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Bulgaria, Greece fail to agree on Russian oil pipeline [Jul 27, 2010] Sofia - Bulgaria and Greece on Tuesday failed to agree on a 1.3-billion-dollar pipeline deal to transport Russian oil from Burgas to Alexandroupolis. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Halts Major Rail Road Rehabilitation Tender [Jun 14, 2010] The much needed rehabilitation of the railroad connecting Bulgaria's second largest city of Plovdiv to the Black Sea city of Burgas has been stopped over overblown prices from the public tender bidders. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Axes Port Burgas Management over Suspected Violations [Jun 04, 2010] The entire board of Port Burgas was replaced over "failure to perform" only 9 months after it was appointed to do better than its predecessors. Photo by BGNES [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Finance Minister Forecasts 1% Economic Growth [May 20, 2010] Bulgaria's Finance Minister, Simeon Djankov, forecasts a 1% economic growth for 2010. Djankov made the statement Thursday in the Black Sea city of Burgas where he met with employees of the Customs and the National Revenue Agencies (NRA). [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Finance Minister Forecasts 1% Economic Growth [May 20, 2010] Bulgaria's Finance Minister, Simeon Djankov (second-left), is in the Black Sea city of Burgas Thursday to meet with employees of the Customs and the National Revenue Agencies (NRA). [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Biofuels Production Capacity Expands [May 06, 2010] Russian-owned refinery Lukoil Neftochim Burgas in Bulgaria has started producing a 2-percent blend of biodiesel, according to Biofuels International. [via YahooNews] More >>

German High School Proms Open Bulgaria's Beach Season [May 03, 2010] German high school seniors opened Monday the summer season at Bulgaria's largest sea resort Sunny Beach. The students arrived at the airport of the Black Sea city of Burgas on a charter flight from Frankfurt. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Opens Key Airports as Volcanic Ash Cloud Backs Off [Apr 19, 2010] The airports of Plovdiv and Burgas in Southern Bulgaria are opened as of 10 am Monday as the Iceland volcanic ash cloud has withdrawn to the north. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria State Railroads with New 1-Stop Sofia-Burgas Train [Apr 13, 2010] Bulgaria's BDZ launches a new one-stop Sofia-Burgas train over the increased passengers demand. File Photo [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 >>

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 >>

Severe Weather in Bulgaria Causes Flooding, 1 Man Dies (Novinite.com) [Dec 28, 2009] Heavy rain and sleet have affected many regions across Bulgaria, but the Black Sea city of Burgas has been hardest hit by the extreme weather conditions. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Burgas Airport Boasts Record-High Increase in Passengers (Novinite.com) [Dec 11, 2009] The airports in Bulgaria's Black Sea cities of Varna and Burgas marked an increase in the number of passengers they processed in November on an annual base, German firm Fraport, which owns a 35-year concession for the two airports, said. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Customs Audit Finds Lukoil in BGN 12 M VAT Violations (Novinite.com) [Nov 25, 2009] The audit of the refinery of the Russian Lukoil in Bulgaria's Black Sea city of Burgas established the company failed to pay over BGN 3 M in VAT for 2007 and 2008. [via YahooNews] More >>

Blast in Bulgaria's Burgas College Injures 8 (Novinite.com) [Nov 21, 2009] A fire broke out Saturday at the Secondary Chemistry and Technology Institute in Bulgaria?s Black Sea city of Burgas. The explosion, which triggered the fire, occurred during renovation works around 11 am. All people inside have been evacuated. [via YahooNews] More >>

Blast in Bulgaria's Burgas College Injures 8 (Novinite.com) [Nov 21, 2009] Two fire trucks and a team of eight firefighters were able to extinguish the Saturday blaze at the Secondary Chemistry and Technology Institute in Bulgaria's city of Burgas in 20 minutes. [via YahooNews] More >>

Thirteenth Swine Flu Death in Bulgaria (Novinite.com) [Nov 16, 2009] Bulgaria's Health Ministry has reported the thirteenth swine flu death in the country. The ministry says a 36-year-old female swine flue patient died in the Black Sea town of Burgas after being admitted in hospital twenty days ago with double pneumonia. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria TV Owner Leads Far-Right 'Ataka' Party Walk Out (Novinite.com) [Nov 10, 2009] Ten municipal councilors, including the owner of Skat TV, have cancelled their membership of far-right party ?Ataka? in Bulgaria's Burgas and declared themselves as independent. [via YahooNews] More >>

Sofia Awarded as Bulgaria's Best City to Live In (Novinite.com) [Oct 27, 2009] In the ranking Bulgaria?s capital Sofia took first place with 234 points, Varna came in a close second with 233 points and Burgas was third with 219 points. [via YahooNews] More >>

Dead Body of Missing Businessman Found in Southeast Bulgaria (Novinite.com) [Oct 18, 2009] The corpse of Stoyan Stoyanov, a businessman from the southeast Bulgarian city of Burgas who have been missing for 1,5 years, has been discovered. This has been announced by Bulgaria?s Interior Minister, Tsvetan Tsvetanov. [via YahooNews] More >>