The woman swept away by an ATV in Sunny Beach has died
35-year-old Hristina, who was the most seriously injured in the ATV accident in Sunny Beach, has died. The tragic news was confirmed by the University Hospital-Burgas, where the woman had been brain dead for the past two weeks.
Bulgarians are buying gold en masse, the market exceeds 1 billion leva
The investment gold market in Bulgaria will reach the record amount of 1 billion leva by the end of 2025, Stoyan Tonev, a representative of a dealer of the precious yellow metal, announced in an interview with the Bulgarian National Radio. Currently, the market has reached about 800 million leva and will cross the psychological threshold of one billion by the end of the year.
Vesela Cherneva: It is a public secret that we sold weapons to Ukraine through intermediaries
This is Bulgaria's special contribution at the beginning of the war in the spring of 2022. Bulgaria really did a lot to stop the Russian attack. It quickly managed to organize itself, despite the BSP's participation in the government at the time. The weapons were sold, not given away, of course. This was said in an interview for Nova News by Vesela Cherneva, who was an advisor to the then Bulgarian Prime Minister - Kiril Petkov.
Desislava Ivancheva is being treated in hospital for bilateral pneumonia
The former mayor of the capital's Mladost district, Desislava Ivancheva, has been admitted to hospital with bilateral pneumonia. She announced this herself on her Facebook profile, explaining that the illness was the result of untreated complications during her time in prison.
Plamen Dimitrov: Inflation is growing, incomes are not
Inflation is growing, prices are increasing, incomes have not grown at the same pace as they have in the last few years. 5% is the mass increase in wages. This was said by the President of the Confederation of Bulgarian Trade Unions Plamen Dimitrov in the studio of “Presechna tochka” on "Nova TV".
Boyko Borisov: Rumen Radev to go to Erdogan and renegotiate the deal with "Botash"
GERB leader Boyko Borisov commented on a number of important issues at the beginning of the new political season in his home parliament.
Protesters blocked the center of Sofia
Protest under the slogan "Resistance against the dictatorship" is taking place in Sofia, coinciding with the first working day of the National Assembly after the summer vacation. The demonstration was organized by the civil initiative "Justice for Everyone" and began at 6:30 p.m. in front of the Courthouse, BNR recalls.
The Prosecutor's Office has not protested the refusal of the Sofia City Court to release Nikola Nikolov-Paskal from custody for smuggling investigations. He remains free on bail of 50,000 leva, the Sofia Court of Appeal announced.
Motorist dies in crash with concrete truck near Plovdiv
A tragic accident claimed the life of a motorist on the Plovdiv Ring Road this afternoon. The accident occurred in the area of the junction for the village of Markovo, witnesses confirmed on social networks.
A Romanian bus caught fire and closed the Varna-Burgas road
A bus caught fire on the Varna-Burgas road, in the area of the village of Rudnik. The bus is registered in Romania and is carrying 45 tourists.
Metodi Metodiev becomes deputy governor for Bulgarians at the IMF
The Cabinet appointed Deputy Minister of Finance Metodi Metodiev as deputy governor for the Republic of Bulgaria at the International Monetary Fund, the press center of the Council of Ministers reported.
Teodor Slavev on Zafirov's visit to China: Bulgaria cannot have two foreign policies
There is a huge case, because according to the Constitution, the foreign policy of the state is determined by the Council of Ministers and there can be no two foreign policies. I don't know what the Deputy Prime Minister was doing there. This was said in the program "Face to Face" on bTV by political scientist Teodor Slavev in connection with the official visit of a delegation of "BSP - United Left", led by Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the BSP Atanas Zafirov, to China at the invitation of the Chinese Communist Party.
A trolleybus and a tram collided in the area of "Russian Monument" Square in Sofia
A trolleybus and a tram collided in the area of "Russian Monument" square in Sofia, bTV reported. The incident occurred at around 6:00 p.m.
China is the second largest economy in the world. In recent years, we have lost our ties with this country, and they are important. A large number of European countries maintain good relations with China. I regret that I was unable to travel to China because I was engaged here. This was stated by the Deputy Chairman of the Bulgarian Socialist Party and Chairman of the Transport Committee in the Sofia Municipal Council Ivan Takov in the program “Face to Face“ on bTV on the occasion of the visit of the Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Bulgarian Socialist Party Atanas Zafirov, for which he was asked to resign.
In the Sofia Municipal Council (SOS) we have been talking about an 80 stotinki ticket for a long time from January 1. This was stated by Ivan Takov, Chairman of the Standing Committee on Transport and Road Safety and of the Local Coalition "BSP for Bulgaria" in the Sofia Municipal Council on the occasion of the proposals of "Save Sofia" for changes in the prices of transport documents. "Boris Bonev must have forgotten that at the presidential council in May I insisted that the price of all transport documents be rounded down when changing from leva to euro, said Ivan Takov. - So far, we have discussed the topic several times with colleagues from different political groups in the SOS. And we have absolutely no differences on this issue. I am glad that "Save Sofia" also thinks this way and will support such a decision. In addition, the Law on the Introduction of the Euro in the Republic of Bulgaria is very clear that the introduction of the euro cannot lead to an increase in the prices of goods and services, except when this is justified by objective economic reasons".
Key breakthrough of railway tunnel No. 8 in the section between Elin Pelin and Kostenets
The digging of another tunnel in the section between Elin Pelin and Kostenets has been completed. The facility has a total length of 1,135 meters and was drilled using the New Austrian Tunneling Method (NATM). The breakthrough was carried out simultaneously by both sides.
Parliamentary Committee Overrules Rumen Radev's Veto on the State Property Law
The deputies of the Committee on Constitutional and Legal Affairs in the National Assembly overruled President Rumen Radev's veto of the Law on Amendments and Supplements to the State Property Law.
Four victims after the serious accident near the village of Konstantinovo
Four victims of the accident near the Simeonovgrad village of Konstantinovo.
The draft law on water supply and sanitation submitted by the Council of Ministers, in addition to not solving the problems in the sector, burdens Bulgarian citizens with three new "water meter" fees. This was stated in a statement sent to the National Assembly by the chairwoman of the civic platform Stand Up.BG Maya Manolova.
Gucanov: For 2026, the minimum wage is set to be 1,213 leva.
For 2026, the minimum wage is set to be 1,213 leva, but a final decision on this is needed, said the Minister of Labor and Social Policy Borislav Gutsanov during the time for answering current questions posed by members of the parliamentary committee on labor and social policy.
Two people died in a head-on accident in Haskovo (VIDEO)
Two cars collided head-on on a straight section in the Simeonovgrad village of Konstantinovo, BNR reported.
A black leopard was filmed in the field near a Dupnish village
A black leopard was filmed near the Dupnish village of Krainitsi.
"Yes, Bulgaria" demanded Zafirov's resignation due to his visit to China. "He is looking east"
We from "Yes, Bulgaria" have developed a plan to resist and oppose the conquered state. With it, we intend to show that this country can be governed in a different way and that we can be an alternative to the ruling majority. This was stated by Ivaylo Mirchev at a briefing in the National Assembly, quoted by novini.bg.
The amounts under the contract with "Botash" will be used to pay the Russian state for the construction and completion of nuclear power plants in Turkey. Through this contract, we have given the profit to "Bulgargaz" for 200 years to come. It will go to the accounts of the Turkish gas operator. This weighs heavily on our energy sector, the negotiations on amending the contract are extremely difficult, the Turkish colleagues want to receive the entire amount under the contract. Rescheduling means an even greater burden - with indexation up to 8 billion. The contract has no termination clause. This was stated by the Minister of Energy, Zhecho Stankov.