Floods in Southern Bulgaria Hit Coal, Briquette Production
Briquette production at the Brikel plant in the southern Bulgarian town of Galabovo has stopped due to halted coal supplies from the state-owned Maritsa Iztok Mines.
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ARCHIVE - 6 February 2012
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Floods in Southern Bulgaria Hit Coal, Briquette ProductionUS Respects Bulgaria's Stance on Shale Gas - Envoy
Politics
Bulgaria Warns Turkey, Greece about Overflowing DamsHillary Clinton's Bulgaria Visit Was Routine - Foreign Minister
EU Commissioner Georgieva Sets Out for Bulgaria's Flooded Regions
Greece Starts Building Notorious Turkish Border Wall
Bulgarian Dam Collapsed over Unrepaired Crack since 2003
Bulgaria Ex-VP Says He Pardoned Fewer Felons Than Predecessor
Society
Anonymous Hack Bulgaria's Prophon over ACTA SupportBroken Dam Flooding Kills 9 in Southeast Bulgaria
Bulgaria Closes Turkish Border Crossing over Flooding
Bulgaria's Flood Death Toll Rises to 8
Overflowing River Closes Road to Bulgarian-Turkish Border
5 Bulgarians Perish in Broken Dam Flood
Helicopters Evacuate People in Flooded Bulgarian Village
2nd Dam Wall Bursts in Bulgaria
Dam Bursts, Floods Bulgarian Village
Bulgaria Regions Alarmed over Floods, Severe Cold
Crime
Bulgarian Drug Mule Busted at Salvador International AirportBulgarian Butcher Nicked in UK Scared by Police Back Home
World
Romanian President Assigns New Govt to Intelligence ChiefRomania to Name New PM 'Within Days'
Justice Minister Named Romania Interim PM
Ex-FinMin Triumphs as Finland President-Elect
Romanian PM Quits over Massive Protests
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Has Bulgaria Scared Its Enemies with Broken Dams and Floods?Business
US Respects Bulgaria's Stance on Shale Gas - Envoy
US Secretary of State Hillary Cinton has agreed with Bulgarian PM Boyko Borisov that environmental safety should be the highest priority as far as shale gas research and exploration are concerned, US Ambassador to Bulgaria James Warlick said.
Politics
Bulgaria Warns Turkey, Greece about Overflowing Dams
Bulgaria's Foreign Ministry has sent a note warning the authorities of Turkey and Greece about the overflowing of major water dams on Bulgarian territory.
Hillary Clinton's Bulgaria Visit Was Routine - Foreign Minister
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's Sunday visit to Bulgaria was not urgent but routine, according to Bulgaria's Foreign Minister Nikolay Mladenov.
EU Commissioner Georgieva Sets Out for Bulgaria's Flooded Regions
EU Commissioner for humanitarian aid Kristalina Georgieva has declared readiness to react in aid of the flooded regions of Southeastern Bulgaria that were badly affected by the breaking of local dam early on Monday.
Greece Starts Building Notorious Turkish Border Wall
Greece said on Monday it has begun to construct a 12.Greece said on Monday it has begun to construct a 12.5 kilometer fence along its land border with Turkey, intended to curb illegal immigration.
Bulgarian Dam Collapsed over Unrepaired Crack since 2003
The wall of the Ivanovo dam, which collapsed Monday morning and killed eight people in the southern Bulgarian village of Biser, has had cracks which stayed unrepaired for six years.
Bulgaria Ex-VP Says He Pardoned Fewer Felons Than Predecessor
Bulgaria's former Vice President Angel Marin has pointed out that he pardoned fewer criminals than his predecessor.
Society
Anonymous Hack Bulgaria's Prophon over ACTA Support
The official website of Prophon, a Bulgarian music licensing company, was hacked by Anonymous on Sunday due to its recently declared support of the controversial ACTA agreement.
