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Bulgaria to Simplify Entry Requirements for Schengen Visa Holders [Jan 12, 2012] Bulgaria's Foreign and Interior Ministries have discussed the opportunity for allowing Schengen visa holders to enter the country without additional travel documents. According to Foreign Minister Nikolay Mladenov, this will be yet another step aimed at facilitating the entry of foreign nationals in Bulgaria, which will stimulate business and, most of all, tourism. "Two weeks ago, Bulgarian ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's EconMin Forecasts EUR 20 B Exports in 2012 [Jan 11, 2012] Bulgaria's exports will most likely reach BGN 20 B in 2012, Minister of Economy, Energy, and Tourism Traicho Traikov has declared during the annual "Investors of the Year" award ceremony of the InvestBulgaria Agency. "Even the most daring business plans can be realized in Bulgaria," Traikov stated before Bulgaria's top investors for 2011 in Sofia Wednesday night, stressing that the Bulgarian ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Must Set Up Guarantee Fund to Handle Stranded Tourists - Expert [Jan 04, 2012] Rumen Draganov, Director of the Institute for Analyses and Assessment of Tourism, has suggested that guarantee fund should be set up for cases of Bulgarian tourists left stranded abroad. In a Wednesday interview, he explained that the lack of such a facility meant that there was no mechanism through which Bulgarian citizens and citizens from other countries using Bulgarian tour operators could ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Sole Nuclear Plant Sets Production Record [Dec 21, 2011] Bulgaria's sole Nuclear Power Plant, Kozloduy, set a record Tuesday with its two working units (Unit 5 and Unit 6), producing the highest quantity of electricity in their history. Shortly after 2 pm on Tuesday, the best result since 2008, when the annual production reached 15.765 billion kWh, was surpassed, announced the Ministry of Economy, Energy and Tourism. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to Increase Capacity of Its Kozloduy NPP by 60 MW [Dec 20, 2011] The capacity of Bulgaria's sole nuclear power plant, Kozloduy, will be increased by 60 MW as its generators will be replaced, it was announced on Tuesday. The reconstruction works will take two years and will cost EUR 30 M. "We are getting near to the fulfillment of that idea," Bulgaria's Minister of Economy, Energy and Tourism Traicho Traikov told the Bulgarian National Radio.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria-Greece Gas Link Ahead of Schedule - Energy Minister [Dec 07, 2011] Bulgaria's Minister of Economy, Energy and Tourism Traicho Traikov has dismissed as "mere speculation" allegations that Bulgaria would not receive its rightful share of EU funds for the construction of the gas grid interconnections with Romania and Greece for this year. Traikov specified that the source of the alleged misinformation was MEP Ivaylo Kalfin, a presidential candidate of Bulgaria's ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Might Launch Direct Flights to China [Nov 26, 2011] The opportunities for launching a direct airline between Bulgarian and China have been surveyed during a visit of a high-ranking Chinese delegation in Sofia. The direct Bulgaria-China flights were on the agenda of the meeting between Bulgaria's Deputy Minister of Economy, Energy, and Tourism Ivo Marinov and the chief engineer of the IT and Economy Commission of China's Inner Mongolia province ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Poised to Launch a Launch? [Nov 22, 2011] By Phillip Butler Argophilia Travel News Checking in on Bulgaria's Ministry of Economy, Energy and Tourism, after they announced their new strategy in the UK, deputy minister Ivo Marinov's, and the ministries head of marketing Anelia Genova's hopes of altering public perception, not using communications channels could be a fatal flaw. