Hundreds of Bulgarian citizens bid farewell to the victims of Hitrino blast in front of Tombul Mosque in Shumen. A dzenaza-namaz requiem was served in the presence of Bulgaria’s Grand Mufti Mustafa Haji. The 5th edition of the initiative Youth Vision for Development of Bulgaria started with a minute of silence in Sofia. The event is held under the auspices of President Rossen Plevneliev. President Plevneliev asked the Bulgarian people to show compassion to the recent tragedy. At a meeting with the British community in Veliko Tarnovo district the UK Ambassador to Bulgaria Emma Hopkins called on her fellow-citizens to help the families from Hitrino. Bulgaria’s Ombudsman Maya Manolova gave food vouchers to the tune of EUR 5,700 to Hitrino Mayor.
On a proposal by the Council of Ministers, the heads of the State Intelligence Agency and the State Agency Technical Operations will, from now on, be elected by the National Assembly, BNR’s Maria Fileva reports. This means the president’s powers..
Three new electric locomotives Siemens Smartron are entering service as of today, Transport Minister Grozdan Karadjov has announced. Two of them will be running along the Sofia-Burgas line, and one – along the Sofia-Russe line. The new..
Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov, Minister of Agriculture Georgi Tahov and Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Christophe Hansen inaugurated the reconstructed main irrigation canal Trakiets near Konush village. The reconstruction increases..
Bulgarian investigative journalist Christo Grozev was honored as European Journalist of the Year at the official ceremony of the PRIX EUROPA festival..
From 13 October until 28 November, the Bulgarian Red Cross will hand out products, purchased by the Social Assistance Agency, to vulnerable..
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