News archive of June 2019

The Greek stock market completed its best six-month period in seven years on Friday, as the benchmark recorded fresh gains of more than 1 percent, although uncertainty set in at the 870-point mark. The main driver of this growth has been the banks index, which has jumped 83 percent since the start of the year.

The government has suddenly sprung into action, rushing to close the Afandou sale, clear the way for the Elliniko development and sell 30 percent of Athens International Airport.

We decided to send an invitation to North Macedonia for full membership in the Black Sea Economic Cooperation, said Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva who opened the 40th meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation.

The repair of the lanes for Plovdiv on the viaduct on the 20th kilometer of Trakia Motorway was completed three days ahead of schedule. The movement will be launched today at 4:30 pm, making it easier to travel during the coming weekend.
 

Students threw a smoke ball under the wagon of the station of the Serdika metro station. The police station and the fire department immediately arrived at the station.

Chief Prosecutor Sotir Tsatsarov has asked the justice minister, Danail Kirilov, to withdraw the Bulgarian citizenship of four people, the prosecution announced.
 

About 1,000 cases of child abuse are registered in 2019 by the Agency for Social Assistance. Most cases were registered in Sofia, Montana, Varna, Veliko Tarnovo. This was reported today by Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Policy Zornitsa Rusinova to the delegates of the two-day regional conference aimed at preventing and dealing with violence against children, the social ministry said.

The lowest temperatures in July will be between 10 and 15 degrees, and the highest temperatures between 36 and 41 degrees. This was announced by the astronomer Krasimir Stoev of the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (NIMH).

A 48-year-old woman died at the spot after being struck by lightning in the Rhodopes, Darik learned.

The information was confirmed by the head of the police in Smolyan, Senior Commissioner Nikolay Dimov.

The incident happened shortly after 2:00 pm in the Borinovo village of Madan.

Greece's biggest electricity utility Public Power Corp. (PPC) posted a wider loss on Friday for the first quarter, as higher costs for carbon emission rights and the sale of power to alternative producers at below-cost prices were hurting profit.