Новости за 01.06.2017

The Specialised Court of Appeal has confirmed the detention measures imposed at first instance against two border police officers from Sofia airport and two citizens of Bangladesh, arrested in an operation on May 25, the Specialised Appeal Prosecutor’s Office said.

On May 26, the four men were charged with participating in an organised criminal group and illegally transferring foreign citizens across Bulgaria’s border. The two police officers were also charged with bribery.

The beaches in Varna city and nearby resorts already have medical teams, a reporter of FOCUS Radio - Varna said.

For another year health centre St. Klementina provides medical services on the beaches from June 1 to September 30.

Teams are working between 8:00 and 18:00 local time. They are aware of the latest developments in intensive care and will work without a day off until the end of September, Dr. Ivan Ivanov said. The services are completely free of charge for patients on the beach. Читать дальше...

The Parliament approved at first reading changes to the energy law introducing clear criteria in the use of thermal energy for agriculture, FOCUS News Agency reported.

Rock legend Sting will perform in the Bulgarian capital on September, 16 2017 as part of the music Tour 57th & 9th, ViewSofia has announced.

On the Bulgarian-Turkish border, there is a 5km queue of cargo vehicles at Kapitan Andreevo checkpoint at exit from the country, while at Lesovo checkpoint the queue stretches 2km, Chief Directorate Border Police said.

On the Bulgarian-Romanian border, at Vidin and Dunav Most checkpoints there is a 2km queue of cargo vehicles at exit from the country. At Ruse checkpoint, there is a 3km queue of cars waiting to enter the country, as well as a 1.5km queue of cargo vehicles.

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The Trump administration has rolled out a new questionnaire for US visa applicants worldwide that asks for social media handles for the last five years and biographical information going back 15 years, according to Inews.

Under the new procedures, consular officials can request all prior passport numbers, five years' worth of social media handles, email addresses and phone numbers and 15 years of biographical information including addresses, employment and travel history.

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Over 280 British soldiers with nearly 170 military and auxiliary vehicles entered Bulgaria on Wednesday  via Kapitan Petko Voyvoda checkpoint at the country's southeastern border with Greece while en route to Romania, officials said, Xinhua agency reported.

The troops, belonging to the NATO's Very High Readiness Joint Task Force (VJTF), would spend one night in Novo Selo Training Area, one of the four U.S.-Bulgarian joint military bases in the Balkan country, the Bulgarian Defense Ministry said on its website. Читать дальше...

PM Boyko Borisov greeted Zoran Zaev on his election as a primier of the Republic of Macedonia and expressed his expectations for the strengthening of the good neighborly relations between the two states and also for Macedonia's approximination to the EU accession negotiations, reported BNR.

Today the weather will be mostly sunny. Cloudiness will develop around noon and in the afternoon and there will be short rains with thunders in many places.

There will be conditions for hail too, according to the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (NIMH), quoted by  FOCUS News Agency.

Light to moderate wind will blow from Northwest. Maximum temperatures will vary between 29° and 34°, in Sofia around 29°.

Atmospheric pressure slightly exceeds the average for June and will remain nearly unchanged. Читать дальше...

Two new wine grape varieties were developed and released by the “Obraztsov Chiflik” Institute of Agriculture and Seeds in Bulgarian city of Rousse (on the Danube river) in the past year, according to BNT.

At the end of today's parliametary debate MPs voted the resignation of  Dimitar Glavchev as  chairman of the National Assembly, BGNES reported.

114 MPs voted in favor  and 118 against the resignation of Glavchev.

The resignation of Dimitar Glavchev was requested by BSP due to that he  did not deal with the duties of the President of the National Assembly.

According to Cornelia Ninova, he Parliament has not been working for six weeks now because the government and the ruling... Читать дальше...

The 11th seeded Bulagrian tennis player Grigor Dimitrov made his way to the third round of the French Open after defeating veteran Spanish player Tommy Robredo on 31st of May. This is the second time Dimitrov makes it to the third round of Roland Garros, announced BNT.

Bulgaria marks Thursday the International Children's Day, established in 1925 during the World Conference for the Well-being of Children in Geneva, Switzerland.

The Bulgarian government has adopted the regulations of the newly constitute Ministry for the Bulgarian Presidency of the European Union in 2018, reported BNR.

Its head Lilyana Pavlova has said that the number one priority of the presidency will be pursuance of policies for employment, growth, economic, an energy union and a digital union.

The second priority will be related to security and migration and in its framework Bulgaria will lay a major emphasis on the European prospects of all countries in the Western Balkans. Читать дальше...

The Foreign Affairs Ministry said it strongly condemns yesterday's terrorist act in Kabul and expresses its deep sympathy for the suffering of the relatives of the dead and injured in the attack.

"In the last few days, this is another barbaric act of the extremism that seeks to destabilise entire countries and regions, taking the lives of innocent civilian victims, including women and children. After the attack in Manchester, the consecutive bloody incidents in Egypt, Iraq and Afghanistan... Читать дальше...

President Donald Trump said Wednesday night he will announce his decision on the United States's participation in the Paris climate deal at 1900 GMT on Thursday, AFP reports.

"I will be announcing my decision on Paris Accord, Thursday at 3:00 P.M. The White House Rose Garden. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!" the US leader tweeted, repeating his populist campaign slogan.

Trump has not said which way he is leaning, but US media have reported that a pullout was likely.

The government expects an up to 10% increase in the number of foreign tourists in Bulgaria this summer, Tourism Minister Nikolina Angelkova told FOCUS Radio’s Good Morning Bulgaria.

There is an increase in early booking by tourists from the Netherlands and France.

“The trend from last year remains thanks to the strong efforts made by the Ministry of Tourism, local governments and the sector so that Bulgaria position itself as an active tourist destination,” the minister noted.... Читать дальше...