Новости за 28.01.2019

The Romanian brand Dacia retains the leadership of the market for new cars in Bulgaria for sixth consecutive year with sales of 4667 vehicles and a market share of 11.59%. Renault took second place for the fourth consecutive year with 4069 cars sold and 10.11% market share. After successfully launching on the Bulgarian market in 2006, Dacia quickly gained popularity and took the first place in sales of new cars. Renault follows Dacia's success, thanks to the complete upgrading of the product range that started with Renault Clio in 2012. Читать дальше...

More than 9,273 million were the foreign tourist visits to Bulgaria in 2018, or a 4.4% increase compared to a year earlier, according to data of the National Statistical Institute (NSI), the press office of the Ministry of Tourism said.
First position for inbound tourism last year belonged to Romania, with more than 1.377 million visits, or an increase of 20.9% compared to 2017. Greece and Germany ranked second and third, with over 1.116 million and 850 thousand, respectively. “For the first... Читать дальше...

27 medical staff members of the emergency centre in Gorna Oryahovitsa, more than 50% of the entire staff, have submitted their resignations, said Dr. Valentina Hadzhiradeva, director of the emergency medical centres in the Veliko Tarnovo region, quoted by Focus Radio.

Medicine is now fourth in Bulgaria in terms of number of students, having overtaken law. At the same time, to date there is a shortage of healthcare professionals, especially nurses, Minister of Education and Science Krasimir Valchev said in Varna, quoted by Focus Radio. In the coming decades Bulgaria is expected to face a labour shortage in all spheres, therefore higher education and vocational education must match labour demand, he said. In his view, admission into social, economic and legal... Читать дальше...

The largest social networking site, Facebook, has officially announced it will open an office in Sofia to control and moderate content. The content review center will be in partnership with TELUS International, one of the largest outsourcing companies in Bulgaria. The news was reported to Capital.bg by the head of the content policy department of the company.

Classes have been cancelled in over 1,370 schools and kindergartens due to the flu, said the press office of the Ministry of Education and Science.
From today, 267 schools in Sofia-city, 124 schools in Blagoevgrad region, 105 schools in Pleven region and 41 schools in Kyustendil region will have no classes because of the flu.
Students from Sofia-city and Pleven region will be on vacation until 5 February. In Blagoevgrad and Kyustendil classes will resume on 4 February. 
The schools in the regions of Veliko Turnovo... Читать дальше...

There is high avalanche risk in the Rila, Pirin and Rhodope mountains, the Mountain Rescue Service with the Bulgarian Red Cross told Focus News Agency. A lot of snow fell over the weekend, and now with the increasing temperatures, the avalanche danger is great. Tourists should be extremely cautious when moving in high mountain areas. The weather is cloudy, temperatures ranging between 0 and -5 degrees Celsius, the wind is light to moderate. The snow cover is sufficient for skiing but skiers should stay on groomed ski runs. Читать дальше...

The state of emergency in Smolyan is still in place on 28th of January, but it is expected to be cancelled today after the situation in the region gradually gets back to normal, reports BNT. 

 In 2018, the presidential institution was often the last barrier to lobbying legislation, President Rumen Radev told a press conference on the occasion of his second year in office, Focus News Agency reports. He said last year was a year of illusory stability in the country and erosion of trust. In his report for the year, President Radev highlighted numerous visits by heads of state and meetings with senior state officials. He announced a plan to create a council for strategic development of... Читать дальше...

In December 2018, Bulgarians made 478,400 trips abroad, 4.2% more than in the same month of the previous year, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said. An increase was registered in the trips to Serbia, Turkey, Macedonia, Romania, Germany and Greece.
Compared with December 2017, an increase was registered in all monitored types of trips: trips with other purposes rose by 4.8%, followed by those for holiday and recreation and work trips, with an increase of 4.2% and 2.9%, respectively. Читать дальше...

Albert Popov made an amazing race and was the big surprise in the slalom at the Austrian Kitzbuehel resort, a round of the Alpine Ski World Cup.

The municipality of Sofia denied a media publication for a new digging because of the forgotten replacement of the underground infrastructure on the main street "Graf Ignatiev", whose repair caused a negative public reaction for the quality of its fulfillment.

At the end of last week the flu reached its peak. The flu epidemic continues to dominate half of Bulgaria.

It is for the first time that the Executive Agency for Promotion of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises will partner with the Bulgarian Outsourcing Association in organizing the 1st Southeast Europe Innovation Technology and Sourcing Summit.

A Memorandum on Cooperation between BSMEPA and the Macedonian Entrepreneurship Promotion Agency was discussed by the Executive Director of the Executive Agency for Promotion of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Dr. Boyko Takov and representatives of the economic institutions of the Republic of Macedonia. The bilateral meeting took place on the second day of Dr. Takov's official visit to the Macedonian capital.

Masked revelers in colorful hand-made costumes thronged the streets of Pernik in Bulgaria on Sunday, warding off evil spirits and celebrating the beginning of spring with hopes for good health and a good harvest, reports Reuters. 

The development of digital skills would be crucial to the economic future of Bulgaria, the country’s Minister of Education and Science Krasimir Valchev said on Thursday.

They battled with snow drifts and waded through knee-deep slush to get to their competition ground on a frozen lake in Bulgaria's southern Rhodope mountains, reports AFP. 

To defeat the intertwined pandemics of obesity, hunger and climate change, governments must curb the political influence of major corporations, said a major report Monday calling for a 'global treaty' similar to one for tobacco control, reports AFP. 

There is normal traffic on all border checkpoints, Border Police said. As of 6.00 am, traffic is normal on the borders with Serbia, Macedonia, Greece, Turkey and Romania.

Flu epidemic has been declared from today in the Sofia city district and the regions of Blagoevgrad and Kyustendil. Consultations to pregnant women and children, visits to hospitals, planned surgeries and prophylactic vaccinations are indefinitely suspended. Thus, the regions affected by flu are now 21 – Blagoevgrad, Burgas, Varna, Veliko Tarnovo, Vidin, Dobrich, Kardzhali, Kyustendil, Pazardzhik, Pleven, Plovdiv, Razgrad, Ruse, Sliven, Smolyan, Sofia region, Sofia city, Stara Zagora, Haskovo, Shumen, Yambol, as well as Lukovit municipality.

Today’s forecast is one of increasing cloud, mostly high and middle, but rainfall is unlikely. The visibility will improve in the afternoon although in some places in the lowlands and valleys it will remain reduced during most of the day. Light to moderate wind from south-southwest, bringing warmer air. Day temperatures in a wide range: from 1-3°C in Northwest Bulgaria to 10-12°C in some places in Southeast Bulgaria and the Fore-Balkan region. This is what meteorologist Georgi Tsekov, National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology... Читать дальше...