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Bulgaria, Greece 'Swap' Record Number of Tourists for Easter [Apr 17, 2012] A record number of Bulgarians and Greeks have visited each others' countries during the Eastern Orthodox Easter holidays over the past weekend, border police data indicates. Some 65 000 Bulgarians went to Greece during the four-day Easter holiday, while almost just as many Greeks ? about 58 000 ? spent their brief Easter vacation in Bulgaria. According to Lora Lyubenova, spokesperson of the ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria-Greece Border Record Busy during Easter 2012 [Apr 17, 2012] More than 100 000 Bulgarian residents have visited Greece in search of more exciting Easter holidays, obviously undisturbed by the economic turmoil in the neighboring country. Traffic through Bulgaria-Greece border checkpoints was record-high during the Easter holidays, the most intensive being at the Kulata and Kapitan Petko Voyvoda, the Bulgarian Border Police announced. More than 65 000 ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Lukoil Bulgaria Ups Fuel Prices, Defies Raging Protests [Apr 28, 2011] Bulgarians' hopes that Russia's Lukoil, owner of the country's only oil refinery, may agree to extend the one-month freeze on retail fuel prices, which expired during the Easter holidays, have proved unrealistic. On a day when the country is expected to be swept by a new wave of protests against the spike in fuel prices, Lukoil Bulgaria increased the wholesale prices, which led to immediate ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Mercury Falling in Bulgaria after Easter [Apr 26, 2011] After the high temperatures and sunny weather during the Easter holidays, Bulgaria will be hit on Tuesday by a wave of cooler air and scattered rains. Lows are expected to vary between 2 [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian Tourists Flood Bulgarias Golden Sands Resort for Easter [Apr 04, 2010] Some 20 000 Romanians are spending the Easter holidays in the top Bulgarian Black Sea resort Golden Sands. The tourists are mostly from Bucharest and have been attracted to the Bulgarian seaside by the competitive all-inclusive package three nights for EUR 100. [via YahooNews] More >>