German consortium Verde Engineering will inject EUR 11 M in northern Bulgaria to build wind power facilities. The consortium contracted Alstom to implement the project.
The monopoly of the Bulgarian Telecommunications Company (BTC) over the fixed-line telephony on the domestic market will face rivalry after the Telecommunications Regulation Commission issued licenses to Orbitel and NetPlus.
Bulgaria's President Georgi Parvanov praised the amendments and supplements to the country's judicial law by pointing out the positive sides they will have for the reforms in judicial system. Parvanov explained that these amendments fulfill many of the g
A little shaken, Lance Armstrong emerged from the wreckage of a crash at the Tour de France, his hopes of a record-tying fifth victory still intact.
One of the most notorious Bulgarian businessmen Ivan Todorov dubbed The Doctor was banned from leavening the country. A prosecutor's ordinance was issued on Monday to prevent him from traveling abroad after a 1994 robbery lawsuit was renewed.
Any forecasts about the outcome of the trial against the six Bulgarian medics in Libya now can have a reverse effect, Foreign Minister Passy said July 7, a day before the new hearing in Benghazi.
Lorenzo Dellai, Governor of Italy's province of Trentino and Sofia's District Governor Olympi Katev signed a cooperation agreement July 7. The aim of the agreement is to boost business cooperation between Italian and Bulgarian companies as well as to attr
Bulgaria's Foreign Minister opened a round table " National security and regional development: the case of Southeastern Europe". The round table kicked off in Bulgaria's second city Plovdiv.
Bulgaria's Prime Miniser Simeon Saxe-Coburg is ready with his assessment of the ministers' work according to his political partners. He said Sunday that a governmental reshuffle is soon to come.
Unemployment in Bulgaria has dropped by 5 percent over the last two years, Bulgaria's Social Minister Lidiya Shuleva said in on Manday. Statistics put the registered unemployment in Bulgaria in May 2003 at 14.
Danube's level near the Bulgarian city of Rousse has dropped by 8cm over the last twenty-four hours, reaching the record-low level of 44 cm. According to the Meteorological Centre in Rousse the recede of the river may prove to be a permanent trend.
A new 2004 end-of-talks roadmap for Bulgaria and Romania and entry in 2007 are priority issues for the Italian presidency of the European Union. Another important goal will be completion of the EU enlargement process, Italy's Ambassador to Sofia Gian B.
Wanted by Interpol Romanian national Rata G., aged 25, and Turkish national Dyuzdash, aged 38, were nabbed on Saturday on Kalotina border checkpoint, the Interior Ministry announced Monday.
Legal proceedings may be initiated against Bulgaria's cabinet over increased prices of electricity, steam heating and phone calls, Emilia Maslarova, lawmaker from the leftist Coalition for Bulgaria said Monday. Bulgaria's Trade Union voiced intentions of
The newly-set Novoto Vreme political club would not nominate a candidate for leader of the parliamentary group of Bulgaria's ruling party as the club upholds its political ideas and governing policy, Borislav Tsekov member of the club said Monday when com
Bulgarian asthma patients renewed Monday their protests in capital Sofia demanding the state to pay 75 percent of medication costs. The protestors also called for 100 percent state financing for medication of children suffering asthma.
Rising confrontation between the judicial and executive powers is pointed out as one of the key risks in the second edition of the Early Warning Report "Bulgaria: Beyond the Facts", which came out July 7.
A pioneering operation in Singapore to separate two Iranian twin sisters joined at the head since birth entered a critical phase, doctors said Monday. A team of 28 doctors and 100 medical assistants are involved in the surgery of 29-year-old sisters Ladan
Imports of second-hand automobiles to Bulgaria will continue after 2007, Stefan Stefanov, expert at Bulgaria's Environment Ministry said Monday. His statement came after Environment Minister Dolores Arsenova said second-hand car imports to Bulgaria would
Bulgarian policemen busted an illegal bookmaking network in the town of Pazardzhik, some 110km to the south of capial Sofia. Two Bulgarians aged thirty-four and tweny-seven were arrested during the operation.
World's famous rap star Coolio will arrive in Bulgaria for a concert in capital Sofia June 17th. This will be the second performance of an international rap star in Bulgaria 2003 after popular US rapper from the Wu-Tang Clan band Rizza's spectacular show
Google Street View Cars Return to Bulgaria for Major Mapping Update
Housing Prices Soar in Bulgaria’s Major Cities as Demand and Supply Strain Increase
