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Bulgaria Captures 9 Illegal Immigrants from Syria, Iraq [Nov 30, 2011] Bulgaria's Border Police has captured a total of nine illegal immigrants from Iraq and Syria in two unrelated incidents. Four illegal foreigners ? three men from Syria and one from Iraq ? were busted late Tuesday night at the Bulgarian border with Greece near Petrich, the Interior Ministry announced Wednesday. The four men were caught right before they were trying to cross from Bulgaria into ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's PM: People to Remember Me for Completed Highways [Mar 17, 2011] Bulgarians will remember me with the Trakiya, Struma and Hemus highways, and with the southern arc of the Sofia beltway, the country's PM Boyko Borisov has announced. "If there is a highway, foreigners will be able to reach the cities of Sliven or Yambol. They will go there because labor is cheaper and lands are left unused," Borisov said Thursday in an interview for the Bulgarian TV7. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Sofia Sees Drop in Hotel Stays [Feb 06, 2011] Bulgaria's capital Sofia has registered a 140 000 decrease in the number of nights spent in hotels in 2010 in comparison with five years ago, according to the city's Municipal Company "Tourist Service". In 2010, 1 117 million nights have been spet in hotels and similar establishments in the Bulgarian capital. Foreigners have stayed in hotels in Sofia 50 000 times less than five years ago, while ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria May Scrutinize Citizenship Applicants' 'GDP Usefulness' [Jan 24, 2011] Bulgaria may start scrutinizing all foreigners from non-EU member states who want to receive Bulgarian citizenship, according to Bulgaria's Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov. "Let us see how they contribute to the country's GDP or whether they use their Bulgarian citizenship solely in order to get to travel across EU," Tsvetanov stated on Monday during a public discussion in the Interior ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Poor Infrastructure Putts Off Foreign Travelers - Poll [Oct 05, 2010] Many foreigners are choosing Bulgaria as their travel destination over the beautiful nature and sites, a poll shows. On the picture ? the famous rock formations near the town of Belogradchik. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Detains 2 Russians on National Security Grounds [Sep 23, 2010] Two Russian citizens, who have allegedly participated in the Uralmash crime group, have been detained in Bulgaria's Special Center for Temporary Accommodation of Foreigners in Busmantsi for six months. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Dental Tourism Flourishes Thanks to Crisis [Apr 05, 2010] Dental tourism is an increasing trend with more and more foreigners who combine a holiday to Bulgaria 's Black Sea coast with a visit to the dentist. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Dental Tourism Flourishes Thanks to Crisis [Apr 05, 2010] Cheap drink, bargain flights, cut-price hotels and lucrative dental price lists have turned Bulgaria 's coast into foreigners' preferred destination to save their money. [via YahooNews] More >>

UK Plumber Alleges Mafia Conspiracy in Bulgaria Trial (Novinite.com) [Feb 12, 2010] After arriving in Bulgaria in 2004 with his partner Banbury (L), a founder of the Foreigners Association in Bulgaria, has faced a number of problems which are set to culminate in a March 4 trial. [via YahooNews] More >>