Residents of Litakovo and relatives of the 7-year-old child who died in an ambulance gathered for a protest in Botevgrad The child was transported for treatment from Botevgrad to Sofia The police presence in front of the hospital in Botevgrad has been increased the discontent blocked the traffic on the Botevgrad junction in both directions The child from Litakovo arrived at the emergency hospital in a condition incompatible with life reported by "N.I.Pirogov" in connection with the serious case a 7-year-old girl was admitted to the Botevgrad Emergency Medical Care Branch with abdominal pain after which the girl was transported to the N.I Under the leadership of the Sofia District Prosecutor's Office an investigation is underway into a pre-trial proceeding for a crime - causing death as a result of negligent performance of a job or other legally regulated activity An inspection of the scene was carried out An expert examination to establish the cause of the child's death has been assigned to specialists from the Clinic of Forensic Medicine and Deontology at the Alexandrovska Hospital More news from Bulgaria The Mezdra - Botevgrad road will be opened in June with temporary traffic organization 17 km will be put into operation from the direction of Mezdra it became known following an inspection by Minister of Regional Development and Public Works Ivan Ivanov and the Chairman of the Road Infrastructure Agency (RIA) Eng Yordan Valchev at the construction site on Friday Ivanov specified that further visits to key locations along the route were to be made to assess the progress of the construction works and to discuss with the contractors and the RIA possible solutions to overcome obstacles "The delay over the last few years must be compensated," Ivanov stressed Regarding the entire Mezdra - Botevgrad road the minister said that activities under the contract are being implemented except for the areas with landslides that occurred during construction For two of them there is already a technical solution and the work continues while the rest will be inspected to assess their management The funds for the major infrastructure projects the Hemus Motorway and the Veliko Tarnovo - Ruse route are provided for in the state budget and are a priority for the government Asked by BTA which will be the first section to be finally put into operation the minister explained that this will be discussed at a working meeting in the Municipality of Mezdra with representatives of the builders There are two options - one envisages an earlier opening but with additional traffic difficulties and the other - a month and a half delay but without traffic complications The decision will be taken after consultation with all stakeholders Contacts +359 2 9262 210 By accepting cookies you can enjoy a better experience while browsing pages HOT: » What kind of news would you like to see more of? A severe storm swept through Bulgaria's Botevgrad region wreaked havoc in Botevgrad and neighboring villages The initial assessments detail widespread destruction including shattered roof tiles and windows while agricultural fields suffered extensive losses with crops destroyed by the ice pellets numerous trees and branches were brought down by the intense weather conditions the storm also claimed the lives of birds struck by the large hailstones adding to the aftermath of the natural disaster heavy rainfall commenced in the Pleven region with a cold front expected to traverse the country over the next 24 hours The National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (NIMH) anticipates that during the night there will be scattered thunderstorms and rainfall Friday is predicted to bring conditions conducive to powerful thunderstorms and hailstorms particularly in the southeastern part of Bulgaria during the afternoon We need your support so Novinite.com can keep delivering news and information about Bulgaria The heavy rains in the Vratsa region yesterday caused severe flooding in Hayredin villag A woman sustained serious injuries after being attacked with pepper spray and an electroshock device and subsequently set on fire inside a hospital in the Bulgarian town of Botevgrad A series of powerful earthquakes shook western Turkey on April 23 causing panic among residents but resulting in no fatalities or serious damage deputy director of the Plovdiv fire station informed BNT that the fire at the waste plant near the Plovdiv village of Tsaratsovo has been extinguished According to the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology Heavy rainfall is anticipated in 17 regions of Bulgaria today Israel has turned to Bulgaria for assistance in battling the rapidly advancing wildfires in areas near Jerusalem The Bulgarian mobile operator A1 has confirmed that it is experiencing technical difficulties affecting both calls and text messages across its network A series of minor earthquakes were recorded in the Nessebar area with the strongest tremor measuring 3.3 on the Richter scale A 25-year-old man is in critical condition following an accident at the amusement park in Yambol A serious traffic accident in the Bulgarian town of Harmanli has left a 13-year-old child in critical condition after he was struck by a car while riding an electric scooter Google Street View Cars Return to Bulgaria for Major Mapping Update Housing Prices Soar in Bulgaria’s Major Cities as Demand and Supply Strain Increase Montenegrin basketball players easily defeated Bulgaria (85:62) if against the same rival they celebrate in three days they will secure a place in the fifth European Championship The Montenegrin basketball players controlled a match in which there was practically no room for kicks practically from the first minute registered an important triumph and thus took an important step towards the fifth Eurobasket and the fifth major competition in a row.. Our national team defeated Bulgaria in the third round of qualification for the European Championship - 85:62 regardless of the fact that the entrance was free Something that is hard to understand when you know that for the 11th national team from the last Mundobasket this was the second and last match at home this year and Montenegro reached the score of 2-1 thanks to Kendrick Perry who said goodbye to the home crowd and received a standing ovation which sensationally defeated world champion Germany (73:72) It started with loose balls (five in the first quarter) but also mainly with the dominance of the racket and baskets of Perry who scored the first seven points for our team but Nemanja Radović played during the second period the second triple of the match (from the ninth attempt) arrived when Nikola Ivanović scored and Peri and Marko Simonović took Montenegro to the maximum plus 17 (44:27) before the break with points and a finish the Bulgarians managed to reduce the difference to minus nine on several occasions but the triples by Ivanović and captain Bojan Dubljević calmed their rushes who were without the first stars Saša Vezenkov and Cody Miller-McIntyre could