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Bulgaria's PM Borisov visiting the northeastern-most tip of Bulgaria after it was hit by 5-magnitude quake in August 2009.

Bonev was previously granted a BGN 1000 bail by the Sofia District Court. Photo by Sofia Photo Agency Sofia City Court granted alleged Sofia drugs boss Stefan Bonev a.k.a. Jacket a BGN 6000 bail in the case against him over threatening former radio host Bobby Tsankov.

Despite controversy with party leader, Volen Siderov, and leaving Ataka, the owner of the a oeScata TV, Valeri Simeonov, took part in the Ataka rally against historian Ulf Brunnbauer, who says the Batak Slaughter is a myth.

Bulgaria's Finance Minister, Simeon Djankov , accuses previous cabinet in giving without any sound basis, BGN 700 M to the Bulgarian Energy Holding .

Bulgarian villagers have named their home-made rakia brandy "Borisovka," playing on the name of Prime Minister Boiko Borisov to thank him for stopping parliament from raising taxes on alcohol.

Bulgariaa s Chief Prosecutor, Boris Velchev, says the public outcry in the Krasio case is far more serious than the resources of his office to find the truth.

A former Minister who had a sophisticated rituals for demanding bribes is expected to be charged according to a 24 Chasa Daily report.

In addition to speeding up checks on Ahmed Dogan's properties, new investigations into his NGO connections are to be initiated.

Iordanka Fandakova, from the ruing GERB party, was officially sworn in Monday as the first female mayor of Sofia.

Smiles November 19, 2009, Thursday "How much did the election campaign of new Sofia Mayor Yordanka Fandakova cost?" "Only BGN 15." "So little?! How come?" "Well, she had a T-shirt made with her photo on it, and she gave it to Boyko Borisov... - and he is all over the place, on all TV channels, all the time..." Tags: Sofia Mayor , Yordanka Fandakova ...

Pawel Samecki, EU Commissioner for Regional Policy, will make a second monitoring visit to Bulgaria on Thursday.

The southern Bulgarian city of Kardzhali has seen one more case of sulfur dioxide pollution attributed to the lead and zinc plant nearby.

Chinese car manufacturer Great Wall is to commence production of off-road vehicles in the northern Bulgarian town of Lovech by the end of 2010, the Chinese Xinhua reported, cited by Investor.bg Great Wall Motor signed an agreement with Litex Motors worth 80 million euro on November 15 2009 and the deal was hailed as "Bulgaria's chance to prove that ...

Yuzeir Yuzeirov and his brother Ali are facing new legal charges, this time over their monument building activities.

Bulgaria's Litex Motors Company has recently signed a deal with China's Great Wall automobile company on building a car-making plant in Bulgaria in a move seen as a good opportunity for Bulgaria to boost its automobile industry.

The two silver cups with gold coating featuring images of the ancient god Eros are among the most precious finds from the Karanovo tomb.

Bulgarian President Georgi Purvanov will go on a state visit to Greece on October 24-26 at the invitation of his Greek counterpart Kostas Papulias.

Bulgaria's the left wing spent BGN 820 000 on the campaign of socialist candidate, Georgi Kadiev , compared to BGN 190 000 for the GERB candidate and election winner, Iordanka Fandakova .

Former Defense Minister, Nikolay Tsonev, must explain his signature under many contracts that led to losses for the State.

Velchev stated that there is no room for the currently used legal saying a Only god is above the Chief Prosecutora , in a democratic society.

Parvanov held a telephone conversation with Ivanov on Friday, at the initiative of the Macedonian side.

Bulgaria's capital Sofia has been battling garbage problems for years on end. Photo by Sofia Photo Agency Bulgaria is likely to be taken to the European Court of Justice over the inadequate waste management infrastructure in the capital Sofia two years after the European Commission launched an infringement procedure on the issue.

Samokov, a town south east of Sofia, was the scene for a teenage stabbing incident.

Former MP from the NMSP party, Olimpi Katev, has been sentenced for insulting the MEP, Dimitar Stoyanov.

Interior Minister Tsvetanov has announced that 8 Bulgarians have been detained for stealing credit card info.

The illegal drugs market in Bulgaria's capital Sofia does not have a single boss at the moment after the police made a number of recent arrests according to the Sofia Interior Ministry Chief, Valery Yordanov.

The police in the southern city of Yambol have taken emergency measures over a shooting.

The case against Australian Paul "Jock" Palfreeman, accused of murder and attempted murder, will resume on December 2. Photo by BGNES The case for the defense will begin on December 2 at the Municipal Court of Sofia , in the ongoing murder trial of Australian Paul "Jock" Palfreeman.

