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The Boring End of the Lukoil Bulgaria Opera [Jan 17, 2012] Bulgaria's Customs Agency awarded Monday to the Lukoil Neftochim refinery in the Black Sea city of Burgas protocols certifying compliance of its measuring equipment with state requirements. Thus, Bulgaria's great Lukoil Opera (or saga if you prefer) came to an end without much fanfare ? unlike the way it started in July 2011 when Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov and Customs Agency chief ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Scraps Fighter Jets Buy for Culture's Sake [Jan 04, 2012] Bulgaria will not purchase new military aircraft in times of crisis and unless the problems in the education and culture sectors are solved. The statement was made Wednesday by Bulgaria's Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov. Speaking in the Black Sea city of Burgas, where he inspected and officially opened the renovated building of the city's theater, Borisov said there are a number of theater ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Burgas among Top 30 European Access Cities [Nov 16, 2011] Bulgaria's Black Sea city of Burgas has been ranked among the top thirty cities in the European Union, competing for the 2011 Access City title. The news was reported by the Burgas City hall. The award is bestowed each year and the contest is organized by the European Commission with the goal to focus attention on European cities, which work most actively to improve access for handicap people. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to Probe Tour Operator, Air Carrier over Stranded Tourists [Sep 12, 2011] Bulgaria's Sofia Prosecutor's Office will probe the Bulgarian Alma Tour tour operator and the Bulgaria Air airline carrier concerning the nearly 700 Russian and Finish tourists stranded in the country's southern Black Sea city of Burgas. Even though the conflict between the two companies is purely intercorporate, it can still be probed into, Margarita Nemska, spokesperson of the Sofia Prosecutor ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Mulls Offering Free Vacations to Tourists Stranded at Coastal Airports [Sep 12, 2011] Hotel owners in Bulgaria are considering inviting the tourists who spent three days at the airport of the Bulgarian Black Sea city of Burgas on a free vacation in June next year. The information was reported Monday by the Bulgarian Dnevnik daily, citing the Association of Bulgarian Hotel and Restaurant Owners. The final decision on the offer will be made on September 27 at the meeting of the ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's 1st Open Air Mall to Be Built in Burgas [Jun 24, 2011] The Black Sea city of Burgas will feature Bulgaria's first "open-air mall" as the shopping mall project dating back to 2008-2009 will be unfrozen. "The Strand" shopping mall in Burgas is designed as an open air mall with stores and restaurants arranged around a racetrack 'High Street'. The EUR 40 M project got its construction permit in 2009 but its construction was put off.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Starts Massive Bus Fleet Inspection after Deadly Crash [Jun 20, 2011] As promised by the Bulgarian transport authorities, a massive inspection of the country's bus fleet was launched Monday. The measure comes after 8 people perished in a hellish crash early on Wednesday. A bus, travelling from the capital Sofia to the Black Sea city of Burgas overturned on Trakiya highway, near the second largest city of Plovdiv, killing 8 and injuring 18. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Drazki Frigate Back Home from NATO Mission [Jun 04, 2011] Bulgaria's navy frigate, which set out on April 27 to join NATO's Operation "United Protector" patrolling off Libya's coast to enforce a UN arms embargo, returned to the country Saturday. The frigate arrived at the navy port of the Black Sea city of Burgas at 7:10 am, and was met by officials, friends and relatives. The official military greeting ceremony was attended by Deputy Defense Minister ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to Set Up EU Border Control Air Base in Burgas [May 11, 2011] Bulgaria's Interior Ministry will use part of the territory of the airport in the Black Sea city of Burgas in order to set up an air base for the surveillance of the southeastern-most external border of the EU. This has become clear from a government decision adopted Wednesday to amend the concession contracts of the Varna and Burgas airports. In addition to