GERB Leader Boyko Borisov Set to Announce GERB’s Candidate for Mayor of Sofia

GERB Leader Boyko Borisov Set to Announce GERB’s Candidate for Mayor of Sofia

GERB leader Boyko Borisov will personally announce on Thursday who is GERB’s candidate for mayor of Sofia. This was announced by the party on its Instagram profile late on Wednesday evening. Borisov waited until the last possible moment to present his candidate for mayor of the capital. The remaining names, excluding Plovdiv, were announced last … Read more

Bulgarian Grain Producers Receive Billions in Subsidies: Who are the Top Beneficiaries?

Bulgarian Grain Producers Receive Billions in Subsidies: Who are the Top Beneficiaries?

“24 Chasa” also opened the system for electronic budget payments SEBRA, where the top 3 are Svetlozar Dichevski with BGN 269 million, Kiril Ivanov with BGN 78 million and Krasimir Milkov with BGN 46 million. Who are the largest Bulgarian grain producers who received a share of the profits of BGN 2.5 billion for 2022? … Read more

Turkish President Erdogan Proposes Tesla Factory in Turkey, Elon Musk Considers India as an Alternative

Turkish President Erdogan Proposes Tesla Factory in Turkey, Elon Musk Considers India as an Alternative

Leaders from Europe are trying to attract the billionaire, he though leaning towards India The seventh factory of “Tesla” should be built in Turkey – this proposal was made by Turkish President Recep Erdogan to the owner of the company Elon Musk. The two met over the weekend at the Turkish House, a 36-story skyscraper … Read more

Municipal Hospital in Belogradchik Faces Closure Due to Debts

Municipal Hospital in Belogradchik Faces Closure Due to Debts

The municipal hospital in Belogradchik is about to close due to debts. Over 300 thousand BGN must be paid by the medical institution to the company that provides drugs for the hospital pharmacy, but there is no money for this. The municipal council in Belogradchik has a decision to finance the hospital with BGN 300,000 … Read more

Romania Threatens Legal Action Against Austria over Schengen Veto: Seeking Compensation for GDP Losses

Romania Threatens Legal Action Against Austria over Schengen Veto: Seeking Compensation for GDP Losses

Romania will attack Austria in the European Court of Justice and seek compensation if the Austrian government continues to insist on vetoing Romania’s accession to the Schengen area. This was announced by the Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Cholaku in an interview with “Der Standard”, quoted by the Romanian media. In it, he notes that the … Read more

Austria Rejects Call to Lift Veto on Bulgaria and Romania’s Accession to Schengen Area

Austria Rejects Call to Lift Veto on Bulgaria and Romania’s Accession to Schengen Area

Austria has rejected the call of the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, to lift her veto on the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Schengen area for free movement, claiming that there is no point in expanding the visa-free zone at the moment, the online edition “Yuraktiv” reported. In his … Read more

The EC’s Decision to Ban Russians and Comparison to Racism

The EC’s Decision to Ban Russians and Comparison to Racism

Zakharova compared it to racism the EC’s decision to ban of Russians to import personal items on the territory of the union Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev suggested Moscow cut all diplomatic ties with the European Union after Brussels imposed a ban on Russian citizens entering the bloc with a range of Russian-made items – … Read more

Bloody Shooting Incident in Lutsa: 6 Dead in Athens Suburb

Bloody Shooting Incident in Lutsa: 6 Dead in Athens Suburb

A bloody incident with shooting and six deaths occurred at an intersection in Lutsa in the eastern suburbs of the Greek capital Athens in Central Greece, the Greek news site “Efimerida” reported. According to initial reports, shots were fired at a car with German license plates, killing three people inside the car and three outside, … Read more

European Union Economic Sanctions & Bulgarian Views: Eurobarometer Results

European Union Economic Sanctions & Bulgarian Views: Eurobarometer Results

49% of Bulgarians do not agree with the European Union imposing economic sanctions on Russia. However, 71% of Europeans agree with the measures. CHARTS: Eurobarometer This is indicated by the data from a Eurobarometer survey conducted from 24 to 31 August 2023 among 26,514 EU citizens. The survey shows broad support among Europeans for measures … Read more

Sofi Marinova’s Father, Marin, Passes Away: Singer Cancels Performances

Sofi Marinova’s Father, Marin, Passes Away: Singer Cancels Performances

Sofi Marinova’s father, Marin, has died, the pop-folk singer announced on her Instagram profile. “REST IN PEACE, DAD! May the angels guard you…Your SOPHIE!”, writes Marinova. Sofi Marinova’s father – Marin KADAR: Instagram/sofi_marinova_official Because of the loss, the singer canceled all her performances for the month of September. “Thank you for your condolences! At this … Read more