Bulgarian labour union activist Konstantina Kouneva, maimed by an acid attack in December 2008 in Petralona, Greece, has spoken of her ordeal nearly a year later.

Bulgaria, the EU country worst hit by gas delivery disruptions last January following a dispute between Russia and Ukraine over transit, warned about delays to infrastructure work designed to boost energy security.

A man and a child wear a protective mask to prevent the spread of the swine flu virus as they walk in downtown Sofia.

Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov confirmed the murder Tuesday that occurred at 21:00 Monday night after 3 men went fishing on a pontoon of the Vacha dam reservoir.

Sofia municipality will levy fines ranging from 1000 to 5000 leva on companies that fail to complete their assignments satisfactorily after winning infrastructure contracts in the capital, Bulgarian news agency reported on November 17 2009.

Despite statistical data showing that Bulgaria's economy shrank by 5.8 per cent year-on-year in the third quarter of 2009, Bulgarian Finance Minister Simeon Dyankov was optimistic that the first signs of recovery were already visible.

Former Bulgarian Prime Minister Sergey Stanishev is being investigated in connection with leaked classified information, while a member of his cabinet is probed for criminal breach of trust and another has already been indicted on charges of abuse of power.

A beggar man counts his coins in front of a cash machine in Sofia, Bulgaria. The country entered recession this year but has so far managed to make do without foreign aid.

Bulgarian marketing solutions company Via Call has foreseen a threat to its business with the inauguration of a national electronic company register on Saturday.... TOP Elections 2009 November 15, 2009, Sunday Citizens are showing little interest in the six mayoral by-elections, which are held in Bulgaria on Sunday, including the capital Sofia, ...

Local police and detectives are continuing to investigate the incident. Photo by Sofia Photo Agency A 39-year-old man has been found shot in the head in a car in the village of Kovanchevo near the Central Bulgarian city of Stara Zagora.

The flu infection ratio in Bulgaria has declined to about 200 in 10 000 people, compared to a ratio on 265 to 10 000 in the first week of November, the Bulgarian Health Ministry said on November 13 2009, as quoted by news agency Focus.

Bulgaria Police have arrested drugs kingpin 'Jacket' in Sofia late Friday after he chased former radio host Bobby Tsankov through the streets of the capital in his car.

A man has alerted Sofia police of a girl being abducted late on Thursday after falling apart with her, it emerged on the next day.

Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev will pay on Friday a working visit to Sofia at the invitation of his Bulgarian counterpart Georgi Parvanov.

This file picture shows a rally in support of the Bulgarian immigrant in Greece, who became a victim of an acid attack just before Christmas, in Sofia on March 8, the International Women's Day.

The swine flu death toll in Bulgaria continues to rise, with more new cases officially confirmed on Thursday.

The VSS Ethics Committee Chairman, Tsoni Tsonev, announced Thursday that another 13 names had been added to the previous list of 18.

Sofia is considered to be one of the five fastest-growing real estate markets in the world and one of the most competitive in terms of business costs.

A man and a child wear a protective mask to prevent the spread of the swine flu virus as they walk in downtown Sofia.

Tue, 10 Nov '09 The ABJ, an RJ70 delivered in late 2008 to Bulgaria Air after conversion at Inflite Engineering Services at London-Stansted Airport, will make its public debut at the Dubai Air Show next week.

Borisov said that he was ready to convene consultations to solve the conflict between several rightist political parties and Parvanov.

Only Markov's coat caught fire initially which allowed the policemen on duty to save him really quickly by pull it off.

Dimitrov denied that there had been such an agreement and said he hoped that the party would reach an agreement on how to approach the state subsidy issue.

The deceased mafia boss Philip Naydenov a.k.a Fatik, has been implicated in the trial against 7 people for laundering EU SAPARD Program funds, including Mario Nikolov and Lyudmil Stoykov.

President of the European Parliament Jerzy Buzek greeted the Bulgarian people 20 years after the collapse of Communism.

Former Bulgarian Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev, leader of the leftist Bulgarian Socialist Party , has given up his immunity from prosecution in the face of pressure from the country's state attorney and the Bulgarian Parliament, after Stanishev allegedly leaked state secrets.

Border police at Kapitan Andreevo checkpoint arrested a Turkish citizen wanted by Interpol.

Paul "Jock" Palfreeman, 21, is behind bars in a Bulgarian jail after being charged with murder after an alleged street brawl in the capital Sofia at the end of 2007.

A distress signal was sent to the police shortly before 9am after which units were dispatched to the bank immediately.

The former CEO of BDZ Hristo Monov has been charged over a deal in which the Bulgarian state lost EUR 10 M. Photo by BGNES Sofia City Prosecutor's Office has raised charges against Hristo Monov, former Director of the Bulgarian state-owned railway company BDZ Jsc for deliberately making a deal detrimental to the state.

