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Starting in 2029, heating with wood and coal will be entirely banned in Sofia. The regulation for this change was adopted two years ago, and the city began enforcing restrictions last winter, initially targeting polluting vehicles in the city center.

Sofia, the capital city of Bulgaria, faces a mounting challenge with abandoned vehicles cluttering its streets, as reported by the Metropolitan Inspectorate. In the first quarter of 2024 alone, a staggering 1,755 motor vehicles have been identified as meeting the criteria for end-of-life status, prompting urgent action from municipal authorities.

The mayor of the "Izgrev" district in Sofia, Dr. Delyan Georgiev, announced the completion of the new nursery located within the residential complex of "Iztok". Dr. Georgiev revealed in a Facebook post that the land for the nursery was procured by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, marking a collaborative effort to address the community's childcare needs.

Two 13-year-old boys and one 14-year-old boy were arrested for throwing stones at a public transport bus in Burgas, according to the police.

Runoffs for mayor are looming this Sunday in most Sofia districts. En masse, they will be between the candidates of "We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria"-"Spasi Sofia" and those of GERB.

Sofia Regional Governor Ivan Kyuchukov has declared illegal the decisions to rename an alley and a square to "Heroes of Ukraine Alley" and "Boris Nemtsov Square" near the Russian Embassy, ​​as well as raising the Ukrainian flag over the Sofia Municipality building.

Sofia this morning is on the 8th place in the world ranking for dirty air, according to the data on the quality of the atmospheric air on www.iqair.com

By noon today, rainfall in the northwestern half of the country will weaken and stop. It will continue to rain in the southeastern half, mostly snow. In the Rhodope region and the extreme southeastern regions, the precipitation will be significant in quantity, in the evening and at night against Thursday, and then will weaken and stop.

So far, 1,627,049 people have been counted by filling in the electronic card. They live in 713,678 households, the National Statistical Institute reported.

The Prime Minister announced categorically that neither the borders nor the settlements will be closed anymore.

According to PM Boyko Borissov, the strength of the COVID-19 epidemic is no longer so strong and hospitals have been strengthened enough.