hardly play in the same rhythm until the end so there were also exhibitions at the end of the game and Montenegro will have a crucial one on Monday - if it celebrates in Botevgrad One died and another one was injured after jumping from a hot air balloon near Botevgrad the head of the Interior Ministry press service One of the men died on impact and the other is currently hospitalized The owner of the hot air balloon was arrested The initial information from the Ministry of Interior was for three skydivers involved in an accident between the villages of Litakovo and Novachene The incident was reported at approximately 9:12 a.m including teams from the Ministry of Interior Dimitrov said the skydivers were civilians who jumped from a hot air balloon carrying a total of four people He also noted that poor weather conditions Sofia District Prosecutor's Office has opened pre-trial proceedings in connection with the incident Sofia District Prosecutor Natalia Nikolova told BTA She specified that the pre-trial proceedings were initiated for causing death due to ignorance or careless performance of an occupation or other legally regulated activity A team of investigators from the Investigation Department of the District Prosecutor's Office An inspection of the scene of the accident has begun the head of the Civil Aviation Administration said that the hot air balloon had no papers and registration no flight worthiness certificate and the pilot was not lincesed.  She said that the authorities know who the owner is but refused to name him It transpired that there have been several tip-offs to the authorities and they did inspections when a statement of an administrative violation was drawn up "Unfortunately that could not prevent today's tragedy We know from our inspectors that the authorities have talked to him as apparently there were tip-offs about him," she said  Marinova said that no permit is required for such flights but the balloon needs to have papers and the pilot must be licensed The fine for using a balloon without flight worthiness licence is BGN 3,000 to 10,000 There are only 11 registered hot air balloons in Bulgaria and four of them are flight worthy She said that the authorities have no way of controlling the purchase of such aircraft is required to submit papers with the Civil Aviation Administration We do an inspection and issue the requisite papers there is no ban on jumps from hot air balloons the lovers of extreme sports get increasingly creative in their pursuit for adrenalin rush and we will seek support from the Interior Ministry and the tax authorities as we are all involved in a process that needs to be taken to end for all this to stop," said Marinova Bulgaria's basketball coach Rosen Barčovski invited 14 basketball players before the game in Podgorica Like the Montenegrin and Bulgarian basketball players preparations for Eurobasket 2025 begin tomorrow Bulgaria coach Rosen Barčovski faces a lot of problems before the game in "Morača" on Friday Tomorrow he starts training with 14 basketball players Aleksandar Vezenkov and Cody Miller McIntyre who have obligations in the Euroleague with Olympiakos and Zvezda they will be available to Barčovsko only for the second leg three days later from 18 pm in Botevgrad The ranks of the Bulgarians will be strengthened by Brandon Young Both our team and the Bulgarian team have a win and a loss each in Group D Barčovski's list includes: Andrej Ivanov (Balkan) "By the end of the year the repair of the Botevgrad-Mezdra section will be completed the builders have promised that the traffic will flow in one lane Let's show understanding and tolerance to make things happen," caretaker Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev said on Wednesday He and caretaker Regional Development and Public Works Minister Violeta Koritarova checked the necessity of the closure of the road section connecting the towns of Botevgrad and Mezdra (Northwest Bulgaria) Prime Minister Glavchev called on the people to show patience so that the repair work on the section could be completed Minister Violeta Koritarova stressed that the closure of the road is necessary in order to complete the facilities on the road there is no way to ensure safety of travel and safety for construction workers at the same time," Minister Koritarova added If there are delays in the implementation of the repairs sanctions will be imposed on the contractor On the wings of an unreal point guard from Florida our basketball players "turned" Bulgaria in the last 12 minutes won 90:86 and won their fifth appearance at the European championships All that he brought to Montenegro during the previous three and a half years when it was perhaps the most difficult for the national team to which he was saying goodbye.. The Montenegrin basketball players have practically finished the story regarding the placement in the Eurobasket Boško Radović's boys defeated Bulgaria in Botevgrad (90:86) with 31 points from the point guard from Florida Our national team has not yet officially checked the ticket for the European Championship but only a huge miracle and a set of unreal circumstances could separate it from the tournament organized by Latvia the "reds" have to lose to the end against Germany and Sweden for all the teams in the group to have a score of 3-3 and for our national team to have the lowest point difference Although he played against a weakened Bulgaria (missing Saša Vezenkov and Cody Miller-McIntyre) our national team played probably the worst 20 minutes in the era of Boško Radović Bojan Dubljević and his teammates struggled they had as many as 11 turnovers in the first half all of which were used by the former Budućnosti basketball player Pavlin Ivanov and the Bulgarians to escape Montenegro with threes the home team had a maximum plus 13 (65:52) three and a half minutes before the end of the third period after Jordan Minčev's dunk and then a "crazy" three-pointer from a desperate attack by Vladimir Mihajlović was a sign of a turnaround The defender of Montenegro scored for 67:58 and in the last minute and four seconds the Peri show started - the point guard of Montenegro tied eight points for the series 11:0 of ​​our national team and an ideal 67:66 before the decisive 10 minutes 🔶 SUR+ 🏀💚 A stellar Kendrick Perry qualifies Montenegro for the Eurobasket. The worst thing is the minutes he had... ✍ @jcv249 📷 Fiba https://t.co/y8W19mrrOr And in the last quarter, Peri hit a three-pointer, outside the 6,75 line Nikola Ivanović and Marko Simonović answered him, and Zoran Nikolić brought firmness in the racket, so Montenegro finally led... Everything was resolved in the finish after captain Bojan Dubljević, after an offensive jump, fought for two free throws and two new points for 90:86 with 50 seconds left. Peri finished the match with 31 points, Ivanovic added 16, Simonovic 13, and Dubljević 12... On the other side, Ivanov, who made six three-pointers, scored 26 points. KRAAAAJ - Montenegro is going to Eurobasket, first of all thanks to Kendrick Perry's unreal game on farewell to the red jersey. Montenegro defeated Bulgaria in Botevgrad 90:86, the point guard from Florida scored 31 points.  