Новости за 30.03.2017

Starting on March 30, the Bulgarian Air Traffic Services Authority (BULATSA), together with the air navigation services providers of Romania, ROMATSA and Hungary, HungaroControl, expand the Free Route Airspace for flights during the night within the three countries' airspace, BULATSA said in a press release on Thursday, cited by BTA.

The SEEN FRA (South-East Night Free Route Airspace) Project enables aircraft to fly freely between published points and radio-navigation means, irrespective of the existing airspace route system. Читать дальше...

GERB have not invited other formations for negotiations on the forming of a cabinet yet.

The Prosecutor’s Office will try to prepare the indictment on the KTB affair by the beginning of the summer court recess.

Italian anti-terrorist services have broken up a terrorist cell in Venice, reported the Italian police.

Eight cars burned down on Wednesday night in the Razsadnika and Krasna polyana neighbourhoods in Sofia.

A huge fire is spreading near the main road E-79 in the area of the village of Mursalevo, reported BGNES.

Under no circumstances do I wish to pressure political parties because these will be some serious compromises. The most important thing is for them to not, under any circumstances, blow up the future, stated President Rumen Radev in Plovdiv when asked the question what he expects the next government to be.

Bulgaria does not belong in the ranking of the leading countries in terms of both the number of filed complaints and the number of lost cases for violations of the European Convention on Human Rights and Basic Freedoms, announced the press centre of the Prosecutor’s Office, citing a report of the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg.

The household electricity price in Bulgaria will rise by nearly 1 per cent, effective April 1, 2017. The increase, varying by electricity distribution company, was discussed by the Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (EWRC) meeting behind closed doors on Thursday, according to BNR.

For the customers of CEZ Bulgaria, the day rate will be 0.96% higher, or 0.17384 leva/kWh, and the night rate 0.99% higher, or 0.10021 leva/kWh.

Business customers will also pay a higher price for electricity... Читать дальше...

The Ministry of Culture has announced its position on the Koprivshtitsa issue. The reason is the decision of the Municipal Council to abolish the status of the town as a protected architectural site.

Industry in Bulgaria has one of the highest profit rates in Europe but pays some of the lowest salaries in the EU, an expert analysis  of the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria shows, cited by BNR.

Northwest Bulgaria remains the region with the lowest income per capita in the EU, showed the latest Eurostat data.

Bulgarian authorities will have to take into account the decisions made in future national referendums if at least 3,682,151 people have taken part in these.

21,950,000 cigarettes without excise revenue stamps found, impounded in International Police Operation which started back in 2015, the Interior Ministry said in a press release on Thursday, according to BNR.

There has been a 10% decrease in registered crimes in 2016, compared to the previous year, announced the Sofia Directorate of Internal Affairs, reported BGNES.

President of the European Council Donald Tusk personally congratulated Boyko Borisov for winning the elections against the socialist on Sunday, the press centre of GERB announced.

The two spoke during the European People’s Party (EPP) congress in Malta.

Donald Tusk stated that GERB’s victory was good news for all European leaders who have always worked excellently with Boyko Borisov as PM.

He also said that everyone at the European Council sent their congratulations for the results... Читать дальше...

The Central Election Commission has announced the distribution of mandates in the new Parliament.

It has been decided that theprice of water will go up by 18%, confirmed the chairman of the Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (KEVR) Ivan Ivanov.

The collection of concession revenues by the Energy Ministry in the first three months of 2017 improved by 23% compared with 2016, the ministry reported on Thursday, quoted by BNR.

Between January and March 2017, the ministry collected BGN 27,685,218 in concession revenues, accounting for 81.43% of the annual target.

A temporary organisation of traffic is introduced in the Bulgarian capitol Sofia in relation to an event held at the Sofia City Art Gallery, the press centre of Sofia Municipality announced.

Between 08:00 and 16:00 Bulgarian time, the stay and parking is prohibited for vehicles, except for the truck loading and unloading cargo on Knyaz Aleksandar I Street, in the segment next to the paid parking of the Sofia City Art Gallery.

The status of Koprivchitsa as an architectural and historical reserve will not be removed, Koprivshtitsa Mayor Gencho Gerdanov, according to FOCUS News Agency in relation to the decision of the Municipal Council in Koprivshtitsa to vote on the removal of the city’s status.

The mayor assured that Koprivshtitsa will remain the same – authentic, modern, and clean.

“That is how it will be passed on to future generations,” Gencho Gerdanov said. He noted that Koprivshtitsa has been a town ... Читать дальше...

In a social media post on Thursday President Rumen Radev urged all competent entities to forthwith revise or halt the decision of the municipal council in the town of Koprivshtitsa to withdraw the architectural reserve status of the town. "Any compromise in the case will be a coup against the national memory and cultural heritage of Bulgaria’’.

‘’Koprivshtitsa does not belong to several municipal officers. It belongs to Bulgaria. Koprivshtitsa is Bulgaria’’, added also the President due... Читать дальше...

British ambassador to Bulgaria Emma Hopkins stated, in an interview for bTV, quoted by BNR, that Great Britain would continue to provide safe haven to foreign nationals living there but that the rules for Bulgarians applying for jobs will change.

She added that it was understandable that many people will be disappointed by the country’s decision to leave the EU, but that Britian did not see this process as a divorce, but as a new phase in its relaitons with its European partners.

In her words... Читать дальше...

Fuels in Bulgaria may again begin to rise after the Commission for Competition Protection did not prove that there is a cartel in the industry, predicted the former MP Martin Dimitrov during an interview with radio Horizont.

Yesterday the anti - monopoly commission took measures to limit the exchange of information between the fuel retail chains.

 ‘’The solution here is the companies to penalize their employees when they have a contact with other companies – this shows the superficial approach by the Commission. Читать дальше...

Turkish PM Binali Yıldırım has announced the end of the military operation Euphrates Shield in neighbouring Syria, reported Reuters.