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Business

Organic Production in Bulgaria Up by 30% in 2011
Electricity Producer Prices in Bulgaria to Add 11% in 2013
Bulgaria Invites Rosatom to Kozloduy NPP Unit 7 Project
Bulgaria Expects Wheat Harvest of 3.8 M Tons in 2012
Bulgarian Cabinet Mulls Disaster Insurance Fund

Politics

Bulgaria Recalled Its Envoy to Syria Last Week
Bulgaria Among Georgia's Key Trade Partners - Envoy
Syria Expels Bulgarian, Other Western Envoys
Outgoing US Ambassador: Bulgarian Cabinet Must Stay Course
Bulgarian Interior, Defense Chiefs Disembark at Blasted Ammo Site
Bulgaria Sees 6th Ammunition Depot Blast since 2000
No 'Dangerous Substances' in Blasted Bulgarian Ammo Depot - Corporate Owner
Exploding Bulgarian Ammunition Depot Private, Military Says
Bulgaria to Buy New Passenger Trains in 2014 with EU Funding
Bulgaria's Quake-Struck Pernik Gets Municipal Accounts Frozen
Bulgarian Right-Wingers Name Interim Leader
Bulgaria's Justice Minister against Replacing Chief Prosecutor
Bulgarian Right-wing UDF Party Votes on Temporary Leader

Society

3 Missing in Bulgaria after Ammunition Depot Explosions
Number of Injured in Bulgaria Ammunition Depot Blasts Growing
Bulgarian Village Evacuated over Munition Facility Blasts
NGO Chair Calls for Compulsory Swimming Lessons in Bulgarian Schools
Bulgaria Renews Cyrillic Domain Hopes
BMW with Pregnant Driver, Ambulance Crash in Sofia
Munition Explosions Caused 4.5-Magnitude Quake in Bulgaria, Fire Brigade Chief Claims
Ammunition Depot Explosions Cause Earthquake in Bulgaria
Bulgarian Ammunition Depot Blasts Injure 7, 2 Critical
Explosions Blast Ammunition Depot in Southern Bulgaria
84% of Bulgarians Care about Environment - Poll
Most Bulgarians Would Flee Buildings if Quake Hits - Poll
Bulgarians to Witness Unique Venus Transit
Half Bulgaria under Code Yellow over Downpours, Thunder
Bulgaria's Deputy Chief Mufti Demands 2nd Sofia Mosque

Sports

Malaga May Come Up with EUR 6 M Berbatov Offer

Crime

Turkish Customs Bust Weapons Parts at Border with Bulgaria

Views on BG

The Vampire Skeletons of Bulgaria*

World

US Kills Top Al-Qaeda Strategist in Pakistan - Report

Business

Organic Production in Bulgaria Up by 30% in 2011

The share of organic vs conventional production in Bulgaria registered a 30% annual increase in 2011, according to Tsvetan Dimitrov, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food.

Business | June 5, 2012, Tuesday // 15:59

Electricity Producer Prices in Bulgaria to Add 11% in 2013

Electricity producer prices will increase by 11% from 2013, according to Evgenia Haritonova, Deputy Energy Minister.

Business » Energy | June 5, 2012, Tuesday // 19:01

Bulgaria Invites Rosatom to Kozloduy NPP Unit 7 Project

Bulgaria has offered to Rosatom to participate in the construction of Unit 7 of Bulgaria's Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant, NPP.

Business » Energy | June 5, 2012, Tuesday // 10:13

Bulgaria Expects Wheat Harvest of 3.8 M Tons in 2012

Bulgarian Agriculture Minister Miroslav Naydenov has said that he expects a wheat harvest of around 3.

Business » Industry | June 5, 2012, Tuesday // 20:34

Bulgarian Cabinet Mulls Disaster Insurance Fund

Bulgaria's Deputy Minister of Regional Development, Dobromir Simidchiev, admitted Tuesday that a mandate to have insurance on private buildings would not be accepted by all owners.

Business » Properties | June 5, 2012, Tuesday // 14:01

Politics

Bulgaria Recalled Its Envoy to Syria Last Week

Bulgaria withdrew its charg? d'affaires from Syria already last week, the country's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Vesela Cherneva has reminded.

Politics » Diplomacy | June 5, 2012, Tuesday // 17:40

Bulgaria Among Georgia's Key Trade Partners - Envoy

Bulgaria is one of Georgia's main trade partners, Georgia's Ambassador to the Balkan country Mikhail Ukleba has pointed out.

