Новости за 17.01.2022

The increase in the price of housing in Bulgaria since 2010 is above the European Union average. Prices in the country jumped by 43%, while growth in the EU was 39%, according to Eurostat data for the third quarter of 2021. The most significant increase for the period was in Estonia, while in four other countries housing prices fell.

The administration of US President Joe Biden is not considering sanctions against the Bulgarian government. This is what people familiar with the situation in Washington told the Bulgarian media - Nova.

Save Sofia / Spasi Sofia (a non-governmental civil organization) offers a new tram line on Bulgaria Blvd., which will run parallel to line 7 between Borovo and Macedonia Square, after which the route will continue on Alabin Street and Kn. Maria Luiza Blvd. to Central Station.

More than 60% of those who voted in a referendum to change Serbia's constitution over judicial reform said “YES” yesterday, albeit with a very low turnout.

Chinese authorities are urging citizens not to order goods from abroad, claiming that a recent Omicron infection found in Beijing came from an international shipment from Canada.

“Everyone understands that there used to be people with untouchability status. It's over.” This was stated by Prime Minister Kiril Petkov in an interview with bTV.

The main prices of crude oil on world markets are going up, and with them - the prices in gas stations in Bulgaria and Europe. In just one year, petrol and diesel have jumped by more than 30%, the same goes for LPG and methane. Discounts - not expected soon.

By the end of the week, Omicron will be dominant in our country. This was stated by the mathematician Prof. Nikolay Vitanov on Nova TV.

If the evolution of the current coronavirus continues to a variant with low pathogenicity and high infectivity, we can hope that the epidemic will end. This was stated in an interview with BNR by Prof. Dr. Soren Hayrabedyan from the Institute of Biology and Immunology of Reproduction at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.

The Orthodox Church honors the memory of St. Anthony the Great. The saint was born about 251 A.D. in a wealthy Egyptian family.

The winter season will end immediately if the prepared health order to ban the entry of foreign nationals from EU countries that are in the red zone is adopted. The Bulgarian Hotel and Restaurant Association (BHRA) is categorical.

Ninety percent of Greeks over the age of 60 have been vaccinated against the coronavirus or have booked an appointment for vaccination, government sources reported.

In weeks, from February 1st, new rules on the validity of covid vaccination certificates will enter into force in the EU. Those who are older than 9 months will not be able to be used for travel within the union. The European Commission changed the rules at the end of last year due to large differences in the validity of vaccination certificates in different countries.

More than half a million Israeli citizens have already been immunized with a fourth dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. This was announced yesterday by Prime Minister Naftali Bennett at a weekly meeting of the country's government, quoted by TASS.

NATO will never agree to withdraw its troops from the countries that joined the alliance after 1997 because that would make them second-class member states. This was stated by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in an interview broadcast yesterday on Canadian television CBC, quoted by TASS.

The yellow code is in force for 27 districts of the country, with the exception of Smolyan district, according to a reference on the website of the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (NIMH). The warning is for strong winds. The forecast is for a speed of 15-20 m/s, gusts up to 24 m/s. On the Black Sea coast in the afternoon the wind from the west will intensify to 15 m/s (7 points on the Beaufort scale), gusts 18-20 m/s (8 points on Beaufort).

Current map for the occupancy of intensive care beds by regions - January 17, 2022