ARCHIVE - 8 May 2017

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Business

Nearly 100 Companies Participate in Targovishte Spring Fair’s 240 Edition
MIA: 3 Died, 40 Injured in Car Accidents in Past 24-hour

Politics

Boyko Borisov Congratulate Macron
European and World Leaders Cheer The New French President
Macron Is The Elected French President
Parvan Simeonov, Political Scientist: Winning of Macron Is Positive for Bulgaria
3D Mapping Show in Sofia on Europe Day
Dimitar Glavchev To Attend Ceremony of Raising the EU Flag
Rumen Radev: There Is No Europe Without France
Report of Bulgarian EU Council Presidency Reveals Fatal Delay in Preparation
Hot Water Stops in Half Sofia till May 19
Heavy Traffic Expected Today

Society

4th Day of Search for Young Man Missing in Rhodope Mountain
Over 80 Missing After Migrant Boat Sinks Off Libya
Bulgarian Driver Drowns at Chalkidiki
Commissar Tencho Tenev: I Recommend Drivers To Be More Careful Today
Crossway Named on Aleko Konstantinov Found in Chicago, USA
Heavy Thundery Showers Around Noon and in the Afternoon at Many Places
Fotofabrika Festival – One Photo Says More Than Hundreds of Words
International Red Cross Day Marked In Bulgaria Today

Sports

Tarek Mohamed Wins Another Title For Bulgaria at European Wrestling Championships in Novi Sad
Iliyana Raeva: Bulgarian Rhythmic Gymnastics Group Seen as Biggest Favourite

Crime

30-Year-Old Man From Belogradchik Nabbed For Murder of 3-Year-Old Girl

World

Syria FM Rejects UN Monitors For 'De-Escalation' Deal
First Evacuations Begin from Damascus Rebel District
The Leader of ISIS in Afghanistan Killed
Angela Merkel: Macron 'Carries Hopes' of Millions of Europeans

Business

Nearly 100 Companies Participate in Targovishte Spring Fair’s 240 Edition

Some 100 companies will take part in the 240th edition of the traditional Spring Fair, unveiled in the town of Targovishte today.

Business | May 8, 2017, Monday // 17:27

MIA: 3 Died, 40 Injured in Car Accidents in Past 24-hour

Three people died, and 40 are injured in twenty heavy accidents on the road in the past 24-hour.

Business | May 8, 2017, Monday // 11:46

Politics

Boyko Borisov Congratulate Macron

The Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov send a complimentary telegram to Emmanuel Macron to congratulate him to the conclusive result in the French President elections,  informed the government Press Service, reported Dnevnik.

Politics | May 8, 2017, Monday // 12:02

European and World Leaders Cheer The New French President

Congratulations from all over the world to the new French President Macron continue, reported BNR.

Politics | May 8, 2017, Monday // 10:36

Macron Is The Elected French President

Emmanuel Macron, the 39-year-old politician who found a political party just a year ago, was elected French President on Sunday, defeating Marine Le Pen, far-right nationalist who threatened to take France out of the European Union.

Politics | May 8, 2017, Monday // 07:52

Parvan Simeonov, Political Scientist: Winning of Macron Is Positive for Bulgaria

The winning in the French President Elections of Emmanuel Macron is positive for Bulgaria because our country is one of the most euro-optimistic in the EU.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | May 8, 2017, Monday // 14:16

3D Mapping Show in Sofia on Europe Day

On May 9, the Europe Day, at 21:30 p.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | May 8, 2017, Monday // 13:50

Dimitar Glavchev To Attend Ceremony of Raising the EU Flag

The Chairman of the National Assembly of Bulgaria Dimitar Glavchev and some members of the Parliament are going to attend the festive ceremony of  raising the flag of the European Union.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | May 8, 2017, Monday // 13:29

Rumen Radev: There Is No Europe Without France

The Bulgarian President Rumen Radev congratulate the new elected French president Emmanuel Macron with Facebook and Twitter publications, reported BGNES.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | May 8, 2017, Monday // 13:18

Report of Bulgarian EU Council Presidency Reveals Fatal Delay in Preparation

8 months before Bulgaria officially to take the rotary Presidency of the Council of the European Union, a Report of the ex competent Prime Minister Denitsa Zlateva reveals a fatal delay in the preparation.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | May 8, 2017, Monday // 13:03

Hot Water Stops in Half Sofia till May 19

The half part of Sofia remains without hot water from today to May 19, reported BNR.

