Ministry of Culture of Bulgaria

Bulgarian Ministry of Culture is governed by a Minister with the help of two Deputy Ministers and a Chief Secretary; the Collegium of the Ministry is an Auxiliary Advisory Body of the Minister. In 2005 the Ministry of Culture was restructured and renamed as “Ministry of Culture and Tourism”.

International Cooperation is carried out according to the policy of Bulgarian state in the field of international relations, the priorities for development of Bulgarian culture, as well as in virtue of the existing legal-normative basis. International Cooperation includes activities such as recognition of Bulgarian presence and the position of Bulgarian culture; building of positive image of Bulgaria as a stable partner in international cultural policy and international relations and planning, coordinating and supervising the work of Bulgarian cultural institutes abroad.