The Municipality of Ruse, together with the Executive Agency for Fisheries and Aquaculture (EAFA), stocked the lake in the Lipnik Forest Park. About 2 million carp larvae donated by the Ruse company "Fisher 2009" were released into the reservoir. This is part of a series of environmental initiatives aimed at restoring and sustainable management of fish resources in the area.

Deputy Mayor Nikola Lazarov emphasized that the initiative is the result of effective cooperation between institutions, businesses and civil associations. "We will continue to work in this direction to turn Teketo into an even more attractive place for recreation and sport fishing," said Lazarov.

Aydoan Dzhelil, Head of the "Fisheries and Control - Central Danube" Department at EAFA, reminded that stocking is an important measure for restoring natural fish resources. "It is gratifying that the Municipality of Ruse is making efforts in this direction and is actively working with the EAFA and local communities. This is a good example of sustainable management of water resources."

The event was also attended by the director of OP "Parkstroy" Nikolay Kanchev, representatives of the associations "Feeder Fishing Ruse" and "Lipnik Ruse - Conservation and Stocking" and representatives of the EAFA.

The next stocking is planned for the end of the summer.

An agreement for financing renovation activities at the “Zora” Kindergarten was signed today in Sofia by Deputy Mayor Encho Enchev and Maria Minkova, Director of the Executive Bureau of the National Trust Ecofund (NTEF). The agreement is under the Sub-Program “Energy Efficiency of Municipal Schools and Kindergartens” and is the result of a project won, in accordance with a Decision of the NTEF Management Board. The maximum amount of the project amounts to BGN 671,554.43, and the maximum amount of funding from NTEF is BGN 420,000.

The sub-program is financed and implemented in accordance with the Agreement for the Sale of Annual Allocated Amounts of Emissions between the Republic of Bulgaria and the Federal Republic of Germany from 2022.

The agreement enters into force on the date of its signing and has a term of implementation no later than September 1, 2027.

The signing of the contract was attended by Georgi Stoilov, Director of the Directorate "Control of Document Flow Timeliness, Office and Communications" in the Municipality of Ruse, and Galina Veleva, Project Management expert at the National Trust Ecofund.

A solemn ceremony in the Plenary Hall of the Ruse Municipality marked the beginning of the final stage of the review of amateur artistic creation and the festival of military brass bands of the Land Forces of the Republic of Bulgaria. Within three days - from June 25 to 27, Ruse is hosting both events, which will involve over 300 servicemen from 12 garrisons in the country, who will present the wealth of cultural tradition in the army community.

"Being strong does not only mean having physical training and discipline. True strength is the one that preserves the spirit, culture and faith in our national identity. In your person - the people in uniform, we see bearers not only of security, but also of moral stability, of the Bulgarian spirit, which is preserved and transmitted with honor," said the mayor of the Ruse Municipality, Pencho Milkov, in his greeting. He emphasized that Ruse has always been a city of culture, but also of respect for statehood and the army, and events like this make it possible to bring the public and the armed forces closer together through the power of art.

The opening was also attended by the regional governor Dragomir Draganov, who emphasized the importance of the army as a bearer of stability and national dignity. “The artistic creation that we will see in the coming days is a testament to the depth of the human spirit behind every uniform,” he said.

The forum began with the performance of the national anthem and the emblematic marching song “Great is our soldier.” Over the next two days, the Plenary Hall will host competitive performances in various genres – folk and pop songs, instrumental and dance performances, theatrical sketches and humorous sketches.

The Head of the Personnel Department at the Land Forces Command, Colonel Nanko Tarapanov, for his part, emphasized that the event is proof that servicemen can demonstrate their dedication not only on the training ground, but also on stage.

Among the official guests of the event were also the Deputy Mayor of Ruse Municipality Borislav Rachev, the Head of the Ruse Garrison and Commander of Military Formation 32420 Lieutenant Colonel Pavlin Iliev, the Director of the Regional Directorate for Fire Safety and Population Protection Commissioner Svetoslav Voychev, the Head of the Military Club - Ruse Denitsa Asparuhova, as well as representatives of the local and state administration.

The final stage of the review will end on June 27 with an official award ceremony for the distinguished participants. Admission to all events is free.

