Vladimir Vladimirov, Chair of the Managing Board of the Bulgarian State Railways (BDZ) company, has said that train tickets will increase by up to 10% in the beginning of 2013.
Sofia Mayor Yordanka Fandakova has drawn attention to the fact that around 30% of the territory of the Sofia Municipality is not connected to a sewerage system, which is a problem for the people living there.
In the period January 1 – July 31, 2012, Bulgaria's Communications Regulation Commission (CRC) imposed fines of nearly BGN 8 M, of which BGN 7.
The construction of a two-level junction between the Bulgaria Blvd and the Ivan Geshov Blvd in Sofia will start in the beginning of 2013, according to Lyubomir Hristov, deputy mayor of Sofia in charge of transport.
Kostadin Marinov from the Bulgarian Grain Traders Association has argued that the state has tools to curb illegal deals on the market and can deploy them by reverse charging VAT.
The "Independence" square in the very heart of Bulgaria's capital Sofia will be open for pedestrians by the end of August, according to Culture Minister, Vezhdi Rashidov.
The sunflower harvest in Bulgaria's northeastern Dobrich region is expected to yield around 250 – 300 kg per decare, according to Kiril Zhendov, Chair of the Dobruzdha Grain Producers Union.
Bulgarian President, Rosen Plevneliev, has strongly criticized the cabinet for negotiating the freeze of prices of ten basic food staples.
The sector of Households and non-profit Institutions, serving households (NPISHs) had 598 deposits exceeding BGN 1M by end-June 2012, according to data of the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB).
The outlook on Greece's CCC rating, already eight levels below investment grade, was revised to negative from stable, S&P said in a statement.
The British Ambassador in Sofia, Jonathan Allen, has officially expressed Wednesday his deep satisfaction from the successful talks between Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov and UK counterpart, David Cameron.
There are no Bulgarians, only "Macedonians", in Bulgaria, according to a propaganda article in a Macedonian newspaper that appears to stretch the boundaries of sanity.
Bulgarian Culture Minister Vezhdi Rashidov appears to have added oil to the flames with perplexing comments on the ongoing diplomatic row with the Vatican over the sending to The Holy See of a new Bulgarian Ambassador who wrote a gay sex story in a novel.
Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev is flying back to the UK capital on Wednesday even though he already made a visit to London at the onset of the 2012 Olympics.
A number of American companies are researching opportunities to invest in Bulgaria, according to the outgoing US Ambassador in Sofia, James Warlick.
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has denied a freeze in the country's relations with the Vatican as a result of the latter's reluctance to accept the new Bulgarian ambassador, Kiril Maritchkov, because of a gay sex scene in a novel of his.
Bulgarian PM Boyko Borisov and UK PM David Cameron have declared their desire for stricter fiscal discipline in the EU after a meeting in London.
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has asked his UK counterpart David Cameron for details about the version made public by the British government and other states that Iran and the pro-Iranian group Hezbollah are behind the July 18 terrorist attack in
Bulgarian President, Rosen Plevneliev, is proud of the high marks earned by the country's NATO contingent from the authorities in Afghanistan.
Bulgaria's Defense Ministry and the Tennessee National Guard have agreed on an accelerated program for anti-terrorist training of Bulgarian military officers.
An Open Day for Bulgarians was held on Tuesday at the Chinese frigate "Yantai", which arrived at the Bulgarian Black Sea port of Varna to make a five-day goodwill visit.
Germany has growing concerns about the swift admission of Bulgaria and Romania into the Schengen Area, German Interior Minister Hans-Peter Friedrich has restated.
Bulgaria's Presidency has launched its profile on Twitter, its press service announced Wednesday.
Bulgarian Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov has slammed Tsvetlin Yovchev, the former head of the State National Security Agency DANS and current presidential advisor, for admitting that Bulgaria has a grave national security problem after the July 18 te
There isn't a courtesy period for drivers in Bulgaria, who fail to turn on their lights during the day, the traffic police warn.
A huge fire, which started from the southwestern village of Balanovo, has reached the village of Dzherman and is some 50 meters away from a transit gas pipeline connecting Bulgaria to Greece.
The fire in the Belitsa Municipality in the southwestern region of Blagoevgrad that erupted Tuesday has been tamed and localized.
The fire near the Bulgarian village of Babyak, Belitsa Municipality, in the southwestern region of Blagoevgrad that erupted Tuesday has expanded and is now engulfing over 1 000 decares of pine forest.
Code Orange alert for dangerous heat is declared for 10 Bulgarian regions Wednesday over the persisting heat wave.
Titan, the owner of the Sofia-based football club CSKA is selling the majority stake to the initiative committee around GERB MP Emil Dimitrov.
Bulgaria's Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, who is on an official trip to Great Britain, met Wednesday with several of the country's athletes taking part in the 2012 London Olympics.
Bulgaria's top female sprinter Ivet Lalova has failed to make a breakthrough in the 200 m sprint in the London Olympics.
The alleged perpetrator of the terrorist act in Bulgaria's Burgas might have been spotted in the capital Sofia, the Head of the Sofia Police Directorate, Chief Commissar, Valeri Yordanov, informs.
Bulgaria's Border Police have detained a total of 15 illegal immigrants from Syria in two unrelated incidents, the press service of the Interior Ministry announced.
The July 18 terrorist attack in Bulgaria's Burgas was planned outside Bulgaria, according to Bulgarian Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov.
From NPR
The Dlagnev on the back of the USA wrestling jersey doesn't seem to fit with the American flag. But the Bulgaria-born and Texas-reared Tervel Dlagnev is the All-American boy.
Russia's Defense Ministry has dismissed as "complete lies," the claims of the Syrian rebels from the Free Syrian Army Wednesday that it had killed a Russian general allegedly aiding the regime of Bashar al-Assad.
The Iranian foreign minister has confirmed that former members of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards were among the Iranians captured by Syrian rebels near Damascus.
Belarus has asked Sweden to pull its diplomats out of Minsk after it said it is withdrawing all of its embassy staff from Stockholm, a statement said.
The Free Syrian Army (FSA) has claimed responsibility for killing a Russian general who was allegedly working as a consultant for the Syrian defense minister, in an announcement broadcast by Al Arabiya TV on Wednesday.
Syrian director Bassam Mohieddine, who was educated in Bulgaria, has been murdered during the continuing civil strife in his country.
Bulgarian leaders are enjoying a quietish August.
Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency) and Novinite.bg are publishing an exclusive opinion article by Georgia's Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze on the occasion of the fourth year since the start of the 2008 War between Georgia and Russia.
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