Bulgaria Today – 20 February 2026

Welcome to "Bulgaria Today", Radio Bulgaria’s English-language podcast, on February 20.

We begin with a roundup of the day’s leading news from Bulgaria, followed by the weather forecast for tomorrow.

Next, in our Life segment, we take a closer look at the health status of Bulgarians and the Bulgarian healthcare system – we talk to our colleague Gergana Hrischeva, the author and host of the BNR health-related podcast “At the center of the system” – a journalist who works with a mission to inform and encourage Bulgarians to take better care of their health.

To close the programme, we continue Radio Bulgaria’s series on the country’s musical heritage. This week, the spotlight is a folklore gem – the song “Altan Mara” in the arrangement of composer Georgi Minchev.

Have an enjoyable listen!

• 02’06 -  News

• 09‘58 -  Gergana Hrischeva and the BNR podcast with a mission to make Bulgarians healthier

• 19’37 -  Highlights of Bulgarian Musical Culture:  The folk song “Altan Mara” in the masterful arrangement of Georgi Minchev

This episode of "Bulgaria Today" is with host Rositsa Petkova and sound engineer Denitsa Diamandieva.