On September 22, the citizens of Ruse and the guests of the city will ride free of charge on all lines of the mass public transport

From 16 to 22 September, the European Mobility Week is held.

The Municipality of Ruse traditionally joins the campaign organized by the "State Agency for Road Safety". This year's events are related to the protection of the life and health of the youngest and most vulnerable road users – children.

Employees of the municipal administration together with the mayor's proxy in the district. "Dolapite" Svetlin Savov visited the "Sinchets" Kindergarten and held a talk with its students about the safe movement of the road and the rules and obligations of pedestrians. The children had prepared thematic drawings and actively participated with knowledge on the topic, learning new and useful things. For their good performance, they received gifts and materials developed by the State Agency for Traffic Safety and Security.

Tomorrow a visit is planned to the branch of kindergarten "Roza" in the village of Tetovo, where an information campaign for the youngest will also be held.

This year's motto  is "Combine and Move", and the theme of the initiative is "Shared Space for All". The Municipality of Ruse is involved with various activities, promoting movement with means that do not pollute the environment and sustainable public transport. On September 22, the local administration and "Municipal Transport" organize a free trip for all residents and guests of the city on all lines of the mass public transport in Ruse.

Those who have visited each of the reading points will receive a book as a gift

On September 25 /Wednesday/ Ruse again joins the international initiative "European Night of Literature". The thirteenth edition of the event will offer book lovers 6 readers' nests in the Danube town, where excerpts from contemporary European literary works published after 2000 and published in Bulgarian will be read.

As every year, on the initiative of the Regional Library "Lyuben Karavelov" and the International Society "Elias Canetti", the citizens who received stamps from each nest will receive as a gift specially selected books from the two institutes.

For this year's edition in the city, the Municipality of Ruse, the Revival Community Center "Zora - 1866", the Community Center "Zahari Stoyanov - 1937" and the visual artist Momchil Mihaylov - Momo are also working together in the city.

Curiously, this year the events will not be concentrated only in the city center. The first reading will start from the farthest point - at 5:30 p.m. in the garden in front of the Community Center "Zahari Stoyanov - 1937". All other readings will start at 6 p.m., and between the excerpts there will be pauses that allow free movement to the next nest.

See which are the nests that you will be able to visit:

• 17:30-20:30 in the garden in front of the Community Center "Zahari Stoyanov - 1937", reading by Mladen Minev;

• 6-9 p.m. on the amphitheater stage of the pier in Ruse, reading by Detelina Kamenova;

• 6-9 p.m. in the lobby of the Revival Community Center "Zora 1866", reading by Emilia Vasileva;

• 6-9 p.m. in the lobby of the Profitable Building, reading by Polina Lavchieva;

• 6-9 p.m. at the Canetti House on Blvd. 12 Slavyanski Street, reading by Iglika Peeva;

• 6-9 p.m. in the garden in front of the Regional Library "Lyuben Karavelov", reading by Tatyana Savova.

In case of bad weather, the planned readings on the pier will take place in the "Canetti House" on the boulevard '' Slaviyanski'' 12.

The organizers of the thirteenth edition of the "Night of Literature" are Sofia Municipality, EUNIC, "Read Sofia" Foundation, Austrian Embassy Sofia, Embassy of Belgium, Goethe-Institut Bulgaria, Embassy of Greece in Sofia, Embassy of Denmark in Bulgaria, Embassy of Ireland, Instituto Cervantes-Sofia, Italian Cultural Institute, British Council Bulgaria, Polish Institute in Sofia, Kamois Institute Sofia, Cultural and Information Center of the Republic of North Macedonia in Sofia and Embassy of the Republic of North Macedonia Macedonia, Embassy of Slovenia in Sofia, Embassy of Ukraine, Liszt Institute - Hungarian Cultural Institute, Sofia, Czech Center Sofia, Embassy of Switzerland in Bulgaria, Children's Books Foundation.

Partners: Municipality of Burgas, Municipality of Varna, Municipality of Veliko Tarnovo, Municipality of Gabrovo, Municipality of Dobrich, Municipality of Plovdiv, Municipality of Ruse, Municipality of Silistra, Municipality of Chavdar, Regional Library "P. K. Yavorov" – Burgas, Youth Foundation "Amorpha", Elias Canetti Society, Regional Library "Parteniy Pavlovich" – Silistra, Foundation "Development and Integration".

The book "Ruse - for the first time in Bulgaria" was presented in Valencia at the traditional international festival of photography and debate "ValenciaPhoto". The event took place at the Public Library "Pilar Faus", and one of its co-authors - Eng. Yovcho Stoyanov. He is also a co-author of many other books and exhibitions dedicated to the history of Ruse and the region of Ruse.