Montenegro did not play well in the attack, but Zoran Nikolić and Dubljević fought for a new attack with offensive jumps, after which the captain scored two free throws (86:90), 50 seconds to the end... The Bulgarians do not give up - a three-pointer by Alimpieva (86:88), there is one minute and 21 seconds left in the game. The Bulgarians hit the 11th three-pointer of the match through Jang, but on the other side Ivanovic scored for two - Boško Radović's team has plus five (88:83) with a minute and 40 to go.   Peri scored another free kick after a technical from the Bulgarian bench, and after that Simonović also scored two penalties, Montenegro is 86:80, with three minutes to go. The Perry show continues - three-pointer again, 30th point - Montenegro has 81:78 with four and a half minutes to go. The three-point showdown continues - Ivanov hit the sixth time outside the 6,75 line, but Simonović immediately responded (75:78). Zoran Nikolić hit one free throw after an unsportsmanlike personal foul, and then Ivanovic made a three-pointer - 75:72 for Montenegro Zoran Nikolić hit one free throw, Montenegro finally leads again - 71:70. A lucky triple by the Bulgarians, a dunk by Simonović and two new points by Peri opened the first 10 minutes - the scoreboard in "Arena Botevgrad" shows 70:70. End of the third quarter: Bulgaria - Montenegro 67:66. On the wings of Peri (25 points), our national team is back in the game.  Kendrick Perry is incredible - the guy who is playing the last match in the jersey of Montenegro scored eight points for an 11:0 run in the last minute and a half. Montenegro came back completely (67:66). Montenegro is struggling, and a "crazy" three-pointer from Mihailović (67:58) arrived from one painful attack - could it be the announcement of the awakening of the "reds" and a turnaround in Botevgrad. There are 44 minutes left until the end of the third quarter.  Pavlin Ivanov's fourth three-pointer, the former Buducnosti basketball player, has already reached 18 points - Bulgaria has the maximum plus 11 (63:52). Our national team plays somewhat better in attack, but the defense must also work - after 25 minutes, Bulgaria is still leading (59:52). Ivanovic hit a three-pointer, followed by Peri for two points, but Montenegro is still mostly struggling (53:46). End of the second quarter: Bulgaria - Montenegro 48:41 Since Montenegro played the first 20 minutes in Botevgrad, it even has an excellent result, the scoreboard currently shows 48:41 for the host. After a new three-pointer (Minčev), the Bulgarians again had plus 10 (48:38) with 20 seconds left, but Peri and Simonović managed to reduce the score to a tolerable 48:41.   As many as 11 lost balls in the half and rookie mistakes in the steps best describe the game of our national team.  Our basketball players make incredible rookie mistakes, on the other side Ivanov and Jang practically do not stop - Bulgaria leads 43:36 with a little less than two minutes until the break.  BOTEVGRAD (Bulgarian National Basketball League) - Levski Sofia are back at the top in Bulgaria for the first time since 2014 after defeating FIBA Europe Cup side Balkan Botevgrad in the National Basketball League title duel the Konstantin Papazov-coached club bounced back following a loss in the opening game of the series with three straight wins and clinched the trophy with a nail-biting 86-85 victory on the road in Game 4 on Tuesday Later named Play-Offs MVP after the conclusion of the series Bozhidar Avramov led the champions from Sofia with 18 points and 7 assists while Omari Gudul and Nemanja Milosevic chipped in with 14 and 13 points Igor Kesar had a game-high 22 points in the last game of the campaign with Jordan Callahan adding 17 points and 6 assists "Everyone put their egos to the side on this team I am convinced that this is the sweetest title for many Bulgarian players here," coach Papazov praised the unselfishness of his players after the celebrations at the Botevgrad Arena The only team to have interrupted the top flight dominance of their cross-town rivals Lukoil Academic in the past 16 seasons, Levski added their second title during this stretch and brought their overall national title tally to 19. They also lifted the Balkan League crown earlier in the year after defeating Kosovar club Bashkimi Prizren in the Final. The defending champions, Lukoil Academic, were eliminated by Balkan in the Quarter-Finals. Having reached the NBL Finals for the third time in the past four seasons, the Botevgrad club are yet to climb on the highest step of the podium. Four teams from Bulgaria took part in the FIBA Europe Cup this season – Balkan and Lukoil Academic reached the Regular Season, while Rilski Sportist and BC Beroe did not make it past the Qualifying Rounds to begin with. The men's basketball team of Montenegro tomorrow (18) against Bulgaria has the first match point to go to the European Championship In Podgorica, a big step towards Eurobasket was made - the Montenegrin basketball team defeated Bulgaria (85:62) in the third round of Group D on Friday, so tomorrow (18) in Botevgrad, they have the opportunity to confirm their fifth participation in the continental competition with a triumph over the same rival. On Friday, Boško Radović's elected representatives achieved a convincing victory, which was not questioned for a single moment. And the reasons for the triumph of our selection can be found in a better jump, as well as points from the racket, but also the shortest - in a higher quality compared to the opponent. One of the returnees to the national team, Marko Todorović, points out that the team had both good and bad moments. - We prepared very well in the previous days. At times we looked good and at times bad. It is important to talk about that, because we are playing the same opponent on Monday. There are things in the game that we need to keep, but also things that we need to pay attention to. We are visiting, it will be a much more difficult game - said Todorović after the triumph over Bulgaria. An injury prevented Todorović from being with the national team in the qualification for the Olympic Games this summer, and on Friday, after three years, he played a game for the national team. - And now I had an injury, I almost didn't recover. I am happy to be here - said Todorović. Bulgaria played in Podgorica without Sasha Vezenkov and Cody Miller-McIntyre, and it will be the same in Botevgrad. - Looking at the statistics - there were good things. It is not easy to play against a team that often changes the line-up, that plays with short players, then with tall ones - everyone runs, shoots, has freedom in the game... Energetically, we have to be at a higher level in order to celebrate in Botevgrad - pointed out Todorović. According to Todorović, Montenegro has an advantage both in the racket and in the back positions. With a victory in Botevgrad, our national team members would complete their