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Bulgaria's Gabrovo Caught Up in Excitement over Dilma Visit [Oct 06, 2011] The citizens of Gabrovo, a small town in central Bulgaria, where the father of Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff was born, have been caught up in excitement over her upcoming visit. Rousseff will visit Gabrovo on October 6 as President of one of the world's greatest nations and her relatives and supporters here, proud to have links with such a high-profile politician, say they hope she will ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Sofia Turns Romania-Bulgaria-Greece Dream Road into Priority Project [Aug 24, 2011] Bulgaria's Cabinet has declared the road from the Danube city of Ruse on the Romanian border to the Makaza Pass on the Greece border to be a project "of national importance" in a long-awaited move. The Ruse-Makaza road linking Romania and Greece through Central Bulgaria is supposed to be part of the Pan-European Transport Corridor No. 9 leading from Helsinki, the Baltic states, Moscow, Kiev, and ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to Hold Auctions for Six Shale Gas Exploration Blocks [Jul 08, 2011] Bulgaria will hold auctions for a total of six shale gas exploration blocks, said Kristalina Stoykova from the Geological Institute at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS). Stoykova heads a scientific group in charge of shale gas research in Bulgaria. In her words, four of the blocks that will be auctioned off are located in North-East Bulgaria and two other in North-Central Bulgaria. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Continues Commemoration of Historic April Uprising [May 01, 2011] The town of Panagyurishte in central Bulgaria will be the focal point Sunday of commemorations of the 135th anniversary of the 1876 April Uprising for the liberation of Bulgaria. President Georgi Parvanov and other high-ranking officials are set to visit Panagyurishte, one of the centers of the Uprising, to take part in the official celebrations. Saturday celebrations are continuing Sunday in ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Roma 'bride market' comes to town in rural Bulgaria [Mar 20, 2011] MOGILA, Bulgaria - The first Saturday in Lent feels like any other market day in this tiny village in central Bulgaria, but fruit and vegetable stalls are nowhere to be seen among the milling patrons. [via YahooNews] More >>

Roma 'bride market' comes to town in rural Bulgaria [Mar 18, 2011] MOGILA, Bulgaria (AFP) - The first Saturday in Lent feels like any other market day in this tiny village in central Bulgaria, but fruit and vegetable stalls are no where to be seen among the milling patrons. [via YahooNews] More >>

Roma 'bride market' comes to town in rural Bulgaria [Mar 18, 2011] The first Saturday in Lent feels like any other market day in this tiny village in central Bulgaria, but fruit and vegetable stalls are no where to be seen among the milling patrons. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Set for Bumper Harvest in Valley of the Roses [May 21, 2010] The worldwide famous harvest has begun Friday in the valley of the roses close to Kazanlak in Central Bulgaria. The rose farmers report that they expect a good harvest this year with a kilogram of blossoms set to fetch 55 stotinki. [via YahooNews] More >>

Light Quake Shakes Antonovo in North Bulgaria (Novinite.com) [Mar 16, 2010] A 2,8 magnitude earthquake was registered Tuesday morning in North Central Bulgaria with its epicenter South of the Danube city of Ruse. The European Mediterranean Seismological Centre reported that the quake shook the area at 07:25 Tuesday morning. [via YahooNews] More >>

Police Officer Killed in Family Brawl near Bulgaria's Kazanlak (Novinite.com) [Feb 08, 2010] A police officer was killed and another one was wounded as they interfered into a family brawl near the town of Kazanlak in central Bulgaria. The incident happened in the village of Enina. [via YahooNews] More >>