Новости за 26.09.2018

The Sofia City Court (SCC) imposed security on movable and immovable assets of the former Bulgarian Minister of Economy and Energy in the first cabinet of Boyko Borisov - Traicho Traikov. This was done at the request of the Commission to counteract corruption and to withdraw the unlawfully acquired property. The court announced yesterday to "24 hours" newspaper, and today the information was confirmed by the Chairman of CPONPI Plamen Georgiev to Nova TV.

82% of Bulgarians assess the current road safety model, where accountability is shared between institutions, according to a Gallup International survey, conducted among 932 people between 12 and 14 September. Only 10% rate it positively, and 8% can not decide.

The government proposes to the President to issue a decree appointing 10 new ambassadors. The decision was taken at a secret session of the Council of Ministers last Wednesday.
 
The Cabinet proposed that Boyan Belev is appointed in Lebanon, Ivan Kotov - in Afghanistan, Eleonora Dimitrova - in India, Svetlana Stoev - in Denmark. Marinela Petkova will be appointed in Vietnam, Rumen Petrov - in Algeria, Genka Georgieva - in Croatia, Kostadin Kodjabashev - in Ukraine and Dimitar Abadjiev - in Saudi Arabia. Читать дальше...

Police officers found four bodies in a house in Kaspichan. The bodies found are of an elderly family and their two children.

According to the Bulgarian Ministry of Agriculture, the country's fruit and vegetable imports in 2018 increased by 2,000 and 20,000 tons, respectively. This growth is due to a reduction in the production of domestic vegetables and fruits.

September 25, 2018, Sofia - Ivan Dimov is one of the 115 finalists in the Facebook Community Leadership Program (FCLP). The program kicks off this week and aims to develop the leadership skills of group and page administrators and in the social network. Ivan Dimov is the founder of the non-governmental organization Single Step, and the project, with which the Bulgarian has impressed Facebook, is the official page of the organization of the social platform.

Sofia. А technical glitch is causing difficulties to the processing of persons and vehicles entering and exiting Bulgaria, said the press office of the Border Police. According to information posted at 02:00 p.m., there is heavy traffic of trucks exiting through the Danube Bridge - Ruse, Danube Bridge - Vidin, Kardam and Oryahovo checkpoints at the border with Romania. The ferry line Svishtov – Zimnicea is temporarily closed.
At the borders with Serbia, Macedonia, Greece and Turkey traffic is normal at all checkpoints. Читать дальше...

A 84-year-old man from the village of Botevo in Yambol region died on 13th of September from West Nile Fever, but the laboratory results were released on 25th of September

Tsvetan Tsvetanov, the Deputy Chairperson of GERB (majority partner in the ruling coalition), has become a member of Europol Management Board. There he will represent the Joint Parliamentary Scrutiny Group of the Agency. Tsvetanov's election to this position was made with full consensus by the delegations of all national parliaments and the European Parliament.

The 2018 China (Ningbo) Culture Week kicked off at the Sofia Chinese Culture Center in Sofia, Bulgaria, on Sept 24.

OptiBiotix Health said it had entered into a three-year distribution agreement with a Bulgarian company to exclusively distribute products containing its cholesterol and blood pressure reducing strain. The company, which OptiBiotix didn't name, had access to more than 60% of the pharmacies in the country, it said. The agreement granted the company exclusive distribution in return for local product registration and three-year sales targets to retain exclusivity.

Sofia. A code yellow warning for strong winds has been issued for 7 regions across the country, according to the website of the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology. The warning is in place in the regions of Dobrich, Varna, Burgas, Sliven, Yambol, Haskovo and Kardzhali. The northeastern wind will increase to strong, with speed of between 14 and 19 m/s and pulsations of up to 24 m/s.
A yellow warning is in place also along the Black Sea coast, where the wind will be from north-northeast... Читать дальше...

AFP - As doubts grow over China's vast "Belt and Road" trade infrastructure project, the EU is launching an alternative plan for Asia that it says will not saddle countries with debt they cannot repay.

Blagoevgrad. The Regional Prosecutor’s Office has ordered an immediate investigation over the collapse of the Mall Largo facade in Blagoevgrad, said the press office of the Appellate Prosecutor's Office – Sofia. 

SOFIA, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- Bulgaria will send 24 athletes to the 3rd Summer Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires next month, the Bulgarian Olympic Committee (BOC) said here on Tuesday.

A Bulgarian rapper who was convicted of trafficking multiple women and a child into prostitution has announced his sudden departure from Bulgaria’s Celebrity Big Brother following protests from women’s rights campaigners.

CAIRO - 25 September 2018: Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov said that Egypt is Bulgaria's key economic and trade partner in the Middle East and Africa, citing the increase in trade exchange between the two countries. 

Sofia is highly interested in cooperation with Egypt in the energy field, Borisov said during a meeting with President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi on the sidelines of the 73rd UN General Assembly meetings in New York. 

The Bulgarian prime minister asserted that Egypt... Читать дальше...