These are some of the top headlines in Bulgarian newspapers on May 1 2008. The Sofia Echo has not verified these stories and cannot vouch for their accuracy.
May 1 is Labour day and is an official holiday in Bulgaria.
Politics
- The number of deputy ministers will be reduced from 72 to 59, while the number of deputy regional managers would be reduced from 94 to 70, Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev announced on April 30 after a Cabinet meeting, Dnevnik said.
- Bulgarian daily 24Chasa reports that each imported car older than 10 years will be levied a 200 leva eco-tax. The amount of the tax was proposed by Stanishev.
Society
- The Sofia Public Transport Company has launched an online service through which customers can follow the movement of public transport in real time. Users of the site can select a bus stop and see what hour and time buses, trams and trolleys arrive, Dnevnik said.
- Bulgarian daily Standard reported that Deep Zone and Balthazar, Bulgaria's representatives in the Eurovision 2008 contest, would embark on a European tour. Among the places where they would perform were fashionable clubs in London, including The Collection, which is owned by Paris Hilton. Upcoming concerts are in Athens and Bucharest, Standard said.
International
- Standard quoted findings from a survey by the UK Institute of Social Policy Studies, which said that out of a total of a million immigrants from Eastern Europe that arrived in the UK after 2004, half of the immigrants has returned to their home countries. More were expected to return as living standards in countries of origin improved, the report said.
May 1 is Labour day and is an official holiday in Bulgaria.
Politics
- The number of deputy ministers will be reduced from 72 to 59, while the number of deputy regional managers would be reduced from 94 to 70, Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev announced on April 30 after a Cabinet meeting, Dnevnik said.
- Bulgarian daily 24Chasa reports that each imported car older than 10 years will be levied a 200 leva eco-tax. The amount of the tax was proposed by Stanishev.
Society
- The Sofia Public Transport Company has launched an online service through which customers can follow the movement of public transport in real time. Users of the site can select a bus stop and see what hour and time buses, trams and trolleys arrive, Dnevnik said.
- Bulgarian daily Standard reported that Deep Zone and Balthazar, Bulgaria's representatives in the Eurovision 2008 contest, would embark on a European tour. Among the places where they would perform were fashionable clubs in London, including The Collection, which is owned by Paris Hilton. Upcoming concerts are in Athens and Bucharest, Standard said.
International
- Standard quoted findings from a survey by the UK Institute of Social Policy Studies, which said that out of a total of a million immigrants from Eastern Europe that arrived in the UK after 2004, half of the immigrants has returned to their home countries. More were expected to return as living standards in countries of origin improved, the report said.
