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Bulgaria's New PResident? [Jan 19, 2012] How do you call a speaker, mouthing treacly platitudes seconds before the New Year sets in? Bulgaria's outgoing president. How do you call a speaker, mouthing trite promises seconds before he swears in? Bulgaria's incoming president. As Bulgaria's new president, Rosen Plevneliev, took his oath of office Thursday, he made a historic pledge.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria MPs to Start 2012 with Long-Delayed Key Bills in Pipeline [Jan 10, 2012] Bulgaria's first parliamentary session for the new year, due on Wednesday, is hoped to map out the timeline for implementing key and long-delayed reforms, including the much touted crack-down on illegal assets. Officially, the ruling majority have vowed to implement this year radical reforms in the field of education, health and judiciary. At the end of 2011 Bulgaria's Deputy Prime Minister and ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Greats New Year with Downtown Parties [Dec 31, 2011] Most cities and towns across Bulgaria will meet the New Year with fireworks and open air concerts. Local municipalities have prepared festive programs where popular musicians and celebrities will great residents and visitors. Some will offer the traditional Bulgarian filo dough pastry ? banitsa, roasted pork and sweets for those celebrating on cities' and towns' squares.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria PM: Not a Lev for Russia over Scrapped BA Pipe [Dec 27, 2011] Bulgaria has ruled out paying damages for terminating its participation in the Burgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline project, which dealt a killer blow to the Bosporus bypass link. "I deeply respect Mr Shmatko and want to wish him Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. But Russia will not pocket not even one lev from us for Burgas-Alexandroupolis project," Prime Minister Boyko Borisov said on Tuesday ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria marks Persian New Year [Mar 31, 2011] Bulgaria has organized a cultural ceremony as an effort to introduce the Persian New Year (Nowruz) festivities in the capital city of Sofia. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Consul in Bursa Faces 46 Years in Jail [Mar 02, 2011] Bulgaria's honorary consul in the Turkish city of Bursa will be charged with illegal trade in objects of historical value, local prosecutors announced after a two-month probe. Hayati Korkmaz faces a 46-year jail sentence if found guilty. Korkmaz, who moved to Turkey from Bulgaria in 1973, was detained on New Year's Eve in a police operation, which was launched in March to track down channels for ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Novinite.com Launches 'Bulgaria in 2011' Section [Dec 20, 2010] As 2011 is about to kick in, Bulgaria's largest English-language media Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency) is launching a new section to present to its readers from around the world various views and positions on the major issues Bulgaria will be facing in the new year. [via YahooNews] More >>

Tet festival celebrated in Laos, Bulgaria (Nh?n D?n) [Feb 11, 2010] The Vietnamese ambassadors to Laos and Bulgaria hosted celebrations for the upcoming traditional lunar New Year (Tet) festival which will fall on February 14. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Celebrates St. Athanasius Day (Novinite.com) [Jan 18, 2010] The Orthodox Church in Bulgaria celebrates on January 18 Saint Athanasius' Day (Atanasovden), a holiday connected with traditional New Year's rites. According to the Christian beliefs, St. Atanas is the ruler of snow and ice and the day marks the middle of winter. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Celebrates St. Athanasius Day (Novinite.com) [Jan 18, 2010] The Orthodox Christians in Bulgaria celebrate on January 18 Saint Athanasius Day (Atanasovden), which marks the middle of the winter. File photo The Orthodox Church in Bulgaria celebrates on January 18 Saint Athanasius' Day (Atanasovden), a holiday connected with traditional New Year's rites. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Sees Record-High Temperatures (Novinite.com) [Jan 07, 2010] Temperature records were recorded in Southern Bulgaria and the capital Sofia on Thursday, marking the second period of unusually warm weather since the new year set in. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Endures Cold, Heavy Traffic (Novinite.com) [Jan 03, 2010] A freezing cold front swept over much of Bulgaria on Sunday with snowstorms snarling the intensified traffic as the Christmas and New Year holidays are coming to an end. [via YahooNews] More >>

Vienna's Blue Danube Stirs Questions in Bulgaria (Novinite.com) [Jan 01, 2010] The Bulgaria section of the Danube River has not been included among the views that accompanied one of the biggest musical performances in the world - the Vienna Philharmonic New Year's Concert 2010 from the Musikverein. [via YahooNews] More >>

2010 Starts with Record-High Temperatures in Bulgaria (Novinite.com) [Jan 01, 2010] Temperature records were seen across Bulgaria on the first day of the new year, marking the second day in a row with unusually warm weather, the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (NIMH) reported Friday. [via YahooNews] More >>