Sofia

Bulgaria is Failing to Attract Funding for Science

Bulgaria is among the countries in the European Union (EU) with the least number of projects and grant funding under the Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Program. Towards the end of March this year. 234 Bulgarian organizations participating in the 504 project consortium have managed to attract a little over EUR 76.5 million in pure funding.

Architects From Italy, France, Russia, Turkey, Romania are Candidates For the Reconstruction of St. Nedelya Square

The 14 offers for the international architectural competition on the historic square in Sofia were opened on 14 May 14 offers from architectural teams from Bulgaria, Italy, France, Romania, Russia and Turkey were submitted to the international competition for a conceptual design for the renovation of the Square in the historical center of Sofia.

Code Yellow Warning For Rain and Thunders

Code Yellow warning for rain with thunder has been issued for 13 Bulgarian regions, according to the website of the National Institute of Metrology and Hydrology.

The warning is in place for the regions of Vidin, Montana, Vratsa, Pleven, Lovech, Sofia, Sofia - district, Pernik, Kyustendil, Blagoevgrad, Pazardzhik, Smolyan and Plovdiv.

Code Yellow Warning For Rain and Thunder in Place For 7 Bulgarian Regions

Today considerable cloudiness expected. Around noon and in the afternoon, cumulonimbus clouds will form in many areas.

Code Yellow warnings for rain with thunderstorms has been issued for 7 Bulgarian regions, according to the website of the National Institute of Metrology and Hydrology.

The Subway in Sofia Proved to be not Effective Enough

Not well and poorly serviced by Sofia's public transport are not only the areas on the periphery of the city but also those that are relatively close to the center. The pride of the management of the metropolitan at Sofia municipality in the last decade - the metro, is far from beneficial for the entire capital and suburban areas, but mainly for the neighborhoods situated along it.

Testing Begins for Trains in the Third Line of Sofia Underground

As of 24th of April, testing begins for the new underground trains Inspiro made by Siemens. The testing will take place in the newly built third line, Sofia municipality said on 22nd of April. The trains will run in the section between "Depot Zamlyane" and "Krasno Selo" staion, reports BNT. 

The Repair of "Grafa" Street in Central Sofia Extended by 86 Days

With a minimum of 86 days will be extended the repair of "Graf Ignatiev", for which Sofia citizens have long time ago reconciled that there is no foreseeable end.

The term of the contract, which was concluded in May last year, is 300 days, the municipality explains in response to Sega's questions. This means street work had to end on March 4th.

Sofia Municipality Will Not Give Loan to the Contractor of the Repair of "Graf Ignatiev"

Sofia Municipality will not give loan to the contractor for the repair of ''Graf Ignatiev'' Str, Yordanka Fandakova, mayor of Sofia, told BNT. Yesterday in the public space was printed information that the municipality will grant a loan to GIP Group.

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