Новости за 02.07.2018

The first Siemens train of the 20 to be on the third line of the metro has arrived in Sofia. It came to the capital on 25 June and was transported during the night, the mayor of Yordanka Fandakova said.

More than 1.1 billion leva are the revenues from international tourism in Bulgaria in the first four months of this year. They grow by nearly 11% compared to January-April a year ago, according to data from the Bulgarian National Bank, quoted by the Ministry of Tourism.

The damage from the torrential rain in Smolyan Municipality exceed 500 000 BGN, said Deputy Mayor Mariana Tsekova. And today the cleanup of floods and streets affected by floods continues.

At the end of this week, a memorandum and agreement will be signed with four Chinese companies that have expressed interest in the tunnel under Shipka and not only, said Minister of Regional Development and Public Works Nikolay Nankov.
 
The small tunnel and the bridge facilities in September in Gabrovo will be launched ahead of schedule, Minister Nankov said.

The European Commission has announced that it is urgently granting additional funds to Greece and Spain to improve the conditions in the migratory camps on their land.

Hundreds of tax inspectors, together with other state bodies, start the summer control campaign on the Black Sea coast. More than 25 000 checks are due from tomorrow until the end of the tourist season, with a major focus on the reporting of turnover and issuance of receipts, the NRA reported.
 
The Revenue Agency recalls that this year's not giving of a cash receipt is immediately sanctioned by the sealing of the business site, in addition to the usual fine, but the main purpose of the... Читать дальше...

Bulgaria is among the favorite summer destinations of the Germans. What should German tourists who visit this country know in advance? In their article, "Sueddeutsche Zeitung", published several advises under the title "On a holiday in Bulgaria: Why not?" Deutsche Welle offers the main points in the publication.

BBC - A suicide bombing in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad has killed at least 19 people, most of them members of the country's Sikh minority.

Business Review - The European Commission, the executive arm of the European Union, has announced that as of July 1, travellers booking package holidays will enjoy stronger consumer rights.

Inspectors of the National Revenue Agency (NRA) start inspections of 290 people, who have spent more than 50,000 leva in past years but have no officially declared income.

CBS News - NBA superstar LeBron James has signed with the Los Angeles Lakers, leaving his hometown team, the Cleveland Cavaliers, for a four-year $154 million deal, according to Klutch Sports Group, the company run by his longtime friend and agent Rich Paul.

Four are the victims of torrential rains and floods in Romania over the past two days, mediafax reports.

Prices of electricity for household consumers in Romania declines by about 3.5% from today, Mediafax reports.
This is after the entry into force of a new methodology for calculating tariffs, which was announced by the national regulator at the end of May.

A criminal group that has distributed drugs in Sofia has been busted under a GDBOP operation. A total of 17 people are detained, 10 will be charged.

At the age of 72 the former director of the Historical Museum Prof. Bozhidar Dimitrov has assed.
In March 2017, he was admitted to a hospital with a suspicion of a heart attack.

The European Parliament will meet in Strasbourg this week with Prime Minister Boyko Borisov's report on the work of the first Bulgarian presidency of the Council of the EU.

BERKELEY HEIGHTS - President Donald Trump lashed out at OPEC with a warning to stop manipulating oil markets and piled pressure on close US allies in an interview that aired on Sunday with a threat to sanction European companies that do business with Iran.

In an act of "pure evil," a knife-wielding man stormed a 3-year-old girl's birthday party at an apartment complex in Boise, Idaho, stabbing her, five other children and three adults -- all refugees who had fled violence in their homelands only to find it in America, police said.

On Sunday the speed limit on secondary roads in France was due to fall from 90 to 80 km an hour.

The population of Bulgaria fell below 7 million. This happened exactly at 14:07:03 on 30.06.2018 and was noted in the world's population counter by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs.

Continuous repair closes a part of the center of Sofia, bTV announced.