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Bulgaria Wakes up to Fresh Snow [Feb 02, 2012] Bulgaria wakes up Thursday to freezing cold accompanied by a fresh snow cover, but without new record low temperatures. The mercury ranges between minus 19 degrees Celsius to minus 5 across the country with cloudy skies and strong winds in the regions of Montana, Varna, Vidin and Razgrad. Snow is falling in the regions of Montana, Pazardzhik, Dobrich, Haskovo, Sofia, Plovdiv, Blagoevgrad, Burgas ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria PM, President Hand in Hand with 50 000 off to Guinness Book [Jan 09, 2012] Bulgaria's prime minister and brand new president have been invited to join 50 000 people, who are expected to dance together holding hands in an attempt to enter the Guinness World Records. The impressive chain-like horo-dance will be staged in the coastal town of Varna under the sounds of Bulgarian traditional music. The ambitious project is the brainchild of a slender lady ? Elitsa Todorova ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Choking as Air Dust Hits New Highs [Jan 03, 2012] Bulgaria's executive environmental agency raised an alert on Tuesday over the high concentration of dust particles in the air in fourteen towns and cities across the country since the beginning of the year. The first days of 2012 exceeded the norm in levels of harmful particles in the regions of Blagoevgrad, Varna, Vidin, Gorna Oryahovitsa, Dobrich, Kardzhali, Nessebar, Pernik, Pleven, Plovdiv ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Ups Flights from Black Sea to Moscow in 2012 [Dec 21, 2011] Flights from Bulgaria's Black Sea airports of Varna and Burgas to the Russian capital Moscow are increasing next summer season. The agreement was sealed by the Transport Ministries of the two countries. Since the spring of 2010, there have been seven flights a week on the Varna-Moscow line, which were increased to 14 in the spring of 2011.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Civil Defense to Test Siren System in 10 Cities [Dec 14, 2011] Bulgaria's emergency siren system will be tested at 1:00 pm on Wednesday in ten Bulgarian cities, the interior ministry announced. The cities are Sofia, Burgas, Varna, Kardzhali, Monatana, Pazardzhik, Pleven, Plovdiv, Ruse and Smolyan. The test is carried out according the Order for Early Warnings and Announcement of Disasters.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria?s Civil Defense to Test Siren System in 10 Cities [Dec 12, 2011] Bulgaria's emergency siren system will be tested at 1:00 pm on Wednesday in 10 Bulgarian cities, the Interior Ministry informs. The cities are Sofia, Burgas, Varna, Kardzhali, Monatana, Pazardzhik, Pleven, Plovdiv, Ruse and Smolyan. The test is carried out according the Order for Early Warnings and Announcement of Disasters.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Invites Hamburg Port Co to Check Out Port Varna [Dec 01, 2011] Bulgaria hopes that Hamburg Port and Logistics Company, the operator of Germany's major port, will express interest in the concession of the Bulgarian Port Varna on the Black Sea, Transport Minister Ivaylo Moskovski stated in Berlin. "We are currently preparing the procedure for the concession of Port Varna, and I hope that the operator of Port Hamburg will be interested," Moskovski stated at a ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Sentences Roma Man for Marrying Child Bride [Nov 08, 2011] In an apparent effort to crack down on underage brides, Bulgaria, home of the world's youngest eleven-year-old mother, has delivered a guilty verdict on a man, who married a fifteen-year-ld girl. K Atanasov, a 29-year-old Roma living in a village close to the town of Varna, has been sentenced to probation and a public reprimand for marrying and begetting with children an underage girl. He will ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Varna-West Port Breaks Record in Processed Cargo [Oct 04, 2011] The Varna West port near Bulgaria's Black Sea capital has processed 1 065 000 metric tons of cargo in September 2011, according to official information from the Transport Ministry. This an absolute record breaker, beating the one from August, 2011 ? 1 million tons. Since the beginning of the year, the port has processed over 6 665 600 tons, which is 12% more, compared to the same period of last ... [via YahooNews] More >>

'Bulgaria On Air' TV & Radio Officially Launched [Sep 09, 2011] "Bulgaria On Air", a new TV and radio station with a business focus, started broadcasting for the first time Friday morning. Bulgaria On Air TV is replacing MSAT, a long-standing cable TV formerly based in Varna whose headquarters was transferred to Sofia 6 years ago. The new TV channel will feature regular half-hour news blocks as well as talk shows focusing on business and politics, while the ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Unblocks 2 T of Jet Fuel Reserve over Lukoil Crisis [Jul 30, 2011] The Bulgarian cabinet released overnight Saturday 1 800 tons of jet fuel from the State reserve, Economy and Energy Minister, Traicho Traikov announced. The decision, signed by the Council of Ministers during the night, will secure jet fuel for the upcoming week. The fuel is destined to the airports of the Black Sea cities of Varna and Burgas where the summer tourist season is in its peack.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Sees Increase in Number of Russian Tourists [Jul 23, 2011] An increase in the number of Russian tourists has been registered in Bulgaria over the last two years, according to Marin Neshkov, chair of the tourist chamber of the country's Black Sea capital Varna, has said. Besides Russians, tourists from Germany and the UK constitute major parts from the Balkan country's tourist market, Neshkov has said, as cited by actualno.com. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to Invest BGN 100 M in Extending Life of Kozloduy Nuclear Reactors [Jun 03, 2011] Bulgaria will need to invest over BGN 100 M in the extension of the life of the two operational 1000-MW reactors of the Kozloduy nuclear power plant, according to its CEO Kostadin Dimitrov. Speaking at the Bulatom energy forum in Varna Thursday, Dimitrov said the technical surveying of the two reactors will last 18-24 months. It is expected to provide answers on how to go about extending the ... [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 >>

Bulgaria's Varna Entry Point for Cocaine from Latin America - Europol [May 04, 2011] Black Sea ports including Odessa, Constanta and Bulgaria's Varna have been identified as points of transit or entry for cocaine from Latin America, according to the latest report on organized crime by Europol. "Within South East Europe, Bulgaria now serves as a transit point for maritime shipments from Latin America, trafficking from West Africa via Turkey and the Balkan Routes, and cocaine ... [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 Tourism Rubs Hands over North African Turmoil [Mar 21, 2011] Bulgaria's tourism will enjoy a summer growth as a result of the ongoing North African turmoil, according to the chair of Black Sea capital Varna's Tourism Chamber, Martin Neshkov. The Balkan country attracts mainly Russian tourists who will avoid their otherwise traditionally favored destination ? Egypt, Neshkov clarified. Some touristic companies have registered a 100% year on year increase in ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Port Varna Sees 12% Freight Traffic Growth in 2010 [Jan 04, 2011] The freight volume processed by Port Varna , one of Bulgaria's two major Black Sea ports, grew by 12% in 2010, year-on-year. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Arrests Man Wanted for Pimping by Germany [Dec 03, 2010] Levent Sali, a Bulgarian citizen, has been arrested in Bulgaria's Varna on human trafficking charges issued by Germany. Sali has been investigated by the German police for human trafficking and using violence to force people to work as prostitutes. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Russia Ferry Line Sees Staggering Freight Traffic Growth [Nov 30, 2010] The only direct Bulgaria- Russia transport line ? the Varna- Port Kavkaz ferry ? has seen an increase of freight traffic of 332% in 2010 so far, year-on-year. [via YahooNews] More >>