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Most papers today focus on the surprising replacement of the Bulgarian nomination for UN Secretary-General. Sega carries a headline that Bulgaria now has two candidates for the UN top job, whereas entire continents have none and describes the situation as absurd. Dnevnik takes a look at the reactions to the unexpected switch, adding that the nomination of Kristalina Georgieva has sparked a “political storm” in Sofia. Duma focuses on the Bulgarian Socialist Party’s intention to seek a no confidence vote in the government over its foreign policy.

In connection with the visit to Bulgaria by British Defence Secretary Michael Fallon, Dnevnik newspaper writes that PM Boyko Borissov has asked the ministers of the interior, of foreign affairs and of defence to start work on an agreement on the readmission of illegal migrants to Afghanistan. During his meeting with Defence Secretary Fallon, Boyko Borissov argued that readmission agreements must be concluded between the European countries and the countries the migrants are coming from.

Sega writes that three new refugee camps will be built along Bulgaria’s southern border within one year. According to the government’s plans for dealing with the flow of refugees, these camps will not be permanent and will only be used in the event of a considerable rise in the number of incoming refuges. The prospective camps will be of the closed type which means the migrants in them will not be allowed to leave the premises at will.

According to Capital Daily a mere 3.5 percent of Bulgarians take up entrepreneurship. However, most of the initiatives of the people who do are a success and develop into solid businesses.

In an interview for Zemya newspaper, Krassimir Koev, Executive Director of the Vines and Wines Agency says he expects wine producers in Bulgaria to process 200 – 230,000 tons of grapes this year. Krassimir Koev adds that the quality of this year’s grape harvest is better than in 2015 and wines of excellent quality are to be expected.

English version: Milena Daynova 



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