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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 >>

'Grand Mall Varna' Becomes Largest Mall in Bulgaria's Black Sea Capital [May 26, 2010] The largest shopping mall in Bulgarias Black Sea city of Varna, Grand Mall Varna, will be formally opened ahead of schedule, on Thursday, May 27, 2010. [via YahooNews] More >>

Sailors Released by Somali Pirates Arrive in Bulgaria Friday [May 20, 2010] The five Bulgarian sailors from the kidnapped St James Park are arriving in Bulgaria on Friday, May 21, the Foreign Ministry informs Thursday. They will land at the airport of the Black Sea city of Varna and will be met by friends and relatives. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Finance Minister Forecasts 1% Economic Growth [May 20, 2010] Bulgaria's Finance Minister, Simeon Djankov, forecasts a 1% economic growth for 2010. Djankov made the statement Thursday in the Black Sea city of Burgas where he met with employees of the Customs and the National Revenue Agencies (NRA). [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Finance Minister Forecasts 1% Economic Growth [May 20, 2010] Bulgaria's Finance Minister, Simeon Djankov (second-left), is in the Black Sea city of Burgas Thursday to meet with employees of the Customs and the National Revenue Agencies (NRA). [via YahooNews] More >>

Constantinople Patriarch Bartholomew I Arrives to Bulgaria [May 18, 2010] The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, Bartholomew I, is arring Tuesday on a two-day visit to Bulgaria. His All Holiness, the first among equals from among the heads of the Eastern Orthodox Christian churches, will go first to the Black Sea city of Burgas. [via YahooNews] More >>

German High School Proms Open Bulgaria's Beach Season [May 03, 2010] German high school seniors opened Monday the summer season at Bulgaria's largest sea resort Sunny Beach. The students arrived at the airport of the Black Sea city of Burgas on a charter flight from Frankfurt. [via YahooNews] More >>

Fire Engulfs Bulgaria Sofia - Varna Bus [Apr 30, 2010] A fire destroyed in full a bus traveling between Bulgarias capital Sofia and the Black Sea city of Varna Thursday evening. File Photo [via YahooNews] More >>

4th Starbucks Coffee Shop Opens Doors in Bulgaria [Apr 27, 2010] Starbucks came to Bulgaria two years ago. The other three coffee shops are located in the capital and the Black Sea city of Burgas 2 separate facilities in downtown Sofia and one at Burgas Plaza Mall. [via YahooNews] More >>

4th Starbucks Coffee Shop Opens Doors in Bulgaria [Apr 27, 2010] After 2 Starbucks shops were opened in Bulgaria's capital Sofia and 1 in the Black Sea city of Burgas, the new one is now located at the Mall in Sofia. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Police Bust Drug Dealers, Pimps in 2 Operations [Apr 11, 2010] Two special operations in Sofia and Varna led to the arrest of two dozen gangsters in Bulgaria . Nine persons have been arrested in the Black Sea city of Varna for organizing and controlling a prostitution ring, the District Prosecutor Vladimir Chavdarov announced. [via YahooNews] More >>

Wife of Busted Bulgaria Municipal Council Head Cries Police Abuse [Apr 02, 2010] The police in Bulgaria s Black Sea city of Varna arrested the Chair of the municipal council, Borislav Gutsanov, in his house over accusations of economic crimes. [via YahooNews] More >>

Dead Bird Found near Bulgaria's Varna Positive for Avian Flu [Apr 01, 2010] Bulgaria s Agriculture Ministry announced Thursday that the tests of a dead bird found near the Black Sea city of Varna came out positive for avian flu, H5N1. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria?s Varna Airport with Flights to 17 Destinations (Novinite.com) [Mar 26, 2010] The airport of Bulgaria?s Black Sea city Varna is offering regular flights to 17 world destinations starting March 28, 2010, when its summer schedule kicks in. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Varna Welcomes First Tourists for 2010 Summer Season (Novinite.com) [Mar 15, 2010] The first group of foreign tourists for the 2010 summer season were welcomed Monday at the airport in the Bulgarian Black Sea city of Varna. With a charter flight of Bulgaria Air, the Kur-Club tour operator brought 164 German tourists from Frankfurt and Duesseldorf to the Bulgarian seaside. [via YahooNews] More >>

Velizar Kiryakov, Head of Association of Producers of Eco Energy: Bulgaria's Renewable Energy Needs Better Law ... (Novinite.com) [Mar 06, 2010] Interview with Velizar Kiryakov, Chair of the Bulgarian Association of Producers of Ecological Energy (APPE). The APEE is based in the Black Sea city of Varna and unites a number of the major firms investing in renewable energy in Bulgaria. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bad Weather Cancels Flights, Shuts Schools in Eastern Bulgaria (Novinite.com) [Jan 19, 2010] Heavy snowfall has blanketed Bulgaria's Black Sea city of Burgas. Photo by BGNES [via YahooNews] More >>

Eastern Bulgaria Gripped by Heavy Snow (Novinite.com) [Jan 19, 2010] Eastern Bulgaria woke up Tuesday in the grip of a heavy snow storm with treacherous roads, power outages and canceled school classes. In the Region of the Black Sea City of Burgas, about 20 towns and villages are without electricity and schools in several villages are closed over impassable roads. [via YahooNews] More >>