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Bulgaria Submits Nuclear Plant Stress Test Report [Jan 05, 2012] The management of the Nuclear Regulatory Agency is submitting Thursday Bulgaria's national report on stress tests at the Nuclear Power Plant, NPP, "Kozloduy" and for the NPP "Belene" project. Following the accident at earthquake-stricken Japanese NPP "Fukushima," all European nuclear plants were mandated to make similar stress checks to identify measures to improve safety. Already in November ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Rattled by 3 Earthquakes in 15 Minutes [Jun 24, 2011] Three mild earthquakes were felt in Bulgaria Friday night within just a quarter of an hour. The epicenters of all three earthquakes were in Southeastern Bulgaria near the city of Haskovo. The first earthquake was registered at 8:32 pm local time, it had a magnitude of 2.... [via YahooNews] More >>

2 Earthquakes Registered in Bulgaria [Aug 08, 2010] Two earthquakes have been registered 240 km south from the Bulgaria n capital Sofia, the Bulgaria n National Radio has reported. According to the Seismological Center to the Geophysical Institute of the Bulgaria n Academy of Sciences, at 12 pm on Sunday was registered an earthquake with an epicenter of about 240 km south from Sofia, outside Bulgaria s territory. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria EU Commissioner: We Are Ready to Help Chile (Novinite.com) [Mar 01, 2010] Bulgaria's EU Commissioner, Kristalina Georgieva, has stated that EU humanitarian aid experts are urgently assessing what is needed in Chile following Saturday?s earthquake. [via YahooNews] More >>

Light Quake Shakes Bulgaria's Blagoevgrad Region (Novinite.com) [Feb 12, 2010] An earthquake measuring 2,5 on the Richter scale was registered near Blagoevgrad in South West Bulgaria on Friday morning. The European Mediterranean Seismological Centre reported that the epicenter of the quake was 14 km south east of Blagoevgrad and was felt at 08:30 Friday morning. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria European Commission Heads for Haiti (Novinite.com) [Feb 09, 2010] Bulgaria new European Commissioner, in charge of International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response, will visit the earthquake-torn Haiti by the end of the month. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria European Commission Heads for Haiti (Novinite.com) [Feb 09, 2010] Bulgaria new European Commission, in charge of International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response, will visit the earthquake-torn Haiti by the end of the month. [via YahooNews] More >>

Light Earthquake Shakes South-West Bulgaria (Novinite.com) [Jan 28, 2010] An earthquake measuring 3,2 on the Richter scale was reported on the territory of Bulgaria at 8:43 am on Thursday, near the town of Blagoevgrad in the southwestern part of the country. [via YahooNews] More >>

Light Earthquake Shakes Southern Bulgaria (Novinite.com) [Jan 21, 2010] An earthquake measuring 2,9 on the Richter scale was reported on the territory of Bulgaria at 8:14 am on Thursday. The European Mediterranean Seismological Centre said the epicenter of the tremor has been registered 19 kilometers north-east of the town of Kardzhali, Southern Bulgaria. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria PM Orders Relief Assistance for Quake-stricken Haiti (Novinite.com) [Jan 15, 2010] Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has ordered the immediate provision of relief aid to Haiti, according to the Government Information Service. Bulgaria will join in the international effort to assist victims of the earthquake, it was announced on Friday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria PM Orders Relief Assistance for Quake-stricken Haiti (Novinite.com) [Jan 15, 2010] Bulgaria will send emergency aid to victims of the Haiti earthquake within days, on the direct order of Prime Minister Boyko Borisov. Photo by BGNES [via YahooNews] More >>

Light Earthquake Shakes South-West Bulgaria (Novinite.com) [Jan 06, 2010] An earthquake measuring 3 on the Richter scale was reported on the territory of Bulgaria at 9:29 am on Wednesday. The European Mediterranean Seismological Centre said the epicenter of the tremor has been registered 16 kilometers east of the town of Sandanski at a depth of 2 kilometers. [via YahooNews] More >>