Vidin

The mayor of Vidin municipality welcomed a Chinese delegation

The mayor of Vidin municipality, Dr. Tsvetan Tsenkov, held a working meeting with representatives of the Chinese company China Railway International Group - one of the world leaders in railway construction. The visit of the Chinese delegation to the Bulgarian city was at the invitation of the Vidin mayor.

Today, the National Revenue Agency (NRA) and the State Agency "National Security" (SANS) began inspections related to the buffer parking lots for heavy goods vehicles near Bulgaria's borders. The inspections were ordered by Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev following an emergency meeting to address the rising tension at border crossings.

With a difference of three votes, Daniil of Vidin has been elected as the new Bulgarian patriarch, marking him as the fourth patriarch since the restoration of the autocephaly of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church. He secured the position after a runoff against Gregory, following the death of Patriarch Neophyte on March 13 due to a serious illness.

A race against time unfolds in Serbia as emergency services mobilize to locate two-year-old Danka Ilić, who vanished from Banjsko Polje near Bor. The activation of the "Find Me" system, akin to an Amber Alert, marks a first for Serbia, underlining the urgency of the situation.

A 19-year-old young man beat and shaved the head of a 22-year-old woman from Vidin, reports the Regional Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

"According to data from 2022, the export of specialized weapons production increased by 200%. This is about 1.6 - 1.7 billion euros or about 220% growth compared to 2020." This is what the Bulgarian Minister of Economy Bogdan Bogdanov said this morning on the National Television.

Five people died and two people are in hospital after a serious accident on the Vidin ring road in the direction of Danube Bridge 2.

The incident happened at 9:30 p.m. A passenger minibus with Blagoevgrad registration collided with a truck that had stopped to wait its turn to cross Danube Bridge 2.

A 6-year-old child shot himself with a gun in the Vidin village of Ruzhintsi, reports the Ministry of Internal Affairs-Vidin.

A 4-month-old baby from Vidin has a skull fracture. He was placed in "Pirogov" hospital in a life-threatening condition. Under the leadership of the District Prosecutor's Office in Vidin, the causes of the injuries are being investigated. The investigation is at an early stage.

In two-thirds of the regions in Bulgaria, unemployment increased last year, according to the annual report of the Employment Agency.

Vidin region had the highest reported rate of unemployed last year - 14.1 percent compared to 12.3 a year earlier. Montana, Vratsa, Silistra also have over 10% unemployed.