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Sofia. The National Revenue Agency (NRA) has registered growth in turnover of businesses located in the Black Sea resorts in June 2018 compared to the same period last year, said the NRA.

There is heavy traffic on the borders with Greece, Serbia and Romania, according to Border Police data as of 2.00 pm. On Kalotina, there is heavy car traffic to Serbia. On Makaza and Kulata, many cars are travelling to Greece. On the border with Romania, there is heavy outbound traffic of trucks via Ruse and Vidin.

Bansko. The Bansko Opera Fest will open with a concert entitled Classic Meets ABBA, Magdalena Sotirova, organiser of the event, told Focus Radio - Pirin. The concert, which is a production of the State Opera - Stara Zagora and features Duo Mania as soloists, starts at 08:30 pm tonight. The best ABBA songs will be played in a classical arrangement.

Sofia. Two Bulgarians and a foreigner with a humanitarian status were detained in Svoge on August 20 for illegal migrant trafficking, the Ministry of Interior said. The police found 26 illegal migrants as part of the operation.

Sofia. 1,084,900 Bulgarians made tourist trips in the second quarter of 2018, 5.6% less compared to the same quarter of 2017, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said. The majority (77.7%) travelled only within the country, 17.5% did it only abroad, while 4.8% travelled both in the country and abroad.

Sofia. There is heavy traffic of trucks exiting Bulgaria through Danube Bridge and Danube Bridge 2 border checkpoints, according to information on the Border Police website as of 6:00 am this morning. At the borders with Serbia, Macedonia, Greece and Turkey traffic is normal at all checkpoints.

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Burgas. For this summer season we expect tourism growth of 5%, said Tourism Minister Nikolina Angelkova, who is in Burgas to attend a round table discussion on a project for 12 wine-culinary destinations, Focus Radio - Burgasreported.

Razgrad. Yesterday, a special anti-drug operation conducted under the supervision of Razgrad Regional Prosecutor's Office took place in Pchelina in the region of Razgrad, said the Ministry of the Interior. Two men aged 34 and 43, with a criminal record, were arrested, while selling drugs.

Sofia. In July 2018, the monthly inflation was 0.7%, while the annual inflation compared to July 2017 reached 3.5%, the National Statistical Institute (NSI)said.

Burgas. There is no threat to ecology or beach visitors after the fuel oil leak from the sunken ship near Sozopol, Burgas Governor Valcho Cholakov said at a briefing, Focus Radio has reported. The leak was reported on Friday, the maritime administration examined the situation on the site and put barriers.