Politics » Domestic | May 8, 2017, Monday // 10:03

Heavy Traffic Expected Today

A serious traffic is expected on the main roads in Bulgaria today - on the last holiday day after St.

Politics » Domestic | May 8, 2017, Monday // 08:58

Society

4th Day of Search for Young Man Missing in Rhodope Mountain

The search for Ivelin Uzunov from the Smolyan village of Smilyan has been going on for a 4th day in a row, according to BNR.

Society | May 8, 2017, Monday // 18:25

Over 80 Missing After Migrant Boat Sinks Off Libya

At least 80 migrants including women and children were missing after a boat sank off the Libyan coast, survivors told the UN's refugee agency Monday, in the latest such tragedy, reported AFP.

Society | May 8, 2017, Monday // 18:08

Bulgarian Driver Drowns at Chalkidiki

The search operation for the Bulgarian diver who had disappeared in the sea at the Chalkidiki Peninsula in Greece continued for over 20 hours with the participation of coastguard motorboats and a team of divers.

Society | May 8, 2017, Monday // 17:45

Commissar Tencho Tenev: I Recommend Drivers To Be More Careful Today

“Because of the big homecoming today, I recommend to people to drive more carefully and to hold the needed distance on the road”, said the commissar Tencho Tenev, the Chief of the Traffic Police Department, for Focus News Agency.

Society | May 8, 2017, Monday // 11:32

Crossway Named on Aleko Konstantinov Found in Chicago, USA

On May 7, In Chicago, USA was found a crossway named on the Bulgarian writer of the feuilleton “To Chicago and Back”and activist, Aleko Konstantinov, reported bTV.

Society | May 8, 2017, Monday // 11:00

Heavy Thundery Showers Around Noon and in the Afternoon at Many Places

Scattered clouds in the morning hours decreasing to mostly sunny weather at some places.

Society » Environment | May 8, 2017, Monday // 15:57

Fotofabrika Festival – One Photo Says More Than Hundreds of Words

The 4th edition of the Fotofabrika festival for contemporary photography is taking place in Sofia in the period May 2 – July 23, quoted by the Bulgarian National Radio.

Society » Culture | May 8, 2017, Monday // 16:51

International Red Cross Day Marked In Bulgaria Today

On May 8, every year the whole world celebrate the International Red Cross Day and Red crescent.

Society » Culture | May 8, 2017, Monday // 09:19

Sports

Tarek Mohamed Wins Another Title For Bulgaria at European Wrestling Championships in Novi Sad

Bulgaria’s athlete Tarek Mohamed Abdelslam won another title for that country at the European Wrestling Championships in Novi Sad, Serbia, BNR reported.

Sports | May 8, 2017, Monday // 16:10

Iliyana Raeva: Bulgarian Rhythmic Gymnastics Group Seen as Biggest Favourite

“The Bulgarian rhythmic gymnastics group and their compositions are clearly the strongest worldwide.

Sports | May 8, 2017, Monday // 12:42

Crime

30-Year-Old Man From Belogradchik Nabbed For Murder of 3-Year-Old Girl

A 30-year old man from the town of Belogradchik has been arrested for the murder of a girl, aged 3, BNR reported.

Crime | May 8, 2017, Monday // 17:53

World

Syria FM Rejects UN Monitors For 'De-Escalation' Deal

Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem said on Monday his country would reject any United Nations role in monitoring the implementation of four "de-escalation" zones, AFP reported.

World | May 8, 2017, Monday // 17:42

First Evacuations Begin from Damascus Rebel District

Syrian rebels and their families began leaving a northern district of the capital on Monday, state television said, in the first evacuations from Damascus in the country's six-year war, reported AFP.

World | May 8, 2017, Monday // 16:01

The Leader of ISIS in Afghanistan Killed

The leader of a local affiliate of the Islamic State, known as Islamic State Khorosan, or ISIS-K, Sheikh Abdul Hasib was killed, said the president Ashraf Gani, quoted by France Press Agency, reported Dnevnik.

World | May 8, 2017, Monday // 09:45

Angela Merkel: Macron 'Carries Hopes' of Millions of Europeans

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Monday that millions of Europeans were counting on the success of incoming French president Emmanuel Macron, reported AFP.

World » EU | May 8, 2017, Monday // 17:30
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