News in the category "Sliven"
Four People Died near Sliven after their Horse Carriage was Run Over
A serious accident occurred near the junction of the Sliven village of Sotirya. Four people died. They were traveling in a horse carriage and were hit by a jeep. The victims are aged 37, 38 and two aged 31.The cause of the accident was excessive speed. This was stated by the district prosecutor...
The Wind Speed in Sliven reaches over 100 km/h
The wind in Sliven reaches over 100 kilometers per hour at times, reported Snezhana Kaneva, from the crisis department of the municipality.At the intersection of Stefan Stambolov Boulevard, a billboard torn by the wind makes traffic difficult. The municipality announced that it will be...
Italy takes the role of framework nation of NATO battle group in Bulgaria
An official ceremony will mark the role of Italy as a framework nation for the NATO battle group on the territory of Bulgaria in the backdrop of increased NATO vigilance measures. The ceremony is held today in the area of the Novo Selo military training ground.The ceremony will be attended by the...
Experts discuss ideas for the renovation of abandoned buildings and locations
Architects and municipal officials from all over the country held a three-day training seminar in the town of Sliven, dedicated to the renovation of abandoned areas in Bulgaria.The initiative was organized by the Municipality of Sliven, in partnership with the International Bank for...
Burshen Airport becomes air ambulance service center
Burshen Airport near Sliven will become one of the six centers for Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS). This is what the Deputy Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Transport, Georgi Gvozdeikov, said. The funds for the construction of the centers in Bulgaria will come under the...
January 29 - the date of the first children's operetta performance in Bulgaria in 1882
On today's date, January 29, back in 1882, the first performance of a children's operetta in Bulgaria was shown in the town of Sliven, the Sliven-based library "Zora" announced. At that time, this musical genre was little known in Bulgaria. The idea came from Yosif Kalomati - a...
Bulgaria's Sliven Municiliaty on its way to become the first in the country with its own power plant
The Municipal Council in the town of Sliven has approved the proposal for the construction of a photovoltaic plant on a plot opf 450 decares of municipal land. The land will be given to a private investor through a public procurement procedure, BNR reported. Thus, Sliven is on its way to being the...
Sakharov Prize 2021: Parliament to announce candidates
MEPs will be presented with the nominees for this year’s Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought in a joint committee meeting on Monday afternoon. MEPs from the Foreign Affairs Committee, Development Committee and Subcommittee on Human Rights will meet to assess the nominees put forward for this...
Army Joins Fight against Large Forest Fire near Tvarditsa
The fire in a pine forest near Tvarditsa continues to be extinguished, the regional governor of Sliven Mincho Afutsov announced, quoted by BTA.Throughout the night, fire crews have put out the fire near the village to restrict access to the houses.Heavy machinery equipment makes clearings in...
Bulgaria's Kotel declares partial state of emergency over torrential rain
Due to the torrential rain that flooded several streets in the lower part of the town of Kotel (Eastern Bulgaria) this morning, the municipality is introducing a partial state of emergency. In just one hour, the rainfall was nearly 60 liters per square meter. The incoming water turned one of the...
