Borislav Borisov

The murder of the 59-year-old man from the village of Gamzovo was over half a bottle of rakia. This was announced this morning by prosecutor Vladislav Vlashev - spokesman for the district prosecutors from Vidin.

He added that there are now three accused.

Until no more than three-four years ago, Bulgaria, along with Russia, Belarus and Ukraine, was top of the grim list of countries whose rural areas were rapidly losing their population.

This year has been very successful for the development of village tourism, which has grown by 15-20%, surpassing the forecast 10-15%, the chairman of the Association of Bulgarian Villages (ABV), Borislav Borisov, according to Inews. 

Data for August-September are very positive and perhaps the 20% growth will be surpassed in some places, Borisov commented.

The Association of Bulgarian Villages reported a considerable increase in the interest towards rural tourism.

The stays at guest houses in villages has increased by nearly 20 %, while the number of guest houses has risen by nearly 55 % in the past eight years.

The Association of Bulgarian Villages is organizing a round table discussion on the topics of small town security. The idea for the formation of a specialized village police will also be considered.

Bulgaria's Parliament Chair Tsetska Tsacheva and a delegation of MPs will pay an official visit to Romania on June 8-9, 2015.

On June 8 Tsacheva will meet with Valeriu Zgonea, Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies of the Romanian Parliament, according to the press office of Bulgaria's government.

The meeting will also be attended by Romania's Prime Minister Victor Ponta.