Bulgarian National Television

President Rumen Radev has vetoed the latest amendments to the Corporate Income Tax Act. Speaking to reporters, he said the Parliament has enough time to consider the veto and adopt the state budget for 2019 on time, the Bulgarian National Television reports.

British nutritionists made a list of food products whose consumption not only improves mood but also allows us to get rid of many diseases, including chronic, the Bulgarian National Television said.

The government proposes to the President to issue a decree appointing 10 new ambassadors. The decision was taken at a secret session of the Council of Ministers last Wednesday.
 

Sofia was another Bulgarian town where the rainy storm triggered a drama. Metro, malls, office buildings, shops, subways have been underwater this afternoon. Boulevards turned into rivers, the water at junctions was almost a meter in height, cars and buses from public transport flooded. The electricity was cut off in several neighborhoods.

A new report, Digital News Report 2018, a comparative study of news consumption in 37 countries, 25 in Europe, says the media in the Balkan countries it studied face political pressures, are sharply polarised and generally lack public trust.

Bulgaria: battlefield between Russia and West

Evaluations for the first three months of the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the EU are very high, Minister for the Bulgarian Presidency, Liliyana Pavlova, said on 11th of April. As top event of the Bulgarian presidency, she pointed the EU-Western Balkans meeting scheduled to take place in May.

The government pulled out proposed changes to the rules for disability assessment on 10th of April. The decision was announced by Bulgaria's Health Minister Kiril Ananiev following a meeting with Prime Minister Boyko Borissov in the presence of Deputy Prime Minister Tomislav Donchev, Finance Minister Vladislav Goranov and Social Minister Bisser Petkov.

Bulgaria's Prime Minister, Boyko Borissov, continues his visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina. PM was a special guest to the 21st International Economic Fair in Mostar. The exhibition is a meeting place for businesses from the region and international companies.

The government has appointed the new concessionaire at Plovdiv Airport (at Bulgaria's second largest city) following a procedure.

The new airport operator is a consortium between the Chinese company Hainan Group and Plovdiv Airport Invest.

Drivers who violate traffic rules face stricter sanctions. The new Ordinance provides for higher fines and more subtracted points.