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Bulgaria Police Bust Varna Council Chair in ?Jellyfish? Operation (Novinite.com) [Mar 31, 2010] The Chair of Varna municipal council, Borislav Gutsanov, has been arrested in a special police operation codenamed ?Jellyfish? in Bulgaria?s Black Sea capital. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Kavarna Women Prepare to Rock (Novinite.com) [Mar 30, 2010] Bulgaria's now traditional Kavarna Rock Fest will take place on June 23 - 25 at the Black Sea coast's town stadium. In a new departure, the organizers have announced that the opening day will consist entirely of female bands and performers. [via YahooNews] More >>

Ex Bulgaria Govt Sold Military Properties 'Way Below' Market Price (Novinite.com) [Mar 27, 2010] Bulgaria?s former socialist-led government sold 400 military properties close to the Black Sea for BGN 21 M, way below the market price, a GERB party MP reported Saturday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria?s Varna Airport with Flights to 17 Destinations (Novinite.com) [Mar 26, 2010] The airport of Bulgaria?s Black Sea city Varna is offering regular flights to 17 world destinations starting March 28, 2010, when its summer schedule kicks in. [via YahooNews] More >>

Kuwait Investors Eye Bulgaria Black Sea Highway (Novinite.com) [Mar 24, 2010] Investors from Kuwait have expressed strong interest in taking part in the construction of the ?Black Sea? highway, Bulgaria's Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, announced. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Russia Boost Black Sea Ferry Line (Novinite.com) [Mar 15, 2010] Bulgaria and Russia are adding a second ship to the Varna-Port Kavkaz ferry line in the Black Sea starting April 2010. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Varna Welcomes First Tourists for 2010 Summer Season (Novinite.com) [Mar 15, 2010] The first group of foreign tourists for the 2010 summer season were welcomed Monday at the airport in the Bulgarian Black Sea city of Varna. With a charter flight of Bulgaria Air, the Kur-Club tour operator brought 164 German tourists from Frankfurt and Duesseldorf to the Bulgarian seaside. [via YahooNews] More >>

High Waves Hit Bulgaria Black Sea Coast (Novinite.com) [Mar 10, 2010] Very high waves have hit Bulgaria's Black sea coast and the beach resorts near Varna and Burgas Wednesday, the Bulgarian National Radio, BNR, reports. [via YahooNews] More >>

Velizar Kiryakov, Head of Association of Producers of Eco Energy: Bulgaria's Renewable Energy Needs Better Law ... (Novinite.com) [Mar 06, 2010] Interview with Velizar Kiryakov, Chair of the Bulgarian Association of Producers of Ecological Energy (APPE). The APEE is based in the Black Sea city of Varna and unites a number of the major firms investing in renewable energy in Bulgaria. [via YahooNews] More >>

EU Energy Commissioner Supports Quest for Bulgaria NPP Investor (Novinite.com) [Mar 01, 2010] Oettinger is in Bulgaria for Tuesday?s international forum ?Energy security in the wider Black Sea region: an approach to public-private partnership?. [via YahooNews] More >>

Quest for pro basketball career leads Menashas Traci Edwards to womens team in Bulgaria (The Appleton Post-Crescent) [Feb 11, 2010] Its a long way roughly 5,300 miles from Traci Edwards hometown of Menasha to the Black Sea Coast in the rugged far reaches of Bulgaria. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Threatened by Danube River Floods (Novinite.com) [Feb 09, 2010] The Ropotamo River in Southeastern Bulgaria has flooded the road along the Black Sea coast. Photo by BGNES [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Varna Faces Grave Problems (Novinite.com) [Feb 05, 2010] Varna, Bulgaria?s Black Sea capital, allegedly faces a grave crisis after the head of the municipality company ?Obredi? announced that there will be no space in the municipality cemeteries after March 1. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Sports Academy Students Clash with Police over Property Dispute (Novinite.com) [Feb 01, 2010] The police from Bulgaria?s Black Sea town of Nessebar used force Monday to disperse protesting students and educators from the Sofia Sports Academy. The demonstrators organized a live chain to protect their sports facility and camp at the beach resort Ravda. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Govt Imposes Wide-Ranging Fishing Ban for 2010 (Novinite.com) [Jan 29, 2010] Bulgaria?s Fishery Agency has imposed stringent measures banning almost completely fishing in the Black Sea and freshwater basins in the country. The ban has been ordered by Minister of Agriculture and Food, Miroslav Naydenov. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bad Weather Cancels Flights, Shuts Schools in Eastern Bulgaria (Novinite.com) [Jan 19, 2010] Heavy snowfall has blanketed Bulgaria's Black Sea city of Burgas. Photo by BGNES [via YahooNews] More >>

Eastern Bulgaria Gripped by Heavy Snow (Novinite.com) [Jan 19, 2010] Eastern Bulgaria woke up Tuesday in the grip of a heavy snow storm with treacherous roads, power outages and canceled school classes. In the Region of the Black Sea City of Burgas, about 20 towns and villages are without electricity and schools in several villages are closed over impassable roads. [via YahooNews] More >>

Armored Car Blown up in Bulgaria Capital Sofia (Novinite.com) [Jan 12, 2010] An armored car was blown up in the Boyana Quarter of the Bulgarian capital Sofia late Tuesday night. The Audi was parked nearby a hotel owned by businessman Mladen Mutafchiyski who also owns several hotels along Bulgaria?s Black Sea coast, and trades with arms. [via YahooNews] More >>

Scores of Bulgaria Beach Hotels Face Foreclosure (Novinite.com) [Jan 07, 2010] Scores of luxury hotels and apartments on Bulgaria's southern Black Sea coast are listed for foreclosure by private law enforcement officers. [via YahooNews] More >>