Good evening. Here is theWednesday, October 25 edition of Today in Slovakia - the main news of the day in less than five minutes Former Prosecutor General Dobroslav Trnka has died at the age of 59, the tabloid daily Nový Čas reported. His passing was confirmed to the daily by his wife Trnka lost his battle with cancer on Wednesday the National Crime Agency (NAKA) charged Trnka with abuse of authority over the release of notorious convicted fraudster Jozef Majský from custody in 2004 Trnka issued a written instruction to release Majský despite protests from two Košice prosecutors who oversaw Majský's prosecution He was also charged in the Glance House case Trnka intervened in the case by allowing the transfer of the Glance House apartment building 11 years ago despite the fact that the Special Prosecutor's Office had blocked the transfer And in July 2022, the then Bratislava I District Court stopped the criminal prosecution against the Trnka for concealing a recording known as 'Gorilla' revealing alleged extensive corruption in high politics The court reclassified his actions from a crime to a misdemeanour the matter was already past the statute of limitations Trnka is believed to have had access to the recording between 2007 and 2014 Trnka served as Prosecutor General from 2004 to 2011 Bratislava: Bratislava started regulated parking in another part of the Ružinov borough Automotive: It is time for drivers to switch their cars to winter tires again Finance: Slovakia is becoming a more risky country for investors and its borrowing has become more expensive If you like what we are doing and want to support good journalism, buy our online subscription with no ads and a print copy of The Slovak Spectator sent to your home in Slovakia One of Slovakia's strange tongues is the Spiš dialect The Spiš region lies to the east and south of the High Tatras mountain range and includes the cities Kežmarok Spišská Nová Ves and Gelnica Here's how you could impress Spiš natives What did Mozart's music really sound like? And what was the cultural environment of Prešpork (Bratislava) in the 18th century? These are some of the questions organisers asked while working on the latest edition of the Mozart Festival The music festival will kick off in Bratislava on Friday, October 27, and runs into November Tickets are available here "Today you are not only taking over power, today you are also taking over, naturally, responsibility. For the republic, for its people," saidPresident Zuzana Čaputová after she appointed the new government led by Smer leader Robert Fico Hlas leader and ex-PM Peter Pellegrini was elected Slovakia's new speaker of parliament replacing Boris Kollár (Sme Rodina) Several municipalities in Slovakia will increase local taxes and fees from next year confirmed the chair of the Association of Cities and Municipalities of Slovakia (ZMOS) and the mayor of Partizánske the autumn holidays for primary and secondary school pupils begin The OĽaNO movement, led by ex-PM Igor Matovič, has changed its name to Slovensko (Slovakia) The party changed its name seven times between 2015 and 2023 In addition to a group of police investigators, National Crime Agency Director Ľubomír Daňko has also been granted the whistleblower status. Daňko used to investigate the criminal cases linked to the Smer party. (SME) produced 600 million components earlier this week It will be used for the production of a fully electric car in Wolfsburg Former defence minister Jaroslav Naď will be an advisor to the Czech Defence Minister Jana Černochová. (ČT 24) WEATHER FOR THURSDAY: Expect cloudy skies, rain or showers in some places. Daytime highs of 19°C are forecast. (SHMÚ) If you have suggestions on how our news overview can be improved you can reach us at editorial@spectator.sk Follow The Slovak Spectator on Facebook and Instagram (@slovakspectator) Andy French from Lions Club of Looe joined members to deliver an ambulance and two other vehicles to Ukraine LOCAL Looe volunteers including members of Lions Club of Looe recently returned from delivering an ambulance and two other vehicles to Ukraine, writes Andy French from Lions Club of Looe. All three were full of medical aid, clothing and supplies desperately needed by Ukrainians, many of whom have been made homeless by the war and have been able to salvage very few belongings, if any at all. Andy French and Tim Johnson, both from Looe Lions, travelled to Ukraine with Kim Campbell and Mark Kendall, who have made the trip to Poland and Ukraine delivering humanitarian aid numerous times before. Their trip took around 10 days with a 2,200 mile drive there, before flying back. None of this would have been possible without the fantastic support of local businesses and the community in Looe and the surrounding area, as well as The Lions Club of Looe, through sponsorship of the ambulance and donations of money, clothes and supplies. The volunteers heard heartbreaking stories and saw sights that showed the plight of many in Ukraine. They are a proud people but so very grateful for the aid; to know that people far away are thinking of them and they are not forgotten. Visiting one of the hospitals caring for soldiers, the volunteers met many casualties who are physically injured but also mentally scarred by their experiences. They have very little in the way of personal belongings and many are now homeless as their homes have been destroyed. Included with the humanitarian aid were some forty shoe boxes filled with toiletries, socks, underwear and sweets, as a small personal gesture to the injured soldiers; they were delighted to receive these and the sweets made their faces really light up. The hospital had requested exercise equipment for the recovering soldiers. This too was sourced and delivered and we have seen footage of it being used. The hospital itself is pretty grim and overcrowded with only basic facilities, unsurprising in such circumstances, but the exercise equipment will help. The soldiers