The situation in the village of Hitrino, where on Saturday at least seven people died and dozens were wounded in an explosion of a cargo train carrying cisterns with propane gas, has been put under control. More than half of the population of Hitrino has been evacuated and the cisterns were pulled away from the village at a safe place. There isn't any immediate danger of other explosions or air pollution. Premier Borissov triggered the National Emergency Plan. A crisis headquarters headed by Premier Borissov is holding a sitting in Hitrino. Some ministers are also part of the crisis headquarters. President-elect Rumen Radev also attends the meeting of the crisis headquarters. A day of national mouring will be declared on Monday, December 12.
Joining the Eurozone, which includes 20 major European economies, will have an impact for the next 10, 20, 30 years, Bulgaria’s Premier Rosen Zhelyazkov told BNT, as quoted by BTA. According to him, the long-term benefits include a higher..
Before noon on Thursday, it will be mostly sunny, followed by cloudy skies and brief showers, mainly over western Bulgaria and the Central Balkan Mountains. In northwestern Bulgaria, the showers will continue until Friday night. It will be hot, with..
''Today, the European Commission and the European Central Bank categorically stated that Bulgaria meets the criteria for eurozone membership. This is a cause for pride for Bulgarian society, which in the late 1990s embarked on the path to be..
The balances in all bank accounts in Bulgarian levs will be automatically converted to euros from the date of the country's accession to the eurozone at..
At night, precipitation will stop and the cloudiness will break and decrease. In the morning hours, short-term fog will form in the..
At an official ceremony held in Kazanlak, Maria Shamburova was solemnly crowned as the town’s 57th Rose Queen. The coronation show of the Rose..
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