Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2024 All Rights Reserved

Bulgaria to declare day of national mourning on Monday over Hitrino explosion

Photo: BGNES

Bulgaria’s outgoing cabinet is about to declare a Day of National Mourning on Monday, December 12. Bulgaria’s outgoing Premier Boyko Borissov has triggered the National Emergency Plan. The crisis headquarters is headed by Premier Borissov. It also consists of outgoing Ministers Rumiana Bachvarova, Tomislav Donchev, Ivaylo Moscovski and Petre Moscov, the Chief Secretary of the Ministry of Interior Georgi Kostov and the head of the Bulgarian Fire Department Commissioner Nikolay Nikolov.




Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

Cooler and rainy weather with summer thunderstorms

On Thursday , a cold front with clouds and precipitation will pass over the country. There will be short-term intense rainfalls with thunderstorms and hail. The lowest temperatures will be between 16 and 22°C; in Sofia - about 16°C...

published on 7/24/24 6:50 PM
Peter Szijjarto (R) during a meeting with Bulgaria's caretaker Energy Minister Vladimir Malinov in Bucharest

Bulgaria has offered to help Hungary over ban on transit of oil across Ukraine, Hungarian foreign minister says

Bulgaria has offered to help Hungary cope with the difficulties arising from the ban on the transit of oil across Ukraine. This transpired from a post on Facebook by Hungary’s Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto. “Bulgaria, as a true friend and..

published on 7/24/24 5:54 PM

Just 10% of Bulgarians insure their properties

Bulgaria is among the countries with the highest shares of own property in Europe, but has the lowest share of insured homes, Nikolay Stanchev, chairman of the Management Board of the Association of Bulgarian Insurers, told BNT...

published on 7/24/24 2:39 PM