work for the third time in a row, and for the fifth time in history, they qualified for the European Championship. - That would be great, if we could finish the job already in the next match. But we will have to be a little more serious - concluded Todorović. In the second match of group D, Germany will meet Sweden, against whom it was sensationally defeated two days ago (73:72). After three rounds, Montenegro and Sweden each have two triumphs, the Germans and Bulgarians have recorded one each. Perry and Kurucs steal the showMUNICH (Germany) - An eight-game Sunday saw a lot of close encounters and low scoring battles there were plenty of big individual performances to choose from MUNICH (Germany) - An eight-game slate on Sunday saw a lot of close encounters and low scoring battles but there were were plenty of big individual performances to choose from in the backdrop of FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 winners Germany and FIBA EuroBasket 2022 champions falling to unexpected defeats The Bulgarian fan favorite Codi Miller-McIntyre scored the most points on the day, leading the Bulgarian upset with 23 points and providing the much needed punch to take down the world champions Germany in Botevgrad while Portugal's Miguel Queiroz also scored 21 to hand his team a win over Ukraine Oscar Da Silva grabbed 12 boards for Germany in that aforementioned defeat Sertac Sanli had 12 rebounds to go with his 20 points in a buzzer beating Turkiye win at home while Mike Tobey pulled down 12 for Slovenia Only one player reached double digits in assists Olekandr Kovliar dished out 10 assists for Ukraine Kenan Sipahi and Prepelic had 7 assists each for Turkiye and Slovenia Sipahi and Prepelic are both enjoying solid individual season in the Basketball Champions League Unicaja's Kendrick Perry stole the ball five times for Montenegro in a comfy win over Sweden while UCAM Murcia's Rodions Kurucs had another big game with 5 steals for Latvia against Slovakia Akos Keller (Hungary) and Vyacheslav Bobrov (Ukraine) all had 3 blocks but Bako was the only one on the winning side helping Belgium take down the reigning FIBA EuroBasket champs Spain Help us kick out more great content with a small donation in support of independent journalism Even if you're playing for Balkan Botevgrad in the South-West division of Bulgaria's Third Amateur League Even if you're entirely safe from relegation and not chasing promotion which is the current scenario for Balkan Botevgrad you've got to have the garra charrua inside you https://t.co/uF3DS8vzLa pic.twitter.com/zO11NOAPyX During a recent match against Belasitsa Petrich Balkan Botevgrad held a narrow 2-1 advantage in second-half stoppage time Thirty-two-year-old Yordan Apostolov (Transfermarkt value: $28K) did what every wily veteran does in this situation — he got on the stretcher to eat away at the dying seconds Se ha desbloqueado una nueva forma de hacer tiempo: tirarse de la camilla. Leyeron bien. Pasó en Bulgaria . Yordan Apostolov, de Balkan Botevgrad, fue el autor. pic.twitter.com/v03wuH0yHm Balkan Botevgrad got the three points to move into fifth place in the amateur league After two rounds of qualification for Eurobasket in the group in which Montenegro is located all selections have a victory - the three best will advance to the championship of the continent the whole of Germany celebrated the world crown of its basketball players and on Thursday the triumph against Montenegro but the sensational result from Botevgrad showed that the planetary ruler does not have such breadth as it seems Bulgaria defeated Germany (67:62) in the second round of Eurobasket qualifiers on the wings of the coach from Baskonia and the defeat of Gordon Herbert's boys met with fierce criticism from the public The same newspaper reports the words of former basketball player and now expert consultant at "Magenta Sport" Per Ginter it's clear that nobody has a good feeling - it was all really ugly." Ginter said "Bruka" and "shame" are words that were mostly used by other media in Germany after this match "Even though it was almost without all the world champions (only David Kramer was in the World Cup from Manila) Gordon Herbert's players were embarrassed in Bulgaria and completely surprisingly lost to the outsiders" it is written on the portal of the state television ARD And "Sport 1" calls the game of the world champion shameful they completely lost the thread of the game Bulgaria's 16:0 series announced that everything will not be easy in Botevgrad" it is written on the portal of the mentioned television and "Agencija dpa" turned to their replacements at the start of the qualifiers "There was no self-promotion for the Olympics it seems that the squad for Paris will be identical to the one from Mundobasket" And what does the selector of the world champions say about everything we played too much one-on-one and we had too many turnovers There was a great atmosphere here - maybe we had one or two of the team who were hiding because of it," says Herbert after the victory of Bulgaria in Botevgrad and Montenegro in Podgorica over Sweden all four selections in group D have one triumph each The qualifications for Eurobasket 2025 will only continue in November when our team will play exactly two matches against the sensational Bulgaria - the three best teams from the group will go to the championship of the continent and was reported by the local Emergency Department where the victim was admitted with severe burns to her face and neck carried out the attack in front of a doctor's office which triggered the ignition that led to the burns identified and detained the attacker for 24 hours The suspect voluntarily turned over both the pepper spray and the electroshock device used in the assault the incident stemmed from a long-standing conflict between the two women Authorities have launched a pre-trial investigation A transgender woman was reportedly attacked with a sword and beaten in the center of Sofia in what she claims was a homophobic assault A major fire destroyed the roof of the National High School of Applied Arts "Trevnenska Shkola" in the Bulgarian town of Tryavna on April 4 A significant fire broke out on Wednesday night in Sofia's Lozenets district A 30-year-old woman from Yambol was severely beaten and held captive for four days by a man she had been dating for only two weeks London's Heathrow Airport has been forced to shut down completely due to a major power outage caused by a fire at an electrical substation This website uses cookies. By accepting cookies you can enjoy a better experience while browsing pages. Bulgaria defeated the current world champion in the 2nd round of Eurobasket qualification - 67:62 A big surprise in the Eurobasket qualifiers in group D, in which the basketball team of Montenegro - Bulgaria defeated Germany in the 2nd round tonight in Botevgrad - 67:62. After this match, both Bulgaria and Germany have a win and a loss each. At the start of the match, it did not seem that the Bulgarians could win. Germany got off to a good