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Bulgaria's Eco Min Vows Cleaner Black Sea through Water Plants [Dec 21, 2011] Bulgaria's Environment Ministry has signed three contracts for new wastewater treatment plants along the Black Sea coast worth some BGN 100 M. "We are going to have cleaner water, a cleaner sea. People will live in better conditions, with sewage," Bulgaria's Environment Minister Nona Karadzhova declared upon the singing of the contracts for the projects, which are to be funded under EU ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Romania to Watch Out for Black Sea Tsunamis [Dec 05, 2011] Bulgarian and Romanian scientists will take part in establishing an early alert system for geological hazards on the two countries' Black Sea coast. The project is financed by EU's cross-border cooperation program and is its total cost is approximately EUR 6 M, which makes it one of the largest scientific projects currently developed in Bulgaria. The project is extremely important for the ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Cold Spell Brings 1st Snow to Bulgaria's Capital Sofia [Oct 16, 2011] Bulgaria's capital Sofia woke up Sunday to the first snowfall this season, after a mid-October cold spell overtook the country. The winter arrived early in Bulgaria with the mercury expected to hit minus 7 degrees Celsius in western Bulgaria and nearly hurricane winds on the Black Sea coast and the entire eastern Bulgaria where there will be a mix of rain and snow. The wind and the ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Sozopol - Bulgaria's 'Rescued' Town and Its Modern Day Saviors on the Way to UNESCO [Oct 10, 2011] Sozopol On Bulgaria's Black Sea coast, in the farthest southern part of the Burgas Bay, some 35 km south of the city of Burgas, on a small rocky peninsula lays the top miracle of the Balkan country ? the ancient town of Sozopol. The town, with a population of about 5 000, is one of the oldest settlements on the Bulgarian coast.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bus carrying Ukrainian tourists crashes in Bulgaria, killing 1, injuring 7 [Jul 07, 2011] SOFIA, Bulgaria - Police say a bus carrying 37 tourists from Ukraine crashed into a ditch alongside a highway near Bulgaria's Black Sea coast, killing one passenger and injuring seven. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Plovdiv, Greece's Kavala Mull Air Connection [Jun 06, 2011] Greek investors are considering launching a direct air line between the Bulgarian city of Plovdiv and the Greek town of Kavala on the Aegean Sea coast. The idea for the Plovdiv-Kavala line has been discussed for several months and was confirmed over the weekend during an aviation show in Kavala, the Maritsa newspaper reported. By setting up a direct air line, Greek businesspeople are said to be ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to Host Mrs European Union 2011 [May 13, 2011] Bulgaria has won the privilege to host the 2011 edition of the Mrs European Union beauty contest. The event has been scheduled for early September 2011 at the luxury St George complex of the Sveti Vlas resort on the Black Sea coast. Mrs Megi Savova, owner and producer of the Mrs Bulgaria beauty pageant, will be representative for Bulgaria at Mrs European Union 2011. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Areva Sign Cooperation Memorandum [Apr 13, 2011] The Bulgarian Energy Holding (BEH) and the Areva company signed a cooperation memorandum covering crucial spheres of the country's energy sector on Wednesday. Bulgaria may cooperate with the French company on the production and installment of wind turbines in the Bulgarian Black Sea coast, it was also made clear. "Areva possesses great expert knowledge on wind turbines and just this type of wind ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Warms Up to First Whiffs of Real Spring [Mar 12, 2011] The rising of temperatures that has encompassed the whole of Bulgaria will continue in the following days, according to the national weather service. Lows for Sunday are set to be a couple of degrees above 0, while highs will range up to 15-20 degrees Centigrade. The lowest temperatures will be registered in the northwest and along the Black Sea Coast (8-14 C). ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Tax Agency Plans New Air Strikes on Luxury Mansions [Oct 11, 2010] Bulgaria's National Revenue Agency is planning new "air strikes" on suspicious luxury properties, this time along Bulgaria's Black Sea coast. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria FinMin: John the Baptist Relics Genuine, Vatican Says So [Aug 23, 2010] The remains, purported to be John the Baptist, including a skull fragment and a tooth, were uncovered last month during the excavation of a fourth-century monastery on St. Ivan Island, off Bulgaria's Black Sea coast. [via YahooNews] More >>

New Outage Leaves Bulgaria's Sunny Beach without Power [Aug 13, 2010] Bulgaria's largest resort Sunny Beach on the Black Sea coast might see scheduled restrictions of its electricity supply as a result of the overdevelopment of the region. [via YahooNews] More >>

Another Power Outage Threatens Bulgaria's Beach Resorts [Aug 12, 2010] Bulgarias southern Black Sea coast is facing new power outages, the electric power utility EVN warns Thursday. The reason for the latest blackout is a planned disconnection the Aheloy power line, owned by the Bulgaria National Electric company (NEK). [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's FBI to Probe Black Sea Coast Power Outage [Jul 26, 2010] Bulgaria's police and State Agency for National Security (DANS) are to probe the power outage that left thousands along the country's Black Sea coast without electricity. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's FBI to Probe Black Sea Coast Power Outage [Jul 26, 2010] Bulgaria's Economy and Energy Minister, Traicho Traikov, says the power outage that left thousands along the country's Black Sea coast was a force majeure incident. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Closes Seven Hotels, Restaurants along the Coast [Jun 27, 2010] Seven tourist sites along Bulgarias Black Sea coast will be closed following the state body for consumer protection inspections at hotels, restaurants, and places of entertainment for violations of clients' rights. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Black Sea Highway to Be Completed by 2017 [Apr 22, 2010] One of Bulgarias major infrastructure projects the highway running along the Black Sea coast will be completed by 2017, promised Regional Development Minister Plevneliev. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Counts on Retail Renaissance to Recover (Update1) [Apr 21, 2010] On a bustling six-lane commercial highway leading out of Sofia to Bulgarias Black Sea coast, Carrefour SA is starting a fresh drive into east Europe. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, EUs Poorest, Counts on Retail Renaissance to Recover [Apr 21, 2010] On a bustling six-lane commercial highway leading out of Sofia to Bulgarias Black Sea coast, Carrefour SA is starting a fresh drive into east Europe. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Dental Tourism Flourishes Thanks to Crisis [Apr 05, 2010] Dental tourism is an increasing trend with more and more foreigners who combine a holiday to Bulgaria 's Black Sea coast with a visit to the dentist. [via YahooNews] More >>