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Bulgaria Braces for Fresh Weekend Snow [Feb 04, 2012] Nine Bulgarian regions remain under code yellow Saturday over fog and snow, the National Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS) has announced. In the regions of Vidin, Montana, Vratsa and Pleven in northwestern Bulgaria the warning is over expected snowfall and ice; in Plovdiv and Pazardzhik in southern Bulgaria ? over fog, in Blagoevgrad in ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Civil Defense to Test Siren System in 10 Cities [Dec 14, 2011] Bulgaria's emergency siren system will be tested at 1:00 pm on Wednesday in ten Bulgarian cities, the interior ministry announced. The cities are Sofia, Burgas, Varna, Kardzhali, Monatana, Pazardzhik, Pleven, Plovdiv, Ruse and Smolyan. The test is carried out according the Order for Early Warnings and Announcement of Disasters.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria?s Civil Defense to Test Siren System in 10 Cities [Dec 12, 2011] Bulgaria's emergency siren system will be tested at 1:00 pm on Wednesday in 10 Bulgarian cities, the Interior Ministry informs. The cities are Sofia, Burgas, Varna, Kardzhali, Monatana, Pazardzhik, Pleven, Plovdiv, Ruse and Smolyan. The test is carried out according the Order for Early Warnings and Announcement of Disasters.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Battle for Mayors, Round 2 - Who? Where? How? [Oct 29, 2011] A total of 173 out of 264 Bulgarian municipalities will vote for mayors in a second round on October 30, including Plovdiv, Varna, Smolyan, Pleven, as none of the candidates got 50% of the vote in the first round on October 23. 18 of Bulgaria's 28 major regional cities will be among those holding run-offs, with 10 of them pitting representatives of ruling GERB against the Bulgarian Socialist ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to Launch 2nd Refinery in Pleven [Oct 17, 2011] The refinery Plama in Bulgaria's northern city of Pleven is going to reopen in December 2011. The news was reported by Darik radio, citing Finance Minister, Simeon Djankov, who spoke during a meeting with the company-owner which purchased the refinery last year. Plama will make mainly lubricants, while fuels will be a side production. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Pleven Airport Holds Sports Aviation Show [Sep 18, 2011] The "Bohot" airport near Bulgaria's northern city of Pleven is holding Sunday the 9th festival of light and sports aviation "Wings for All." For the first time, the 2011 edition is subtitled "First Wings" because it is dedicated to the beginning of aviation in Bulgaria and its recent 100th anniversary. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's 'Blue' Rightists to Come Out with Joint Presidential Candidate [Mar 03, 2011] Bulgaria's two mainstream right-wing parties joined in the so-called Blue Coalition have decided to come out with a common candidate for the presidential elections in the fall. The news was broken by Martin Dimitrov, leader of the Union of Democratic Forces. Speaking in the historic Pleven on Bulgaria's Liberation Day, Dimitrov stated that the UDF and Ivan Kostov's Democrats for Strong Bulgaria ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Braces for Hurricane-Like Winds, Danube Vessels Alerted [Feb 12, 2011] The Bulgarian authorities have declared a Code "Yellow" alert all across the northern and southeastern parts of the country over hurricane-like winds. The National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences announced that Code "Yellow", the third highest level of alert, is for the districts of Vidin, Montana, Vratsa, Pleven, Lovech, Plovdiv, Gabrovo, Veliko ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Sends Off More Troops to Afghanistan [Feb 02, 2011] A send-off ceremony will be held in the town of Pleven, Northern Bulgaria, on Wednesday for a 200-strong unit which will join the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan to provide security at Kabul Airport. At the end of last year Bulgarian Defense Minister Anyu Angelov visited war-torn Afghanistan and the country's troops there for two days. He assessed highly the work of the ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Pleven Wants to Set Up Russian-Slavic University [Nov 30, 2010] Bulgaria's northern city of Pleven plans to ask Moscow for support in the opening of a Russian university on the spot of former military facilities no longer in use. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria PM 'Blames' Journalists for Budget Deficit [May 15, 2010] Upon returning from his visit to the city of Pleven, Bulgarias PM, Boyko Borisov (center) won a game of tennis against businessman Nikolay Gigov and journalist Sasho Yovkov as part of the amateur tournament The Cup of the Group. [via YahooNews] More >>

2 New Witnesses Emerge in Bulgaria Killer Train Trial (Novinite.com) [Mar 22, 2010] The District Court in Bulgaria's northern city of Pleven postponed for April 22 the case of the deadly fire in the Kardam-Sofia train over the need to question 2 more witnesses. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian Killed in Bulgaria Traffic Accident (Novinite.com) [Mar 12, 2010] A Romanian citizen has died Friday after being involved in a serious crash near Pleven in North West Bulgaria. The National Medical Coordination Center reported the accident, which occurred at 06:15 near the village of Grivitsa. A car allegedly collided head on with a Titan truck. [via YahooNews] More >>

Crucial Witness in Killer Train Trial Wanted by Bulgaria Court (Novinite.com) [Jan 28, 2010] The District Court in Bulgaria's northern city of Pleven ordered the search for a crucial witnesses in the case of the deadly fire in the Kardam-Sofia train. [via YahooNews] More >>