start and after a point from Di Lea gained a double-digit advantage for the first time (14:4), and after 10 minutes it was 19:7 for the current world champions. But the home team woke up in the second quarter, made a 13:0 run and after Bojanov's point led 20:19, and went to the break with a point advantage - 28:27. At the beginning of the third quarter, Germany did not manage to break away, but at the end of that period, they made a 7:0 run and before the decisive 10 minutes reached a six-point advantage - 45:39. At the start of the fourth quarter, the home team answered, made a 10:0 run, took a 49:45 lead, so it was clear that an uncertain ending would follow. After that, the teams in the lead took turns, and after Bojanov's penalty and Zaharije's three-pointer, Bulgaria took a 75:59 lead 54 seconds before the end and kept the lead until the end. The most effective member of the Bulgarian national team was Cody Miller-McIntyre with 23 points. Zaharijev was 15, and Bojanov was 11. With Germany, Da Silva was the most effective with 15 points and 12 rebounds. nine to go: Alba and Balkan lock up Regular Season berthsMUNICH (FIBA Europe Cup) – Alba Fehervar and Balkan Botevgrad emerged as the first victors of Qualification Round 2 in the FIBA Europe Cup snatching up tickets to the Regular Season MUNICH (FIBA Europe Cup) – Alba Fehervar and Balkan Botevgrad emerged as the first victors of Qualification Round 2 in the FIBA Europe Cup snatching up tickets to the Regular Season after dramatic second-leg duels on Tuesday evening The Branislav Dzunic-coached Szekesfehervar locked up a spot in the Group Phase after edging Dnipro by seven points on aggregate after a 90-67 display at home while a double-digit cushion from the first game was enough to see Balkan through in spite of a 66-68 defeat to New Heroes Den Bosch in Botevgrad Despite coming short in their respective ties Dnipro and New Heroes are not out of the race completely with three more spots in the Regular Season reserved for the three best-ranked losing teams The six other Qualification Round 2 winners and all three 'lucky losers' will be confirmed on Wednesday Allerik Freeman scored 29 points and Jordan Heath double-doubled with 20 points and 14 rebounds as Alba Fehervar did the unthinkable and erased a 16-point deficit form the first leg with a dominant 90-67 victory against Dnipro in the return game in Hungary Having broken away to a 22-10 lead in the opening frame of the contest the hosts tipped the scales in their favor in the second quarter and managed to hold on to the advantage the rest of the way .@alba_fehervar overturn the -16 deficit from the opening leg and are 🔙 in the #FIBAEuropeCup Regular Season!📊 https://t.co/dcuz9bjKjZ pic.twitter.com/yT5roc0WF9 Their guests from Ukraine did have their chances but simply couldn't make them count After stellar performances in the past three games in the Qualifiers Oleksandr Mishula went just 7-of-21 from the floor en route to a team-high 24 points Alba Fehervar joined the likes of FC Porto and Pallacanestro Varese in Group F with the last remaining vacancy in the group to be filled by one of the teams from the 'lucky loser' pool Somehow we played with more intensity and were able to fight I would like to say congratulation to my team." – Alba Fehervar head coach Branislav Dzunic "Alba obviously wanted to win this game; maybe they wanted it more than us and unfortunately we lost the game." – Dnipro head coach Denys Zhuravlov A resurgent New Heroes side swung hard in Botevgard but a 68-66 road victory against Balkan wasn't enough to overwrite the damage done in the first meeting between the teams in Den Bosch The Ivica Skelin-coached side were only able to even the aggregate score of the tie for a couple of possessions with a 46-36 lead in the third quarter before the home side skimmed off enough points to put them back in the driver's seat Mikael Hopkins led the victors with 18 points and 5 rebounds Dimitar Dimitrov had 17 points and 5 boards while Brandon Brown chipped in with 10 points and 7 assists .@NewHeroesBB  get the W on the road, but Balkan Botevgrad advance to the #FIBAEuropeCup Regular Season (152-144 aggr) 👌!📊 https://t.co/4oHbzdiRUy pic.twitter.com/aA6n5bKX30 Jonathon Williams went 9-of-10 from the field for a game-high 21 points for the New Heroes as Keshun Sherrill and Devon Van Oostrum collected 13 and 11 points Balkan were placed in Group B of the Regular Season alongside Tsmoki-Minsk They said: "I am happy we reached the Group Phase of the FIBA Europe Cup but I am not happy with how we played tonight To score 66 points in our gym is unacceptable Den Bosch improved themselves the last seven days they scrambled defensively." – Balkan head coach Neboisa Vidic Congrats to my team for the nice game tonight I think we played much better than a week ago I am satisfied with the game we showed here There is always certain fear that after losing at home by 10 that you will come just on vacation Had we been more concentrated from the free throws but this is life." – New Heroes Den Bosch head coach Ivica Skelin This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page one of Bulgaria's most popular ski resorts has been left entirely without electricity as confirmed by a statement on the resort's official Facebook page According to the electricity distribution company power supply in the area is expected to be restored around 2:00 p.m the ski area will remain closed until noon Other parts of the Samokov municipality have also reported unplanned power outages with the company estimating repairs will be completed by the end of the day Heavy snowfall has caused widespread power outages across the country districts such as Dragalevtsi and villa zones including "Kiliite," Simeonovo-Dragalevtsi and Bistritsa have been without electricity since yesterday Electricity in these locations is expected to return by 12:30 p.m Several settlements in Pleven have also reported power interruptions The electricity distribution company has provided a timetable for restoring power in affected areas and Pleven is scheduled to be restored by 8:00 a.m. while Kyustendil and Letnitsa are expected to have power by 8:30 a.m Treklyano should have electricity by 9:00 a.m. Power restoration is planned for noon in Borovets and Pravets are expected to regain power by 12:30 p.m. while Etropole and Elin Pelin are scheduled for 1:00 p.m In Lukovit and other settlements in Pleven with Svoge and Teteven expected to have electricity by 2:00 p.m The power disruptions have also affected train services with Bulgarian State Railways (BDZ) reporting temporary suspensions Train services between Tsareva Livada and Gabrovo have been halted due to fallen branches on the tracks and a lack of voltage in the contact network power outages between Debelets and Krastets stations have disrupted schedules Passenger trains on routes such as Gorna Oryahovitsa–Stara Zagora and Dabovo–Gorna Oryahovitsa have been canceled due to damage to the contact network Passengers from these routes are being redirected to