built the gym in the exercise yard themselves using materials funded by a local charity. Building the gym and using the donated equipment has been and will be very beneficial to their mental as well as physical health. The next trip to deliver aid will be in October or November. This is very much dependent on the support and donations received from our community. The winters in Ukraine are very cold, and with the Russians targeting power supplies there will be a need for warm clothes and bedding as well as the usual medical and aid supplies. If you can help, please visit www.aid2ukraine.org and select the ‘how to help’ menu option. Comments Tel: 01579 342174 [email protected]Follow us Further Links Owned or licensed to Tindle Newspapers Ltd | Independent Family-Owned Newspapers | Copyright & Trade Mark Notice & 2013 - 2025 You will also start receiving the Star's free morning newsletter The burned-out Mercedes prosecutors say was used in the assassination of Toronto mob boss Dobroslav (Bobby) Manchev A still from surveillance footage shows Dobroslav (Bobby) Manchev’s shooter in the parking lot near 3R Fitness Studio minutes before his assassination on March 18 A jury has found Joseph Paquet guilty of first-degree murder in the assassination of Toronto organized crime figure Dobroslav (Bobby) Manchev After less than a full day of deliberations, the jury also convicted Paquet, 51, of arson for destroying the getaway vehicle — a Mercedes SUV that led police to find Manchev’s killer by chance. As the jury foreperson read the decision Wednesday morning a gasp could be heard coming from Paquet’s family who looked on from the gallery at the downtown Toronto courthouse the families of Manchev and Paquet began to cry looking to their loved ones for support as Superior Court Justice Peter Bawden wrapped up proceedings Paquet shot Manchev through the back of the head on March 18 in the parking lot of R3 Fitness Studio in Scarborough the jury heard that Paquet fled the scene on foot before getting into the passenger side of a black Mercedes The Mercedes was later spotted by a Toronto police detective constable Police surveilled the house and the vehicle until they saw Paquet and two other men drive it to Summerville Park Crown prosecutor Julie Battersby argued that Paquet committed arson to cover up his connection to the Manchev’s murder Evidence identifying Paquet as the shooter included photos and videos of him wearing a sweatshirt and shoes matching those worn by the shooter videos comparing his gait to that of the shooter and videos of him driving the Mercedes to and from his home in the days following the murder you don’t necessarily need all the pieces before you know what the picture is,” Battersby said in her closing statement “When you stand back and look at this particular puzzle Juries are not required to explain how they came to their verdict but the guilty finding means they rejected the defence argument that Paquet was not identifiable as the gunman defence lawyer Andrew Vaughan said that he believes Paquet intends to appeal the verdict “There were several people involved; I didn’t think it was clear that he was the shooter,” Vaughan said He noted there were several pretrial rulings he disagreed with that shaped the trial Paquet’s defence team argued that the gunman’s face mask hoodie and gloves made it difficult to identify his face in video footage Vaughan also argued that the three individuals observed by police in connection to the murder all have a similar height and build to the shooter Before he was led out of the courtroom in handcuffs telling them that he loved them and to be strong “It’s very disappointing to his family,” Vaughan said “He has a huge family … a lot of people who came to support him and still support him.” who waited in the courthouse late into Tuesday night awaiting the verdict the decision comes after nearly four years of uncertainty Manchev was a convicted mobster something that was not mentioned at trial or told to the jury he was sentenced to six years in prison in 2001 for being part of a crime ring with former Toronto police constable Darin Cooper He also drew the focus of a nine-month police operation called “Project Betrayal” in 2008, which resulted in charges against Manchev and 24 other individuals and the seizure of guns and passports. At the time, Manchev was charged with impersonating a police officer, forgery and possession of a prohibited weapon. A sentencing hearing is scheduled for Feb. 1, 2024. Paquet faces a mandatory life sentence with no chance of parole for 25 years. Your browser is out of date and potentially vulnerable to security risks.We recommend switching to one of the following browsers: Account processing issue - the email address may already exist Your account has been registered, and you are now logged in. Invalid password or account does not exist Submitting this form below will send a message to your email with a link to change your password. An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the email address listed on your account. I could’ve been somebody …” —Terry Malloy (Marlon Brando) Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience Don't have an account? Create Account Dobroslav “Bulgarian Bobby” Manchev was smart We apologize, but this video has failed to load.Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team.Play VideoArticle contentA pal reckons that with his smarts and work ethic or some other arm of corporate Canada where the stealing is done with a briefcase instead of a gun the 51-year-old career criminal was shot to death in Scarborough His pal told the Toronto Sun he met Manchev at a Queen St “Bobby was built like a pit bull and at the time wanted to be a wrestler His family was from Bulgaria and he had that tough Eastern European mindset,” his friend said asking not to be identified for fear of repercussions His family owned the Sophia Cafe in Cabbagetown and a number of houses in the vicinity The target was luxury cars and he was a “superb” driver Your noon-hour look at what's happening in Toronto and beyond By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc The next issue of Your Midday Sun will soon be in your inbox Interested in more newsletters? “Bobby drove like a pro and he was only in his late teens afraid of nothing,” the friend said with a laugh adding that Manchev was once the biggest car thief in the country they weren’t illegal — only if you were trafficking in them,” the friend said adding that their unlikely supplier was an elderly Toronto lawyer time ran out when he was arrested for trafficking in the early 1990s the man straightened his life out and never looked back kept moving up the ladder in the southern Ontario underworld he was last mentioned in the Toronto Sun in 2008 for drugs and gun trafficking running his criminal ring out of a cafe in Greektown Cops called him the mastermind of the operation he went down for six-and-a-half years for running a robbery gang that included disgraced Toronto cop Darin Cooper Cooper and their associates used police-issue uniforms and vehicles to rob fellow drug traffickers James MacSween described Manchev as “sophisticated … His co-accused was an ex-Toronto Police officer he has working knowledge how police operate and whatnot.” And the wily criminal had another ace up his sleeve that he didn’t get to play: He was ready to go on the lam back to Bulgaria A freezer in his home contained $50,000 in cash Manchev’s old friend wasn’t shocked his life ended in a hail of bullets “I was surprised he lasted this long,” the man said Charged with first-degree murder in Manchev’s slaying is Joseph Paquet The accused killer only pops up in connection to the Manchev murder He doesn’t appear to be a star in the criminal milieu bhunter@postmedia.com transmission or republication strictly prohibited This website uses cookies to personalize your content (including ads), and allows us to analyze our traffic. 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By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy You can manage saved articles in your account February 25 (TASR) – The US Department of State on Thursday banned former Slovak prosecutor-general Dobroslav Trnka and his son Jakub from entering the United States the reason being their involvement in significant corruption according to the website of the US State Department “In his official capacity as the prosecutor-general of Slovakia Trnka was involved in corrupt acts that undermined the rule of law and the Slovak public’s faith in their government’s democratic institutions and public processes,” reads Blinken’s statement Blinken stressed that the decision in question had been issued solely on the basis of the US Department of State This step does not seek to prejudge or influence ongoing or future Slovak legal proceedings involving Trnka Foreign officials and their family members who are publicly designated by the US Secretary of State as directly or indirectly involved in corruption lose their right to enter the United States In addition to the designation of former prosecutor-general Trnka the state secretary also publicly designated his son Blinken stressed that this designation reaffirms U.S commitment to combating corruption in Slovakia The United States continues to stand with the people of Slovakia in their fight against corruption the US State Department will continue to use these authorities to promote accountability for corrupt actors in this region and globally and the information within may be out of date Toronto police are investigating a suspicious death outside a Scarborough building Wednesday night Police said that they responded to a call for a medical complaint in front of 51 Comstock Rd. It is reported that the officers located the man with “obvious signs of trauma.” Paramedics performed CPR but the man died at scene The man has been identified as Dobroslav “Bobby” Manchev Manchev was sentenced to six years in prison in 2001 for being part of a crime ring in which members pretended to be police officers on drug raids and then robbed and threatened various drug dealers in an attempt to raise money to import ecstasy from Europe Police are still investigating the cause of death and wish to speak with anyone in the area of 51 Comstock Road on Wednesday evening Anyone with information is asked to contact the police at 416-808-7400 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-8477 Submitting this form below will send a message to your email with a link to change your password An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the email address listed on your account Search87-Y-O Ukrainian Man May Break Guinness World Record of Having Largest Family With 346 MembersThe Christian Post To enjoy our website, you'll need to enable JavaScript in your web browser. 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Please upgrade your browser to improve your experience 2018The Semenyuks gather together for a family picture | YouTube courtesy of News MediaAn 87-year-old man in the Ukraine has a large family Pavel Semenyuk, a retired construction worker who resides in the village of Dobroslav in the Odessa Oblast province of southwestern Ukraine, is looking to claim the Guinness World Record for having the largest family on the planet, the Daily Mail reports It was reportedly Semenyuk's dream to have a big family and that has been realized Semenyuk's family is made up of 346 living members 203 great grandchildren and three great-great grandchildren shed light on what it's like to have such a big family when birthdays or weddings are about to take place they cook up large pots of food to feed everyone Many of the men in the Semenyuk family work in the construction business just like the patriarch and they sometimes build new homes for their family members who are getting married The younger members of the Semenyuk clan also see plenty of familiar faces when they go to school