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Clinton: Bulgaria Is Democratic Example for Arab World [Feb 05, 2012] Bulgaria is a success story in the transition from an authoritarian regime to democracy and could help countries in the Arab World, stated US State Secretary Hillary Clinton in Sofia. Sunday Clinton is on an official visit to the Bulgarian capital, where she discussed key global and bilateral matters with local leaders. The US Secretary of State said that Bulgaria has effected its transition ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Farmers on tractors protest in Bulgaria's capital [Dec 06, 2011] Grain producers who want higher state subsidies staged a tractor blockade in the center of the Bulgarian capital on Tuesday, tangling downtown traffic. [via YahooNews] More >>

Swedish PM Reinfeldt: Bulgaria Stands Out in EU [Nov 21, 2011] Bulgaria is one of the EU examples about the right way with respect to its finances, Sweden's Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt has declared in Sofia. Reinfeldt spoke in the Bulgarian capital Monday at a joint news conference with his Bulgarian counterpart Boyko Borisov. "Bulgaria has the second lowest public debt in the EU, it is adhering to a strict financial discipline, and has to offer stable ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Supreme Court: Hands Off Sofia Soviet Army Monument [Oct 04, 2011] Sofia's controversial Soviet Army Monument cannot be dismantled, Bulgaria's Supreme Administrative Court has ruled. The Court's ruling came Tuesday night as it considered the plea by popular Bulgarian journalist Ivo Indzhev against Sofia Mayor Yordanka Fandakova. Indzhev has spearheaded a campaign to remove the largest monument in the very downtown of the Bulgarian capital, whose critics view it ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Large anti-Roma rally planned in Bulgaria [Oct 01, 2011] SOFIA, Bulgaria, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- An anti-Roma rally in the Bulgarian capital is expected to include "football fans, right-wing radicals and bikers," a Roma leader said Friday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria subway expansion digs up Roman city [Aug 14, 2011] Cars zoom by on the boulevards overhead as work progresses on expanding the subway underneath -- and in between a full-fledged Roman city has emerged right in the heart of the Bulgarian capital. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Plans Its Own 'Louvre'... and a Museum of Totalitarian Art [Jul 12, 2011] From ARTINFO By ARTINFO France Last month an anonymous street artist in the Bulgarian capital of Sofia transformed a Soviet-era war monument into a team of American pop culture icons, including Superman, Captain America, and the Joker.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's PM 'Fired' on Billboards [Jul 11, 2011] Billboards threatening to fire Bulgaria's Prime Minister Boyko Borisov were spotted in the Bulgarian capital Sofia early on Monday. "I will fire Boyko Borisov!," the billboards say on their both sides, the BGNES news agency has reported. It is still unknown who has made the statement.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Vidin Medieval Fortress in Dire Need of Restoration [Jul 02, 2011] The medieval fortress in Bulgaria's Danube city of Vidin, also known as "Baba Vida", a top tourist spot, is in a dire need of reconstruction, according to its management. The fortress was the capital of the Vidin Principality, and its ruler, Tsar Ivan Sratsimir, in the 14th century, and essentially the last Bulgarian capital to have been conquered by the Ottoman Turkish Empire ? in 1396 AD ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to Host Annual Women's All-Star Tennis Tournaments [Jun 22, 2011] Bulgaria has been selected to host the three upcoming three editions of the WTA Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions. The choice was made during the ongoing Wimbledon tournament in London, where the WTA's board of directors gathered for a sitting. The 2012 edition of the prestigious tournament will take place in the Bulgarian capital Sofia's brand new National Sports Arena between October ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Impatient for Sting, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra Gig [Jun 07, 2011] Sting, the world renowned pop star, will perform with Sofia's Philharmonic Orchestra during his concert in the Bulgarian capital on June 7, which will feature symphonically re-orchestrated versions of some of his best known songs. Sting has chosen to work with one of the most illustrious symphonic orchestras in Europe for the much awaited Sofia concert. The orchestra holds an important position ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Expects Goran Bregovic in June [Apr 28, 2011] Goran Bregovic, the world renown composer, will perform in the Bulgarian capital Sofia June 4 2011, when he is invited for the year's Balkan Music Awards. He will be accompanied by his Weddings and Funeral Orchestra. Besides performing, Bregovic will receive a prize for his contribution to the development of the Balkan music, provided by the Balkanika TV channel. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Sofia Starts 'Unfreezing' Its Construction [Apr 27, 2011] Vast construction projects in the Bulgarian capital Sofia, such as malls, office buildings, trade centers and residential buildings have been launched again as the financial crisis is slowly going away. Mall Bulgaria, Paradise Center, San Stefano Plaza, the Winslow Gardens Residential Complex, the Millennium Center office building are among the ambitious projects which have started unfreezing ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Capital Turns Off 735 Light Bulbs for Earth Hour [Mar 27, 2011] During the "Earth Hour" campaign Saturday evening, the Bulgarian capital Sofia has saved 44 MGW of electric power, the power utility CEZ announced Sunday. The 44 MGW equal the hourly consumption of 735 light bulbs. Downtown Sofia went dark for one hour Saturday when many emblematic buildings turned their lights off.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Encourages Turkmenistan for Trans-Caspian Gas Pipeline [Mar 18, 2011] The construction of the Trans-Caspian Gas Pipeline will greatly benefit both Turkmenistan and Europe, Bulgarian Economy Minister Traicho Traikov told his Turkmenistan counterpart Byashimmyrat Hodzhamammedov in Sofia. Hodzhamammedov is in the Bulgarian capital as part of a Turkmenistan government delegation. Bulgaria?s Economy Minister Traikov has underscored that Turkmenistan and the EU should ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Interior Minister Welcomes 3rd Daughter [Feb 15, 2011] Bulgaria's Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov and his wife welcomed their third child on Tuesday. The baby girl was born shortly before 9 am on Tuesday in the First Obstetric and Gynecology Hospital "St. Sofia" in the Bulgarian capital. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria gets rolling on electric vehicles [Feb 14, 2011] SOFIA, Bulgaria, Feb. 14 (UPI) -- Transportation costs for commuters in the Bulgarian capital, Sofia, will be cheaper as vehicles transition to alternative fuel sources, a company announced. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Sofia Sees Drop in Hotel Stays [Feb 06, 2011] Bulgaria's capital Sofia has registered a 140 000 decrease in the number of nights spent in hotels in 2010 in comparison with five years ago, according to the city's Municipal Company "Tourist Service". In 2010, 1 117 million nights have been spet in hotels and similar establishments in the Bulgarian capital. Foreigners have stayed in hotels in Sofia 50 000 times less than five years ago, while ... [via YahooNews] More >>

The Bulgaria 2010 Review: Business [Jan 07, 2011] In January, Sofia's City Hall officially opened the offers of the 9 candidates who took part in the public tender for construction of Bulgarian capital Sofia's long overdue waste plant. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria: appeal healing delayed for Australian [Dec 22, 2010] A Bulgarian appeals court has adjourned a hearing for an Australian man sentenced to 20 years in jail for murder to allow his father to testify. Paul "Jock" Palfreeman was convicted last December of fatally stabbing one man and wounding another during a street brawl in the Bulgarian capital, Sofia. Palfreeman, 23, pleaded not guilty, claiming he acted in self-defense after intervening to prevent ... [via YahooNews] More >>