Pernik Municipality

Pernik celebrates the 28th International Festival of Masquerade Games Surva on January 25, 26 and 27. A record number of 7,500 participants from Bulgaria and abroad, including 1,300 children, will take part in this year's edition.

A flu epidemic was announced on the territory of Pernik Municipality. Students are on flu vacation during the period from January 17 to January 22 inclusive. Measures have been taken in connection with the high flu spread among the students, the municipality said.

At this stage, kindergartens and nurseries will be open. 

Today in Pernik there will be a liturgy in memory of those who died in the car crash near the village of Mikre, reported BGNES.

The church ritual will begin at 9.00 am in the central church of St. Ivan Rilski.

9 people from the town of Pernik were killed in the accident on Friday.

November 20th was declared a day of mourning in Pernik Municipality.

Bulgaria's Pernik Municipality seeks a short-term interest-free loan of BGN 5 M from the central budget in order to cope with debts.

The Pernik Municipal Council decided on Monday at an extraordinary meeting that the loan was a life-saving measure to ensure the further development of the municipality.