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Bulgaria to Develop National Hepatitis Plan

Bulgaria's Health Ministry and the European Liver Patient Association (ELPA) are to start the development of a National Hepatitis Plan in the Balkan country.

Society » Health | July 3, 2012, Tuesday // 14:03 | Viewed: 1264

Israeli Aircraft Ready to Help Bulgaria Extinguish Vitosha Fire

An aircraft from Israel is ready to join the efforts to extinguish the wildfire in the Vitosha Mountain near Bulgaria's capital Sofia, according to Bulgarian PM Boyko Borisov.

Society » Environment | July 3, 2012, Tuesday // 12:55 | Viewed: 4325

Bulgaria Doesn't Need International Help for Putting Off Vitosha Fire

Bulgaria does not need international assistance to cope with the wildfire that has been raging since Sunday in the Vitosha Mountain near Sofia, according to an official.

Society » Environment | July 3, 2012, Tuesday // 12:05 | Viewed: 1410

Bulgarian Environmentalists Postpone Protest over Raging Wildfire

The planned protest against Bulgaria's much debated Forestry Act has been postponed by its organizers because of the wildfire that has been raging in the Vitosha Mountain near Sofia.

Society » Environment | July 3, 2012, Tuesday // 10:31 | Viewed: 1182

Bulgaria Enters 3rd Day of Struggles to Put Off Vitosha Wildfire

Some 350 Bulgarian volunteers, firefighters, police officers and forest rangers are still struggling to extinguish the wildfire that has been raging in the Vitosha Mountain near the capital Sofia.

Society » Environment | July 3, 2012, Tuesday // 08:44 | Viewed: 1424

Bulgaria's Vitosha Wildfire Partially Tamed

The wildfire that has been raging in the Vitosha Mountain near the Bulgarian capital Sofia has been tamed on the western side of the slope, according to Sofia Fire Department head Ognyan Metodiev.

Society » Environment | July 2, 2012, Monday // 16:28 | Viewed: 1677

Romanian Woman Tracks Lost Purse in Bulgaria via EU Emergency No.

A Romanian woman has managed to track down and recover her purse that she lost during a trip to Bulgaria with assistance from the operators of 112, the EU emergency number, Bulgaria's Interior Ministry announced.

Society | July 2, 2012, Monday // 15:14 | Viewed: 1318

Notorious Vitosha Ski Co Accuses Bulgarian NGOs of Takeover

The notorious Bulgarian company Vitosha Ski accused environmentalists of attempting a hidden privatization of the national park Vitosha by protesting the Forestry Act.

Society » Environment | July 2, 2012, Monday // 15:06 | Viewed: 1527

Bulgaria-Bound Passenger Jet Makes Emergency Landing in Russia

An Airbus A310 jet airliner carrying out a flight from Moscow to Bulgaria's Black Sea city of Burgas made an emergency landing at Domodedovo on Monday, local media say.

Society | July 2, 2012, Monday // 14:44 | Viewed: 2475

Bulgaria Closed 2011 with 34 000 Registered NGOs - Study

Bulgaria ranks among the countries with the lowest share of volunteers, with only 5% of the population claiming to volunteer time, according to the World Giving Index 2011 of the Charities Aid Foundation.

Society | July 2, 2012, Monday // 13:54 | Viewed: 1980

Bulgarian Archaeologists on Struma Hwy Obey PM's Deadline

Bulgarian archaeologists have adhered to the June 30 deadline issued by Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, to finish excavations so that construction on the southwestern Struma highway can go on.

Society » Archaeology | July 2, 2012, Monday // 13:47 | Viewed: 2316

Syrian Man Volunteers to Repair Bulgarian Freedom Monument

A Syrian blacksmith based in Bulgaria has volunteered to repair the iron fence of one of the capital Sofia's symbolic landmarks, the Monument to the Tsar Liberator.

Society | July 2, 2012, Monday // 11:46 | Viewed: 1474

Bulgarian Cabinet Funds Latest Archeology Finds

The Bulgarian government is planning to slate additional funding for archeological excavations on the southern Black Sea coast, according to Finance Minister, Simeon Djankov.

Society » Archaeology | July 2, 2012, Monday // 10:02 | Viewed: 4101

Mass Effort to Tame Vitosha Wildfire Launched near Sofia

The effort to tame the wildfire in the Vitosha Mountain near the Bulgarian capital Sofia continues Monday, Agriculture Minister, Miroslav Naydenov has announced.

Society » Environment | July 2, 2012, Monday // 08:19 | Viewed: 1740

Bulgaria Tackles Vitosha Wildfire with Helicopters, ATVs

Three helicopters and dozens of fire fighters have been dispatched against the wildfire in the Vitosha Mountain near the Bulgarian capital Sofia.

Society » Environment | July 1, 2012, Sunday // 17:28 | Viewed: 1061

Large Wildfire Erupts in Vitosha Mountain near Sofia

A large-scale fire broke out on Sunday in the Vitosha Mountain, right outside of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, the Interior Ministry announced.

Society » Environment | July 1, 2012, Sunday // 16:00 | Viewed: 2394

LGBT Pride Parade Participant Assaulted in Sofia

A young man who took part in Saturday's Sofia Pride LGBT parade in the Bulgarian capital was assaulted by three individuals, the event's organizers have revealed.

Society | July 1, 2012, Sunday // 14:45 | Viewed: 2547

Bulgarians Celebrate 'Hippie' July Morning Holiday

Thousands of Bulgarians flocked to the country's seaside early on Sunday to see the sunrise and celebrate a unique holiday.

Society » Culture | July 1, 2012, Sunday // 10:13 | Viewed: 5758

Bulgarians Acclaim Peaceful Sofia Gay Pride 2012

Over 2,000 people gathered for the 5th annual Sofia Gay Pride, which is taking place in the Bulgarian capital Saturday.

Society | June 30, 2012, Saturday // 19:04 | Viewed: 7751

Hundreds Gather for 5th Sofia Gay Pride

Hundreds of people have assembled and started their march in the center of Bulgarian capital Sofia on the Sofia Gay Pride 2012 rally.

Society | June 30, 2012, Saturday // 17:05 | Viewed: 1538

Bulgarian Archaeologists Uncover Part of Ancient Town Underwater

A Bulgarian team of archaeologists found a neighborhood of an old Byzantine town underwater near cape Akin in the Bulgarian Black Sea town of Chernomorets.

Society » Archaeology | June 30, 2012, Saturday // 15:45 | Viewed: 2089
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