has climbed one place in the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) rankings Last week Dimitrov took part in the Masters 1000 tournament in the Spanish capital Madrid Bulgaria’s junior group won all three gold medals at the 2025 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Cup in Baku (Azerbaijan) Bulgaria won the gold medal in the Senior Group Cross Battles at the 2025 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Cup in Baku (Azerbaijan) Danaya Atanasova and Viktoria Georgieva performed. english@bnr.bg HOT: » What kind of news would you like to see more of? Bulgarian weightlifter Karlos Nasar has been named the Best Weightlifter in the World for 2024 His accomplishments have placed him firmly at the pinnacle of the sport noting how significant the award is to him I have tried many times to win it but was unable to because of other outstanding weightlifters but now the moment has come when I succeeded," said the world record holder from Cherven Bryag He described the recognition as a major milestone in his career and thanked those who have supported him along the way Nasar recently received the Sports Icarus award further underscoring his remarkable achievements in 2024 he remains a leading contender for another honor: the title of "Athlete of the Year." This recognition marks a defining moment in Nasar's career affirming his status as a dominant figure in weightlifting His achievements not only highlight his exceptional talent but also place Bulgaria at the forefront of the global weightlifting scene We need your support so Novinite.com can keep delivering news and information about Bulgaria 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 Grigor Dimitrov advanced to the round of 16 at the Madrid Masters after securing a straight-sets win over Britain’s Jacob Fearnley Olympiacos made a strong start to the Euroleague playoffs with a convincing 84:72 victory over Real Madrid in the first game of their quarterfinal series On the latest episode of WWE Raw in Las Vegas Bulgarian wrestling star Miroslav Barnyashev Bulgaria will once again have a representative in the English Premier League Bulgaria secured second place in the overall medal standings at the European Acrobatics Championship in the age groups Bulgaria's Angel Rusev secured his fifth European weightlifting title 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 Additional materials have been included - protocols for searches and seizures From the end of March 2024 until 04.04.2025 one of whom a Member of Parliament in three consecutive National Assemblies have requested and accepted a gift in order to exercise influence over a public official in the conduct and awarding The state of our army and armed forces cannot be subject to political .. В навечерието на Деня на храбростта и празник на Българската армия 6 май се .. MRF - NEW BEGINNING proposes strict requirements and strict control for the use of scooters България и САЩ държат на нещо много важно - технологичната неутралност при производство на електроенергия Битовите потребители остават на регулирана цена Bulgaria is for open dialogue and a stable transatlantic partnership The main topics on the agenda of the meeting will be security and defense but I wouldn't enter a trench with our politicians Chief of the Haskovo Regional Department of the Interior had a "strongly indifferent and quite inadequate behavior" commented the case with Magdalena the expert The aggression of the youth today is more hostile следван от независимия Дан с 1 828 554 гласа и неочаквани реакцииRussia does not have the military and economic capacity to engage in a real war against the Old Continent the instilled fear leads to irrational thinking and unexpected reactions към РусияCritical point for Europe was the decision for full and unconditional .. The hundred days of the government of Rosen Zhelyazkov seem like a real detoxification We have reached a point where parties with single-digit results Television channels have long become brokers of the Distorted Truth не френски пианисти."People from television - the paradise - seem to be .. A total of 38,886 unemployed youth up to the age of 29 have so far been included in the activities of the "New Opportunity for Youth Employment" project under the Operational Program "Human Resources Development" 2014 - 2020 more than half - 20,951 youth - have remained at work with the same employer after subsidized employment ends The project is implemented by the Employment Agency and has a budget of BGN 161.3 million unemployed young people up to the age of 29 had the opportunity to do an internship for a period of 6 to 9 months to participate in on-the-job training with a mentor for a period of up to 6 months or to start work on the project for a period of up to 9 months The greatest interest in using the measure is found in the "Trade" "Technical service and repair of cars" and "Accounting and audit" sectors The largest number of young people are involved in internships and employment under the project in the municipalities of Nikola Kozlevo Activities under the "New opportunity for youth employment" project of the Employment Agency should end in September 2023 Support for unemployed youth will continue with a new project under the "Youth Employment +" measure which will be implemented with a budget of BGN 188 million under the "Human Resources Development" Program 2021 - 2027 a contract on the measure is expected to be signed between the Managing Authority of the "Human Resources Development" Program and the Employment Agency The main goal of "Youth Employment +" is to increase the competitiveness of unemployed and inactive youth aged 16 to 29 by facilitating their transition from education to employment At least 15,200 inactive and unemployed youth on-the-job training or subsidized employment For the first month of their inclusion in project activities the young people will be provided with funds for public transport to and from the workplace When concluding an open-ended employment contract with a young intern for a position that matches the intern's qualifications for the same or better remuneration employers will receive incentives equal to their insurance costs for the first 6 months of the contract Under the "Youth Employment +" measure young people will have the opportunity to participate in training for the acquisition of transferable and "soft" skills Carlos Nassar won the weightlifting tournament again " "Milen Dobrev" The event is being organized for the ninth time in Plovdiv and in memory of the great athlete Nassar was left without competition after collecting 478,369 points on the "Sinclair" system The Paris 2024 Olympic champion finished with a 400kg bout The 20-year-old weightlifter from Cherven Bryag made three successful attempts at throwing the graduate of Pavel Hristov started at 210 kg then managed 