Sitnyakovo

In a significant development for residents of Sofia's "Geo Milev" and "Slatina" districts, vital boulevards and streets have faced traffic restrictions due to ongoing subway construction. The ambitious metro project, set to traverse these neighborhoods, has prompted concerns among locals about potential traffic jams and the adequacy of alternative routes.

The European Court of Human rights on Tuesday ruled that Simeon Sakskoburggotski, the last reigning monarch of Bulgaria, and his sister Maria-Luisa Borisova Chrobok, will not have two properties — a hunting lodge and a summer residency — restituted to them.

Simeon II of Bulgaria at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Madrid in June 2016. Photo: EPA/FERNANDO ALVARADO

The court found that Bulgaria breached their rights by imposing a ban on any commercial exploitation of forestland owned by the siblings. The court said it found that the Bulgarian authorities "failed to justify the broad measures it had instituted to protect the forestland".

Borovets closed today winter season 2018/2019 with good mood, music and interesting event. For the first time, the mountain resort organizes the "Give the Adventure" event, which involved both skiers and bikers. Thus, the skiers completed the successful winter season and symbolically surrendered the relay to the mountain bikers.

Borovets opens the ski season on December 23 (Saturday), and the most impatient friends of white sports will have the chance to enjoy free night skiing on Friday.

Winter in the first mountain resort of the Balkans finally came with negative temperatures and allowed the slopes to be treated perfectly. 

Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha and his sister Maria-Louisa have lost the case for the Sitnyakovo royal residence at the court of second instance, according to a media statement of the Sofia Appellate Court.

Under the ruling of the Sofia Appellate Court, as cited by Trud daily, Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha and his sister are not the owners of the property.

Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha and his sister Maria-Louisa have lost the case for the Sitnyakovo royal residence at the court of first instance, according to a decision of the Sofia District Court.