as 30 of the children attend the same local school Semenyuk admits that he has a hard time remembering the names of everyone in his family but he can still recall the names of the older members while the youngest was only 2 weeks old by the time the head of the National Register of Records dropped by to recognize the family as the largest one in the Ukraine Vetrova believes that the Semenyuks have a "good chance" to set a new Guinness World Record for being the largest family Vetrova referenced a 192-member family in India as being the current record-holder The Indian family Vetrova referred to is the one headed by a man known as Mr Ziona's family has increased in size since then While the Semenyuks have a chance to establish a new Guinness World Record for family size, they might have a harder time beating the record for the largest family reunion That record is held by the Porteau-Boileve family which set it back in 2012 when 4,514 members gathered together for the reunion Help keep The Christian Post free for everyone By making a recurring donation or a one-time donation of any amount you're helping to keep CP's articles free and accessible for everyone Hope you’ll give us another try and check out some other articles. Return to homepage. Toronto police report death of well-known organized crime figure Manchev was a well-known organized crime figure in 2008 Toronto police are investigating a suspicious death outside a Scarborough building Wednesday night Police said that they responded to a call for a medical complaint in front of 51 Comstock Rd. Manchev was sentenced to six years in prison in 2001 for being part of a crime ring in which members pretended to be police officers on drug raids The regional court turned down the original decision of the disciplinary commission returning the prosecutor known for the Glance House scandal to his original spot Dobroslav Trnka will keep his prosecutor post after the Bratislava Regional Court cancelled the decision of the disciplinary committee on April 24 The committee wanted him to take off his gown due to the Glance House case The court explained its verdict by saying that Trnka’s fate was decided by the wrong disciplinary senate The whole case will now return to the General Prosecutor’s Office It will become effective after it is delivered The disciplinary commission of the General Prosecutor’s Office first decided on Trnka’s removal from the prosecutor’s post on November 29 the Bratislava Regional Court cancelled the decision in December 2014 and ordered the commission to deal with the case The Commission’s new members confirmed the strictest punishment for Trnka in April 2015 Then his file lay around at the court for nearly three years The proceeding was launched only after the Sme daily inquired about the case in early 2018 wrote that it would check why it took so long to decide on Trnka The court’s president meanwhile launched a disciplinary action against the judge responsible for the matter proposing to reduce her salary by 50-70 percent for three to 12 months The Glance House case concerns the ownership rights dispute over the residential complex in Bernolákovo Though any actions concerning the residential complex were blocked by the Special Prosecutor’s Office in 2012 enabled the transfer of the building to the Gapeja company While Svitek lost his job and is currently facing charges for abusing the public official’s powers no crime is mentioned in Trnka’s case The building itself stalled in legal disputes in the meantime In late December 2016 the court announced its bankruptcy which financed the project in the beginning the flats are still part of the bankruptcy estate of Gapeja A video proves ex-general prosecutor Dobroslav Trnka and Marian Kočner were a good team Marian Kočner is placing a camera in the office of former general prosecutor while Trnka himself is present in the room This is one of the images shown in a video published by the Czech Center for Investigative Journalism (CCIZ) on its YouTube channel The video is only one of a few that are part of the case file on the murder of journalist Ján Kuciak and his fiancée Martina Kušnírová who served as the general prosecutor between 2004 and 2011 still works at the General Prosecutor's Office despite media-published information that suggests he accepted bribes and committed corruption while in office The rest of this article is premium content at Spectator.skSubscribe now for full access Immediate access to all locked articles (premium content) on Spectator.sk Special weekly news summary + an audio recording with a weekly news summary to listen to at your convenience (received on a weekly basis directly to your e-mail) PDF version of the latest issue of our newspaper Access to all premium content on Sme.sk and Korzar.sk © 2025 Time, Belgrade. 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Or sign-in if you have an account A 47-year-old man gunned down in an underground parking garage on the Danforth late Tuesday was a longtime Hells Angels member and no stranger to run-ins with the law Toronto Police said Harry Lainas was found on the ground in the garage beneath 2301 Danforth Ave. We apologize, but this video has failed to load.Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team.Play VideoArticle contentHe had suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced deceased at the scene “It clearly appears to be a targeted shooting,” Toronto Police Det.