Новости за 09.01.2018

Part of an Early Byzantine amphora with a fully preserved inscription in Ancient Greek dedicated to Jesus Christ and Virgin Mary has been discovered during the latest excavations of the Ancient Roman, medieval Byzantine and Bulgarian fortress of Trimammium near the Danube town of Mechka, Ruse District, in Northeast Bulgaria.

 Israel should stop plans to send tens of thousands of migrants back to Africa forcibly, the United Nations refugee agency said on Tuesday, suggesting some could be resettled in Europe or other countries, writes Reuters.

Bulgaria’s President, Rumen Radev, convened the Consultative Council for National Security (KSNS) on January 9th.

The Renault Zoe electric cars, which will transfer the delegates for the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the EU, will be positioned in the parking lot of Terminal 2 at Sofia Airport tomorrow, the press office of the Ministry for the Bulgarian EU Presidency said.

With zero CO2 emissions, in the next six months the cars will provide daily transfers to Sofia’s guests from the airport to the National Palace of Culture and their hotels.

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''The country's electricity system is stable, Bulgarian citizens have no reason to worry. Because of the way in which Bulgarian energy is developing, I think there are no grounds for raising the price of electricity.''

China invites the Bulgarian state and companies to take part in the first International Import Expo, which will be held from 5-10 November 2018 in Shanghai. This was made clear at a meeting between Deputy Executive Director of the Executive Agency for Promotion of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEME)  with the Economic and Trade Advisor to the Embassy of China in Bulgaria.

Bulgaria traditionally exports between 7 and 8 thousand tons of honey per year. This was said by Mihail Mihaylov, the chairman of the United Bulgarian Apiculture Union, according to Expert.bg

An influential businessman has been shot dead outside his office in broad daylight in Sofia, in a case likely to raise questions about organised crime in Bulgaria, writes the Guardian. 

 French President Emmanuel Macron called on Tuesday for a more coordinated European approach to trade with China during an official visit to Beijing.

 Fashion group H&M apologized on Tuesday for an advertisement featuring a black child modeling a sweatshirt with the slogan “coolest monkey in the jungle” and said it had removed it from all its marketing, according to Reuters. 

From today, ''Dondukov'' Boulevard is again under construction, BGNES reported.

A third protest is planned for January 11, the day of the official opening of the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union.

500,000 teachers in Turkey are unemployed, according to BGNews. Even if universities stop registering students in pedagogical specialties, it will take a decade to allow current candidates for teachers to be appointed, says Dumnhuriet newspaper.

The French Prosecutor's Office has launched an investigation into the US high-tech company Apple, accusing them of fraud in connection with their manufacturing practice for the so- planned depreciation, which deliberately slowing the operation of older models, "Iphone," reported French media quoting court sources.

In the capital Sofia will be launched the high-speed road link today, BNT reports. It includes a direct route from Brussels boulevard to Terminal 2 at the airport as well as two road connections to Terminal 1.

The Hungarian National Audit Office fined the main opposition party, the nationalist Yobik, with a sum of 362 million forints ($ 1.29 million) for an anti-government campaign with billboards sponsored by a wealthy adversary of Prime Minister Viktor Orban.

Russia said that fighters have used unmanned airplanes against its military base Hymeim and its naval base Tartus in Syria. The defense ministry announced that attacks on Saturday night were successfully stopped by Russian troops and did not cause casualties or destruction. They used 13 armed unmanned aircrafts, TASS reported.

2017 is the most costly in the disasters in the United States after a series of hurricanes and devastating fires have caused $ 306 billion of damage. This is said in a report by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Research Institute of the United States quoted by the agencies.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zaharova accused CIA chief Mike Pompeo of ​​lying that Russia for decades intervened in the US elections.

Authentic folklore songs and pieces, old church chants, folk dances and folkloric rhythm with modern sound will be part of the opening ceremony for the Bulgarian EU presidency at the National Theatre on January 11, the Ministry for the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the EU 2018 said.

The ceremony will be opened with the national anthem performed by the Children's Choir of the Bulgarian National Radio. It will be followed by speeches by Bulgarian President Rumen Radev, European Parliament President Antonio Tajani... Читать дальше...

The government has never intended to deprive the University of Sofia of buildings. This became clear after a meeting between the leadership of Alma Mater and ministers Krassimir Valchev and Vladislav Goranov. Educational Minister Valchev was happy that there was a good dialogue. On Wednesday, Sofia University will receive a new building.

The Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania, the Hungarian National Party and the Hungarian People's Party in Transylvania asked for a territorial declaration of territorial autonomy for the Szeklers and a special status of the Partium region (the territories to the north and west of Transylvania), Aderpres said. The leaders of the three organizations signed the declaration in Cluj-Napoca, the historical capital of Transylvania.

US President Donald Trump unconditionally plans to run for a second term in the White House in the 2020 elections, because his achievements speak for themselves, spokesman Hogan Gidley told reporters last night, quoted by DPA.

The secret government-owned Zuma satellite launched on Sunday by Space X did not reach the expected orbit and collapsed falling into the ocean, according to Reuters, reported on Monday. According to them, the classified satellite has not been able to detach from the second stage of Falcon 9 and as a result has broken or sunk deep into the sea.

The average insured income for the country in November 2017 is BGN 851.25, the National Statistical Institute reported.