Lozenets

Sofia, the vibrant capital of Bulgaria, is experiencing a surge in its economic landscape, surpassing the average European standard of living, according to senior researcher Peter Ganev from the Institute for Market Economics.

A concerning breach of air quality standards has been raised by the civic platform, https://airsofia.info/, triggering a red flag for the city's air pollution crisis.

Reports indicate a startling doubling of pollution levels in various parts of Sofia, hitting a staggering 50 micrograms per cubic meter, way beyond acceptable limits.

Runoffs for mayor are looming this Sunday in most Sofia districts. En masse, they will be between the candidates of "We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria"-"Spasi Sofia" and those of GERB.

A day of mourning in Tsarevo in memory of the victims of the water disaster. Two victims have been confirmed so far. There is also information about three more people missing. As a sign of sympathy, the celebrations for September 6 have been canceled in Burgas and Primorsko.

Due to planned repair activities of "Bulgartransgaz" on the transmission gas pipeline - North DN 700 in the section of "Gorni Bogrov" - "Novi Iskar" until August 10, the supply of natural gas to TPP "Sofia", Heating Plant "Zemlyane" and Heating Plant "Lyulin" has been temporarily suspended.

There is a shortage of nurses and assistant educators in kindergartens and nurseries in Sofia, warns Mayor Yordanka Fandakova. She attended the opening ceremony of the construction of a new kindergarten, an extension of the 60th kindergarten, in the "Vitosha" metropolitan district.

Doctors from the Lozenets University Hospital will examine refugees from Ukraine free of charge.

From Monday, the hospital's medical staff will examine free of charge all victims of hostilities in Ukraine, as well as refugees who have left the country.

Bulgarian Hospital "St. Anna" will Examine Free of Charge Injured People from Ukraine

Sofia University has terminated all classes and internships for all specialties at the Faculty of Medicine.

The action is in protest against the decision of the Minister of Health Stoycho Katsarov to transform the Lozenets Hospital by merging it into the Children's Hospital "Prof. Ivan Mitev".

The caretaker government will replace the CEO of the Registry Agency Gabriela Kozareva. This was announced personally by Prime Minister Stefan Yanev in the cabinet's report on what has been done since he took over the government of the country.

There are reports of illegal practices and inpatient fraud in Pirogov emergency hospital. The inspection is underway there, as well as in other hospitals across the country. It has nothing to do with a purge, but there are several problems in the provincial and Sofia hospitals, caretaker deputy Minister of Health Dimitar Petrov said in the studio of Nova TV.