-Sgt The investigation into the city’s ninth murder of the year — the fourth deadly shooting in three days — is in its early stages Lainas was among 25 suspects arrested by York Regional Police in a 2008 investigation known as Project Betrayal which targeted an alleged crime ring accused of impersonating police officers while committing a series of armed robberies in and around the GTA described the alleged organized crime group as “sophisticated” and “dangerous.” The group allegedly operated out of a Greektown restaurant dubbed “The office.” After nine months of investigating and intercepting 50,000 phone calls cops moved in and rounded up the suspected crew members They also seized body armour stamped with “Police,” handcuffs was shot to death in Scarborough 11 months ago a member of the Hells Angels Simcoe chapter was allegedly nabbed with a kilogram of cocaine and charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking The outcome of the outlaw biker’s charge was not immediately known Lainas was one of numerous young men — believed to be members of the Danforth Village Posse street gang — charged with attempted murder and other offences after a vicious brawl at at a nightclub called Limelight The group was allegedly booted from the club after a dispute over a woman and returned the next night armed with bats and pipes to seek revenge The outcome of Lainas’ charges following that incident was also not immediately known cdoucette@postmedia.com Dobroslav 'Bobby' Manchev shot dead on March 18 A Toronto man has been arrested and charged in connection with the death of Dobroslav “Bobby” Manchev On Wednesday, March 18 at 8:45 p.m., officers responded to a medical call in front of 51 Comstock Rd., near Warden and Eglinton avenues in Scarborough they found a man with obvious signs of trauma The victim was later identified as 51-year-old Dobroslav “Bobby” Manchev of Toronto He has been charged with one count of first-degree murder He was scheduled to appear in court on Monday Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-7400, or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-8477 or online at 222tips.com Two of West Midlands Police's "most wanted" men have been jailed for committing nearly 70 burglaries which targeted the elderly and vulnerable Dobroslav Gabor and Marek Balog committed 68 "devastating" burglaries across Sandwell and Birmingham in just four months from July 23 to November 7 They have now pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit the burglaries as well as an aggravated burglary on a vulnerable 81-year-old man in West Bromwich Despite having been arrested for previous burglaries and released on bail the pair walked into the pensioner's house after he had left his front door open as he was awaiting a visit from his carers The man questioned them for being in his home and they hit him knocking him to the ground and threatening him with a knife Gabor and Balog stole money from their victim's pockets and prized his wedding ring from his finger - a ring he had worn for nearly 60 years The elderly man managed to press his emergency alarm for help who locked him in a room and unplugged his phone line The man was taken to hospital for his injuries and his health deteriorated would brazenly walk into people’s homes and were known to climb onto roofs to get in via open windows They also posed as workmen and offered services such as cleaning driveways to gain access as well as electrical items and sentimental jewellery victims and their neighbours worked together to gather information and were able to get hold of Balog's ID card which was sent to detectives Gabor was identified as being the second half of the crime duo as fingerprints left at the scene of a burglary on Midland Close were found on the police database following a knife offence earlier that year officers were able to widen their intelligence and property searches to try and trace them Gabor was arrested in October after a woman saw him using her bank card in a shop in Handsworth only a day after it was stolen in a burglary at her home The 26-year-old was charged with burglary and was later released by Birmingham Magistrates Court the crime duo continued to commit burglaries across the region including the aggravated burglary on the 81-year-old man in West Bromwich They also stole money from the pocket of a man asleep in his Lozells home and raided the house of a deaf man who was unable to hear them smashing their way into his house Gabor and Balog also targeted a Birmingham temple twice Following a painstaking investigation to track them down West Midlands launched a public manhunt and released their images on social media Balog was quickly arrested whilst committing a burglary in Cheshire and Gabor was arrested just days later at his property in Windermere Road where he was found hiding under a fence panel pleaded guilty to aggravated burglary and conspiracy to commit 67 burglaries Yesterday Balog pleaded guilty to the same offences and was jailed for 14 years and 10 months said: "Gabor and Balog targeted people in their homes at a time when the country was under huge lockdown restrictions But these men broke in and took that from them sentimental items and made people really fearful to sleep in their own beds with so many offences and different strands I am so pleased to finally see these two men being jailed for their crimes it leaves such a devastating lasting effect on people I want to thank all of our victims and the wider public for their co-operation and I hope that this outcome provides some comfort to the families I have worked so closely with over the last few years.” who was a victim in one of their burglaries said: "I am glad some proper justice has been had It is a shame that my dad isn't around to hear this as he would have been really happy with this." Current GP Jaromír Čižnár will not suspend his predecessor A 2014 audio file describes how former General Prosecutor Dobroslav Trnka allegedly attempted to blackmail Jaroslav Haščák in relation to the 2011 political corruption-related Gorilla scandal Almost a year since the police retained the recording from 2014 between Trnka and Marian Kočner they are preparing to hear the former general prosecutor The General Prosecutor’s Office allowed him to speak to investigators last week “All requests by an investigator for the removal of Trnka’s confidentiality have been complied with which shows the absolute cooperation of the General Prosecutor with police investigators,” Andrea