Новости за 22.10.2022

Journalists in Bulgaria face a series of challenges: stress, online harassment, threats of lawsuits, attempts to interfere with editorial content, self-censorship. Concentrations and non-transparent media ownership continue to be current and unresolved tasks in the sector, and the merging of economic and political interests in the management of the media is a leading problem for a large part of those working in them. These are part of the answers of media workers in Bulgaria, given in the annual... Читать дальше...

With an average of 92 deaths per million inhabitants, Romania has the highest road death rate in the European Union (EU) in 2021, according to final figures published by the European Commission (EC) on 17 October. Bulgaria is in second place in the ranking with an indicator of 81 deaths per million inhabitants. In 2021, the road fatality rate in Bulgaria was 21% higher than the previous year, but 11% lower than in 2019. ...

The President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, said during a visit to the city of Leskovac, where he inspected the construction of a stadium in the city, that he was concerned of the possibility of sabotage on the Turkish Stream, Politika newspaper reported. “We have done what we can - as far as food and energy sources are concerned. As long as sabotage, some kind of sabotage on "Turkish Stream" doesn't happen, I don't see any other problems that we might have”, said Vucic. ...

US President Joe Biden has announced that he has an "intention", but has not yet made his final decision, to run for a second term in 2024, AFP reported. "The reason I'm not making the decision whether or not to officially enter the race is because once I do, there's a series of regulations that come into play and I'll have to accept that I'm already acting as a candidate. I haven't made up my mind, but I intend to run again....

The new confirmed cases of coronavirus in Bulgaria for the last 24 hours are 718, according to the data of the Unified Information Portal. 5099 tests were done, which means that the share of positive results is 14 percent. 4 patients with confirmed coronavirus infection have died. ...

“We are launching Highway ‘Europa’ around the New Year, but without the last layer of asphalt.” This was stated by the Minister of Regional Development and Public Works, Ivan Shishkov. He commented on Nova TV about the construction of roads in Bulgaria....

Yesterday at a ceremony in Tallinn, Estonia, BSMEPA received the award in the cross-border cooperation category of the International Trade Council's Go Global Awards! The Go Global Awards recognize companies and organizations that drive the economy forward through their innovation, technology and strategic solutions. The awards bring together hundreds of senior executives from some of the world's most innovative manufacturers, processors and exporters together with representatives from government bodies... Читать дальше...