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Amnesty Gives Balkans Mixed Verdict on Rights
The latest report published by international campaign group Amnesty International on Wednesday said attacks on the gay community were handled inappropriately by justice systems throughout the Balkans and Roma continue to face discrimination.
The latest State of the World's Human Rights report profiled the state of human rights in 160 countries and territories in 2014.
Munich Police Help Ski Queen Fly To Bulgaria for World Cup Event
Munich airport police have helped Lindsey Vonn board a plane to Bulgaria for a World Cup event after the US ski queen realized she had forgotten her passport, the AP reported on Wednesday.
When Vonn arrived at the airport for a flight to Sofia she realized she had left her passport in Salzburg, Austria.
Tolls Will Only Be Levied on Trucks - Road Infrastructure Agency Head
Lazar Lazarov, Chairman of the Management Board of the Roads Infrastructure Agency, has assured that tolls will only be levied on heavy goods vehicles.
In a Wednesday interview for the morning broadcast of bTV, Lazarov informed that toll revenue would go to road maintenance.
He said that the new tolls were expected to take effect in 2018.
Amnesty International Notes Bulgaria's Mixed Record on Human Righs in 2014
Amnesty International released its annual report on Wednesday, which documents the state of the human rights during 2014 in 160 countries, including Bulgaria.
The NGO notes that Bulgaria achieved partial improvements to reception conditions for asylum-seekers entering the country, but concerns remained over access and integration of refugees.
Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov Defeats Serbia's Filip Krajinovic in Acapulco
Bulgaria's top tennis player Grigor Dimitrov has defeated Serbia's Filip Krajinovic 6:3, 5:7, 6:0 in a match of the first round of the ATP Acapulco 2015.
Tuesday's match lasted 2.02 hours, according to reports of dnevnik.bg.
In the second round of the Abierto Mexicano Telcel tennis tournament, 23-year-old Dimitrov is to play Ryan Harrison of the US.
Bulgaria, Romania to Attract Asian Tourists with Common Product
Bulgaria and Romania are to attract tourists from the more distant Asian countries through the development of a common tourist product.
This was announced by Bulgarian Tourism Minister Nikolina Angelkova on Tuesday, BGNES news agency reports.
Angelkova also revealed that the two countries plan to open a joint tourist office until the end of the year.
MUP looking for organisers of migrant trafficking
BELGRADE - Members of the Serbian Ministry of Interior Affairs (MUP) are trying to establish the circumstances of the accident near Leskovac, southern Serbia, which inflicted light and serious injuries to 42 illegal migrants early on Tuesday, Deputy Head of the Border Police Administration Dragan Gligoric stated.
European Court of Human Rights Rules against Bulgaria in 2 Cases
European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg has ruled against the Bulgarian state over the clash between supporters of nationalist party Ataka and Muslims outside Sofia's Banya Bashi mosque in 2011.
The lawsuit was initiated by Veli Karaahmed, one of the injured in the clashes, with the legal assistance of the Bulgarian Helsinki Committee (BHC).
Bulgarian FinMin Goranov Proposes New Rules on Compensations after Natural Disasters
Bulgarian Financial Minister Vladislav Goranov proposed during a Monday discussion that the financial compensation on property damages after natural disasters be only applicable to people who are not financially able to pay for insurance.
The talk was regarding the role of the state and the business in the process of property protection during natural disasters.