Predajňová a spokesperson for the General Prosecutor’s Office said Kočner, accused of ordering journalist Ján Kuciak’s murder, is believed to have made the 2014 recording, which the Denník N daily has obtained The audio file is now being studied by experts The Gorilla Case has not been resolved properly because Trnka was not stripped of his confidentiality until recently “The National Criminal Agency (NAKA) have not been able to hear an important witness for confidentiality reasons until,” the police said The Central District Court accepted the recommendation by Advocate Dorit Levy Tyller special manager for InSight Biopharmaceuticals to sell the company's activity and assets to Estonian company PharmaEstica Manufacturing and its Israeli partner which operates from the Science Park in Rehovot Naim Tamari (the sole shareholder in the company before it was sold) The company develops and produces drugs - mostly generic versions of drugs for treating chronic inflammations The company has unique capabilities in biosimilars - biological drugs InSight Biopharmaceuticals sells its products to other companies One of the company's main customers recently abandoned it which had a major negative impact on InSight Biopharmaceuticals' business and caused its financial collapse Levy Tyller was appointed temporary liquidator for the company after 36 of its 60 employees submitted a petition for the company's liquidation asserting that Insight Biopharmaceuticals was insolvent The liquidation petition also asserted that the company owed an estimated NIS 3.5 million in rent alone The selection of the buyer was made after the Estonian company submitted a substantially higher bid than the one submitted by its competitor which wanted to acquire only Insight Biopharmaceuticals' generic Copaxone activity for NIS 5.8 million Melamed is a former president of generic vaccinations company SciGen, sold to US biomed company Opko Health Inc. (NYSE: OPK; TASE: OPK) He was also a fertility researcher at Bar Ilan University where he helped develop male fertility drugs and founded two other biomedical startups The price for the InSight Biopharmaceuticals acquisition includes the right to use the company's name and intellectual property The bid was submitted through Advocate Mor Nardia Published by Globes [online], Israel Business News - www.globes-online.com - on July 18 © Copyright of Globes Publisher Itonut (1983) Ltd The data for the year 2023 show a serious increase in the number of people employed in the industry compared to 2022 enables highly specialized experts from third countries /outside the EU/ to move to work in Community countries the deadlines for issuing a Blue Card in Bulgaria continue to make our country uncompetitive on the European labour market:‎ "What made it difficult for us and continues to make it difficult for us is that in Bulgaria the blue card is issued in 4-6 months while in Germany and Poland this procedure takes 4 weeks When we compete with these countries for attracting talent from outside But we also have a considerable number of people from the EU attracted to Bulgaria as a place to build a career The main problem in this case is neither the salary nor the conditions of our career development companies but rather whether we advertise and position ourselves well - there is a need for a state policy that should not advertise our country only as a vacation spot but we should position Bulgaria as a place where people are welcome with their families and where there are good conditions for making a career This is something that our country must develop as a policy that is why we have been proposing for a long time that the Investment Agency be renamed the Investment and Talent Agency Because to transfer 1,000 such specialists to Bulgaria from another place is equivalent to finding a large investor for the creation of a factory the trend of shortage of personnel for the IT sector in Bulgaria is expected to persist.‎ The whole economy is moving towards an extremely high technological level which means that more and more such people will be needed because of the global economic crisis that is swirling through last year we're not an island and it's bound to affect us so there's a slight cooling in this market that will affect us next year But in the long term nobody should be fooled that these people will ever be enough for us," Dimitrov predicts.‎ School is the first step where the training of personnel for the IT sector begins "Trends develop too quickly for an educational institution to always keep up with the times that's why knowledge and technologies develop in companies," explains the expert and advises those wishing to make a living in the sector to start work as soon as possible study at university alongside What is happening to Bulgarian students in high-tech academic fields It turns out that almost everyone manages to start a good career in their homeland "This is also one of the reasons to declare that we are the most socially responsible sector" - points out Dobroslav Dimitrov ‎"People in our sector are not looking for employment abroad there is a net return of people from abroad to Bulgaria Our compatriots who graduate from Western universities return to pursue a career here," he says it should be sought beyond financial incentives- it is in the profession itself For a curious person who likes to upgrade and grow it is the reason why a person stays long-term in such a profession but also the salary is not a small part of the decision."