In the province of Sofia, Bulgaria , local prosecutors are scratching their heads as to why anyone would want to participate in a driving gambling game that has dead-end results.

The State Three years ago, when we were preparing our wedding, we encountered an unusual problem.

In the dense forests of the idyllic Danube island of Persin, home to the endangered sea eagle and the pygmy cormorant, lie the ghastly remains of a communist-era death camp.

Bulgaria's PM, Boyko Borisov, checking out a toilet at the opening of a new kindergarten in the Lyulin Quarter in Sofia, October 31, 2009.

6, Xinhua reported. "At this moment, 210 per 10,000 Bulgarians have flu infections," said the Ministry's press office.

Bulgaria's ex-Labor Minister Maslarova is expected to be charged with the embezzlement of BGN 10 M. Photo by BGNES Bulgaria's former Labor Minister and current Socialist Party MP, Emiliya Maslarova, is under the investigation for the embezzlement of BGN 10 M of state money.

A BMW driver was wounded by the traffic police in Varna after trying to run over police officers.

A man and a child wear a protective mask to prevent the spread of the swine flu virus as they walk in downtown Sofia.

Swine flu claimed the sixth death in Bulgaria. The deceased, whose name or age have not been disclosed, succumbed to the strain, which was "severely exacerbated by other ailments and the fact that the patient had opted for self-administered treatment rather than seek professional help", Angel Kounchev, head of the contagious diseases department of ...

Former labour minister Emilia Maslarova has asked Parliament to strip her from her MP's immunity from prosecution, Bulgarian news agency BTA said on November 6 2009.

Sofia Emiliya Maslarova Bulgaria's Chief Prosecutor, Boris Velchev, has initiated a procedure bringing charges against the former labor minister, Emiliya Maslarova.

Businessman Illyan Mihaylov and Presecutor Georgi Velkov have been released on a BGN 10 000 bail each.

Magistrates in Plovdiv, Bulgaria's second biggest city, have sentenced a 20-year-old male to serve eight months prison following violence that marred the town's derby between Lokomotiv Plovdiv and Botev Plovdiv on October 31, Bulgarian news agency reported on November 4 2009.

Pleven municipality is the latest region in Bulgaria to be invaded by the influenza, reaching 304 infected for every 10 000 people, thus prompting authorities to declare an all-out state of emergency.

Tsoni Tsonev, the Chairman of the corruption commission at VSS, stated late Wednesday that the total number of magistrates who have liaised with a Krasioa had now been confirmed as 18.

Petko Sertov is very likely to be one of the officials charged for the leak of a top secret report, though observers are sceptical that convictions will follow.

The swine flu epidemic is expected to be declared a national one as early as next week, medical authorities told the Bulgarian National Television on the afternoon of November 4 2009.

Previously, in May, the Sofia City Court also postponed proceedings against Tomov, that time because he was officially registered by to run at the parliamentary elections.

Croatian authorities have firm evidence to link Sreten Josic and Robert Matanic to murder and kidnapping in Bulgaria.

Bulgaria's former Prime Minister Sergey Stanishev was interrogated by prosecutors on Wednesday for the leak of a classified report on organized crime, which has shattered the state.

According to estimates 30% of Bulgariaa s population will become sick from the virus during the winter months.

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The Bulgarian police have captured four men, including one military and two police officers, in a special operation early Tuesday morning.

An influenza pandemic has been declared in 11 Bulgarian municipalities with reports suggesting that more than 100 000 Bulgarians are affected by the strain, Bulgarian National Television said on November 3 2009.

The monument of the Soviet Army is still the most impressive and largest monument in downtown Sofia.

Bulgarian club CSKA Sofia suspended nine players for an unspecified period for staying out too late, the club said on Monday.

The bus company that regularly traveled through Bulgaria on transit carried the hidden gold.

AN 11-year-old girl has become a mother after going into labour during her wedding to her teenage boyfriend.

Mitrev also reported that another 200 000 doses of Tamiflu and Relenza will be bought and distributed over the coming weeks.

Doncheva raised the question of suitcases full of money being distributed soon after Bulgaria's democratic transition began, during Saturdaya s BSP National Council.

Date : Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:51:43 +0400 BULGARIAN WATER BOTTLER GORNA BANYA SOLD TO ARMENIANS FOR 25M EURO Sofia Echo Oct 29 2009 Bulgaria Bulgarian water bottling company Gorna Banya has been sold for almost 25 million euro to Armenian nationals Gagik and Djavair Tsarukyan, according to the trade registry.