Burgas

Eight hours - a new record for flight from Sofia to Burgas for dozens of Bulgarian air passengers on Saturday, reported bTV .

People, including small children, have spent hours in the metropolitan airport and they didn't know when they would fly. After several times their flight had been postponed, they finally had to wait for the plane from Milan, which was also arriving late.

For the fifth time, Bulgaria's specialized court failed to proceed with the case of the terrorist attack at Burgas airport (Sarafovo). The case was again postponed on 19th of June because of irregular summoning of some of the Israeli citizens injured in the attack and one of the legal entities.

''The Regional Development Ministry has a commitment to the development of the sustainable urban mobility nationwide, Bulgarian municipalities can count on our support'', Minister Nikolay Nankov said, quoted  FOCUS News Agency.

The minister took part in a discussion as part of the contest Eco-municipality.

The Bulgarian Prosecutor's Office and the Directorate for Combating Organized Crime on 12h of june identified a supermodern greenhouse for growing marijuana in an apartment in the coastal city of Burgas, reported BNT.

Six people have been arrested on allegations of organized crime group for drug production and distribution.

The Bulgarian 'wolves' will depart on May 1 from the Soviet military monument in Sofia to join the tour, which follows the steps of the Red Army during WWII, the president of the Sofia Night Wolves Club, Dencho Zlatanov, said at a press conference on Thursday.

91 pre-trial proceedings for violations of the voting rights of citizens have been initiated in the country during the snap elections for the 44th Parliament, announced the Prosecutor's Office.

The greatest number of pre-trial proceedings have been initiated in Burgas, Veliko Tarnovo, Sofia and Varna.

Authorities have lifted the state of emergency in Burgas Region following a series of crashes that left traffic paralyzed along Trakia motorway and a bypass route leading to Burgas from central Bulgaria.

As many as ten villages in the municipalities of Burgas, Sredets and Aytos are still hard to access by car, public broadcaster BNR reports.

The airport of the coastal city of Burgas is due to reopen to flights on Saturday as some of the repair works are being finalized, its management says.

Work will continue on some infrastructure projects at the airport investment into which has topped BGN 12 M.

Its runways had to remain closed since October 31 as part of the investment project involved a massive repair.

The Bulgarian Black Sea city of Burgas started to use a new transport scheme on Saturday, which is part of the project ''Integrated Urban Transport of Burgas'', announced BNR.

New transport scheme includes new lines, changed routes and buses.

The head of a state-owned fisheries company has been appointed as chair of Bulgaria's Executive Agency of Fisheries and Aquaculture (EAFA), officials say.