alternative services Bulgaria commemorates one of its most significant national holidays – the Day of Saint George the Victorious and the official Day of the Bulgarian Army all retailers in Bulgaria will be required to display prices in both leva and euros Employers in Bulgaria are legally required to implement all necessary measures to prevent and minimize workplace accidents a major British tour operator specializing in holidays to Bulgaria has halted all its operations effective April 24 Wage growth in Bulgaria is projected at 9.3 percent for 2025 a 15.4 percent rise in the minimum wage since January The World Bank has revised down its forecast for Bulgaria’s economic growth in 2025 The National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology forecasts that May will bring temperatures ranging from 2°C to 33°C across Bulgaria the weather will be mostly sunny—around and after midday cumulus and cumulonimbus clouds will develop Bulgaria and Greece have signed a draft Joint Declaration regarding the use of the Arda River waters over the next five years following a decision by the Bulgarian Council of Ministers The weather across Bulgaria on May 1 will begin with sunshine in the morning followed by an increase in cloud cover during the afternoon The Constitutional Court of Bulgaria has repealed legislative changes made two years ago that permitted the installation of photovoltaic (solar) systems on arable agricultural land Bulgaria will experience mostly sunny weather accompanied by a light to moderate east-northeast wind The Montenegrin basketball players are visiting Bulgaria which they convincingly defeated on Friday (85:62) in the Eurobasket qualifiers The victory in Botevgrad (18 p.m.) guarantees Boško Radović's team fifth place in the continental championship the Montenegrin basketball players did the first part of their work against Bulgaria in the "Bemax Arena" tonight in Botevgrad there is a round that could eliminate all dilemmas regarding placement in the Eurobasket It is also clear what the "reds" need to reach the European Championship for the fifth time in history - it is "only" necessary for the Bulgarians to beat the others and the celebration can begin when you also add that Bulgaria cannot count on the biggest aces even in this match (18:XNUMX) - Saša Vezenkova i Kodija Miller-McIntajera it seems that Montenegro is in a very good situation in the campaign for the EP.. the final result from Podgorica does not really show everything that happened during 40 minutes because our selection had several idle runs that caused Bulgaria to reach a one-digit deficit even from minus 19 without major problems we played for about fifteen minutes as we should There is no dosing on the away field - the match is very we are very close to qualifying for the European Championship solve their transitions and jumps in attack so we will see - said the coach Bosko Radovic And no one has any doubts that the work in Botevgrad will be more complicated - It will certainly be more difficult than in Podgorica but it doesn't matter - we want the final result to be the same as on Friday - said the center Marko Simonovic From Friday to Monday there was not much time to rest and prepare for the next game I think we are ready - added the Turkish Bahceşehir basketball player Montenegro put together the best possible team for this "window" I think we have enough experience to reach the triumph - says Simonović - I will try to correct some mistakes I made in the first match To work on them - said the former Chicago Bulls basketball player Bulgaria believed that they would be stronger for Miller-McIntyre but the Red Star playmaker did not come to the preparations - because the Belgrade club did not release him That angered the Bulgarian coach Rozen Barčovski: - Cody Miller-McIntyre did not receive permission from Red Star the decision of the Belgraders is based on the fact that they do not want to give up a key player they let Serbian players into the national team but they are not ours - they are known for that behavior he wants his team to show more in Biotevgrad than they did in the capital Cne Gora - There are details in which we have to be better but the key thing is to play with more energy I also hope that the trial will be more objective than it was in Podgorica - said the coach of Bulgaria which defeated Germany on its home field on Friday the Swedes visit Heidelberg from 19.30:XNUMX We have been working together with the contractor over the last months to ease the traffic as much as possible for the Bulgarian citizens and get it up and running before the Easter holidays This was said by the Minister of Regional Development and Public Works architect Ivan Shishkov at the opening of a 7.5 km section of the road from Mezdra to Botevgrad The section was opened to traffic with a Bulgarian sports car the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works the construction industry appreciate the Bulgarian way and the way we can help ourselves and build the infrastructure we need,” the regional minister said urged drivers to respect the restrictions so that everyone could get home to their families Metropolitan Gabriel of Lovchan served a blessing for a safe journey on the newly built route Guests at the ceremony were Deputy Minister Nikolay Shushkov Governor of Sofia Region Radoslav Stoychev Chairperson of the Board of the Road Infrastructure Agency Ventsislav Angelov Desislava Paunova - member of the Board of the Agency The Minister of Regional Development and Public Works from the quota of "There is such a people" Grozdan Karadzhov called "false" the accusations of Prime Minister Kiril Petkov that the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works wanted 3.9 billion extra and that he would give money to "thieving companies" through public procurement API ITN leader Slavi Trifonov announced that he was withdrawing his ministers from the government and ruining the coalition Karadjov announced that he resigned yesterday that almost I or ITN have asked for 3.9 billion extra in the budget of the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works is a lie there is no such order in my requests," Karadzhov said at the beginning of his statement "I informed about a serious hole - in the budget of 3.9 billion which is obtained," the minister explained 1.2 billion have been transferred from the budget of the regional ministry for old payments and even more - also for old with which the budget of the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works is additionally burdened Karadjov claims that Prime Minister Kiril Petkov has pledged that the funds will be added to the budget update "The renewed state plan-account does not include any money for the construction of the Hemus highway and the Vidin-Botevgrad highway," the minister said adding: "No one has set a condition for providing additional funds for the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works not the money Karadzhov wants to fill the throats of thieving companies the Minister of