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10 000 Unique Archaeology Treasures to Be Unveiled in Bulgaria [Nov 14, 2011] Bulgaria's National History Museum will put on display about 10 000 "extremely valuable" archaeological finds and artifacts. The finds in question were seized from a treasure hunting and antiques trafficking crime group back in 2004, and are now being transferred from the Sofia City Prosecutor's Office to the ownerships of the National History Museum in Sofia. They feature archaeological items ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria-Wales Euro Qualifier Halts Sofia Downtown Traffic [Oct 11, 2011] The Euro 2012 qualifier between Bulgaria and Wales Tuesday evening is imposing a number of traffic changes in the area of the National Vasil Levski Stadium in downtown Sofia. The Sofia City Hall informs that stopping and parking on all alleys around the stadium is banned from 8 am until midnight Tuesday as it is on Gen. Gurko Street between the Vasil Levski and Evlogi and Hristo Georgievi ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Notorious Alma Tour Fly Files for Bankruptcy [Oct 07, 2011] Alma Tour Fly, a company within the group of scandal-hit Bulgarian tour operator Alma Tour, filed for bankruptcy on October 06, the Sofia City Court said Friday. Problems with Alma Tour surfaced in early September, when close to 1,000 international tourists, most of them Russians, were stranded at Bulgarian Black Sea airports of Burgas and Varna. Their flights were cancelled by national air ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria National Air Carrier Might Lose License for Stranding 1000 Foreign Tourists [Sep 10, 2011] Bulgarian ministers have suggested they might consider withdrawing the licenses of the Bulgaria Air national airline and tour operator Alma Tour, after a trade dispute between them led to the cancellation of flights, stranding hundreds of international tourists. The Sofia City Prosecution has already started an investigation whether the events were caused by officers at Alma Tour, following an ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Top Court: No Halt to Operations for Lukoil [Aug 10, 2011] Bulgaria's top court upheld Wednesday a previous ruling providing that the Lukoil Neftochim should stay in operation until the legality of its revoked tax warehouse operator license is finally decided. The Supreme Administrative Court (VAS) thereby allowed the refinery to process fuel until the end of 2011 at the least, given that the first sitting of the Administrative Court Sofia City (ACSC ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Capital 'Breaths' with Temporary Street Closure [Aug 07, 2011] Ivan Shishman Street in downtown Sofia was turned pedestrian for Sundays until the end of August in a bid to reduce air pollution from traffic and favor commuting by foot. The Sofia City Hall has decided that this Sunday, as well as the following Sundays until the end of the month, Shishman Street will be closed for vehicles under the project called "Sofia Breathes," which was launched for the ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Lev Ins Company Gets Back Seized Servers [Jul 16, 2011] The Sofia City Prosecutor's Office has made the decision to return to the Lev Ins insurance company the confiscated computer servers. The information was reported Saturday by the Bulgarian daily Trud (Labor), citing the June 29 Prosecutor's decision. The insurance company is to get back 5 servers, 24 disks, and 1 computer. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Might Ban Nationalist Party 'Ataka' for Stirring Hatred [May 23, 2011] The Bulgarian Prosecutor's Office might decide to demand the ban of the nationalist and far-right party "Ataka" for instigating ethnic and religious hatred, announced to Sofia City Prosecutor Nikolay Kokinov. "In addition to raising charges, the prosecution might demand that Ataka be banned based on the Political Parties Act, if we collect enough evidence for instilling ethnic and religious ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's ex-tax chief sentenced for corruption [Jan 25, 2011] A Bulgarian court has sentenced the country's former tax chief to four years in prison for corruption. Sofia City Court on Tuesday convicted Maria Murgina on four separate accounts of abuse of power and filing untrue statements. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's High-profile 'Marguin' Case Tried on Appeal [Jan 24, 2011] The Sofia Appellate Court resumed Monday the case of Krasimir and Nikolay Marinovi aka The Marguin Brothers. On June 14, 2010, the Sofia City Court issued a non-guilty verdict for the Marguins. The Court also changed Krasimir Marinov's bail to recognizance and lifted the European search warrant for Nikolay Marinov, who disappeared right after the January murder of controversial radio host, Bobi ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Chief Prosecutor: Brilliant Job on SAPARD Case [Jul 01, 2010] Bulgaria's Chief Prosecutor Boris Velchev has announced his content with the Sofia City Court for doing a brilliant job on the SAPARD case on Wednesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Ex Deputy Interior Minister Acquitted on Bribery Charges [Jun 30, 2010] Sofia City Court has acquitted Bulgaria's former Deputy Interior Minister Raif Mustafa and the businessman Rosen Marinov, after the Prosecution's Office has asked for 10 years imprisonment for each on bribery charges. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Ex Deputy Interior Minister Acquitted on Bribery Charges [Jun 30, 2010] Sofia City Court has acquitted Bulgaria's former Deputy Interior Minister Raif Mustafa and the businessman Rosen Marinov , after the Prosecution's Office has asked for 10 years imprisonment for each on bribe ry charges. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Ex State Reserve Head Sentenced to 5 Years of Jail [Jun 16, 2010] Bulgarias former Head of the State Reserve and War-Time Stock, Dimitar Dimitrov, was sentenced Wednesday to 5 years behind bars by the Sofia City Court. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgarias Ex Deputy Health Minister Charged with Malfeasance [Apr 19, 2010] The Sofia City Prosecutor has raised charges against Bulgarias former deputy health minister, the head of the National Health Insurance Fund and a member of the National Council of the Bulgarian Socialist Party. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Senior Prosecutor Frowns at Ex Minister Arrest Style [Apr 08, 2010] Bulgaria 's senior prosecutor has only partly defended a deputy Sofia city prosecutor, whose allegedly aggressive behavior during the arrest of the former defense minister has triggered a wave of criticism. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Prosecutor under Fire over Ex Defense Minister Arrest [Apr 05, 2010] A deputy Sofia city prosecutor, whose allegedly aggressive behavior during the arrest of Bulgaria 's former defense minister has triggered a wave of criticism, will face the Supreme Judicial Council on Monday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Ousted Health Minister - Bulgaria's Swine Flu Victim or PR Casualty [Apr 01, 2010] Something unprecedented happened in Bulgaria Tuesday the countrys Health Minister, from the cabinet of the ruling Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria (GERB) party, Bozhidar Nanev, became the first acting minister to be officially charged by the Sofia City Prosecutor's Office. [via YahooNews] More >>

Ousted Health Minister - Bulgaria's Swine Flu Victim or PR Casualty (Novinite.com) [Mar 31, 2010] Something unprecedented happened in Bulgaria Tuesday ? the country?s Health Minister, from the cabinet of the ruling Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria (GERB) party, Bozhidar Nanev, became the first acting minister to be officially charged by the Sofia City Prosecutor's Office. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Launches Hot Line for Bulgarian Workers in Greece (Novinite.com) [Mar 30, 2010] Bulgaria's Executive Agency ?Main Labor Directorate? opened a hot line for Bulgarians working in Greece to signal about violations of the labor laws. The number is 81 01 474 with country code 00359 and Sofia city code 2. [via YahooNews] More >>