Burgas

The monument to the Soviet soldier in Burgas, better known as "Alyosha of Burgas", is covered with inscriptions: "No to Putin" and "No to war!" bTV reported.

The hands of the Soviet soldiers are painted red - a symbol of the bloodshed in Ukraine. The controversial monument has repeatedly become a canvas for political messages in recent months.

The decision on tightening the anti-epidemic measures will be taken on March 17

3,500 people in the Burgas region will be tested for coronavirus in a large field study and the results will be used as a certificate, with which the Southern Black Sea coast will be advertised as a destination without COVID-19. They hope to attract more tourists this way.

There are already 25 beaches on the Bulgarian Black Sea coast, which offer the use of free umbrellas and sunbeds for the active summer season of 2020, the Ministry of Tourism announced. 

Buying them will allow to load schedules along busy lines and to optimize the transport scheme. With the increase of rolling stock, the municipal carrier Burgasbus will have enough spare buses to guarantee quick response and replacement of vehicles in case of road accident and damage.

A check by the State Financial Inspection Agency found that more than BGN 500,000 were missing from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and the Municipality of Burgas.

The state Electricity System Operator spent over BGN 14 million without complying with the Public Procurement Law. This shows an audit by the Public Financial Inspection Agency for the third quarter of this year.

A series of earthquakes shook Turkey on Thursday. The strongest of these was with magnitude 5.7 on the Richter scale, with an epicentre 64 km from Istanbul. This is a reference on the website of the European Seismological Center. The earthquake was felt in Bulgaria as well.

Kiteboarders from all over the country will gather in Burgas for the traditional Black Sea Kite Cup 2019 regatta, said the press office of Burgas Municipality. The race is part of the agenda of the Bulgarian Sailing Federation and is held for the 10th consecutive year.

The local parliament unanimously supported the Mayor Dimitar Nikolov's project proposal for the Operational Program "Environment", which aims even higher level of urban transport modernization, including the purchase of the latest generation of electric buses. The calculation of the Municipality of Burgas is to request a reasoned 56 pcs.

On 17 and 18 May, Burgas will host a two-day festival dedicated to the culture of South Korea, said the press office of Burgas Municipality. The event will take place in front of the Pantheon in the Sea Garden.