Finance Asen Vassilev explained that there will be no money for Hemus and the expressway until the case with the in-house procedures is resolved they started talking in the same way as when electing the BNB governor about things that have nothing to do with the case of our departure yesterday nor correspond to the facts," Karadjov said The Minister also noted that at the end of January he sent a flash drive with information to Petkov Vassilev and Rashkov about the "dramas" with in-house procedures and questions about how to proceed The topic was what we are doing with the in-house contracts and with all this mess - whether we will terminate them or not who yesterday gave some information that we are secretly preparing an option to circumvent the rules Lena Borislavova sent an e-mail to all of us - Karadzhov That is why I am recording in writing the agreements reached at the meeting for Hemus Motorway A working group is being set up between the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works which aims to draft a law entitled "Law on Completion of the Stolen Highway" reading the other tasks outlined in the letter I have never heard so many lies told by one person in my life let alone addressed to me," Karadzhov said in response to accusations by Prime Minister Kiril Petkov that the ITN is in power only for public procurement through the RIA and wants to pay companies close to the previous government The Speaker of the Parliament Nikola Minchev stated that so far the National Assembly has not received any documents for personal changes in the Council of Ministers The project was implemented with the financial support of the Agency for People with Disabilities Contract 6 - StN / 10/06/21 анд Contract № 2 - StN / 23.05.2023 г 3E-news.net by Dir.bg © 2025 All rights reserved Great interest from domestic and foreign tourists caused the migration of mountain frogs in the protected area of Muhalnitsa which is located only one kilometre away from Botevgrad is unique in the world and that is why it provokes the interest of amphibian lovers who came to Bulgaria to shoot the frogs Rana temporaria during their breeding season caused a furore in the specialized group of Amphibians and Reptiles in Bulgaria According to a study done 50 years ago by Dr Vladimir Beshkov at the end of each winter the senior representatives of the mountain frogs wintering in the streams of the northern slope of Mount Bilo head for the plain and overcome a distance of about 10 km in a few days The mass arrival of thousands of frogs in the marsh in the Mouhlinitsa area probably began at the end of the last ice age The breeding period itself lasts only about two weeks usually at the end of February and the beginning of March In the past years Botevgrad municipality organized a specialized Day of Frog Marsh in which they introduced children and students with the interesting phenomenon It was organized and drove to the swamp itself The municipality has not yet announced whether the event will take place this year as well Undoubtedly there are a lot of amazing places around the world worth visiting at least once in life Bulgaria is such a place where you will wish to come back again and again In every season and every region of this small country "The main priority for this year is to make progress on the construction of the highway network with a focus on the international transport connection Vidin - Kulata the Vidin - Botevgrad expressway and the last section of the Struma highway I want to see newly built about 60 kilometers of highway sections along this route as well as start designing sections for which there are no projects" This was stated by the resigned Minister of Regional Development and Public Works Andrey Tsekov in the program "Why The minister was adamant that during his work in the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications he did not make political compromises and the investment process was apolitical and technocratic He added that the main thing is whether something useful is being done for the citizens Tsekov stressed that he has a great working relationship with Deputy Prime Minister Maria Gabriel and the two have no contradictions He identified the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works as one of the most difficult departments because a huge public resource is concentrated in it "The most difficult thing in human life is always compromise If I have to point out which compromises were the most difficult - these are those related to the choice to invest in a certain project at the expense of another," explained the minister And he emphasized that the needs are always more than the possibilities Tsekov recalled that Bulgaria has 5,500 km of road network that needs major repair more than half of the water supply network is also in need of major repair and each of these investments is necessary because it will improve people's lives The second priority for Minister Tsekov is the National Program for capital investments in municipal projects He informed that projects for over BGN 4 billion were approved under the program over a three-year period "In order for these investments to reach the people agreements must be concluded with all municipalities as quickly as possible" the minister clarified and stated that over 900 projects have been submitted by municipalities so far agreements have been signed for 150 projects this week another 250 agreements will be signed BGN 400 million have been transferred to the MRDPW account and they are for advance payments in the amount of 20% under the first concluded agreements there are still no requests from the municipalities for advance payments The minister was categorical that BGN 10 billion has been provided for capital investments in the central budget when funds are needed for payments to the municipalities the Ministry of Finance will provide them from the budget of the Ministry of Finance The main investments in the projects submitted by the local government are for municipal roads and complete replacement of the street network There are no megalomaniac projects like stadiums in villages with 500 inhabitants On the occasion of personnel changes in the management of "Automagistrali" EAD the regional minister revealed that already in 2021 the question of how this company operates has been raised regarding the assignments and reassignments made by it he referred the State Financial Inspection Agency in July 2023 and the report from the agency clearly shows that Automagistrali did not apply the Public Procurement Law to any procurement activity in the period from 2018 to 2023 an incorrect legal logic has been applied that the ZOP should not be applied it is most normal to conclude that the control systems did not function," the minister emphasized This is also the reason for the change of the management of the company which change was agreed with the GERB party A competition is about to be announced and new permanent members of the board of directors will be elected The good news is that in March of this