Новости за 03.12.2019

Empty trucks driving every 4 weeks in order to return to country of registration will raise to 3% of the EU's harmful emissions from international freight transport by 3 percent. This was what Bulgarian Transport Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov said in Brussels at the EU Council meeting. Transport is a key sector for the Bulgarian economy, BNR reported.

Denitsa Sacheva was appointed as the Minister of Labour and Social Policy. She will replace Bisser Petkov who resigned last week. She was nominated by the Deputy Prime Minister Tomislav Donchev, who described her as a trusted professional in the area of social policy.

By 2024, NATO expects defense spending in the alliance (excluding the US) to increase nearly tenfold over 2018 spending. This is shown by the data provided by NATO today.

Allied Heads of State and Government are gathering in London on Tuesday (3 December 2019) to commemorate the 70th anniversary of NATO. In 1949, the United Kingdom was one of NATO’s twelve founding members and London was the home of NATO’s first headquarters. Leaders will take decisions to further strengthen the Alliance and continue its adaptation. This evening, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II will host a reception for NATO leaders at Buckingham Palace.

EU communications ministers will gather in Brussels on Tuesday to discuss how to safeguard emerging fifth-generation (5G) wireless networks. Their decisions could have lasting impacts on European countries’ ability to protect their people’s privacy, and ultimately, safeguard their freedoms, the US Embassy in Bulgaria

In 2018, households in the European Union (EU) spent over €200 bn (equivalent to 1.3% of EU GDP) on ‘communications’. This represents 2.3% of households’ total consumption expenditure. By ‘communications’ Eurostat mean postal services, telephone and telefax equipment and services.

Facebook has announced that it is launching a new photo transfer service from and to other platforms. Users will be able to transfer videos and photos from one account to another with a few clicks, without first having to download them to their computer, vesti.bg reported.

We are ready for car factories, at the moment there are a few big companies that are considering investment in Bulgaria. I am confident that with all that we do, we will have an investor next year, Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said in a speech after the presentation of the revolutionary 3D i-Cockpit, made in Bulgaria, which is the first real 3D cluster in automotive production, introduced in Peugeot's newest cars, the government press office reported.

"A month ago, we opened a Mercedes factory in Plovdiv... Читать дальше...

Russia bans the sale of smartphones and computers without pre-installed specific Russian software and applications.

A magnitude 6 earthquake was reported in the Pacific Ocean off the northern coast of Chile, near the border with Peru, BTA reported, citing the US Geological Survey.

Japan reported that it will buy an uninhabited island southwest of the country for EUR 132 million to house a training base for the U.S. Army, France Press reported.

Russia, along with Turkey and China, is a "natural disaster" that threatens the US-led West. This is written by the Turkish Sabah newspaper.

A sperm whale that stranded and then died on a beach in Scotland had a ball of trash in its stomach heavier than most human beings, CBC reported. A 100 kilograms of garbage was found in the animal’s stomach.

EU antitrust regulator has confirmed that it has launched a new investigation into tech giant Google (Google) on data collection, the European Commission told Reuters, which means the world's most popular search engine will remain in Europe's eyesight antitrust authorities despite the record fines imposed in recent years.

Australian police, along with rescuers, found 52-year-old Australian Tamra McBeath-Riley alive after spending 12 days in a desert area in central Australia. 

Aerial strike has hit a civilian residential area about 30 km south of the Libyan capital Tripoli and killed at least 4 children. This was reported by the Libyan health authorities, BTA reports.

A Code Yellow warning for dangerous weather has been issued for 17 Bulgarian regions, said the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (NIMH). The warning is in place for the regions of: Shumen, Razgrad, Targovishte, Veliko Tarnovo, Gabrovo, Lovech, Vratsa, Montana, Sofia city, Sofia region, Plovdiv, Kardzhali, Smolyan, Blagoevgrad, Kyustendil, Pernik and Pazardzhik. The yellow code means that with the dropping of the temperatures in the mountainous parts of these areas, the rain will turn to snow. Читать дальше...

State, business and education are coming together to allow more Bulgarian companies to find markets for their products abroad. The initiative is called Export Hub Bulgaria. It was set up at a special event yesterday by signing an agreement between the 12 participants. These are the Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Promotion Agency (BSMEPA), Sofia Tech Park, the Bulgarian Export Insurance Agency (BAEZ), the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce Industry (BIA), the Convention on Employers and Industrialists in Bulgaria (CRIB)... Читать дальше...

The Vatican has announced that it will accept 43 more migrants from the migrant detention centre on the Greek island of Lesbos, BTA quoted DPA as saying.

A fire broke out inside a subway train and hundreds of passengers were evacuated, according to a Toronto news release quoted by the Toronto Daily.

At least 25 people have died and hundreds have been evacuated to temporary camps after monsoon rains flooded lowlands in southern Indian state Tamil Nadu, the BTA quoted the Associated Press as saying.

The weather will be cloudy today, with rain forecast in many places. A moderate northwest wind will bring cold air.

Donald Trump arrives in London for a meeting of NATO leaders, a week before the UK election.