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The main topic in today's press in Bulgaria are the decrees of new Bulgarian president Rumen Radev for the dissolution of parliament, setting a date for early parliamentary elections and appointment of caretaker prime minister.

"Prof. Gerdzhikovbecomes caretaker prime minister, but there was a stronger contender for the position” Trud writes and adds that Gerdzhikov used to be part of the government of Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. "Gerdzhikov becomes prime minister, parliament dissolved on Friday, elections - on March 26" is the headline of Standard. The daily adds that cabinet ministers will be announced today. “Ministers run to Rumen Radev...” 24 Hours writes and publishes a photo of diplomat Radi Naydenov running towards the presidency. According to the paper he will become foreign minister. "All day long casting for ministers,” Monitor adds.

"Cars with removed plates will register anew," we read in Sega. Besides the fine, the sanction of removing registration plates of offenders on the road is much more drastic than it seems. If the owner of the car wants to drive it again, he or she will you have to go through a long registration procedure and pay for new plates and documents. In practice, the offender will be fined more than once, the paper reads.

"24 Hours" quotes MPs from BSP Zhelyu Boychev and Tasko Ermenkov who say that the energy system of the country was in alarming state. Voltage reduced because of shortage of capacity. In homes away from transformers, defects in appliances are possible, the article reads. Expected cold spell during the weekend and peak consumption of electricity caused a scandal in parliament on the topic of power cuts, 24 Hours informs.

The National Revenue Agency and the Interior Ministry check neighborhood workshops, "Monitor" writes. Half of car workshop were working on the black market and selling stolen parts, the article informs and adds that there were calls for introducing a register of mechanics.

"Brussels calls on EU Members to introduce minimum wage," Sega reads. European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has called for a decent wage, which the countries should determine on their own.

In the United States mathematicians have been trying to solve a mathematical problem created by a Bulgarian teacher, Standard writes. Mathematicians from around the world will be pondering upon the equation until April 15. The problem of teacher in mathematics in Kardzhali, Vulcho Miltche,v was published in a specialised American magazine and subscribers of the magazine worldwide would send their solutions.

A security camera has recorded a group of youngsters who were trying to spray graffiti on the Sofia metro trains, Telegraph writes. The group broke into the train depot of "Obelya" in the capital city late on Monday, but security stopped their plans.

"Capital Daily" quotes data of the Bulgarian National Bank, according to which lending to the private sector continues to grow for a third consecutive month. In December, the increase accelerated to 1.5% on an annual basis. The total amount of loans to the non-government sector reached 25 billion euros. The growth in corporate loans was 0.3% yoy, while the growth of household loans was 2%. The data are in line with the expectations of most analysts for a growth in loans this year after the good results of stress tests conducted in the summer of 2016.

English: Al. Markov


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