The Festival of Military Brass Bands will take place on June 26 (Wednesday) at 6 p.m. on Svoboda Square. It will involve over 100 professional musicians from four military orchestras from the country, who will parade along Aleksandrovska Street to reach the central city square, where they will perform a solemn concert. The commander of the Land Forces, Major General Deyan Deshkov, will also take part in the festival.

“State policy must be categorically directed towards the infrastructure connectivity and development of Northern Bulgaria. Targeted work is needed to develop river transport on the Danube, build a second bridge at Ruse and redirect the freight flow to the railway network. The river remains an underestimated resource, despite its enormous potential for connection with Central and Western Europe. Railway transport is an alternative that can ease roads, increase the revenues of Bulgarian State Railways and open up new opportunities for business. These infrastructure solutions cannot be postponed and require coordinated actions between the state, local authorities and neighboring countries.” This was stated by Mayor Pencho Milkov at the forum “Northern Bulgaria — Restart and Achievable Goals”, organized by the media platform “24 Hours” in Veliko Tarnovo.

His statement came in response to the words of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport Grozdan Karadjov, who earlier noted that the region of Northern Bulgaria lags behind the southern parts of the country in terms of infrastructure and demographic indicators and that serious investments need to be directed in this direction.

In his presentation, Milkov emphasized the strategic role of Northern Bulgaria as a European corridor, thanks to the Danube River and a potential second bridge at Ruse. He categorically supported the efforts to transfer freight traffic from road to rail transport and called for the modernization of the roads and infrastructure between Ruse, Shumen and Svishtov. “We support the government in doing everything possible to transfer road traffic to railway compositions, as Minister Karadjov said, this will increase revenues in our railways and solve many problems,” Pencho Milkov pointed out.

The mayor of Ruse also stressed the need for investment in industrial and logistics zones along the Danube, comparing the local ports and rail connection to the Rhine-Main-Danube system in Germany, which has been used with impressive results.

Regarding the rehabilitation program, the mayor criticized the criteria used, which are detrimental to municipalities such as Ruse, which have invested significant funds in energy audits. He called for a fair approach and full utilization of the funds for Northern Bulgaria. “The municipality of Ruse participated in both the first and second stages of the renovation program. We invested nearly one million leva so that the citizens themselves could hire independent energy audit companies. The results were realistic, but this put us at a disadvantage. Some municipalities presented unrealistic estimates that panel blocks would achieve energy class A – an obvious untruth, which was, however, rewarded with full funding. Instead of 50 million, Ruse received 22. Such a practice discourages honest municipalities and undermines the trust of citizens,” said Milkov.

In the forum opened by the publisher of the newspaper "24 Hours" Venelina Gocheva, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport Grozdan Karadjov, Regional Minister Ivan Ivanov, Finance Minister Temenuzhka Petkova, Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Regional Development Nikolay Nankov, mayors of large and small municipalities from Northern Bulgaria, MPs from the region, including the MP from Ruse district- Bilyana Ivanova, chairmen of municipal councils, business representatives, etc.

Among the topics discussed were the completion of the Hemus highway - deadlines, stages and financing, the new road safety measures, the investment program for municipal projects, the new stages of the renovation of buildings, etc.

Ruse Municipality was awarded the prestigious award "Municipality of the Year" for providing the best conditions for mass sports, targeted support for young sports talents and active participation in the national initiative "Sport with the President". The honorary plaque was personally presented by the Head of State Rumen Radev to Deputy Mayor Encho Enchev during the official ceremony to award students who showed excellent results in the sports initiative.

"This award is a recognition of Ruse's consistent policy in support of children's sports and a healthy lifestyle," said Deputy Mayor Encho Enchev after the ceremony. He emphasized that the award is an expression of high institutional assessment of the efforts of Ruse Municipality in the field of physical education, school sports and the creation of a favorable environment for the development of adolescents.

The ceremony was part of the final event of the "Presidential Test" - a competitive motor complex that measures the physical fitness of students and encourages them to an active and healthy lifestyle. We remind you that this year, 12 children from eight Ruse schools received individual "Young Athlete" awards, and the director of the Student Sports School in Ruse, Maya Petrova, was awarded by Rumen Radev with a certificate for her overall contribution to the development of sports and young people.