Society | February 6, 2012, Monday // 10:55
Broken Dam Flooding Kills 9 in Southeast Bulgaria
Nine people have lost their lives in Southeastern Bulgaria in Monday's flooding caused by the breaking of local dams.
Bulgaria Closes Turkish Border Crossing over Flooding
The Bulgarian Border Police has shut down for traffic the Kapitan Andreevo crossing on the Bulgarian-Turkish border as a result of the floods that struck Southeastern Bulgaria on Monday.
Bulgaria's Flood Death Toll Rises to 8
A total of eight persons have drowned in Southeastern Bulgaria as a result of flooding caused by the breaking of local water reservoir dams, the Interior Ministry has confirmed.
Overflowing River Closes Road to Bulgarian-Turkish Border
The overflowing Kalamitsa River, a tributary of the Maritsa River, has flooded a 300-meter stretch of international road E 80 between the village of Kapitan Andreevo and the Kapitan Andreevo border crossing point.
5 Bulgarians Perish in Broken Dam Flood
The flood at the southern Bulgarian village of Biser, which was caused by the collapse of a dam wall, has taken the lives of five elderly men.
Helicopters Evacuate People in Flooded Bulgarian Village
The rescue operation for the population of the flood-hit Haskovo municipality in southern Bulgaria continues despite the fact that the Cougar rescue helicopters are highly unsuitable for severe winter conditions.
2nd Dam Wall Bursts in Bulgaria
A dam wall has burst near the southern Bulgarian village of Elena, located near the town of Haskovo, it emerged on Monday.
Dam Bursts, Floods Bulgarian Village
The Bulgarian village of Biser, located near the southern town of Harmanly, has been flooded, as the local "Ivanovo" dam has burst.
Bulgaria Regions Alarmed over Floods, Severe Cold
The southern Bulgarian town of Zlatograd is ready to be evacuated due to heavy downpours, while other parts of the country remain under Code Orange because of the severe winter conditions.
Crime
Bulgarian Drug Mule Busted at Salvador International Airport
A Bulgarian carrying cocaine capsules in his stomach has died at a hospital where he was taken after being captured at the Salvador International Airport.
Crime | February 6, 2012, Monday // 13:23
Bulgarian Butcher Nicked in UK Scared by Police Back Home
A brutal Bulgarian gangster, who was caught in London last month on an alert from an investigation of The Sun, claims his human rights will be breached if he is extradited to his home country.
Crime | February 6, 2012, Monday // 13:06
World
Romanian President Assigns New Govt to Intelligence Chief
Romania's President Traian Basescu announced late on Monday he had asked Romanian foreign intelligence service head Mihai-Razvan Ungureanu to form a new government and seek parliament's vote of confidence.
World | February 6, 2012, Monday // 20:59
Romania to Name New PM 'Within Days'
Romania is expected to name its new Prime Minister in the following days, as Emil Boc resigned from his post on Monday after his austerity measures resulted in mass protests.
World | February 6, 2012, Monday // 14:37
Justice Minister Named Romania Interim PM
Romanian Justice Minister Catalin Predoiu has been named the country's interim Prime Minister by President Traian Basescu, after Emil Boc resigned earlier on Monday.
World | February 6, 2012, Monday // 13:23
Ex-FinMin Triumphs as Finland President-Elect
Former Finnish Finance Minister Sauli Niinisto has expectedly triumphed as the country's President-elect, gathering 63% of the votes in Sunday's runoff against Pekka Haavisto of the Greens.
World | February 6, 2012, Monday // 12:49
Romanian PM Quits over Massive Protests
Romania's Prime Minister Emil Boc has resigned after weeks of protests in the Balkan country against the government's austerity measures.
World | February 6, 2012, Monday // 11:13
Novinite Insider
Has Bulgaria Scared Its Enemies with Broken Dams and Floods?
If you are into Bulgarian history and politics, you might have heard of the mythical Cold War plans of Bulgaria's communist regime to blow up the dams of large Bulgarian water reservoirs as a defensive measure in the event of a war with Turkey, back then
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