Hospitals in the EU refuse to accept Bulgarians for treatment, Trud alarms. The reason is that the National Health Insurance Fund has not made necessary payments and owes more than 100 million euros to foreign funds and hospitals, as debts continue to grow. Part of delayed payments date back to 2014, but there are even older debts. Speaking about the preferences of Bulgarians abroad, they are mostly treated in Germany, France and Italy.

The main driver of the train that derailed and caused a tragic accident in Hitrino, in which people were killed, many were injured and houses were destroyed, remains in custody. According to experts, the train entered the village at a speed of 78 km/h instead of allowed 40 km/h. The driver also disregarded light signaling. According to lawyers, however, an unlocked railroad switch may have led to broken 5^th rail car and subsequent explosion, 24 Hours writes. “Train tried to make up for 30-minute delay," Monitor adds.

Kubrat Pulev will be boxing for the world IBF title in the summer of 2017, Tema Sport informs. The news was confirmed by managers of the Sauerland Agency. Pulev will face the winner of the match between Anthony Joshua and Vladimir Klitschko.

9-year-old Damian Lazarov was awarded "Officer of the Year 2016," today's press reads. The boy received an award for civic contribution by outgoing Minister of Interior Rumyana Bachvarova. In July Damyan found a wallet with 1,000 euro and documents in it and immediately called the police.

Celebrating during Christmas time is much older than Christianity itself. This is shown by megaliths like Stonehenge, Newgrange or the Sveshtari tomb in Bulgaria, 168 Hours writes. “This is the time when the end of the shortest day is marked and the beginning of spiritual renewal starts“ Thracian Studies prof. Diana Gergova says. The Thracian tomb in Sveshtari from the first half of the third century BC was built in such a way that the first sun beam on December 25 illuminates the most sacred place in it.