Новости за 26.03.2019

European Union lawmakers voted on Tuesday to scrap from 2021 the practice of moving clocks forward by an hour in spring then back again in the autumn, two years later than the EU executive initially proposed.

The question of what's better - having an Android or iOS smartphone, has been going on for years.

Voting is likely to be delayed for the next EP term, reported NOVA TV. 

 MEPs vote tomorrow whether the Mobility package to be considered. This was announced by EP President Antonio Tajani at the meeting in Strasbourg.

60% of the dirty air is due to cars and the remaining 40 are due to household pollutants.

,,Nearly BGN 1 billion has been spent on Roma integration programs for the period 2007-2018, with no real results'', Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Krasimir Karakachanov said at a round table on the concept of integration of the Roma population at the  Council of Ministers today.
Deputy Prime Minister Karakachanov said that for the period 2007-2018, such programs received direct funding from the state budget amounting to BGN 196 665 245.

During the past year, the number of foreign tourists in Germany continues to grow, again making a record. According to preliminary data of the federal statistical office, the guests of the country have spent 87.7 million nights, which is a 5% growth. At the same time, the growth of the Bulgarians who have chosen this destination double.

Three month exploration drill for oil and gas in the deep waters of the Black Sea near Burgas begins on 1 April 2019. Shell International Exploration & Development Italy SPA, reported on Tuesday to journalists. The company 50% of which is of Shell, 30 per cent of Australian Woods Energy, and the rest of the Spanish Repsol, which is studying another sea block in our country, but in the northern part of our territorial waters.

1500 households from Ruse will be able to replace their wood and coal stoves with ecological heating systems. This will be the European Commission's Lifecycle program to improve the quality of ambient air.

On the second day of the annual conference of the American-Israeli Committee for Public Relations, which includes the chairman of the GERB Parliamentary Group and Deputy Chairman Tsvetan Tsvetanov, yesterday, US Vice President Mike Pence, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, congressmen and senators. They all united around the idea that security in the Middle East is inextricably linked to the security of the State of Israel, the GERB press office said.

    The US Vice President announced that earlier today... Читать дальше...

,,Membership in the EU does not mean that someone else has to make the decisions instead of us, that we have to wait for set parameters, directives and regulations already voted, and let us only have to translate them into Bulgarian language and put them in our legislation.''
        This was said by Vice President Iliyana Yotova, who participated in the discussion "Bulgaria 2019 - New Horizons: Doubts, Hopes, Perspectives". The forum, where young experts presented their visions for the country's development... Читать дальше...

,,Bulgaria and Egypt are on both sides of a troubled region, and our joint efforts make this region to be stable and secure'', President Rumen Radev said in a statement after talks with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah as Cairo.

Radev pointed out that Bulgaria and Egypt are natural allies in the fight against terrorism, organized crime, radicalism and illegal migration.

World Trade Organization Reform (WTO) and balancing bilateral trade will be among the key issues at the EU-China summit, to be held in Brussels on 8-9 April.

Kubrat Pulev won his 27th victory in 28 professional ring games, but after the game he was in the middle of a controversial situation. The Bulgarian boxer caused a wave of discontent after kissing the reporter of Vegas Sports Daily reporter Jennifer Ravalo, called Jenny Sushe.

Within four years scientists from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences will create nutritional supplements to help treat various diseases. Because of this they are currently doing research on different natural resources and plants.
 
The activities are set out in the National Science Program "Innovative Low-Toxic Biologically Active Means for Precision Medicine", financed by the Ministry of Education and Science.
 
"The aim of this program was to use the rich natural resources that our... Читать дальше...

Brussels, 26 March 2019 – Today the European Parliament adopted a Resolution on the fundamental rights of people of African descent in Europe. This is the first time that the European Parliament publicly recognises the specific racism and fundamental rights issues facing people of African descent in Europe.

An earthquake measuring 2.7 on the Richter scale was registered on the territory of Bulgaria, near Blagoevgrad.
 
The quake was felt at 02:27 am this night with an epicenter 13 km east of Blagoevgrad and 80 km south of Sofia, with a depth of 2 km.
 
There is no evidence of material damage.

Deputy Minister of Energy Krasimir Parvanov resigned. He has deposited his request for leaving the Council of Ministers. This was announced by the press center of the Ministry of Energy.

Cloudy skies today with some more spells of sunshine before noon over the eastern regions. In many areas it will rain, chiefly around noon and afterwards. The wind will turn from northwest, in Eastern Bulgaria from north-northeast – light to moderate, bringing cold air. Temperatures will fall, with highs between 12°C and 17°C, still up to 20°C in places in Southeastern Bulgaria. This is the forecast meteorologist Georgi Tsekov from the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology reported to Focus News Agency. Читать дальше...

Train engineers in BDZ will receive higher salaries from  April. This is possible with the new bonus system for the staff of the locomotive staff at BDZ Passenger Transport, the company said.

The Bulgarian insurer Eurohold has had talks with the Czech energy group CEZ in which it has shown interest in its Bulgarian assets, but there is still no decision on whether to participate in the procedure for the purchase of the electricity distribution network in Western Bulgaria, the electricity supplier, the trader, the telecommunication company and two solar projects. If the company takes such an investment decision, and this should happen in the next two to three weeks, it will be announced... Читать дальше...

The Bulgarian insurer Eurohold has had talks with the Czech energy group CEZ in which it has shown interest in its Bulgarian assets, but there is still no decision on whether to participate in the procedure for the purchase of the electricity distribution network in Western Bulgaria, the electricity supplier, the trader, the telecommunication company and two solar projects. If the company takes such an investment decision, and this should happen in the next two to three weeks, it will be announced... Читать дальше...

The owner of the five bTV television channels and Ring TV in Bulgaria is launching a process of exploring and evaluating the potential strategic alternatives to them in order to maximize the benefits for the shareholders. Among the possibilities is the sale of part of the assets and of all Central European Media Enterprises or a merger with a strategic partner. This was announced on Monday by the company, which is listed on the Prague Stock Exchange and Nasdaq (NASDAQ). The decision was taken... Читать дальше...

The first for the year longer holiday for workers is for Easter, which will be celebrated on April 28th. The holiday will take a total of 4 days - from Friday, April 26th to Monday, April 29th, inclusive.
 
However, on May 1, Labor Day and international workers' solidarity, Wednesday, there will be no extra days off. This will be the same as St. George's Day - May 6, the Day of Bravery and the Bulgarian Army, which is on Monday.

During the recent Armenian-Bulgarian business forum, Gevorg Grigoryan, the head of Agrix Bulgaria, said he is considering the possibility of establishing the export of Armenian fruits to the Bulgarian market.

The National Football Team recorded a second consecutive draw in the European Championship Qualification in 2020 after 1:1 with Kosovo as a guest. The team played a very hard game in Pristina, where they had to fight for all the points.