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Booking.com Reveals Winners of 2024 Traveler Review Awards: See Which Places Ranked as Most Hospitable

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Booking.com Reveals Winners of 2024 Traveler Review Awards: See Which Places Ranked as Most Hospitable

If you’re planning a vacation and want to rely on other people’s experiences, you can’t avoid booking sites like Booking.com or Expedia. Booking.com recently announced the winners of its Traveler Review Awards. “Based on more than 309 million verified guest reviews and in recognition of consistently excellent service and hospitality, 1.48 million Booking.com travel partners … Read more

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s Plane Runs Out of Fuel in Brazil: Refueling Issues Due to Sanctions Concerns

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s Plane Runs Out of Fuel in Brazil: Refueling Issues Due to Sanctions Concerns

The plane of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov ran out of fuel in Brazil, where no official company could be found to refuel it. The Russian foreign minister arrived at the G-20 meeting in Rio de Janeiro on an IL-96 government plane. From there, he planned to fly to the capital, Brasilia, to meet with … Read more

Russian Forces Threaten to Shoot Down French Plane Over Black Sea Amid Ukraine Invasion

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Russian Forces Threaten to Shoot Down French Plane Over Black Sea Amid Ukraine Invasion

Russian forces threatened to shoot down a French plane patrolling international airspace over the Black Sea last month, signaling a “particularly aggressive” stance by Moscow as it battles to advance its invasion of Ukraine, France’s armed forces minister said today. Sebastian Lecornu, quoted by the Associated Press and BTA. Lecorneux did not provide details of … Read more

Bulgarian Judge Elena Popova’s Ruling in Case of Delyana Ivanova – Latest News

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Bulgarian Judge Elena Popova’s Ruling in Case of Delyana Ivanova – Latest News

Judge Elena Popova from the Administrative Court in Sofia (ASG) came up with incredible reasons to cancel the notice imposed on the chief legal adviser of the Administrative Court of the Sofia, Delyana Ivanova. That’s what “Now” saw in court records. Ivanova was punished with a reprimand in November of this year, after it became … Read more

Legal Review: MV Climate and Environmental Protection Foundation Cannot Be Dissolved According to Law

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Legal Review: MV Climate and Environmental Protection Foundation Cannot Be Dissolved According to Law

As of: February 22, 2024 11:59 a.m The MV Climate and Environmental Protection Foundation cannot be dissolved in accordance with the law. This is the conclusion reached by the special representative for the dissolution of the foundation, the lawyer Andreas Urban. State Parliament President Birgit Hesse (SPD) and the lawyer she commissioned, Andreas Urban, presented … Read more

The Complicated Political Situation in Varna: Municipal Council Postspones Budget Decision

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The Complicated Political Situation in Varna: Municipal Council Postspones Budget Decision

After a long meeting on Wednesday, the Varna municipal council did not adopt the most important decision that a mayor traditionally proposes – the budget for the year. The vote was postponed until Thursday. Another session is scheduled within a dozen days, indicating that the matter may hang at least until then. The draft budget … Read more

Sofia Political Crisis: Internal Battles and Split in the BSP Party

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Sofia Political Crisis: Internal Battles and Split in the BSP Party

The political crisis that rocked Sofia for 3 months after the local elections in November of this year seems to have subsided for now, after Tsvetomir Petrov from the PP-DB was elected to temporarily head the Sofia Municipal Council. This compromise, as well as the birth of the assembly in the National Assembly, did not … Read more

Mayor Vasil Terziev and New Chief Architect Competition in Sofia

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Mayor Vasil Terziev and New Chief Architect Competition in Sofia

BGNESMayor Vasil Terziev announced that there will be a competition for a new chief architect, but “further on”. The new team in Sofia has started cleaning in a key area for the city – “Architecture and Town Planning”. Mayor Vasil Terziev, however, is silent on the main question – when will the competition for a … Read more

Streamlining 102 Laws: Removing Unnecessary Red Tape for Businesses and Citizens

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Streamlining 102 Laws: Removing Unnecessary Red Tape for Businesses and Citizens

Although the fight against red tape is not from yesterday, we will still have to change 102 more laws to remove unnecessary requirements for businesses and citizens and speed up the work of the administration. The laws are written in order to reduce the administrative burden. It promises the dropping of documents, which we have … Read more

The Destructive Cycle of Agricultural Subsidies: Fueling Outrage and Arrogance Among Farmers

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The Destructive Cycle of Agricultural Subsidies: Fueling Outrage and Arrogance Among Farmers

The protesting farmers may have disunited in their march to save the “dying” agrarian sector, but they have united society in its outrage at their arrogant demands. Observing from the sidelines the incessant clamor for more subsidies, state aid and various preferences, the rest outside the agrarian sector become more and more negative with each … Read more