Bulgaria Government Confirms New Year's Eve as National Holiday
The Bulgaria government has set New Year's Eve, 31 December 2009, as a national holiday and announced that Saturday December 19 will be a working day.
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25% of Sofia Citizens Report Problems with Psychiatric Patients
16,3% of Sofia residents know someone well who has a psychiatric disorder or disability a report by the Marketing and Social Research Institute ordered by the Sofia Municipality revealed.
Bulgarian Diabetics Plan to Protest Insulin Price Hike
Bulgarians suffering from diabetes are planning to organize protests if the cost of insulin produced by Novo Nordisk is increased.
Bulgarian Military Museum Director Petko Yotov Has Died
The Director of the Bulgarian National Miltary History Museum Petko Yotov has passed away on Tuesday at the age of 62.
Bulgaria's Capital Sofia Turns on Christmas Lights
The newly-elected Mayor of the Bulgarian capital, Yordanka Fandakova, lit the Sofia Christmas tree and the city Christmas lights Tuesday.
No Civil Courage Awards in Bulgaria This Year
The Civil Courage Panitza award, established by John Dimitry Panitza, the man with the most outstanding international career among Bulgarian journalists, will not bestowed this year, organizers announced.
Bulgaria Love for Movies Unwavering despite Crisis
Despite the global economic crisis, Bulgarians continue to go to the movies every week, data from a Gallup poll reveals.
Bulgarian 7th Graders Stage Kidnapping, Almost Blockade Varna
Two seventh grade high school students staged their own kidnapping which led to Bulgaria's Black Sea capital Varna almost being blockaded by police.
3 Bulgarian Highway Construction Workers Begin Hunger Strike
Three Bulgarians employed on the construction of Lyulin highway have begun a hunger strike.
Bulgaria Welcomes Top Israeli Writer Amoz Os
Amoz Os, the prominent Israeli writer, novelist and journalist, will pay his first visit to Bulgaria on December 5 to present his new book "Life and Death in Rhymes" in the framework of Sofia book fair.
Revenue Agency Probes Bulgaria Music Legends over Tax Evasion
Bulgarian music stars Lili Ivanova and Vasil Naydenov are among the first 16 singers who are being investigated by the National Revenue Agency (NRA) for tax evasion, the Agency confirmed Tuesday.
Bulgaria Takes Part in World AIDS Day
Bulgaria joins Tuesday many countries all over the world in marking Worlds Aids Day.
Bulgarian Orthodox Church Tempted to Move Christmas in Time
The Bulgarian Orthodox Church may decide in favor of restoring the Julian Calendar, which means that Christmas will have be celebrated on January 7 instead of December 25.
Fire Breaks Out on Sofia-Burgas Express Train
A fire broke out on the express train from Bulgaria's capital Sofia to the Black Sea city of Burgas at 18:40 causing the train to be evacuated.
'Bulgarian Christmas' Charity Launched for Seventh Year
The ‘Bulgarian Christmas’ charity has launched its seventh appeal on Monday. Set up by President Georgi Parvanov in 2002, it exists “to give a child hope”.
Bulgaria Media Watchdog Slams Hit Show 'The Price of Truth'
Nearly a week after the first season of 'The Price of Truth' TV show finished on Nova TV, the Council for Electronic Media (CEM) announced that it should not be shown before 23:00.
Neonatology Chair: 10,3 % of Bulgarian Babies Born Prematurely
The Chair of the Bulgarian Association of Neonatology, Professor Emil Hristov, has stated that 10,3% of newborn babies in 2008 were born prematurely.
Bulgaria's Second-Biggest City Welcomes Capital Garbage
A total of 100,000 tons of garbage collected from the capital Sofia will be heading from Tuesday to the second biggest city of Plovdiv, located in Southern Bulgaria.
Director: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Is in Survival Mode
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences currently functions in a "survival mode", according to its Director, Professor Nikola Sabotinov.
1 000 Schoolchildren Evacuated in Bulgaria’s Kavarna over Earthquake
A light earthquake which occurred in Northeastern Bulgaria Monday morning has led to the evacuation of 1 000 schoolchildren in the Black Sea town of Kavarna.
New Education Minister: Bulgaria Scholars Hostile to Change
Any urges to reform Bulgaria's education system are met with an impenetrable stone wall erected by resisting academia.
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