Legendary Journalist Tosho Toshev: A Life of Controversy and Resilience
I was a newspaperman, not a womanizer – I have 6 marriages and 6 divorces, three sons from three mothers, the 80-year-old journalist confessed in his last interview Several times I reach the gates of heaven, I don’t know heaven’s or hell’s. This is how Tosho Toshev, the legendary editor-in-chief of the Trud newspaper, described […]
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 […]
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? […]
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 […]
Modifiable Risk Factors for Dementia: An Updated Report on Prevention and Intervention
These are: low education, hypertension, poor hearing, smoking, alcohol, obesity, depression, lack of physical activity, diabetes, isolation, brain injuries, dirty air Dementias are on the rise. Dementias are decreasing. And it’s not a typo. The trends move towards the two opposite poles in the strongest dependence on the well-being of a given society. On the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Vivacom Launches Sale of First Vivacom 5G Smartphone with Unlimited300 Plan for Only BGN 1 per Month
Vivacom has launched the sale of the first Vivacom 5G smartphone, which will be offered at a price of only BGN 1 per month with the Unlimited300 plan. “Exactly one year ago on this date – September 13, 2022, we launched our Unlimited packages. We currently boast over 3 million mobile services in our customer […]
Kim Jong Un’s Meeting with Russian Officials: Talks on Military Cooperation and Arms Supply Deal
Russian state television aired a video showing North Korean leader Kim Jong Un disembarking from his armored train and being greeted by Russian officials, Reuters reported. Separately, Russian Natural Resources Minister Alexander Kozlov said he had met with Kim, Russia’s RIA news agency reported. During his visit to Russia, Kim Jong Un is expected to […]