year the construction of the Hemus highway will begin the minister announced and explained that he did not say that construction would begin in the first months of the administration In order to unblock construction on the freeway Tsekov specified that agreements have been concluded with all the contractors of "Hemus" and they will assume full warranty responsibility to the state for the quality of the performed activities within the framework of warranty contracts As a great success in his work as a regional minister Andrey Tsekov considered the 5-year tacit embargo lifted by the European Commission on the implementation of the eastern route of the Struma highway additional work is required to build a duplicate route and to move traffic out of the Kresna gorge "The best solution is to build the route on the eastern slope But it is necessary to develop a conceptual project assess whether it meets the environmental requirements and then proceed with implementation," Tsekov added the minister emphasized again that the budget was clear from the very beginning and that the funds will be enough for a certain number of buildings if someone was deceiving that there would be funds for everyone then the responsibility does not lie with the Ministry of Finance efforts will be made to implement a medium-term program for the rehabilitation of buildings it will have a budget of about BGN 2 billion "The key here is for the state to develop a mechanism for self-financing - whether through the Bulgarian Development Bank or another mechanism," specified Tsekov the regional minister admitted that the thing he regrets the most in his work is that the amendments to the Law on Territorial Planning were not adopted in the National Assembly in order to put into operation the constructions without construction documents in the last 10 years “I am in the ministry to do the job I set out to do As long as there is time," said the minister and concluded that he hopes to leave enough projects for his successors to implement A new plant for the production of veterinary vaccines now forms part of the Huvepharma facilities within the framework of Biovet-Razgrad Biovet is one of the largest production companies in Bulgaria with over 70 years of history traditions and expertise in the field of biotechnology It owns three precision biotransformation plants in Peshtera With a capacity of over 10,000 cubic metres it is the largest fermentation company in Europe The company employs over 2,400 highly qualified biotechnologists equipped with the latest generation of machines and equipment with several independent technological lines which ensure flexibility and production efficiency The investment in the plant amounts to BGN 140 million Its construction started at the end of 2019 and despite the severe situation with the COVID pandemic it did not stop and was completed in 4 years That period saw the implementation of the design delivery and installation of the equipment tests and obtaining all the permits to carry out the activity The plant has a certificate of good production practice from the Bulgarian Food Safety Agency (BFSA) The facility has a total area of ​​12,000 sq.m. are clean rooms with different sanitary categorizations Separate independent zones have been formed for the production of egg vaccines There is a specialized area for the sterile filling of injection vials Modern inspection and analysis laboratories have been built and equipped for quality control of the production process and the finished products The production conditions even meet the standards for the production of human vaccines although Huvepharma specializes in medical products for animals That is why the vaccines that will be produced in Razgrad will be used for industrial animal husbandry - for poultry Vaccine strains and technologies were developed in the research and development laboratory in Peshtera during the construction of the plant The only steps left to complete are the release of pilot validation batches and the completion of product files and sales license issuance There are plans to reach regular production levels in 2 years fully integrated global pharmaceutical company with a focus on the development manufacture and marketing of human and veterinary products The company is a global leader in the field of coccidial products Huvepharma reaches the markets through its own subsidiaries and sales organizations in 25 countries and regions such as the USA as well as through specialized distributors in other markets This sales and marketing network facilitates the company's products and services to reach customers in over 100 countries worldwide A protest is planned for today - April 12th due to the tragedy in which a truck swept away a car and killed 12-year-old Siyana on the Pleven-Lukovit road traffic will be redirected via a bypass route Drivers will pass through the road junction “Dolni Dabnik Bypass“ on road II-13 from where they will continue on road III-306 Knezha - Cherven Bryag – Lukovit and at Lukovit they will return back to the I-3 Pleven - Botevgrad road The traffic will be regulated by teams of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Drivers can also use the II-35 Pleven - Lovech road as an alternative route Travelers can deviate from the I-3 Byala - Botevgrad road at the “Grivitsa“ junction and continue along the Pleven - Lovech road until it joins the I-4 Sofia - Varna road The “Road Infrastructure“ Agency appeals to drivers to drive carefully and not to undertake risky overtaking that endangers the safety of all other travelers All citizens and transport companies can receive information about the current traffic situation from the RIA website - www.api.bg as well as at any time of the day by calling 0700 130 20 at RIA The main priority is to make progress on the construction of the highway network the resigned regional minister Andrey Tsekov told bTV The priority is the western transport axis connecting Vidin with the Greek border at the Kulata border checkpoint Foreign Minister Georg Georgiev has left for Washington where he will participate in the Munich Leaders Meeting (May 5-7 The forum is organised by the Munich Security Conference The foundation Unity- Kočani has sent an open letter to key Bulgarian institutions expressing gratitude for the support and humanitarian assistance provided by Bulgaria after the tragedy of the fire at a nightclub in Kočani The foreign ministers of Bulgaria and Greece Georg Georgiev and Giorgos Gerapetritis signed a joint declaration on the use of the waters of the river Arda on 2 May the BNR reports citing an announcement published by the Greek Foreign Ministry.. people will be able to withdraw money  from ATMs only in the new currency according to the website of the Bulgarian. helicopters of the Bulgarian Air Force will fly at low altitude over Sofia in preparation for a military parade marking the Day. The Bulgarian student teams that participated in the European Olympiad of Experimental Sciences EOES 2025 in Zagreb have returned with. english@bnr.bg