With placards reading “SOS tourism – we want to work” tour operators organized a protest in front of the Council of Ministers building in Sofia.
They are demanding a meeting with Prime Minister Boyko Borissov to discuss how their businesses can be helped. They also want the immediate implementation of grant schemes and social investments for those affected most badly – the people working in outbound tourism and tourist guides. The protesters point out that they have been out of work since the start of the pandemic in March and that some are on the verge of survival. They say that the efforts of the government are targeted solely at inbound tourism.
Plovdiv will offer concerts, bazaars and an ice park for the Christmas and New Year holidays to its citizens and guests, the municipality has announced. Mayor Kostadin Dimitrov will light the Christmas tree in front of the Plovdiv Municipality..
On Thursday, minimum temperatures will range from 3° to 19°C, with eastern areas reaching 15–19°C and Sofia around 6°C. The day will be cloudy with widespread rain. Heavy rainfall is expected in western regions overnight and in central and southern..
“Solutions for achieving peace in Ukraine must be based on fundamental principles of the UN Charter, such as sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity.” This was stated by Bulgarian Foreign Minister Georg Georgiev at the informal video..
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