies.
“Zaro”, as he was known to his co-workers and friends, will be remembered for his vast erudition and linguistic competence, impeccable professionalism, subtle sense of humour, and above all kind and affectionate personality. He will be dearly missed. Svetlozar Nikolov, Veteran BTA Reporter, Correspondent, Translator and Editor, Dies Aged 83 2025 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-01-04 15:40:00 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