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Bulgaria under Flood Alert over Snowmelt [Feb 19, 2012] There is a real and huge threat of wide-spread floods in Bulgaria over the expected snowmelt, experts alarm. During the week, the mercury in southern Bulgaria will hit the 8-10 degrees C mark, according to the national forecast, and this can lead to the mass overflowing of dams and rivers. The government is launching constant monitoring of dams across the country and the controlled draining and ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Commemorates National Hero Vasil Levski [Feb 19, 2012] Bulgaria commemorates Sundday the 139th anniversary of the death of its national hero, freedom-fighter and revolutionary Vasil Levski. Levski was sentenced to death by an Ottoman court and hanged in Sofia on February 18 (February 6 old style), 1873. Memorial services for Levski are taking place around the country, as people pay tribute to the hero at his numerous monuments, including the Levski ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria travel review: Tracing the Thracians [Feb 19, 2012] Better known for its ski slopes and stretches of golden sand on the Black Sea coast, Bulgaria has a rich history and culture crying out to be discovered. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Opens Memorial Plaque to Honor National Hero Levski [Feb 18, 2012] A memorial plaque dedicated to Bulgaria's national hero Vasil Levski has been opened near the St. Petka of the Saddlers Church in downtown Sofia. The plaque was officially inaugurated Saturday, February 18, 2012, marking the 137th year since Vasil Levski's hanging by the Ottoman Turkish Empire in Sofia. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Ex President Stages Epistolary Bid for Socialist Leadership [Feb 18, 2012] Bulgaria's former President Georgi Parvanov has made a new move interpreted as part of his bid to regain the leadership of the Bulgarian Socialist Party by sending a letter to its plenum. Parvanov, who was the chair of the Bulgarian Socialist Party before getting elected to the Bulgarian Presidency in 2001, was the one to point to his successor Sergey Stanishev (Prime Minister in 2005-2009), who ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Tourism Industry Looks Forward to Successful Summer [Feb 18, 2012] The Association of Bulgarian Tour Operators and Travel Agents has forecast a successful summer season for the country's tourism industry. Based on booking requests for the 2012 summer, the Bulgarian tour operators made it clear they have high hopes for the summer tourist season, speaking at a public discussion as part of the 29th Vacation and Spa Expo, Bulgaria's oldest international tourism ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Insists Syria Free Mazen Darwish in Harsh Statement [Feb 18, 2012] Bulgaria has insisted that the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad free all political prisoners. In a special statement of Bulgarian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Vesela Cherneva, the Bulgarian government specially insisted Thursday that Syria let go Syrian human rights activist Mazer Darwish. Darwish, Director of the Syrian Centre for Media and Freedom of Expression, was arrested by the ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Pironkova Out of Doha Tournament [Feb 17, 2012] Bulgaria's top female tennis player Tsvetana Pironkova has been beaten in the third round of the tennis tournament in Doha, Qatar. Pironkova lost 3:6, 3:6 on Friday to French tennis star Marion Bartoli, which is currently ranked seventh in the world. The Bulgarian got the lead in both sets but in both Bartoli eventually turned the score around. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Unanimously Welcomes Croatia to EU [Feb 17, 2012] Bulgaria's Parliament unanimously ratified Croatia's EU accession treaty on Friday. All 181 Bulgarian MPs present (out of a total of 240) voted in favor of the ratification. Croatian Parliamentary Speaker Boris Sprem was present at the vote and expressed his gratitude to Bulgaria's lawmakers. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

E.ON, CEZ Bulgaria Units to Launch IPOs in April, May [Feb 17, 2012] Bulgaria's government is expected to list its 33% minority stake in E.ON and CEZ power distributors in April and May respectively in a bid to enliven the local stock exchange and boost revenues. This was announced by Emil Karanikolov, executive director of the Privatization Agency. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to Give Nod to Croatia?s EU Membership [Feb 17, 2012] Bulgaria's Parliament will ratify Croatia's EU accession treaty on Friday, becoming the third EU country after Hungary and Slovakia to do it. Croatia's Parliamentary Speaker Boris Sprem will visit Bulgaria on Friday at the invitation of her Bulgarian counterpart Tsetska Tsacheva in order to attend the ratification. Sprem will also meet with Bulgaria's new President Rosen Plevneliev. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Brussels Probes Bulgaria over Govt Darling Corpbank [Feb 17, 2012] The European Commission has launched an investigation against Bulgaria on allegations of liquidity support to Corporate Commercial Bank, which is believed to finance the media group of mogul Irena Krasteva. The document, obtained by Trud daily, obliges Bulgaria's government to reply to thirteen questions and provide information on the relationship history of Corporate Commercial Bank (CCB) with ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's EconMin Vows BGN 26 M for Tourism Advertising in 2012 [Feb 16, 2012] Bulgaria's investment in tourism advertising grew by 121% in 2011 compared with 2009, Minister of Economy, Energy, and Tourism Traicho Traikov has announced. Speaking at the opening of the 29th Vacation and Spa Expo in Sofia ? Bulgaria's oldest international tourism forum ? Traikov said the total 2012 investment for advertising Bulgaria's tourism products will reach BGN 26 M, which is an ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Moves Step Closer to Full Smoking Ban [Feb 16, 2012] Bulgaria's parliamentary health commission has approved unanimously the proposal for introducing a full ban on smoking in closed public spaces as of June 1, 2012. "This is one of the very rare cases where the MPs vote as people and experts, not as members of a particular party," Health Minister Stefan Konstantinov commented. Bulgaria's cabinet recently issued an official proposal to introduce a ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Notorious Alma Tour Officially Bankrupt [Feb 16, 2012] A Bulgarian court has officially declared Alma Tour tour operator bankrupt, half a year after hundreds of foreign tourists were kept hostages at a Bulgarian airport because of the company's outstanding debts. Sofia City Court ruling was filed at the Registry Agency on January 24, the financial supervision commission announced this week. The scandal-hit Bulgarian tour operator Alma Tour and Alma ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Petrovs Out of Squad for Hungary Friendly [Feb 16, 2012] Bulgaria will go to the friendly game against Hungary later this month without two of its top players ? Stiliyan Petrov and Martin Petrov. Coach Lyuboslav Penev didn't spell out his arguments for dropping the Petrovs when announcing the line-up of the team on Wednesday. The move reminds of the recently dismissed former coach Lothar Matthaeus' tactics, who left out of the match against Belarus ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Hopes to Please EU Health Commissioner This Time [Feb 16, 2012] Bulgaria will welcome EU commissioner for health and consumer policy John Dalli on Thursday, just a day after moving a step closer to a full smoking ban. John Dalli will present in Sofia the results and future goals of the campaign "Ex-smokers are unstoppable." ... [via YahooNews] More >>

ACTA dissed in Bulgaria, too [Feb 16, 2012] When this photo was taken Saturday, the protester ? lugging a 1990s-era computer monitor with an ?ACTA? sign shoddily pasted on through the streets of Sofia, Bulgaria ? had no idea whether or not the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement would be ratified in his country. Read full article >> [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Joins the No ACTA Crowd [Feb 15, 2012] Did this past weekend?s anti-ACTA movement in Europe get their message across to the ruling governments? While the fallout is still being measured, at least one country has decided to say ?no? to the treaty, putting them with the small, ? [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria suspends vote on trade agreement [Feb 15, 2012] Bulgaria's government is halting the ratification of an international copyright treaty that some Internet users say could lead to online censorship. [via YahooNews] More >>

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