‎ It is of key importance for the digitization of the Bulgarian economy that software specialists reach 100,000-150,000 but help make the environment for living and working here more attractive Based on an interview of Spas Krainin from BNR's Horizon channel The Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) has again reduced the key interest rate in the country This is the eighth consecutive month of a decrease in. An analysis by the Ministry of Economy and Industry shows that in 2024 Bulgaria's trade with the United States accounted for 1.7% of the country’s total trade volume making up 2.6% of total exports and imports from the U.S.. Around 4 billion euros in debt have been raised from international markets through two bond issues The amount was raised through issues of 9-year and 13-year bonds – marking the country’s first entry into the. english@bnr.bg Toronto police’s homicide unit is investigating after a man was found dead in Scarborough Police say they were called for a medical complaint at Comstock Road and Warden Avenue just before 9 p.m A man with obvious injuries was found in a nearby building Police tape surrounded a fitness and personal training studio in the area but police have not said where the incident occurred His death was deemed suspicious and the homicide unit has taken over the investigation The victim has been identified as Dobroslav “Bobby” Manchev There has been no suspect information has been made available WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Mark Carney will have to navigate a delicate balance during his first in-person meeting with Donald Trump today A planned peaceful vacation has spiralled into a prolonged two-month ordeal for Ontario man David Bennett who remains stranded in the Dominican Republic despite having all criminal charges against him.. 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A Canadian man arrested on vacation has been proven innocent Melissa Nakhavoly with why he is still being held in the Dominican Republic Warmer temperatures but showers are expected on-and-off for the next few days Meteorologist Natasha Ramsahai has your seven-day forecast Ontario Premier Doug Ford calls on Prime Minister Mark Carney to prioritize a list of projects including the proposed Highway 401 tunnel a mentally ill man who was killed in an Ontario prison is calling out the provincial government over the lack of correctional reform listen to NewsRadio Toronto live anytime and get up-to-the-minute breaking-news alerts weather and video from CityNews Toronto anywhere you are – across all Android and iOS devices Reports in Serbian media have stated that a Belgrade based company named “Napred” (Serbian for “forward) owned by a businessman named Dobroslav Bojovic had acquired the majority of shares of Energoprojekt a giant of Serbian construction industry Bojovic has publically thanked the shareholders for selling their stock but also lauded those who kept their shares for “showing faith in Energoprojekt system” The company has traditionally been the largest construction corporation in former Yugoslavia and Serbia operating in numerous countries on five different continents Its current assets are estimated at EUR140m a share in Belgrade Hyatt hotel and claims of EUR9m for completed projects The current acquisition of Energoprojekt would not have required too much thought and analytical attention had it not been for numerous regulatory problems concerning securities trade in Serbia that surfaced during the process Dobroslav Bojovic entered the waters of private entrepreneurship in the late 1980’s He bought his first shares of Energoprojekt in 2006 He previously bought another construction giant first buying only 3.25 per cent of shares in 2003 and later 21.82 per cent before emerging as the majority owner in 2006 In 2011 he set up another company of a similar name Napred Razvoj transferring much of the business from Napred into this newfound enterprise which he finally used to buy shares of Energoprojekt There are more than 20 companies currently operating that are tied to the name of this controversial businessman whose worth is estimated at EUR25m was marked with the transfer of construction rights for an elite New Belgrade location from the company onto a private firm called Trinity capital Energoprojekt previously acquired the location as a payoff for constructing the nearby Belgrade Arena Shortly afterwards Trinity was sold to a Swiss company named Jopag which old Energoprojekt management claimed was owned by Bojovic himself In 2010 Serbian government planned to sell its shares in Energoprojekt to a Canadian company Lavalin that previously cooperated with the Serbian enterprise in construction of the sulfuric acid factory in eastern Serbian mining complex of Bor The proposal failed due to stiff resistance from Energoprojekt’s management The biggest part of his shares in Energoprojekt Bojovic were bought from Danube pension insurance and an investment fund amassing around 25 per cent of total shares and thereby gaining right to bid for a majority ownership when Napred Razvoj bought 17 per cent of Energoprojekt shares hours before the official closing of the bids The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal made by Vladimir Milovanovic who requested a temporary halt on the bidding Napred Razvoj owned 24.5 per cent of shares Montinvest 5.17 per cent and Jopag 5.12 per cent A single share was worth 1501 Serbian dinars The entire management of Energoprojekt opposed the selling of the company had 27 532 shares that made him the 17th largest shareholder of over 6 000 He cashed in on his stock at the last moment expressing hope that relevant state institutions will halt the coming takeover The winning bid was judged as illegal and the price of a single share as inadequate The management of Energoprojekt submitted appeals to several different state institutions Administration for prevention of money laundering and Tax Administration Investigative Service The appeal claims that the new owner gained ownership of 568 835 shares on January 31st this year for a price lower than the official thus damaging the company and misrepresenting it’s value Despite further complaints lodged in by the company syndicate Securities commission has already denied the appeal declaring itself unauthorized to evaluate it Securities commission has determined that Bojovic gained the plurality of shares in the beginning