Новости за 09.10.2018

11 October | Thursday | 19:00 | screening and discussion | Red hall | bg, en subtitles | free entrance

Blagoevgrad. Minister of Culture Boil Banov has arrived in Blagoevgrad for a meeting with Mayor Atanas Kambitov and representatives of the initiative committee for preserving the archaeological finds along the path of Struma motorway near Pokrovnik, Focus Radio has reported. The meeting is also attended by Regional Governor Biser Mihaylov. The ministry will start a project to preserve the site, Boil Banov told a press conference.

Sofia. The request by various city councillors for a local referendum on the planned construction of a RDF plant is hypocritical, Sofia Mayor Yordanka Fandakova told reporters, quoted by Focus News Agency. She said that similar facilities were operating in Vienna and Copenhagen. According to the mayor, criticism against the project is part of the campaign for the local elections next year.

Ludogorets managing board decided to accept the request of senior coach Paulo Autouri to terminate his contract with the club by mutual agreement. The Brazilian specialist's motives are personal. Under the agreement, Paulo Autouri will lead the team in the match against Levski on October 20, after which he will leave Bulgaria. The head of the Bulgarian champion will be Antoni Zdravkov, a former assistant and coach of the youth national team. He will debut as a senior coach in the match against Cypriot AEK Larnaca. Читать дальше...

RUSE, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgarian prosecutors have opened an investigation into the suspected misuse of European Union funds, following the brutal slaying of a television reporter who highlighted possible government corruption.

About 100 companies have been responsible for about 71% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions.

Bulgaria was under pressure Monday to find the killer of a television journalist whose brutal murder sparked international condemnation, as mourners thronged candlelight vigils in the capital Sofia and the northern town of Ruse where she was killed.

Riyadh. Bulgaria and Saudi Arabia have signed a memorandum on drawing up a business plan and concrete measures in the next six months for establishing a joint Bulgarian-Saudi state-owned company, said the press office of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forestry. One of the specific projects will be the construction of a fodder factory near the town of Shumen. The document was signed by Bulgarian Minister of Agriculture, Food and Forestry Rumen Porodzanov and Khaled Al-Aboodi, Director of Salic... Читать дальше...

Four teenagers were sentenced to jail for taking part in the group rape of a 13-year-old girl in the southwest German town of Felberter, DPA reported.
 
Eight boys aged between 14 and 17 are accused of having attacked the girl who came home from a swimming pool, dragged her to a nearby forest, and abused her until a woman who was passing through the forest stopped them and saved the girl. All accused are of Bulgarian origin, DPA notes.
 
Six of them were sentenced today to a court in Wuppertal. Читать дальше...

Google has confirmed that it is shutting down Google +, a social network that was launched to rival Facebook, but failed to make an impact. However, the big news is not that Google+ is finally shutting down, which seemed inevitable, but that Google hid the data leak that has compromised nearly 500,000 accounts, reports The Indian Express. 

A technical problem in the metro has triggered a delay in trains this morning, Director of Sofia Metropolitan Eng. Stoyan Bratoev told Darik.
 
Between the stations "Vasil Levski" and "Joliot Curie" train has signaled that it can not continue to carry passengers due to a technical problem.
 
The train had to be emptied. This caused an interruption of line traffic with 15-20 minutes.
 
Shortly before 9:00 am, the movement was restored and is already being carried out normally.

The price of electricity will remain unchanged until the end of 2018, said Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (EWRC) Chair Ivan Ivanov during a public discussion on a draft decision on power prices after a change in gas prices as of October, Focus News Agency reports. “There is a draft EWRC decision that the price of electricity will remain unchanged until the end of the year. I also hope that the price will remain the same after that. Bulgargaz’ director has said he expects an increase in the gas price at the end of the fourth quarter... Читать дальше...

Some 400 thousand Bulgarians are working poor, and over 1.7 million people have an income under BGN 600. The data was presented by Galab Donev, Secretary of Social Policy and Health of President Rumen Radev, at the beginning of a round table on poverty and inequalities under the auspices of the head of state, Focus News Agency reports. “Over 1.7 million Bulgarians have an income under BGN 600, while the cost of living for this year is BGN 585, as estimated by the Institute for Social and Trade Union Studies at CITUB. Читать дальше...

Sofia. The flu vaccine is underestimated in Bulgaria, considering that in developed European countries 30% to 60% of the population relies on this prevention measure, National Centre for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases Director Prof. Todor Kantardjiev told Focus Radio. It takes 21 days after vaccination for the body to build immunity against the four most likely influenza viruses this season, he said. Prof. Kantardjiev recommends vaccination as early as the present month. The flu vaccine does not 100% protect against infection... Читать дальше...

BEIJING, Oct 8 (Reuters) - China banned imports of pigs, wild boars and products from Bulgaria following an outbreak of African swine fever in the European country, Chinese customs said on Monday.

There is no suspect yet for the brutal murder of the journalist Viktoria Marinova from the city of Rousse. Investigators are looking into all possible versions of the murder, Minister of Interior Mladen Marinov and Chief Prosecutor Sotir Tsatsarov said on 8th of October. They arrived in the city to get acquainted with the work of the forensic workers. The whole MoI capacity is committed to detecting the murderer, they assured.

Increased taxes for old cars from 2019 was a proposal that trade unions and employers approved on 8thof October at a meeting of the National Council for Tripartite Cooperation. The change will be incorporated the tax laws.

Sofia. BSP is ready with its arguments for the vote of no confidence over healthcare, but the motion will be submitted to Parliament only after consultations with patient organisations, municipal hospitals and doctors, BSP leader Kornelia Ninova told a press conference, Focus News Agency reports. This week the party will focus on these meetings to discuss the arguments and present its own proposal for healthcare. The vote of no confidence will likely be submitted next Monday, Ninova said.

Sofia. Today it will be sunny. In the morning, there will be low clouds or fog in some places in the lowlands and valleys. Light to moderate northeastern wind. Maximum temperatures are expected to reach 19°C to 24°C, said meteorologist Boryana Markova, National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology.