Sofia City Council

The Sofia City Council approved the municipal budget for 2019 which exceeds BGN 1.7 billion, Focus News Agency reports. With BGN 447.9 million, transport is the biggest item in the budget. The sum includes BGN 306 million for the construction of the third metro line and over BGN 133 million for additional buses and trams, with a focus on new buses with natural gas engines.

The priorities for this year are repairs, education and clean air, reported NOVA TV. 

How much money will Sofia spend in 2019? This should be decided by the Sofia City Council on Thursday. The planned budget is BGN 1.7 billion.

The priorities for this year are repairs, education and clean air. More than BGN 40 million will be allocated for educational infrastructure.

By the end of this year, the Sofia City Council will choose neighborhoods and settlements around Sofia to replace or build plumbing and sewerage, with a total project amount of 500 million leva. To this end, the municipality will apply for BGN 400 mln under the Operational Program "Environment" 2014-2020 and the remaining BGN 100 mln will allocate from its budget, Dnevnik reported.

Sofia. If the owners of lift facilities on Vitosha do not restore them, the municipality will have the right to take care of the matter, Sofia Mayor Yordanka Fandakova said during a press conference, Focus News Agency reports.

At the first meeting for 2018, the Sofia City Council is expected to approve over BGN 1.5 billion, which the local government will have. The subway remains the most crucial project this year. Over 100 million leva are provided for repairs.

Centralized heating and hot water in five metropolitan districts is suspended due to a breakdown.

After last week, Bulgaria Blvd at the intersection with Petko Todorov Blvd and Geshov Blvd. was blocked for 15-20 minutes, the inhabitants of Strelbishte district are going to protest again - at 19:00 today (24 August).

Sofia City Council today approved the construction of a 77-meter building on Bulgaria Blvd. The project was approved yesterday by the Committee on Urban Planning after it was rejected twice before. The investor is the company "Bulgaria Building".

The Sofia City Council voted to turn the Rimskata Stena open air market into a farmers' market for organic production, reports Sega daily. 

The Council allowed the municipal company Markets East to spend up to BGN 20 000 for the preparation of an investment project for the renovation.