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Policemen protest. This time, however, the reason is not in their demands for higher salaries, but because of the removal of a colleague. The police in Vratsa will demonstrate to the district government in the city their disagreement over the removal of their boss, Nova TV reported.

25 of the customs officers who were arrested during a special operation at the border cross checkpoint Lesovo have been set free, reported Nova TV.

A total of 31 persons were detained during the operation.

It is expected that the Prosecutor's Office will decide later on Friday which of the 6 arrested customs officers will be held in custody.

Nova, the satellite pay-TV platform of listed telecoms company Forthnet, announced on Thursday the introduction of a pioneering service that allows its triple-play customers (Nova3play) to have full unlimited access to its library of movies, TV series, etc, for free by connecting their satellite receiver to their Internet router.

Bulgaria's broadcast media regulator CEM has delayed until next week its meeting on the resignation request submitted by its chairman Georgi Lozanov, Nova TV station reported on Tuesday.

The meeting has been postponed because not all members of the Council for Electronic Media (CEM) were able to attend it, Nova said.

Bulgarian power distributors and heating utilities are seeking double-digit hikes in prices for end consumers from July, Nova TV reported on Thursday.

The Lesovo border crossing between Bulgaria and Turkey is closed due to a police operation against allegedly corrupt Bulgarian customs officers, reports the BTA wire service.

Two shifts of customs officers were arrested, as the operation of the Prosecutor's Office and the National Security Agency (DANS) continues.

There is not a single proof supporting the theory that the deadly blast that killed 15 people in the Midzhur explosives factory in Gorni Lom was a sabotage, said Chief Prosecutor Sotir Tsatsarov for the Focus news agency.

Tsatsarov also said the investigation was proceeding, checking all possible versions.

Greece's leading pay TV platform Nova announced on Thursday it had exceeded the 500,000-subscriber milestone, having added nearly 110,000 in the last year alone.

Damages from the devastating hailstorm that hit Bulgaria's Sofia about 2 weeks ago will cost insurance companies more than BGN 100M.

So far, the big companies only have received damage claims for nearly 50,000 vehicles and the average compensation amounts to BGN 2,000 – BGN 4,000, Nova TV reports.

Employees of Avtomagistrali – Tcherno More, the company contractor of a section of Bulgaria's Hemus highway, have blocked the main road Sofia – Varna, Friday.

The company employees remained on the roadway for about ten minutes. Around 300 people gathered at the protest and warned that if the problem with salaries is not resolved they will protest again next week.