facilitating the investments of the ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Interior Minister: Bulgaria Is Safe from Terrorist Attacks [May 06, 2011] Bulgaria has undertaken all necessary measures to counter any possible terrorist threat after the murder of Osama Bin Laden, according to Interior Minister, Tsvetan Tsvetanov. Tsvetanov, who was on a visit Friday to the Black Sea city of Varna, said the police have increased coordination and cooperation with Bulgarian special services and with its European Union and NATO partners. The Minister ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Varna Follows Sofia in Capping Taxi Fares [Apr 21, 2011] After the capital Sofia, Bulgaria's Black Sea city of Varna has followed suit by approving a maximum taxi fare in a long-anticipated bid to end the abuses by rogue taxi drivers. The Varna City Council decided Thursday that the maximum allowed cab fare per kilometer has to be BGN 1.5 at daytime, and BGN 2/km during the night hours between 10 pm and 6 am.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Sea, River Shipping Operators Set Up 'Varna Ferry' [Apr 11, 2011] Bulgaria's major maritime and river shipping companies have come together to set up a joint venture for ferry boat transport called "Varna Ferry" which will run the lucrative direct Bulgaria-Russia ferry line. Varna Ferry has been established in Bulgaria's Black Sea city Varna by Navigation Maritime Bulgare, the major Bulgarian maritime operator, and Bulgarian River Shipping, the major Bulgarian ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Inspects Frigate before Joining NATO in Libya [Apr 11, 2011] Bulgaria's Defense Minister, Anyu Angelov, is traveling Monday to the Black Sea city of Burgas to check in person the "Drazki" frigate readiness for joining NATO in Libya. At the end of March, Bulgaria's government approved the deployment of the navy frigate to take part in NATO's Operation "United Protector" patrolling off Libya's coast to enforce a UN arms embargo. The frigate is to depart ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Burgas Mayor: Investors Eager for New Industrial Zone [Mar 16, 2011] Bulgarian and foreign companies are constantly inquiring with the city of Burgas for plots, which is why the Burgas Municipality has moved to set up a new industrial zone, Mayor Dimitar Nikolov announced. Nikolov declared his hopes for greater investments and more new jobs over the recently announced new industrial and logistics zone to be set up in Bulgaria's Black Sea city and port of Burgas ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to Set Up New Industrial Zone in Black Sea Port Burgas [Mar 14, 2011] A new industrial zone will be set up in Bulgaria's Black Sea city of Burgas by the local municipality and the state-owned "National Company Industrial Zones." The new industrial zone will be called "Logistics and Industrial Park ? Burgas" EAD, and will be located on the territory of Industrial Zone "Burgas-North". ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Raiffeisen Allowed to Buy Bulgaria's Mall Varna [Nov 30, 2010] Bulgaria's Competition Protection Commission has approved the request of Austria's biggest banking group, Raiffeisen Zentralbank Austria AG to buy out the Mall Varna shopping and office center in the Black Sea city of Varna. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria?s Varna Registers Record-High Number of Russian Tourists [Nov 08, 2010] Mostly Russian, Romanian and Greek tourists visited resorts near Bulgaria's Black Sea city of Varna in the summer. Photo by BGNES [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Unveils Monument of Legendary Poetess [Nov 06, 2010] The Black Sea city of Burgas has opened a monument of Petya Dubarova , a poetess that touches the hearts of Bulgarians to this day despite the fact that she left behind a single book of poems published posthumously. [via YahooNews] More >>

Russia, Bulgaria to Create Joint Company for South Stream Project [Jul 16, 2010] Bulgaria's economy and energy minister Traicho Traikov. Photo by BGNES. The details have not been arranged yet during Friday's negotiations in the Bulgarian Black Sea city of Varna. Talks are set to continue Saturday, announced Traikov. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Largest Cities Register Boom of Bankruptcy Claims [Jun 21, 2010] Many companies in Bulgarias capital Sofia and the Black Sea city of Varna file for bankruptcy because these cities saw the largest boom in construction before the crisis. [via YahooNews] More >>