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Bulgaria's Saedinenie Elects Mayor at Runoff [May 20, 2012] The southern Bulgarian town of Saedinenie is electing its mayor at run-off Sunday. 63.16% of the 5 500 voters cast a ballot at first round one week ago. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Razlog to Advertise Tourism Opportunities to Indian Tour Operators [May 16, 2012] The southwestern Bulgarian town of Razlog is eager to present the opportunities for cultural and historical tourism, mineral baths and SPA treatments to tourists from India. On Sunday, Razlog will welcome representatives of Indian tour operators. The visit will take place within the forum "Bulgaria as a tourist destination on the Indian market". ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Amer Sports to Make Bulgaria World's Largest Ski Producer in 2013 [May 11, 2012] Bulgaria will become the largest producer of ski in the world by 2013, the industrial manager of Amer Sports Bulgaria Yordan Lambrev announced at the Bulgaria: Business UP investment conference in Sofia. Finnish company Amer Sports bought the ski manufacturing plant in the southern Bulgarian town of Chepelare four years ago, and has invested more than EUR 30 M in it since, Lambrev stressed. In ... [via YahooNews] More >>

EconMin: Bulgaria's Top Thracian Treasure Will Boost Investment [Apr 16, 2012] High-ranking Bulgarian statespersons attended Monday the first-ever display of the world famous Panagyurishte Thracian Treasure in the town near which it was found. The treasure was uncovered by three local brothers near central Bulgarian town of Panagyurishte in 1949, and has since made world renown as one of the top works of art of the Thracian civilization. "Today's return of the treasure to ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to Face Penalties Exceeding USD 58 M over Belene NPP Suspension [Mar 29, 2012] Bulgaria faces penalties amounting to way over USD 58 M over the cancellation of the Belene NPP project, Russian media warn. Citing sources from Russia's state-owned nuclear corporation Rosatom, Moscow-based business daily Vedomosti reports that this is the cost of the already carried out preparatory works on the site near the northern Bulgarian town of Belene. The newspaper reminds that Rosatom ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Regions Alarmed over Floods, Severe Cold [Feb 06, 2012] The southern Bulgarian town of Zlatograd is ready to be evacuated due to heavy downpours, while other parts of the country remain under Code Orange because of the severe winter conditions. The remote municipalities of Zlatograd and Nedelino in the southern Smolyan Region declared emergency already on Sunday, after rain and melting snow caused overflowing of rivers and reservoirs. The level at ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Welcomes Winter Solstice with Proper Snowfall [Dec 22, 2011] Officially, winter began in Bulgaria, as the winter solstice, marking the year's shortest day and longest night, occurred in Bulgaria around 7:30 am local time on Thursday. The snowfall that has been covering Southern Bulgaria under the early hours of the day is expected to spread to the northern parts of the country. The Southeastern Bulgarian town of Smolyan has already seen a blanket of snow ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Ruling Party 'Gets' One More Mayor by Mistake [Dec 11, 2011] More than a month after Bulgaria's 2011 local elections a Bulgarian town has had its newly-elected mayor changed, at least according to the municipal correspondence with a key central authority institution. A letter from the State Agriculture Fund, a Bulgarian government agency that handles the distribution of EU funding for agriculture and rural development, has sent a letter to the ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Busts 13 Illegal Immigrants from Iraq, Syria [Dec 06, 2011] Bulgaria's Border Police captured a total of thirteen illegal immigrants from Syria and Iraq late on Monday, the Bulgarian Interior Ministry has informed. The immigrants were detected by special night vision devices. First, three individuals were caught on Monday close to the Southeastern Bulgarian town of Malko Tarnovo, which is located near the country's Turkish border. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Busts 16 Illegal Immigrants from Afghanistan, Iraq, Algeria [Nov 23, 2011] Bulgaria's Border Police has busted a total of 16 illegal immigrants from as far as Afghanistan, Iraq, and Algeria. 13 men were arrested late Tuesday night near the southwestern Bulgarian town of Petrich after they went around the Bulgaria-Greece border crossing point at Kulata-Promachonas, the Interior Ministry announced. Eight of them are Afghans, three are Iraqis, and one is Algerian.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Military Storage Blasts Caused by Arson - Report [Nov 13, 2011] The explosions that took place Saturday at former military storage facilities near the northern Bulgarian town of Sevlievo were very probably caused by arson. Haralambi Yonkov, head of the storage facilities' security, told the TV 7 private channel on Sunday that arson is a possible cause for Saturday's blasts. The explosions took place just several minutes after security guards started their ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Witnesses New Fatal Domestic Violence Case [Sep 12, 2011] K.S., 46, from the northeastern Bulgarian town of Antonovo, has killed his daughter, shot his wife and committed suicide in the wee hours Monday. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Decisively Refutes 'E. Coli Death' Claims [Jun 13, 2011] The second test carried out after the suspicious death of a 66 year-old man in the southeastern Bulgarian town of Haskovo Friday proved the deadly E. Coli bacteria was not the cause. The man was suffering from another, less dangerous strain of the E.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Appoints New Deputy Health Minister [Jun 08, 2011] Kiril Dobrev will replace Mihail Zortev as Bulgaria's new Deputy Health Minister, the ministry has announced. Zortev announced his resignation on Monday, citing complex, but largely unspecified reasons. Currently, Dobrev is serving as Director of the University Hospital in the Bulgarian town of Stara Zagora. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Gabrovo Says Dilma Rousseff Win Big Inspiration [Nov 02, 2010] The citizens of Gabrovo , a hard-luck but endearing Bulgarian town at the foot of the central Balkans, where the father of Brazil newly elected president Dilma Rousseff was born, say her victory inspires them to change their lives for the better. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Power Utility CEZ to Improve Power Supply in Sofia [Aug 22, 2010] The Chief Operational Officer of CEZ Bulgaria, Ales Damm (R), has already announced the beginning of the replacement of key cables in teh Bulgarian town of Samokov. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria PM to Open Professional Golf Tournament [May 12, 2010] Bulgaria's Prime Minister has been invited to become the patron of the professional golf tournament which will be held in October near the Bulgarian town of Pravets. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Police Up in Arms in Special 'Swindlers' Operation [May 12, 2010] Bulgaria's Interior Ministry is carrying out a new special operation against telephone frauds, codenamed 'The Swindlers.' During Wednesday raids in the capital Sofia and the north central Bulgarian town of Levski, 5 people have been detained, four of whom have been previously charged with felony. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria President Slams 'Unprecedented' Impeachment Measures (Novinite.com) [Mar 28, 2010] Bulgaria President Georgi Parvanov has publicly commented on the moves to impeach him, calling them "unprecedented". The President has visited the south west Bulgarian town of Petrich, to commemorate Palm Sunday and the town?s 20th Festival of Flowers. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Temperatures Fall to Record Lows as Freeze Continues (Novinite.com) [Jan 26, 2010] Temperatures fell to minus 28,2 degrees celsius early on Tuesday morning in the Northern Bulgarian town of Sevlievo as Bulgaria saw record temperature lows for a second day running. [via YahooNews] More >>