Tuhia he haere tonu mō tēnei wāhanga - He pokapū nui a Varna mō te pakihi, te waka, te mātauranga, te tūruhi, te whakangahau me te hauora. Ko te taone e kiia ana ko te taone nui moana o Bulgaria, kei reira hoki te tari matua o te Navy Bulgarian
me te kaipuke kaipuke. I te tau 2008, i tohua a Varna hei nohoanga o te Euroregion Moana Pango e te Kaunihera o Europi. I te tau 2014, i whakawhiwhia a Varna ki te taitara o te European Youth Capital 2017.