Yesterday’s riot at the migrant camp in Harmanli is the lead story in today’s papers. “2,000 refugees pulverize camp in Harmanli after seeing fences put up to confine them to the camp,” writes Telegraph newspaper.  “1,000 Afghans wreak havoc in Harmanli. For hours the police stand around watching the foreigners throwing rocks and starting fires,” writes Sega.

“With a government that has resigned, a parliament that is supposed to be dissolved, but will be working another two months as a very rare exception, and with a newly elected president of whom little is known, it is not hard to understand why so many people are worried by the political uncertainty. The country may not be in crisis at this time, but there is a sense of chaos and interregnum,”writes Capital Daily.

“Tithe survives,” Banker newspaper writes. “Flat tax rescued from populism. Parliament rejected definitively the proposal of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) for the introduction of progressive tax. The BSP warns that sooner or later the flat tax will be discarded, though their critics say this will affect tax collectability – it will drop as tax evasion will grow.” A 10 percent flat tax without any income tax free threshold is currently in place in Bulgaria for all tax payers.

“Symbols of communism banned. Fines of 100 euro for a red five-pointedstar. They can be used for advertising though not for propaganda,” writes Telegraph newspaper regarding yesterday’s parliament decision. Ataka MP Ilian Todorov asks, as quoted by the paper: “Will beer with a star on the label be illegal?” “It is a masonic symbol,” answers Metody Andreev who submitted the bill for declaring the communist regime in Bulgaria to be criminal.

“Stanimira Petrova declared best boxer at the European Women's Boxing Championships 2016 in Sofia,” Sega writes. Petrova grabbed the gold in the 54 kilogram weight class. Two other contestants also won gold medals – Sevda Asenova (48 kg.) and Denitsa Eliseeva (57 kg.). “Triumph for Bulgarian boxing, for the entire Bulgarian nation, for the whole of Bulgaria,” exclaims Krassimir Ininsky, President of the Bulgarian Boxing Federation.

Compiled by Miglena Ivanova
English version: Milena Daynova