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Petar Kolev: During the tragedy in Kochani, the disco was messed with by police officers

"The Bulgarian state had the most correct reaction – president, prime minister, Bulgarian military medics. There is also exceptional civic energy. I saw many familiar faces and friends in the blood donation queues. The queues in both Plovdiv and Sofia are huge".

The attacker on Murgash told the weather forecasters that he was sent by aliens

The accused in the attack on the meteorologists on Mount Murgash - Stoyan Stoyanov, remains under house arrest, but with a changed address – he will serve it in the psychiatric hospital.

The rulers "like" paper ballots

The ruling majority is in favor of preserving paper ballots, the Bulgarian National Radio reported.

Good news from "Pirogov": The doctors' prognosis is optimistic! Two patients have been extubated VIDEO

The Minister of Health of Bulgaria, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Silvi Kirilov, and the Minister of Health of the Republic of North Macedonia, Dr. Arben Taravari, together with the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the two countries, Georg Georgiev and Timcho Mutsunski, visited the "N. I. Pirogov" hospital. They met with the medical teams that took over the treatment of the nine victims of the tragic incident in Kochani.

A winter cleaning company in Varna is fined over 500 thousand leva

The Municipality of Varna will impose sanctions in the amount of 530,000 leva on the company engaged in winter road maintenance for unfinished work in the regions of “Primorski“, “Mladost“ and “Vladislav Varnenchik“. This was announced by the municipality's press center.

Richard Alibegov for Kochani: The level of their entertainment business is like what it was in our country at the beginning of the century

I am optimistic that the VAT for the restaurant industry will be 9%. The fact that a rate of 20% is written in the draft budget does not mean anything. The changes will be voted on in a committee or in the hall. This was stated by the chairman of the Bulgarian Association of Restaurants (BAZ), Richard Alibegov, in the studio of “The Day Live” by NOVA NEWS.

Vladimir Perev: Bribe of €6000 against 59 young lives

"This in Kochani was a murder and a tragedy. As we were taught during socialism, everyone is guilty and that is exactly right. We are the whole society to blame. But the ministries and politicians are to blame, those before and now."

Petar Moskov: The "Zhelyazkov" Cabinet will blow itself up

It looks disgusting, unbearable and repulsive. This was said in the program "Face to Face" on BTV by the leader of the KOD, Petar Moskov, in connection with the decision of the Constitutional Court that 16 deputies were elected illegally and the "Majesty" party enters parliament.

Lawyer Marieta Karadjova on animal abusers from Pernik: They are simply sadists!

According to lawyer Maria Karadjova, animal abusers from Pernik do not have mental illnesses that in any way excuse them for what they did, they are simply sadists.

Police in Plovdiv do not fine expensive cars twice in two days

„How long will we witness the double standards, gentlemen of the governing body and directors of the police in Plovdiv?”, this question was asked by a reader of TrafficNews, who alerted us to two examples that show how the law enforcement agencies in Plovdiv fail to sanction violators, especially those with luxury cars.

A judge from the Supreme Court of Cassation has died

Judge Ivaylo Mladenov has died, the Supreme Court of Cassation announced. He died on March 16, 2025.

"The Supreme Court of Cassation has lost an extremely respected lawyer with high professionalism, competence, morality and integrity. He will forever remain in our memories as a principled, fair and dedicated colleague, a good and noble man, a beloved friend!", the Supreme Court of Justice wrote.

The funeral will take place on March 22, 2025 (Saturday) at 1:00 p.m. at the Church of the Holy Seven Hundred and Seventy-Sevenths (25 Graf Ignatiev Street).

The Minister of Social Affairs promised Easter supplements for pensioners

The Minister of Labor and Social Policy Borislav Gutsanov announced that money for the payment of Easter supplements for pensioners will be found.

Hekiman: Over 60 million leva for the construction and renovation of kindergartens in Sofia may be lost

Over 60 million leva for the construction and renovation of kindergartens are about to be lost, said the chairman of the GERB-SDF group in the Sofia Municipal Council (SOC) Anton Hekiman at a briefing in the Council. The municipal councilors expressed their condolences to those who died in the discotheque in Kochani in the Republic of North Macedonia and expressed their sympathy with the grief of their relatives and friends.

CEC is looking for a mysterious blue bag of ballots

The Central Election Commission decided to send a letter to the mayor of the capital's district "Triaditsa" Dimitar Bozhilov because of a specific section election commission, BGNES reports.

20% growth in electricity production in our country

Electricity production in Bulgaria has increased by 20.2 percent since the beginning of the year, reaching 10,239,425 megawatt hours (MWh). This is shown by the operational data of the Electricity System Operator (ESO) for the period January 1 - March 16, 2025. compared to the same period in 2024.

Ivan Hristanov: There is coordination for controlling food and from there for controlling the vote

There is coordination for controlling Bulgarian food and from there for controlling the vote. This opinion was expressed to the Bulgarian National Radio by the former Deputy Minister of Agriculture Ivan Hristanov, leader of the "Unity" party.

Five public transport buses were vandalized in Stara Zagora

Four buses and one trolleybus were vandalized in Stara Zagora. This was announced by the press center of the Ministry of Interior's Office. A signal about the attack was received on Monday at around 4 p.m. in the Second Police Department. The vehicles were parked in a separate, secure parking lot.

EC: Bulgaria makes significant progress in reducing road fatalities

The European Commission has published preliminary data on road fatalities for 2024. The data show that Bulgaria, Denmark, Lithuania, Poland and Slovenia are making significant progress towards the EU-wide target of reducing road fatalities by 50% by 2030. At the same time, progress in the field of road safety remains uneven across European countries.

Restaurant owners block roads over VAT increase

Restaurant owners will block main roads and junctions in the country in protest against the VAT increase for the industry. The national protest action will include more than 30 major cities and tourist centers, the Association of Restaurants in Bulgaria announced.

Kiril Petkov: Corruption kills and corruption is Putin's main instrument of influence (VIDEO)

Today is a day of mourning for the lives lost in the ridiculous tragedy in Kocani.
Corruption kills, this was seen both in North Macedonia and in Serbia. There is no way that our Balkan existence can continue to be associated with crises, loss of human lives, because as societies we cannot fight corruption radically. Corruption kills and corruption is Putin's main tool for influence.

Slavi Trifonov lost the insult and defamation case against Kiril Petkov

The leader of „Ima takvi narod“ (ITN) Slavi Trifonov lost the insult and defamation case against the co-chairman of „Prodluzhavam svetla“ (PP) Kiril Petkov.