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Bulgaria's Plovdiv to Launch EU Capital of Culture Bid [Dec 29, 2010] The Bulgarian Plovdiv will run for a European Capital of Culture in 2019, the city's Mayor, Slavcho Atanasov, has announced. Thus, the country's second largest city will become Bulgaria's fifth candidate for the prestigious title. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Largest Thermal Power Plant Investigated [Dec 06, 2010] The second biggest energy company in Bulgaria, the Maritsa East 2 Thermal Power Plant, is under investigation for law violations, according to Plovdiv's Regional Prosecutor's Office. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Possible Place of Origin of Chess [Nov 04, 2010] "This is one version. But do you know that ancient chess pieces have been found in Plovdiv ? And this is one of the oldest cities in Europe. There are still theories about which country is the birthplace of chess . We first talked about India , then - about Persia . Last year I was in Mongolia, and its president showed me chess pieces found found in the tomb of Genghis Khan and the excavated ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Offers to Permanently Host South-Eastern Europe Brigade [Oct 12, 2010] Up to now, SEEBRIG has been hosted at a rotation principle. Its first domicile was Bulgaria 's Plovdiv (1999-2003), after which it moved to Constanta, Romania (2003-2007). [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Tax Agency Plans New Air Strikes on Luxury Mansions [Oct 11, 2010] Over the past couple of weeks, the Bulgarian tax authorities staged helicopter flights over the capital Sofia , the southern city of Plovdiv , and the Ivaylovgrad water reservoir close to the southeastern border town of Svilengrad, photographing luxury mansions and homes on the ground. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria PM Breaks Ground for New Cogeneration Plant [Sep 13, 2010] Bulgaria's Prime Minister Boyko Borissov and Lower Austria Governor Erwin Proell will break ground for a new co-generation facility in Plovdiv, Southern Bulgaria. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria marks 125th Unification Day [Sep 07, 2010] Bulgarians marked their 125th Unification Day on Monday, holding commemorative ceremonies throughout the country. The unification of two neighboring states inhabited by Bulgarians -- Principality of Bulgaria and Eastern Roumelia -- was announced in Plovdiv on Sept. 6, 1885. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Prosecutors to Probe Plovdiv Fair Ownership [Jun 17, 2010] Bulgarias prosecutors office will make yet another attempt to probe the mechanisms that distributed stake ownership in the Plovdiv International Fair as the state is trying to get back its control. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Halts Major Rail Road Rehabilitation Tender [Jun 14, 2010] The much needed rehabilitation of the railroad connecting Bulgaria's second largest city of Plovdiv to the Black Sea city of Burgas has been stopped over overblown prices from the public tender bidders. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Plovdiv Fair Opens with 30% Drop in Participants [May 11, 2010] A total of 291 firms from 23 countries will participate in the 2010 spring edition of Bulgarias largest business expo, the Plovdiv International Fair, which opens on Tuesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Prosecutors Probe Bulgaria Mayor for Property Fraud [Apr 20, 2010] The Regional Prosecutor's Office in Bulgaria's second largest city of Plovdiv has begun a probe of the city's Mayor, Slavcho Atanasov, over an alleged property fraud. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, U.S. hold joint military training [Apr 20, 2010] Bulgaria and the United States began a 12-day joint military training, which will end on April 30, the Bulgarian Defense Ministry and the U.S. Embassy to Sofia jointly said Monday. The training codenamed "Thracian Spring 2010" is held near the Bulgaria's second-largest city of Plovdiv and in the Yambol region. There are located two U.S. air bases in Bulgaria Graf Ignatievo and Bezmer ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Opens Key Airports as Volcanic Ash Cloud Backs Off [Apr 19, 2010] The airports of Plovdiv and Burgas in Southern Bulgaria are opened as of 10 am Monday as the Iceland volcanic ash cloud has withdrawn to the north. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria PM Has 'No Fear' from Plovdiv Mayor over Trash Deal [Apr 13, 2010] The Mayor of Bulgarias Plovdiv, Slavcho Atanasov, has threatened the government that he might ban the storage of waste from the capital Sofia at a local depot. [via YahooNews] More >>

Turkey's Ziraat Bank Expands in Bulgaria [Apr 07, 2010] Turkey's Ziraat Bank opened a new branch in Bulgaria on Wednesday in the town of Kardzhali, where the population is consisted mostly of ethnic Turks. This is the bank's third branch in the country following branches in Sofia and Plovdiv. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Largest Wine Expo Opened in Plovdiv (Novinite.com) [Mar 14, 2010] Bulgaria?s largest international commercial exhibit of wines ?Vinaria 2010? was opened in Plovdiv Sunday by Economy Minister Traicho Traikov. In his opening statement, Traikov declared that the wine production sector in Bulgaria is developing as a combination of old traditions and new technologies. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Power Utility EVN to Invest BGN 100 M in New Plant (Novinite.com) [Mar 12, 2010] Bulgaria?s Austrian-owned power utility EVN announced it planned to invest BGN 100 M in a new electricity and heating plant. The new power plant will be constructed by EVN Bulgaria near the Plovdiv North Heating Plant. [via YahooNews] More >>

German, Austrian Shoe Retailers Storm Bulgaria Market (Novinite.com) [Mar 05, 2010] The German shoe retail chain Deichmann plans to open 8 news stores in Bulgaria in 2010, the company informs. 3 of the new stores will be located in the capital Sofia. Deichmann came to Bulgaria in the spring of 2009 and now has 4 stores in the cities of Burgas, Gaborovo, Plovdiv and Targovishte. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Police Uncover Murder, Fake Money in Plovdiv Operations (Novinite.com) [Feb 20, 2010] Bulgaria Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov announced late Friday that 2 police operations were underway in Plovdiv, with the body of a 20-year-old woman having been found. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Detains 6 Illegal Immigrants Hidden in Pipes (Novinite.com) [Feb 04, 2010] Six illegal immigrants ? five Iraqis and one Turkish citizen ? were found hidden in pipes during a customs check in Plovdiv Thursday. The six men aged between 20 and 30 were hiding in a truck transporting pipes with large diameter from Turkey to Bulgaria. [via YahooNews] More >>