Plovdiv

Bulgaria will allocate EUR 5 M for co-hosting the 2018 Men's World Volleyball Championship together with Italy.

Bulgarian Sports Minister Krasen Kralev explained that any additional expenses would have to be met by the Bulgarian volleyball federation.

UK-headquartered palletised freight distribution network Pall-Ex Group has expanded operations in Europe by signing a partnership deal with Econt, one of Bulgaria's largest providers of transport and logistics solutions.

Pall-Ex will start operations in Bulgaria by the middle of next year, the company said in a statement. Econt operates over 40% of the parcel market in Bulgaria.

The second largest city of Bulgaria will host the 22nd edition of the Golden Rhyton documentary and animation film festival between November 30 and December 5.

The festival, which is organised by the Bulgarian National Film Centre, is dedicated to the promotion of Bulgarian documentary and animated movie-making and is one of the largest film events held in the country.

The second edition of the "Morocco Days in Bulgaria" begins on November 30 and will last for two weeks until December 13.

The event is organised by the Embassy of Morocco in Bulgaria and will take place in Sofia and Plovdiv.

The opening will be given with the concert "Soul of Morocco" by the famous singer and songwriter Oum in Sofia on November 30.

Bulgarian Economy Minister Bozhidar Lukarski presented the industrial zones around Sofia and Plovdiv to Chinese investors.

Staff shortage at the airport of Plovdiv, Bulgaria, has caused passengers of two WizzAir flights had to wait for hours stranded on board.

Severe weather conditions in the capital Sofia, where the two flights, from Dubai and Valencia respectively, were to land, prompted traffic authorities to diver them to the airport of Bulgaria's second-largest city.

The Kamenitza brewery in the Bulgarian city of Plovdiv will be demolished as the production will be relocated at the site of Astika brewery in the city of Haskovo.

Both breweries are owned by Molson Coors Brewing Company.

When the construction of the Kamenitza brewery started back in 1881, the location of the factory was firmly outside the bounds of the city.

According to Prime Minister Boyko Borisov, Bulgaria has the conditions and potential to become among the best sport destinations on the Balkans.

In his official Facebook profile, Borisov reminded that several years ago the number of sports halls could be counted on the fingers of one's hand and were in poor condition.

A Bulgarian nationalist party has said it will contest mayoral election results in the city of Plovdiv over "violations". 

Bulgaria's ruling conservative party of Prime Minister Boyko Borisov scored a resounding victory in local elections this weekend, winning mayoral seats in 22 out of the 27 major cities, official results showed on Nov. 2.