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Bulgaria Jails Medieval Capital Former Mayor [Mar 02, 2012] Rumen Rashev, former mayor of Bulgaria's medieval capital Veliko Tarnovo, will spend three years in jail on charges of power abuse, a local appeals court ruled on Friday. The other defendant in the case, Tarnovo former chief architect Elena Abadzhieva was delivered a suspended three-year sentence. "Of course I will appeal.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Drains Faulty Dam in Flood Area [Feb 13, 2012] Authorities in Bulgaria's Haskovo region have started a controlled draining of the Elena reservoir, which suffered a fault during heavy precipitation in the beginning of last week. Heavy rain and snow near Haskovo town of Harmanly last Monday provoked the tragic turn of events, in which the wall of nearby Ivanovo dam broke, flooding the Biser village, and causing the deaths of 10 persons. At ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria: Poor? Unproductive? Take a Holiday! Take Two! [Jun 02, 2011] By Elena Lalova Deutsche Presse-Agentur When the outbound traffic in Bulgarian cities becomes jammed halfway through a workday, it is likely a day ahead of a long weekend.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Poptodorova: Small US Business Is Interested in Bulgaria [May 21, 2011] Smaller US companies are increasingly interested in investing in Bulgaria, Bulgarian Ambassador to Washington DC, Elena Poptodorova, says. In an interview for the Bulgarian news agency, BTA, Poptodorova commented on her just-concluded 5-day trip across the US. She went to the cities of Chicago, Il, Houston, TX; Phoenix, AZ, and San Francisco, CA in a joint initiative with US Ambassador to Sofia ... [via YahooNews] More >>

AmCham Road Show to Lure US Investors to Bulgaria in May 2011 [Dec 11, 2010] AmCham Bulgaria is staging a business road show in the USA in May 2011 together with the US Ambassador to Bulgaria James Warlick and the Bulgarian Ambassador to the USA Elena Poptodorova, its Director Valentin Georgiev told Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency). [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Receives US Recognition for Contribution to Iraq Mission [Sep 03, 2010] Bulgaria's Ambassador to the USA Elena Poptodorova has received a special call from the US State Department on the occasion of President Obama's declaration of the end of the combat mission in Iraq, the Bulgarian Embassy in DC told Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency). [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's New Ambassador to USA Elena Poptodorova: America Appreciates Bulgaria [Aug 28, 2010] Exclusive interview of Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency) with Her Excellency Elena Poptodorova, Bulgaria?s new Ambassador to the United States of America. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's New Ambassador to USA Elena Poptodorova: America Appreciates Bulgaria [Aug 28, 2010] Bulgaria's Ambassador to the USA, Elena Poptodorova, started her second term in August 2010, after her first in 2002-2008. Photo by Bulgarian Embassy in Washington, DC. [via YahooNews] More >>