The Bulgarian flag and the flag of Europe were put on the highest pylons with flags in Europe. This project was organized and initiated by the Ministry of State Administration and Administrative Reform of Bulgaria. ‘Varna is number 1, by another indicator’, said Minister Nikolay Vassilev at the official raising of the flags.

The Mayor of Varna, Kiril Yordanov, the Regional Governer, Hristo Kontrov and hundreds of citizens of Varna were present at the ceremony. The Bulgarian and European Union anthems were performed by the Naval Force brass-band.

The pylons are located near the Sea Garden, by the Varna-Golden Sands motorway. The flags are more than 294 sq.m (21.5 m. x 13 m.), which is the size of the biggest flag in Europe situated in Madrid.

According to minister Vassilev the ambition was the sea capital to have the highest pylons and the biggest flags on the European continent. They are 52 m. high, and are lit in the night and can be seen from the whole gulf of Varna and from almost every place in the city, said minister Vassilev.