220 kg and gave up on his third attempt Stara Zagora) came second with 410,068 points and a fight of 299 kg (129+170) ahead of Dian Pamporjiev (Maritsa Plovdiv) with 405,470 points and 293 kg (128+165) Vasil Marinov from Atlas (Sliven) remained at the foot of the honors with 397.993 points and a 360 kg bout (165+195) the national Galya Shatova (Karlovo) earned the title with 270.423 points and a score of 205 kg (91+114) Serbian Tamara Arunovic came second with 254.942 and 200 kg (92+108 kg) ahead of Boyana Kostadinova (Maritsa) with 243.915 and 156 kg (71+85) The race was a dress rehearsal for the World Championships in Manama (Bahrain_ from December 4-14 the title was taken by the host representative Ivo Ibryam with 355.159 points and a fight of 283 kg (128+155) Jesus Kirilov (Hercules Sofia) placed second with 344.234 and 215 kg (97+118) ahead of Simeon Muskov (Maritsa) with 337.315 and 301 kg (131+170) The tournament in Plovdiv continues today with competitions for children up to 13 years old The youth competition is named after the legendary Plovdiv barbell coach - Gancho Karushkov This time in Plovdiv competitors from Romania The main sponsors are the Municipality of Plovdiv "Central Gaming Club" and dairy products Vanilla More news from Sport Natalia Kiselova announced that on April 16 she informed the representative of the people about the received request and the opportunity to become familiar with it and the accompanying materials  A new request from the interim Chief Prosecutor Borislav Sarafov has been submitted to the National Assembly asking for permission to initiate criminal proceedings against Mario Rangelov in pre-trial proceedings based on the report of the Commission for Combating Corruption and the prosecuting file of the Sofia City Prosecutor's Office announced this at the beginning of today's plenary session as reported by the Bulgarian Telegraph Agency (BTA)  Kiselyova informed that on April 16th 2025 she sent a letter to the member of parliament regarding the submitted request and the opportunity to review it and the attached materials the parliament refused to lift the immunity of Mario Rangelov upon request from interim Chief Prosecutor Borislav Sarafov. Mario Rangelov is a member of parliament from the parliamentary group APS the group announced that they will no longer support the ruling majority during the discussions on the vote of no confidence against the cabinet "Zhelyaskov" Husni Adem from the parliamentary group declared that they will support the vote of no confidence brought forward by 54 members of parliament from MUH    The cases against Mario Rangelov    This will be a second case against Rangelov after last year Borislav Sarafov requested his immunity due to a case of vote-buying in the recent elections he formed and led a group for buying votes it has been established that he organized the giving of 15,000 leva in Pleven and Koynare parliament refused to lift the immunity of Rangelov who was arrested for embezzlement of 400,000 leva and bribery of 20,000 leva  According to the new request for Rangelov's immunity investigators claim that he and his accomplice T.D received bribes on two separate occasions from a company representative in order to influence the awarding of two public tenders in schools in Cherven Bryag and Koynare   It all began in March of last year when the deputy received 10,000 leva to influence the awarding of a contract for the renovation of a sports hall for approximately 500,000 leva Rangelov and his accomplice received an additional 10,000 euros to exercise influence over a school director in Cherven Briag the two requested 7,200 leva from the power of attorney of the company which equaled 5% of the advance payment of 144,000 leva for a public procurement in Cherven Briag Rangelov also asked for half of the company's profit from this procurement in Cherven Briag the deputy and his accomplice acted the same way with another procurement initially requesting 5% of its value and then half of the profit from it with the condition being that they would exercise influence – in this case leader of the self-styled conservative Order married his girlfriend Galya Yancheva Sunday at the Rozhen Monastery in southwestern Bulgaria The festive ceremony took place in the presence of some 300 invitees who is 16 younger than the 40-year-old politician since meeting during an election campaign in Cherven Bryag for most of that time they chose to keep their relationship secret even from their closest relatives and friends the RZS leader stated that his wedding has nothing to do with the imminent campaign for presidential and municipal elections in the fall As part of his tumultous political carreer Yanev has been accused by former male political associates of sexual harassment According to a study conducted by the Confederation of Bulgarian Trade Unions (CITUB) and the Friedrich Ebert Foundation between July 15 and September 30 nearly 20% of employees in Bulgaria have reported At least 100 people were killed as a fire broke out during a wedding party in northern Iraq reported CNN citing the Iraqi state news agency INA has been convicted by a federal court in New York for attracting underage girls for sexual harassment by financier Jeffrey Epstein Former Victoria's Secret chief executive and marketing director has regularly made unwanted sexual advances toward the company’s models "Everyone wants positions – in regulatory bodies and ministries," he emphasized Bulgaria’s toll system now has the technical capability to track average vehicle speeds as announced by the National Toll Management following a meeting with Regional Development Minister Violeta Koritarova The income required to cover living expenses for a working individual and a three-member family with a child under 14 has remained almost unchanged compared to June according to an analysis by the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria (CI The Council of Ministers has adopted a resolution to set the minimum wage at 1,077 leva fire alerts are received from across Bulgaria answering a question whether he would apologize to the Bulgarian people for violating the Constitution 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 More news from Bulgaria with 45.2% of those aged 16–74 having bought goods or services via the internet in the past year The fourth edition of the LUNAR Festival of Lights in Sofia will illuminate 10,000 square meters of art across some of the city's most iconic buildings and public spaces from May 8 to May 11 The National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology forecasts that May will bring temperatures ranging from 2°C to 33°C across Bulgaria a trend that has persisted for over 30 years A Romanian family paid 3,084.60 leva (1,500 euros) for medical treatment at the Burgas University Hospital following a serious road accident