Protesters in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, demanded the resignation of the newly appointed head of the Regional Directorate of the Ministry of Interior, Vasil Kostadinov, temporarily blocking a bypass road.

The interim Minister of Interior, Emil Dechev, announced that 23 out of 28 regional directors of the Ministry of Interior, including those in Sofia, Plovdiv, Pernik, and Kyustendil, have been replaced.

Only one candidate has bid for Plovdiv's new public transport service, leading to criticism that new requirements in the tender effectively create a de facto monopoly for the existing operator, Petko Angelov.

Relatives of a family killed in a road accident on the Plovdiv ring road protested after a 24-year-old man drove a truck into oncoming traffic, causing a head-on collision that killed three people.

Kaufland Bulgaria marks its 20th anniversary, having opened its first store in Plovdiv on March 5, 2006. The retail chain has since expanded to 70 hypermarkets in 35 cities, contributing 13.7 billion euros in added value.

New schools have not been built in Plovdiv for almost 40 years. Even the municipality's decision to make such investments, which was taken a few years ago, is still hampered by procedures.

Bulgarian Agriculture Minister Ivan Hristanov has filed a report with the prosecution regarding alleged abuses in a contract signed by the Plovdiv Regional Food Safety Directorate, which he claims cost the budget approximately 500,000 BGN.

The Bulgarian construction firm GBS Plovdiv has been selected to build a new sports complex in Pomorie, Bulgaria, valued at 15 million euros.

The case is from February 26th. A signal was received on phone number 112 about the deceased baby in a house in the Plovdiv region.

An 8-month-old baby and a 91-year-old woman were transported by medical helicopters to hospitals in Sofia and Plovdiv, as reported by Bulgaria's Center for Emergency Medical Aid by Air.

Dzhuneyt Dyulgerov has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for killing a family on the Plovdiv ring road, a sentence reduced from an initial 15 years.

A commentary argues that businesses in Bulgaria are being 'killed' by meaningless inspections, citing the case of a Plovdiv construction company applying for EU funding.