Physical geography

The weather will be mostly sunny today before noon. In the afternoon and until midnight, clouds will develop over Western and Central Bulgaria. There will be short rains, in some areas intense, with thunders and temporary strong wind. Hails are also possible.

Atmospheric pressure will be close to the average for June and will remain without significant changes.

Today it will be mostly sunny. In western regions, clouds will again develop and there will be rains with thunders in some places in the afternoon and evening. There will be light southeast wind. Maximum temperatures will be 26°-31°, in Sofia around 27°.

BERLIN - Germany on Friday consented to opening two more chapters in Serbia's EU accession talks - Chapter 29 (customs union) and Chapter 7 (intellectual property), the RTS reported, quoting unofficial sources.

The two chapters are expected to be opened at an intergovernmental conference slated for June 20 in Luxembourg.

ST PETERSBURG - An initiative to boost the volume of trade between Serbia and Russia, launched last year as an arrangement whereby 10 pct of Serbia's imports of Russian fuels would be compensated by Serbian exports to Russia, could be implemented within the next six months, PSP-Farman Holding President Branislav Grujic, who co-chairs the Serbia-Russia Business Council, said on Friday.

Today the weather will be mostly sunny, according to the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (NIMH) quoted by FOCUS News Agency.

Around noon and in the afternoon, mainly in Western Bulgaria, clouds will again develop and there will be rains and thunders in some places.

RTS reported on Friday that it learned unofficially Germany has given its consent to open two more chapters in Serbia's EU accession negotiations.

These are chapter 29 (customs union) and 7 (intellectual property).

It is expected that the two chapters will be opened during an intergovernmental conference, planned for June 20 in Luxembourg.

ST PETERSBURG - Serbian Agriculture Minister Branislav Nedimovic said Thursday there was ample room for further improvement of the volume of agricultural and food trade with Russia despite the fact it was now 12 times higher compared to 2005.

Footage has emerged of a mini tsunami hitting the coast of The Netherlands catching beachgoers off guard with a seven foot tidal wave.
According to local media, the phenomenon is so rare that it is the first time it has been so well filmed and documented.
The first reports of an approaching tidal wave of a medium height were at around 5.45am on Monday morning.

Macedonia's ministry of interior said police had arrested a 67-year-old named as Lj. S., from the village of Dolno Kalaslari, near the town of Veles, shortly after he was believed to have fired two gun shots in the direction of former health minister Nikola Todorov.

Today the weather will be mostly sunny. Cloudiness will develop around noon and in the afternoon and there will be short rains with thunders in many places.

There will be conditions for hail too, according to the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (NIMH), quoted by  FOCUS News Agency.