of 2017 he had to lodge in his bid for buying the majority of shares and thus gaining the management rights in the next two days along with Montinvest Properties and Japag managed to amass 35.32 per cent of Energoprojekt’s shares when they declared their bid for the rest of the company stock (64.68 per cent) the Securities commission has made their previous transaction public The conclusion of the current Energoprojekt case may very well determine the overall state of Serbian financial market already severely damaged by defaulting of several banks larger stock brokers were damaged no less than small shareholders by putting their faith into reports that showed soon to be bankrupt entities as operating with a profit Deputy Prime Minister Zorana Mihajlovic called for protection of state interest in Energoprojekt stressing that the company is a part of every major infrastructural project in the country but government officials failed to even attempt to secure Serbia’s financial interest in the construction giant a London based business consultant and a former top level manager in the company stressed out the fact that official Belgrade has all the necessary means and resources to salvage Energoprojekt and failing to do so would make it an accomplice to the crime that is about to unfold He further added that small shareholders will be greatly affected in the short term once a private majority owner is established and long term annulment of such an effect may for many come too late or never a well-known stock broker and Serbian financial market analyst sees Energoprojekt’s case as more of a rule than an exception He points out that the last institutional attempt to prevent large scale stock market manipulation was made in 2003 when Securities Commission executive and Belgrade Stock Exchange director were relieved of their duties after wild oscillations of share prices for Apatin brewery that went from 24 000 dinars to 1350 in only a few hours After the irregularities were amended the price settled at RSD11,300 as well as the majority of small shareholders sold their stock This last attempt of an aggressive takeover is not the first in Energoprojekt’s history small shareholders accused the management of Sky Electronic of deliberately lowering the price of shares to the company The calls for more scrutiny and tighter regulation of Serbian financial market that were then heard are still unanswered to this day a former executive of Securities Commission are bleak The laws governing the exchange of stock are still attuned to large shareholders with the concentration of capital made easier than ever “Smaller shareholders are bound to suffer when regulation favors those who attack,” he concludes The question of state’s passivity in the case of Energoprojekt where it was until recently the largest individual share owner (with 3 671 205 shares) has raised a few questions a legal expert dealing with privatization and representing several associations of small shareholders regards this passivity as conspicuously unusual After the government failed to offer its shares thus saving Bojovic the trouble of paying a further EUR45m Pavlovic expects a hindsight surge of economic patriotism that may result in Energoprojekt getting new infrastructural contracts the planned public investment in energetics at a level of EUR1.3bn causes the most attention State’s share in Energoprojekt may very well be used to officially favor the newly privatized company in getting such lucrative deals leave little consolation to thousands of small shareholders who have already seen the price of their shares irretrievably plummet after a majority ownership of the company in question had been established Securities in Serbia have been turned into legal means of share price dumping and privatizing once successful economic entities far below their regular market price and a part-time economic journalist with corporate She has written papers on monetary and political economics and economic history of Serbia and the Balkans With an incredible 346 living family members a Ukranian man has applied for the Guinness World Record of the largest family on earth who lives in Dobroslav village in the south of Ukraine's Odessa Oblast region always wanted to have large happy family and his dreams got wings when his wife delivered 13 children ALSO READ: For Kylie Jenner, it's not a bed of roses but a bed of bananas The 87-year-old retired construction worker apparently considers himself extremely lucky to have a family of 13 kids 203 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren the family is undoubtedly a big happy family but it really gets difficult to remember all the names of the family members "I know the names of those who are older. But I often cannot remember the names of the young ones," Pavel told Daily Mail Pavel said that whenever one of the members gets a family the Semenyuk clan builds a new house for the newly-wed couple in the village all of them support each other and most of his sons grandsons and great-grandsons work in the construction business ALSO READ: Ranbir Kapoor's Sanju to be screened at Indian Film Festival of Melbourne The retired man said that be it birthdays or weddings every single occasion serves as a big event for the entire Semenyuk family 30 children of the family go to the local school for education has a gala time with the other members at home "We cook huge pots of food to celebrate our birthdays and weddings The women always help each other," Vira Semenyuk Pavel said that his family was recently recognised as Ukraine's largest family and all their names were registered in the local National Register of Records The Semenyuk family's name will be submitted to Guinness World Records Until now the world's largest family consisted of 192 members and was registered in India by Guinness World Records," Lana Vetrova the head of the National Register of Records said "The Semenyuks have a good chance to break that record."