Новости за 06.10.2022

“With the eighth package of sanctions against Russia, the EU is actually introducing a first package of sanctions against Serbia, which depends on Russian oil supplies through Croatia”, Serbian Interior Minister Aleksandar Vulin said. The package is strongly supported by Croatia, which has the port of Omisalj on the island of Krk in the Adriatic Sea, with a terminal for oil and petroleum product tankers. From there, the oil is piped to Serbia for refining at the Naftna Industrija Srbije (NIS) plant... Читать дальше...

Ambassador Giuseppina Zarra participated today in the ceremony for the opening of direct flights between Sofia and Rome of the Italian national airline ITA Airways. The resumption of direct air connections between the capitals of the two countries with three flights a week, strongly desired by the Italian Embassy in Sofia, is an important tool to strengthen the proximity and relations between Italy and Bulgaria and to facilitate Bulgarian and Italian citizens and economic operators from both countries in their frequent trips... Читать дальше...

GERB leader and ex-PM Boyko Borissov will not be an MP. The CEC approved his application, with which he refuses to be named as an elected representative in two regions - Sofia and Plovdiv. Ivan Gruncharov from the list of GERB-SDS in 11 MIR - Lovech also refused to be a representative, he was fifth, but with preferences he rearranged the list....

Italian Ambassador to Bulgaria Giuseppina Zarra and the deputy head of the mission Francesco Calderoli, together with the director of the Italian Trade Agency (ICE) in Sofia Chiara Petrò, opened the exhibition Interfood & Drink, dedicated to the food sector, which will be held in Sofia from 5 to 8 October in the Inter Expo Center and the Italian pavilion in it. The exhibition, which this year marks its 21st edition, is attended by 20 Italian companies from different regions, coordinated by the ICE agency. Читать дальше...

Parts of the Bulgarian border crossing "Kapitan Andreevo" will be declared a national security object by a decision of the Council of Ministers, which is being prepared at the moment. The news comes from the official Minister of Agriculture Yavor Gechev on bTV this morning. I....

The results of the early elections are now officially clear. The calculations of the Central Electoral Commission confirm that 7 parties enter the 48th National Assembly. These are GERB-SDS, "We Continue the Change", DPS, "Vazrazhdane", BSP, "Democratic Bulgaria" and the new formation "Bulgarian Rise". ...

President Rumen Radev stated that Bulgaria needs a functioning parliament and a stable regular government. In his first comment on the results of Sunday's snap parliamentary vote, Radev said voters had given a clear signal to politicians that they should seek dialogue. The raising of red lines between the parties after the vote and the search for various reasons for refusing a coalition betray the desire of the politicians to take responsibility for the management of the country in the winter. ...

The new package of sanctions against Russia, prepared by the European Union, will not include the exemption, i.e. derogation for the Western Balkans, therefore also for Serbia, due to Belgrade's attitude towards official Moscow. ...

Billionaire tycoon Elon Musk-led Space X blasted off from Florida on Wednesday and headed for the International Space Station (ISS). The mission included a Russian cosmonaut and a Japanese and two American astronauts. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA's SpaceX Crew-5 mission to the International Space Station with NASA astronauts Nicole Mann and Josh Cassada, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Koichi Wakata, and Roscosmos cosmonaut... Читать дальше...

The number of new cases of coronavirus in Bulgaria for the past 24 hours is 721, and the number of deaths with a diagnosis of Covid-19 is four, according to data from the Unified Information Portal. For the previous 24 hours, these indicators were 937 and 6, respectively. In the last 24 hours 5,585 tests were done for the presence of the virus, of which 12....

The EC hopes that the EU Council will take the historic decision in December. Bulgaria and Romania fulfill all the criteria for joining Schengen. And for 11 years now....

Environmental Aspect of Cryptocurrencies: Ethereum vs Monero The climate and energy debate gets more heated every year. So do the criticisms of energy-intensive cryptocurrencies....