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The exhibition "Varna - The Oldest Gold Treasure", which shows golden objects discovered in Bulgaria, was unveiled in the building of the European Parliament in Brussels on 14 October.
The treasure, which was unearthed at the Varna Necropolis in 1972, is often considered the oldest golden treasure in the world as it is dated back to 4600-4200 BC.
A hundreds of graves containing unique objects and ornaments were unearthed in the necropolis.
Among the honorary guests of the opening of the exhibition were Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov, European Council President Donald Tusk, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and European Parliament President Martin Schulz.
Bulgarian MEP Emil Radev, who unveiled the exhibition, noted that the treasure is much older than the Egyptian and Mesopotamian civilisations.
The treasure will be exhibited in the building of the European Parliament until the end of the week and is open to both MEPs from the 28 EU member states and the general public.