Новости за 23.11.2018

17 foreign citizens were found in a freight train in Plovdiv early this morning, a spokesperson for the regional police department told Focus Radio. A report was received at about 6.20 on 112. In one of the wagons, there were 17 foreigners, including 9 children, who said they were Syrian citizens. The case is investigated.

One million domestic birds have been affected by avian influenza in 2018, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Forestry Rumen Porodzanov told the Parliament in response to a question from MPs, Focus News Agency reports.

A 65-year-old man created pornographic material with minors. Such a signal was received at the Lom District Authority, reports Darik. 

A 13-year-old girl has been beaten in a school in Gorna Oryahovitsa, ODMVR - Veliko Tarnovo announced.

According to Sotir Tsatsarov's promise last night on bTV, his team today unveiled the identity of the defendants of the GP Group.

Citizens gathered in a protest-educational reading before the Council of Ministers.

Parliament ratified the Agreement on the Refugee Mechanism in Turkey between the Member States of the European Union and the European Commission. The funds under this Facility are intended for emergency humanitarian aid, education, health services, etc. for refugees.

3 351 Bulgarians with disabilities work as waiters, brokers or sellers, according to data from the National Statistical Institute (NSI). These are the employees in the 4474 social enterprises in the country, writes Monitor.

Chief Prosecutor Sotir Tsatsarov threatened to prosecute if the government continued to take no action for the concession of the ski area above Bansko, which is owned by the Yulen company. This happened during his participation in the Slavi Show on the day after the visit of Prime Minister Boyko Borisov, reports Dnevnik. 

BSP leader Kornelia Ninova will send a letter to all European ambassadors in Bulgaria indicating that the country has police oppression and authoritarianism and that attempts are being made to restrict the rights of citizens of different positions and the opposition. The reason was her visits around the country on Wednesday, which were accompanied by an unsolicited police presence, reports Dnevnik. 

The automotive industry is already contributing to 10% of the country's economy, with 5% of the country's economy up until recently This is what Lubo Stanislavov of the "Automotive Cluster" thinks. "In a survey conducted in late 2017 and early 2018, it turned out that the automotive sector in Bulgaria accounts for about 5% of the gross domestic product (GDP) of the country. At the moment, a new study is being made, its results will become clear in January 2019, "he says, adding:" It is a fact... Читать дальше...

According to preliminary seasonally adjusted data of the National Statistical Institute in the third quarter of 2018 compared to the previous one there is an increase of 7.5% in freight transport. A 6.8% decrease was registered in the registered work, reports money.bg

Romanian giant OMV Petrom opened and developed new gas reserves in the southern part of the country. The company probed a new well near its existing Mamu field, at a depth of 4400 m where it found gas and condensate. The new well has already begun production at the end of October, extracting over 190,000 cubic meters of gas per day, the company said, reports money.bg

The levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, the main driver of climate change, have hit a new record high, the UN said Thursday, warning that the time to act was running out, reports AFP. 

By Christmas, the repair of the tram route along Graf Ignatiev Street "should be completed," said Metropolitan Deputy Mayor of Transport Evgeni Krusev, and the construction works should be completed by the end of the month, followed by commissioning procedures .

Short circuit triggered a fire in a locomotive of the Sofia-Burgas fast train, the Regional Directorate of the Ministry of Interior in Sliven announced, reports Darik. 

Out of 10 countries, a Bulgarian won the world's pizza competition in Porto, NOVA reported.

The Anti-Corruption Commission will check Finance Minister Vladislav Goranov for a conflict of interest, reports Darik. 

In the ranking of the World Military Force for 2018, Bulgaria is in 60th place and has even improved its performance. For the past 2 years our country has climbed seven positions up.

An ice sculpture exhibition in the Belgian town of Bruges will open its doors to visitors on Saturday for a freezing walk through a world of illuminated frozen creatures, which organizers are calling the first ever digital ice art museum, reported Wavy.com

Moayad el-Dalie, the Egyptian ambassador to Bulgaria, said that Egypt is Bulgaria's biggest economic partner in the Middle East and North Africa, adding that trade volume between the two states amounted to $1 billion, according to Egypt Today. 

Dalie said that Bulgaria is looking forward to cooperating with Egypt in many vital fields, especially in the fields of investment and energy, as well as combating illegal immigration and terrorism. 

The relations between the two countries began nearly a century ago. Читать дальше...

Spanish premier Pedro Sanchez agreed with Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel to deepen bilateral political ties on Thursday, at the start of the first official visit by a Spanish leader to the Communist-run country in three decades, according to ewn.co.za

Bulgaria and Romania have the worst road casualty rates of any EU nations, with data for 2016 revealing the extent of the problem. In 2016 Bulgaria saw 999 fatalities/1,000,000 of population while Romania saw 97 road deaths/1,000,000 of population, reports worldhighways.com

Tonight, the German Christmas Market in Sofia will be opened in front of the National Theater. The tradition of this type of celebrations arose in Germany and Austria more than 500 years ago. It is much shorter in our country - it's only the eighth edition, reported the Bulgarian National Television.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva will participate in Thessaloniki in the fourth ministerial meeting in Bulgaria, Greece, Albania and Macedonia, reported the Bulgarian National Television.