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The signal was filed with the Border Police by member of the public who saw them boarding a boat on the bank of the river at Bulgaria's Rousse during the night of May 20th, reports BNT. 

The procedure for selecting a strategic investor for the Belene Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) project is published today, 22 May, in C176 in the Official Journal of the European Union.

The toll system should start operating in the summer, Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said on May 20 during an inspection on the repair works of the Plovdiv - Assenovgrad road. According to him, the system is planned to become operational in August, but a month or two delay is possible until it is clarified for which roads the charges would apply, reports BNT. 

A Greek court on May 15 acquitted nine Turkish citizens of terrorism-related offenses, citing a lack of evidence, a judicial source said, according to Reuters. 

In the era of "fake news" and social media echo chambers, Venice's Biennale art fair is challenging preconceived biases by suggesting other ways of contextualizing modern society's biggest issues.

Tickets are now available for the adventure trip with Baba Metsa retro train, Bulgaria's railway company BDZ said on May 10, reports BNT. 

The adventure journey with the steam locomotive from Sofia to Bankya will start from Sofia central station at 09:00 on May 18.

Freedom of speech in Bulgaria in 2018 has diminished, and this reflects the overall weakness of the rule of law and, among a number of other factors, the fact that laws are applied selectively and there are people with political protection against persecution.

"We are powerless." This phrase could have been the main takeaway from the documentary presented by Kathimerini Executive Editor Alexis Papachelas on the deadly fires in eastern Attica last year, which aired on Thursday on Greek broadcaster Skai. It was the voice of an employee who worked at one of the state agencies that had a leading role on that fateful day.

Aircrafts and helicopters of the Bulgarian Air Forces perform training flights for the military parade, which will take place on 6th of May, the Day of Valour and the Bulgarian Army, reports BNT. 

At least 95 journalists were killed last year during the course of their work, according to the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), quoted by BGNES.

The highest number of media deaths recorded was 155 in 2006.