Pleven

Two people have been convicted of vote buying in summary proceedings, according to reports of Bulgaria's prosecuting authority and Interior Ministry.

A 45-year-old man from the northern town of Knezha was sentenced to 6 months of probation under Article 167, paragraph 2 of the Penal Code for inducing voters to cast ballots for a certain political party.

Electricity distribution company CEZ has proposed that its share in the consumer price of electricity be raised to a level which would allow it to maintain the energy grid.

The company has called on the energy regulator to set prices in a fair and transparent way, with grid operators placed on equal footing.

The Sofia City Prosecutor's Office has submitted an indictment against Alexey Zelov, Deputy Mayor of Pleven, with the Pleven District Court.

The indictment was submitted on August 5 after a brief investigation.

Code yellow warning for possible thunder and hailstorms and torrential rains is issued for six regions on Wednesday, said Bulgaria's Environment Ministry. 

The warning is valid for the regions of Vratsa, Montana, Vidin, Lovech, Pleven and Sofia – region. 

Rise of water levels in the rivers is also to be expected.

Georgi Kadiev, known for his usual criticism at decisions of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP), has officially become a candidate to head the party.

Kadiev left Parliament and BSP's National Council in June, after a party session dedicated to poor results at the European Parliament elections this year.

Code Yellow was issued in five districts in Bulgaria, the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology with the Bulgarian Academy of Science announced.

In the municipalities of Lovech, Gabrovo, Veliko Tarnovo, Pleven and Ruse, cumulomnibus clouds bringing heavy downpours, thunderstorms, gale-force winds hailstorms.

The two bridges at the exit of Bulgaria's city of Pleven on the main road to Sofia are in a dangerous condition, the expertise commissioned by the local municipality has showed.

The construction of the 60 km section of the Hemus highway near the cities of Lovech and Pleven will begin by end-2015, Regional Development Minister Desislava Terzieva announced.

PLEVEN - The Serbian team at the 31st Balkan Mathematical Olympiad in Pleven, Bulgaria, has won three gold and two bronze medals.

Zarko Randjelovic from the Svetozar Markovic Grammar School in Nis and Ivan Tanasijevic and Dusan Drobnjak from the Mathematical Grammar School in Belgrade scored maximum points, winning gold medals.

Bulgaria ranks 13th in size of its shopping mall space in Europe, a report has shown.

Data quoted by British newspaper The Guardian suggest that Bulgaria, which is often described as the EU's poorest country, is positioned at the upper part of the list.