Politics » Diplomacy | June 5, 2012, Tuesday // 15:45

Syria Expels Bulgarian, Other Western Envoys

Bulgaria's charg? d'affaires in Syria Dimitar Mihaylov is among the diplomats designated "personae non gratae" by the local authorities.

Politics » Diplomacy | June 5, 2012, Tuesday // 14:51

Outgoing US Ambassador: Bulgarian Cabinet Must Stay Course

American Ambassador in Sofia, James Warlick, refuted once again Tuesday media information that he has been recalled early.

Politics » Diplomacy | June 5, 2012, Tuesday // 12:32

Bulgarian Interior, Defense Chiefs Disembark at Blasted Ammo Site

Bulgarian Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov and Defense Minister Anyu Angelov have arrived on the spot of the incident in which an ammunition depot exploded near the city of Sliven in Southeastern Bulgaria Tuesday afternoon.

Politics » Defense | June 5, 2012, Tuesday // 20:06

Bulgaria Sees 6th Ammunition Depot Blast since 2000

The latest incident in which an ammunition depot exploded near the city of Sliven in Southeastern Bulgaria Tuesday afternoon is the sixth explosion at a munition storage site in Bulgaria since 2000, records shows.

Politics » Defense | June 5, 2012, Tuesday // 18:31

No 'Dangerous Substances' in Blasted Bulgarian Ammo Depot - Corporate Owner

The private ammunition depot that exploded near the city of Sliven in Southeastern Bulgaria Tuesday afternoon contains "no dangerous substances", according to the firm that owns it.

Politics » Defense | June 5, 2012, Tuesday // 18:08

Exploding Bulgarian Ammunition Depot Private, Military Says

The ammunition depot that exploded near the city of Sliven in Southeastern Bulgaria Tuesday afternoon is privately owned, the Bulgarian Defense Ministry has announced.

Politics » Defense | June 5, 2012, Tuesday // 17:49

Bulgaria to Buy New Passenger Trains in 2014 with EU Funding

Transport Minister Ivaylo Moskovski has said that Bulgaria will be able to buy new passenger trains with EU funding in 2014.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | June 5, 2012, Tuesday // 20:27

Bulgaria's Quake-Struck Pernik Gets Municipal Accounts Frozen

Two companies based in Sofia and Blagoevgrad have frozen the accounts of the Pernik Municipality over unpaid for public procurement orders, according to Rositsa Yanakieva, Mayor of the western Bulgarian city.

Politics » Domestic | June 5, 2012, Tuesday // 18:20

Bulgarian Right-Wingers Name Interim Leader

Bulgaria's right-wing Union of Democratic Forces (UDF) party has elected its new interim leader, Boris Markov.

Politics » Domestic | June 5, 2012, Tuesday // 11:48

Bulgaria's Justice Minister against Replacing Chief Prosecutor

It is too early for Bulgaria to have a new Chief Prosecutor, according to Justice Minister, Diana Kovacheva.

Politics » Domestic | June 5, 2012, Tuesday // 11:36

Bulgarian Right-wing UDF Party Votes on Temporary Leader

Bulgaria's right-wing Union of Democratic Forces party, UDF, is holding elections Tuesday to designate its temporary leader.

Politics » Domestic | June 5, 2012, Tuesday // 09:12

Society

3 Missing in Bulgaria after Ammunition Depot Explosions

Three people are missing after the incident in which an ammunition depot exploded near the city of Sliven in Southeastern Bulgaria, Bulgarian Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov announced late Tuesday night.

Society | June 5, 2012, Tuesday // 20:41

Number of Injured in Bulgaria Ammunition Depot Blasts Growing

A total of 9 people have been registered as injured in the incident in which an ammunition depot exploded near the city of Sliven in Southeastern Bulgaria Tuesday afternoon.

Society | June 5, 2012, Tuesday // 19:47

Bulgarian Village Evacuated over Munition Facility Blasts

All residents of the Bulgarian village of Gorno Alexandrovo have been urged to leave their homes over the incident in which an ammunition depot exploded near the city of Sliven in Southeastern Bulgaria Tuesday afternoon.

Society | June 5, 2012, Tuesday // 19:25

NGO Chair Calls for Compulsory Swimming Lessons in Bulgarian Schools

Hristo Grigorov, Chair of the Bulgarian Red Cross, has highlighted the importance of compulsory swimming lessons in school curriculum.

