ARCHIVE - 28 May 2012
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A special logistics hub for the distribution of Chinese goods in Europe is likely to be set up in the northern Bulgarian city of Pleven, according to its Deputy Mayor Anton Bosilkov.
Business | May 28, 2012, Monday // 23:02
Bulgaria is a leader in forging product packaging, according to Ivan Savov, Regional Manager of Intertek-Moody Europe.
Business | May 28, 2012, Monday // 18:14
The British Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and the American Chamber of Commerce in Bulgaria have invited their members and friends to a meeting with Aidan Marktelow of the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).
Business | May 28, 2012, Monday // 14:47
Bulgaria expects to produce a ton and a half of rose oil in 2012, according to Nedko Nedkov, director of the Institute of Roses and Essential Oil-Bearing Plants in the southeastern Bulgarian town of Kazanlak.
Business | May 28, 2012, Monday // 13:19
Bulgarian businessman Grisha Ganchev is to acquire a 40% stake in local football club CSKA Sofia, according to media reports.
Business | May 28, 2012, Monday // 08:33
One of the major global credit rating agencies, Moody's, has confirmed Bulgaria's government bond rating and stable outlook in its annual credit report on the country, issued Tuesday.
The euro zone is going to emerge strong after overcoming the debt crisis, Bulgarian Finance Minister Simeon Djankov has told Austrian paper Die Presse in an interview.
The EU-backed Nabucco natural gas pipeline project may be dropped for good by late June, according to a Russian media report.
Unit 6 of Bulgaria's sole nuclear power plant, Kozloduy, has been reconnected to the country's energy system after it was temporarily shut down on Saturday.
Romania hopes to capitalize on the decision of neighboring Bulgaria to ban smoking in all enclosed public spaces, as it may be seen as an attractive destination for tobacco-addicted tourists, media reports say.
In April 2012, Bulgarians' travels abroad decreased by 3.8% compared to the same month of 2011 and increased by 7.8% compared to March 2012, according to data of the National Statistical Institute (NSI).
Bulgaria's former Ambassadors to Greece, Serbia and the Netherlands, Andrey Karaslavov, Georgi Dimitrov and Zlatin Trapkov, who won cases against Bulgaria's Foreign Ministry over their pre-term recall, will not be restored to their jobs and will most like
US Ambassador to Bulgaria James Warlick is to take part in this year's Sofia Pride LGBT parade scheduled for June 30 in the country's capital.
UK Home Office has admitted it is considering steps to limit the wave of immigrants expected from Greece and other European Union in the wake of the euro crisis.
Bulgarian ethnic Turkish leader Ahmed Dogan is panicking as he is rapidly losing political ground, according to Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov.
The damages caused by the 5.8-6.0-magnitude earthquake in the Bulgarian capital Sofia are estimated at BGN 1.3 M, announced Sofia Mayor Yordanka Fandakova.
The head of Bulgaria's Sustainable Energy Development Agency Kolyo Kolev has been dismissed, the economy and energy minister announced on Monday.
Political appointments at the Customs Agency are over, according to Customs Agency chief Vanyo Tanov.
The strong quake that struck south-west of Bulgaria's capital Sofia early on Tuesday made no casualties thanks to heavenly protection, a local clergyman claims.
Society | May 28, 2012, Monday // 13:25
A Bulgarian man, 32, has sacrificed his life to save from drowning a little British child on the beach at West Wittering, West Sussex, local media reported.
Society | May 28, 2012, Monday // 12:28
Blagoi Ivanov, the Bulgarian MMA fighter who was stabbed almost fatally in February, has been discharged from the reanimation department of Sofia's Priogov hospital.
Society | May 28, 2012, Monday // 10:49
Bulgaria's police authorities will employ megaphones in order to alert the population in case an earthquake with a magnitude stronger than 4 on the Richter scale happens to rattle the country.
Kristalina Georgieva, European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response, is to visit her native Bulgaria on Monday in order to inspect the condition of two villages recently jolted by an earthquake.
"Sofia's Last Ambulance", a documentary by Ilian Metev about Bulgaria's capital Sofia and staff at its ambulances struggling to keep up with their workload, has landed the Critics' Week Visionary award in Cannes.
Bulgarian archaeologists have discovered an ornamented dagger belonging to a Western European knight during excavations of the fortress wall at the entrance of the Black Sea town of Sozopol.
Bulgarian archaeologists have found a church dating back to the late Antiquity period, which is located near the village of Sarafovo, on the Black Sea coast.
Bulgaria's top female wrestler Stanka Zlateva has found her way into a list of the ten top Olympians, whom everybody should watch even though they are flying under the radar.
Sports | May 28, 2012, Monday // 16:13
Manchester United's Bulgarian striker Dimitar Berbatov has denied knowing anything about a Paris Saint-Germain offer.
Sports | May 28, 2012, Monday // 14:44
The Bulgarian church in the German capital Berlin, "St. Knyaz Boris-Mihail Baptist", has been ransacked by vandals, the head of the Bulgarian Religions Directorate Emil Velinov announced.
Crime | May 28, 2012, Monday // 19:10
Interpol has issued a Red Notice for the arrest of alleged Bulgarian mafia boss Nikolay Marinov whose whereabouts have been unknown since 2010.
Crime | May 28, 2012, Monday // 14:14
An international police operation codenamed "Kings of Cocaine" is currently being carried out in several European countries, including Bulgaria, the country's Interior Minister has announced.
Crime | May 28, 2012, Monday // 11:37
Faces convey all that auds need to know in tyro helmer Ilian Metev's rigidly constructed and deeply human docu "Sofia's Last Ambulance."
A Bulgarian lawyer explains the situation to their client:
Smiles | May 28, 2012, Monday // 23:03
"The good news now is that Bulgarians started to save money.
Quotes | May 28, 2012, Monday // 20:16
A representative of the old guard will face off against a representative of the Muslim Brotherhood in the runoff election for the presidency of Egypt, an election official said Monday.
World | May 28, 2012, Monday // 18:25
The United Nations Security Council has unanimously condemned the Syrian government for killing more than 100 civilians in Houla last week.
World | May 28, 2012, Monday // 09:40
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