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Bulgaria Air to Purchase 9 Embraer Jets by End of 2014 [Feb 03, 2012] Bulgaria's Bulgaria Air airline carrier will acquire 9 state-of-the-art Brazilian Embraer jets by the end of 2014, it was announced on Friday. The new planes will allow Bulgaria Air to increase its weakly frequency of flights to some European destinations and re-launch its flights to Prague, the company's CEO Yanko Georgiev has said, according to the Standart daily. The first E-190 aircraft is ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Italy kicks off WCup qualifying at Bulgaria [Nov 29, 2011] Italy will kick off its 2014 World Cup qualifying campaign at Bulgaria on Sept. 7 and Denmark will host the Czech Republic a day later in Group B. Malta will face Armenia at home in the group opener on Sept 7. Representatives of the six Group B teams agreed on the qualifying schedule at their meeting in Prague. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Kozloduy NPP Among World's Most Tested - EconMin [May 20, 2011] Bulgaria's Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant is among the most scrutinized NPPs in the world, according to the country's Energy and Economy Minister, Traicho Traikov. Four of the total of six units at Kozloduy were closed due to EU safety requirements, Traikov pointed out during the European Nuclear Forum in Prague, featuring European Commissioner for Energy Guenther Oettinger. The 440-MW Soviet-era ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland handed rematch with Bulgaria in Euro draw [Oct 21, 2010] Defending champion Poland has been handed an opportunity for revenge against Bulgaria in the 2011 men's European volleyball championship in the Czech Republic and Austria. Bulgaria overwhelmed Poland 3-0 in the recent world championship and the two teams will meet again in Prague when the group stage of the European championship begins on Sept. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria PM Heads for First Face to Face Talks with Obama [Apr 08, 2010] The contribution of Bulgaria and ten more countries in Central and Eastern Europe to NATO operations will be on top of the agenda of a specially arranged dinner meeting of their leaders with US President in Prague on Thursday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria PM Invited to Obama Dinner Meeting in Prague [Apr 03, 2010] Bulgaria PM Boyko Borisov has been invited to meet US President Barack Obama in Prague on Thursday. In their first face to face talks Borisov will join 10 other leaders from Central and Eastern Europe at a specially arranged dinner meeting with Obama, the White House announced late Friday. [via YahooNews] More >>

CEZ Energy Giant Dismisses Bulgaria Withdrawal Speculation (Novinite.com) [Mar 20, 2010] Prague's senior manager of energy supplier CEZ has categorically denied speculative reports that the company is considering withdrawing from Bulgaria. [via YahooNews] More >>