Новости за 12.12.2019

Bulgaria’s Foreign Minister, Ekaterina Zaharieva, will participate in the 41st Meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the member states of the Organisation for the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) on December 12 and 13 in Athens, the Foreign Ministry said.

The management of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS) has disagreed with the adopted "Charter of the Macedonian Language" by the Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts. The charter constructed historical and linguistic arguments in defense of the official language of the Republic of North Macedonia as a separate one from Bulgarian, defined in Skopje as "Macedonian". The document has provoked very serious scientific objections, so it was discussed by the leadership of BAS and the Institute of Bulgarian Language... Читать дальше...

In the European Union (EU), 3.6% of people aged 16 and above reported unmet needs for medical examination or treatment in 2018.

Tesla, the American electric car maker, plans to produce 500,000 electric vehicles annually at its new factory, 140 km from the German capital Berlin, near Brandenburg.

A cruise ship will travel on the route Burgas-Ineada-Istanbul through Summer 2020, starting form July 1st, Maritime.bg reports. The high-speed catamaran will travel regularly until mid-September, with 45 trips in each direction. The cost of one return ticket is 70 euros. This was announced by the Director of Port of Burgas Dyan Dimov, 24 hours reported. 

Ivan Geshev is likely to step in as chief prosecutor on December 18. This was suggested by SJC Representative Boyan Magdalinchev in response to a question.

The meeting between Prime Minister Boyko Borissov with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in Brussels has begun, the government press office reported. At the beginning of the conversation, Prime Minister Borissov stressed that NATO’s unity and a strong bond between Europe and North America are key to addressing security challenges and threats.

According to the Bulgarian prime minister, 70 years after its establishment, the North Atlantic Alliance has proven to be the most successful alliance in history. Читать дальше...

Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2019 was tabled in the Indian Parliament on 9 December 2019.  This bill will amend the Citizenship Act, 1955.

In the period January – September 2019, Bulgaria’s exports to the EU grew by 3.3% in comparison with the same period of 2018, and amounted to BGN 29,049.1 million, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said in a press release. Bulgaria’s main trade partners were Germany, Romania, Italy, Greece, France and Belgium, which accounted for 66.3% of the exports to the EU member states. In September 2019, the exports to the EU increased insignificantly compared to the corresponding month of the previous... Читать дальше...

Rumours have recently been circulating that Queen Elizabeth II is stepping down and that her son Prince Charles will be taking over the throne. Many believe that the Queen has spent a sufficient number of years on the throne and that her days of old age should be lived with ease, not royal duties.

Marshal Khalifa Haftar's Libyan National Army (LNA) has warned that it will sink any Turkish ship that breaks the country's maritime border. This was stated by LNA Naval Forces Chief of Staff Major General Farag el Mahdawi, BTA reported.

EU leaders will meet in Brussels today and tomorrow at the last 2019 summit.

The next 12 months will be pivotal in the battle for the climate, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said today, quoted by the DPA.

Singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran has been named UK's Official No.1 Artist of the Decade', Reuters reported, citing the Official Charts Company.

German automotive giant BMW has announced that it has signed a deal with a Chinese supplier to cover all its lithium needs for battery electric vehicles over the next five years.

Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, and Slovenia jointly opened the Multinational Special Aviation Programme at a ceremony in Zadar, Croatia on Wednesday (11 December 2019). The training centre is dedicated to training air crews responsible for transporting Special Operations Forces.

World Mountain Day is celebrated annually on December 11th. As early as 2003, the UN General Assembly focused its attention on the problems of the development of mountainous regions and the need to assist the people who inhabit them.

There is new volcanic activity on White Island in New Zealand, NOVA reports.

The third general election in less than five years is held today in the UK.

It will be mostly cloudy today across the country, foggy in lowland parts.

Prime Minister Boyko Borissov will meet with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the Alliance's headquarters in Brussels.

An analysis of the offer prices of all official car dealers in Bulgaria reveals that the 13 cheapest new models in Bulgaria are priced between BGN 14 thousand and BGN 22 thousand. This is just a standard offer for vehicles with a basic level of equipment for the model, without promotional offers and seasonal discounts. Check them out in the "Vip Drift Taxi" channel in vbox7:

On December 11, MPs voted to approve the outgoing Chief Prosecutor Sotir Tsatsarov as the new head of the Anti-Corruption Commission. The other nomination was Simeon Naydenov from Volya Party.