Society | June 5, 2012, Tuesday // 16:43

Bulgaria Renews Cyrillic Domain Hopes

Bulgaria will receive soon the ".ею" Internet domain suffix as the European Union one ".eu" will be allowed to be written in Cyrillic.

Society | June 5, 2012, Tuesday // 13:20

BMW with Pregnant Driver, Ambulance Crash in Sofia

A BMW automobile, driven by a five-month pregnant woman, has crashed with an ambulance at a busy intersection of Bulgaria's capital Sofia Monday evening.

Society | June 5, 2012, Tuesday // 09:46

Munition Explosions Caused 4.5-Magnitude Quake in Bulgaria, Fire Brigade Chief Claims

The incident in which an ammunition depot exploded near the city of Sliven in Southeastern Bulgaria Tuesday afternoon has caused a 4.5-magnitude earthquake on the Richter Scale, Nikolay Nikolov, the head of the Bulgarian Fire Brigade Service, declared.

Society » Environment | June 5, 2012, Tuesday // 18:46

Ammunition Depot Explosions Cause Earthquake in Bulgaria

The incident in which an ammunition depot exploded near the city of Sliven in Southeastern Bulgaria Tuesday afternoon has caused a minor earthquake in the region, the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences announced.

Society » Environment | June 5, 2012, Tuesday // 18:31

Bulgarian Ammunition Depot Blasts Injure 7, 2 Critical

A total of seven workers have been injured as blasts took place in a private Bulgarian ammunition depot on Tuesday.

Society » Environment | June 5, 2012, Tuesday // 17:33

Explosions Blast Ammunition Depot in Southern Bulgaria

Explosions have occurred at a private ammunition depot near the Southeastern Bulgarian village of Lozenets, forcing local authorities to temporary close the the major Bulgarian road junction known as "Petolachkata".

Society » Environment | June 5, 2012, Tuesday // 16:14

84% of Bulgarians Care about Environment - Poll

A large majority of Bulgarians, 84%, are interested in the subject of natural environment, according to a recent poll of the MBMD agency.

Society » Environment | June 5, 2012, Tuesday // 15:04

Most Bulgarians Would Flee Buildings if Quake Hits - Poll

Some 58% of Bulgarians would escape the buildings they are situated in and move to at a safe distance if an earthquake occurs, according to a poll conducted by the local National Center for Study of Public Opinion.

Society » Environment | June 5, 2012, Tuesday // 12:41

Bulgarians to Witness Unique Venus Transit

A remarkable event will be observed in the skies above Bulgaria early morning on Wednesday June 6, when Venus will pass across the face of the sun — a phenomenon known as a transit.

Society » Environment | June 5, 2012, Tuesday // 08:40

Half Bulgaria under Code Yellow over Downpours, Thunder

Code yellow for potentially dangerous weather has been declared Tuesday for most of Bulgaria due to expected torrential rains and thunderstorms.

Society » Environment | June 5, 2012, Tuesday // 08:06

Bulgaria's Deputy Chief Mufti Demands 2nd Sofia Mosque

Bulgaria's Deputy Chief Mufti, Murat Pingov, has renewed calls for the construction of a second mosque in the capital Sofia.

Society » Culture | June 5, 2012, Tuesday // 13:22

Sports

Malaga May Come Up with EUR 6 M Berbatov Offer

Spanish team Malaga will offer EUR 6 M in exchange for Manchester United's Bulgarian striker Dimitar Berbatov, according to Spanish media.

Sports | June 5, 2012, Tuesday // 14:23

Crime

Turkish Customs Bust Weapons Parts at Border with Bulgaria

Turkish Customs officers at the Kapakule cross border check point have busted weapons' parts in an attempt to illegally import them from Bulgaria to Turkey.

Crime | June 5, 2012, Tuesday // 10:35

Views on BG

The Vampire Skeletons of Bulgaria*

If you thought vampires were simply the stuff of myth and legend - and perhaps the odd teen horror film - think again.

Views on BG | June 5, 2012, Tuesday // 16:56

World

US Kills Top Al-Qaeda Strategist in Pakistan - Report

Abu Yahya al-Libi, who is believed to be al-Qaeda's second-in-command, has been allegedly killed in a US drone strike in Pakistan on Monday.

World | June 5, 2012, Tuesday // 11:20
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