Ihtiman

Today, during a routine check in Obelya district in Sofia, about 20 refugees were discovered.

 They were caught by police in a truck.

According to initial information, it is about at least 20 refugees detained during a routine check in the capital's Obelya district.

Their origin is yet to be established.

The reason is the installation of a frame - part of the electronic toll collection system.

Between 23:00 and midnight the traffic in both directions from the 40th to 44th km of the Trakia highway in the region of Ihtiman will be stopped.

The reason is the installation of a special framework that will be part of the electronic toll collection system.

Around 12:30 yesterday, on Trakia Motorway, Sofia traffic police officers pulled over Peugeot Bipper driven by a Turkish citizen, said the Ministry of the Interior press office. In the vehicle, the officers found six foreign nationals, three of whom minors, all without identity papers.

39 cases of measles in Bulgaria, 24 of them - laboratory proven, reported the Bulgarian National Television. 

The last two cases are a 2-year-old child from Ihtiman and a 16-year-old boy from the Nadezhda district in the capital. 

Experts are categorical that an epidemic at this stage can not be announced.

ALC's custom-made upholstery and accessories industry ceases to operate on the Bulgarian market, after more than a month ago, its owner announced that it is shrinking its business in the country because of lack of qualified personnel.

Five people have been arrested after a chase with police because of a blasted ATM last night in Sofia, BNR reported. Among the arrested there are known car thiefs.

The European Commission has approved the financing of the project for the modernization of the Elin Pelin-Kostenets railway line amounting to EUR 451 million. More than 51 km of railway lines and 5 railway stations covered by the route will be modernized with the funds allocated.

Intercity buses travel with at least an hour delay following the multi-vehicle accident on Trakia motorway on 5 July, according to BNT.

The bus station in Stara Zagora reported that there were two and a half hours of delays to the buses coming from Sofia.

Tens of thousands of Bulgarians were trying to return home in their vehicles after the 4-day Easter weekend on Monday evening. Many of them got stuck, especially on the motorways "Trakia" and "Hemus", which was a foregone conclusion, since it happens every single year, around Easter, Sofia Globe Writes.

Deputy Sofia Mayor Todor Chobanov has predicted a 7-10% increase in the number of tourists in the capital in 2015.

Chobanov presented Monday the implementation of the Regional Tourism Product Development project in the municipalities of Sofia, Ihtiman and Svoge.