The presentation was attended by the director of the festival Nicholas Lawrence, the Consul General of the Republic of Bulgaria in Valencia Nadia Krasteva, Ilian Iliev - Head of the Consular Section, the Consul of Lithuania Alexander Kudaba, the Director of the Library Roma Française, as well as representatives of the local Bulgarian community.

"This book in Europe is not at all easy to present. The average European was born and lives in Europe itself. For him, it is a given, and he cannot understand the aspiration of our predecessors to Europeanize and join the civilized peoples. Only those who know well the history of the Balkan countries, which for centuries have been sinking into backwardness, hopelessness, lack of elementary human rights, without their own intelligentsia and statehood, can understand the frantic desire of our peoples for freedom, and hence for development - cultural, educational, economic and industrial development, which will lead to a better life for the people," noted at the beginning of the presentation of the book Eng. Yovcho Stoyanov. He made a brief historical overview of the development of Ruse over the past 180 years, pointing out the different stages of economic, social and cultural growth.

At the end of his presentation, he said that the book will show the young generation what difficulties our ancestors went through, but they did not give up in their aspirations to develop, modernize and Europeanize their country. "It can serve as an example to follow nowadays, as the world is developing dynamically and we should not lag behind the common achievements of humanity," said Eng. Das. He added that the publication was printed on the initiative of the Mayor of Ruse Municipality Pencho Milkov in 2023 in partnership with the Regional History Museum, the State Archives and the Regional Library "Lyuben Karavelov". The authors' team also includes Stoyan Stoyanov - Komitski, eng. Rumen Kuzov and Khachik Lebikyan. The editor is the Rousse historian and journalist deputy. Ass. Zhivodar Dushkov. The events and facts in the book cover the period from 1843 to the present day. The chronologically arranged events are richly illustrated, and some of the photos and documents are published for the first time. The published texts have been translated into English so that the edition can be used by foreigners. The co-author of the book did not fail to thank the consultant Boyan Draganov and the collectors Ilian Iliev and Dieter Hess for their cooperation and help.

The Consulate General of the Republic of Bulgaria in Valencia participated in the festival with one more event. Today, a large photographic exhibition on the theme "From Valencia to the World" will be opened at the El Almudin Palace Museum, which aims to show the similarities between different countries and cultures. With the assistance of the Consulate, our country will be represented by the photographic exhibition "Directions" of the State Cultural Institute to the Minister of Foreign Affairs. The exhibition includes images taken by photography enthusiasts, without age and professional experience restrictions, reflecting the themes of globalization, identity, intercultural dialogue and tolerance between different nations.

The "ValenciaPhoto" festival started on September 11 and will last until September 22. It is designed for amateurs and professionals who show customs, portraits and landscapes from different countries. The forum has been held for 23 years, registering over 20,000 visitors last year.

The Deputy Mayor of Ruse Municipality Zlatomira Stefanova and the Executive Director of the Ruse Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) Milen Dobrev visited the production of the company "Steiner Electronic" in Ruse. The company specializes in the installation of high-quality printed circuit boards and is one of the largest electronics manufacturers in Europe.  

The hosts were the manager and owner of the company Zoya Steiner, Asen Daskalov - manager, and Stanimir Stanchev - head of the Sales Department. The meeting was part of the initiative "Invest in Ruse" of the Municipality of Ruse and RCCI. The aim is for the local authorities to get acquainted with the nature of business in Ruse and to seek cooperation in solving emerging cases. The representatives of Steiner Electronic shared some of the projects related to the development of the company and discussed with Zlatomira Stefanova and Milen Dobrev options for their optimization with the help of the Municipality of Ruse and RCCI.

The willingness of the local authorities to cooperate, to provide administrative support where possible, and to find opportunities for interaction between the management of the municipality and the company was demonstrated. The Deputy Mayor stressed that there should be a two-way relationship between the business and the administration and expressed confidence that it is necessary for the companies to be committed to the city and society.

The guests got acquainted with the latest implemented technologies and machines, as well as with the company's prospects.

The strengthening of the relationship between the business and the local government will continue with a number of business meetings with the companies included in the business profile of the municipality.

A wonderful performance of the competitors from the Sports Club "Ruse" at the European Karate Championship, which was held in the Romanian city of Cluj-Napoca. The fighters of Sensei Kalinov and Sensei Drumev won three European titles, two silver and three bronze medals.

The European champion in the cadets up to 45 kg was Alexander Kosev, who is also a vice-champion of kata. In the cadets up to 50 kg, the champion is Elitsa Steliyanova, and in the boys up to 40 kg, the gold was grabbed by Nikolay Mirchev. Vice-champion in the girls up to 40 kg is Nikol Bilcheva, and Martin Peev in the juniors up to 55 kg, Iva Georgieva in the cadets up to 50 kg and Venelin Mirchev in the kata among the cadets fought for the bronze medals.

With this performance, the karatekas from Sports Club Ruse ranked first among the Bulgarian clubs that took part in the championship.