GERB will withdraw its support for the draft Law on Energy from Renewable Sources in Maritime Spaces, which has caused strong and diverse opposition. This was announced by party leader Boyko Borisov. The project envisages the construction of wind turbine parks in the Bulgarian waters of the Black Sea – an idea that was unanimously … Read more
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 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
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
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
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
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
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 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
Former US President Donald Trump has been ordered to pay nearly $355 million and banned from doing business in New York state for three years after pleading guilty to fraud. Trump is currently leading the race for the Republican nomination to challenge Democratic President Joe Biden in the November 5 US election. “The court hereby … Read more