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to Take Part in Frankfurt's Viva Toristika Exhibition Show [Nov 10, 2011] Bulgaria will participate in the international Viva Touristika caravan and exhibition show in the German city of Frankfurt, the Bulgarian Ministry of Economy, Energy and Tourism has announced. The Balkan country will have its own pavilion at the exhibition for the second time after it debuted in 2010. During 2011's edition, Bulgaria will try to showcase its potential in the spheres of cultural ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Topped Indicative, Interim Green Energy Targets in 2010 [Nov 07, 2011] Bulgaria's Minister of of Economy, Energy and Tourism boasted on Monday that the country had outperformed its interim and indicative targets on renewable energy and energy saving. Speaking at a conference organized by Capital weekly titled "Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy", Traikov explained that Bulgaria had achieved 3549 GWh of annual energy savings in 2010, which was 1000 GWh over the ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Bans Hunting on Elections Day [Oct 30, 2011] Hunting has been banned in Bulgaria on Sunday, October 30, the day on which presidential and local election runoffs are carried out in the country. The ban has been signed by Bulgaria's Agriculture Minister Miroslav Naydenov. However, organized hunting tourism has been allowed, since contracts for hunting tourist groups have already been signed. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Eager for EU-Korea FTA to Kick In, Forum Finds [Oct 29, 2011] South Korea is a priority economic partner for Bulgaria, Bulgarian Minister of Economy, Energy, and Tourism Traikov declared at a forum in Sofia dedicated to the Free Trade Agreement between the East Asian nation and the EU. "The efforts of the Bulgarian government are directed at attracting Korean investments in sectors with great potential such as electronics and engineering, car parts ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Kazakhstan Ink Economic Agreement, Focus on Innovations [Oct 04, 2011] Innovations have been mentioned as a key factor in Bulgaria and Kazakhstan's future economic relations, as the two countries signed an intergovernmental agreement on economic cooperation. "Innovations are a priority for Bulgaria as well as for Kazakhstan," Bulgaria's Minister of Economy, Energy and Tourism Traicho Traikov said after the signing ceremony during his official visit to Kazakhstan ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria will strengthen ties with Georgia in the fields of business and tourism [Sep 30, 2011] Connection between Georgia and Bulgaria, particularly in the areas of business and tourism, should be expanded and consolidated. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Tourism appoints MPG Media Contacts [Sep 09, 2011] Bulgaria Tourism has appointed MPG Media Contacts to its media planning and buying account after a competitive pitch against undisclosed agencies. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Marks National Day of Tourism, Hiking [Aug 28, 2011] Bulgarians mark Sunday the 116th anniversary of organized hiking and tourism in the country. The event is held traditionally at the Cherni Vrah peak in the Vitosha mountain, near the capital Sofia. The first hiking and tourist society in Bulgaria was founded on August 27, 1895 by Bulgarian writer and nature-lover Aleko Konstantinov on the top of Cherni Vrah (2290 m).... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Sees Increase of Foreign Visitors July 2011 y/y [Aug 26, 2011] The number of arrivals of visitors from abroad to Bulgaria in July 2011 was 1 609 900, which indicates a 2.6% increase year on year, the country's National Statistical Institute says. Tourism is the main reason for the increase, as the arrivals with holiday and recreation purpose increased by 4.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Can't Be Isolated from New Wave of Economic Downturn - Minister [Aug 25, 2011] Bulgarian Minister of Economy, Energy and Tourism Traicho Traikov has said that the country will not emerge unscathed from the economic downturn. "Bulgaria is not an island, but a ship, which depends on sea conditions for sailing. Therefore the country will be affected, if a new wave of economic deterioration strikes", Traikov said in a Thursday interview for state-owned TV channel BNT. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Seeks to Appoint Tourism Attache in Moscow [Aug 22, 2011] Bulgaria will appoint a tourism attache in Moscow, the country's Ministry of Economy, Energy and Tourism has announced. Currently, the post is open to competition. The candidates need to have at least 6 years of professional experience, four of which in the sphere of international relations. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's 2011 Tourist Season Shapes to Be Best in Decade [Aug 13, 2011] Bulgaria's 2011 summer tourist season will most likely end up being the most successful in terms of revenues in the past ten years, various data indicates. The Institute for Analysis and Assessment in Tourism, a think-tank, estimated that 6.6 million tourists will have visited the Bulgarian Black Sea by the end of the season in August 2011.... [via YahooNews] More >>