Yordanka Fandakova

Construction of the new section of the second line of the underground in the Bulgarian capital is going according to schedule and the new Vitosha station is expected to be opened in July.

This was stated by Sofia mayor Yordanka Fandakova who inspected the progress of construction on Tuesday.

The first entirely new park in 30 years opened in Sofia, the Bulgarian capital, on Sunday.

The new green spot, named "Vazrazhdane" ["Renaissance"], by the area in which it is located, covers 52 acres in the central part of the city.

It was welcomed by citizens of Sofia, who have long called for the previously abandoned space to be turned into a city garden.

The Bulgarian capital will host the European homeless championship in 2018.

This was announced by Mel Young, co-founder and president of the Homeless World Cup, after his meeting with Sofia mayor Yordanka Fandakova and Deputy Sports Minister Asen Markov on Wednesday.

A demonstration will take place in Bulgaria's capital Sofia on Friday over local plans of local authorities to adopt a 60% price increase for the public transport tickets.

The participants in a national meeting dedicated to security in schools and kindergartens, vowed to step up security at educational establishments in Bulgaria.

The extraordinary meeting, which was organised by Deputy Prime Minister and Education Minister Meglena Kuneva, was held in Sofia on Monday.

The US Embassy says it has received information of a "possible threat against an unspecified bus line or bus lines" in Bulgaria's capital Sofia.

It has advised US citizens to avoid the area of what has been known for years as Hotel Pliska (Boulevard Tsarigradsko Shose 87).

The Vitosha station on line 2 of the underground in the Bulgarian capital will be opened on July 31.

This was announced by the mayor of Sofia, Yordanka Fandakova, who inspected the progress of construction of the new station on Tueday.

At present construction works have been completed at 75 %, daily Dnevnik informs.

Sofia Municipality imposes BGN 600 000 fines on the contractors of the project for the renovation of the area around the National Palace of Culture (NDK), said Yordanka Fandakova, Mayor of Bulgaria's capital Sofia in an interview for bTV.

The major reason is that the contractors have been returning up to seven times in order to finish renovation of the park area in front of NDK.

Sofia Mayor Yordanka Fandakova has announced that work on the third subway line of Bulgaria's capital is to start in the spring of 2016.

In an interview with the Bulgarian National Television, she has warned this will cause traffic disruptions across the capital, with locations of new metro stations (or connections to existing lines) set on a number of venues in downtown Sofia.

The lights of the Christmas tree in the Bulgarian capital of Sofia will be illuminated on Tuesday evening.

The Christmas tree is located in the garden, which is situated between Rila hotel and Alabin street in downtown Sofia.