Sofia

Country: Bulgaria Population: 1 205 509

Cyprus Eyes Bulgaria as Part of Plans to Transit Gas to Europe

Bulgaria is among the countries that Cyprus could work with to deliver gas to Europe, Cyprus' Energy Minister Georgios Lakkotrypis has said.

At a meeting with his Bulgarian counterpart Temenuzhka Petkova in Sofia, he has discussed possibilities for energy cooperation between the two countries.

Vote Counting Machines to Be Tested Only in Sofia in Presidential Elections

A test of the experimental ballot counting by using special machines will probably be confined to Bulgaria's capital Sofia at the forthcoming presidential vote, an electoral official has said.

Aleksandar Andreev, head of the Central Electoral Committee, has told Focus Radio that the constituencies implementing the method for the first time are yet to be determined.

UN Top Job: 'Decisive' Straw Poll to Be Held on Monday

The United Nations Security Council is set to conduct an informal vote on Monday, September 26, that is thought to be decisive in the race for the next UN Secretary General.

The ambassadors of 15 countries to the UN (the 15 ones currently in the Security Council) will be able to "encourage", "discourage" or give "no opinion" each one of the nine candidates.

Desecrated Bulgarian Memorial Plaque 'Was Illegal', Skopje Says

Macedonia's Foreign Ministry has declared "illegal" a Bulgarian memorial plaque placed on Kaimakchalan peak, at the Macedonian-Greek border, which a journalist from Skopje claims to have demolished.

In a statement [MK], the institution notes that it expects of Bulgaria to respect internationally recognized procedures used to place memorials on foreign territory.

Bulgaria Waiting for Canadian Visa Waiver Timetable Soon

Bulgarian MEP Andrey Kovatchev has reiterated that Sofia and Bucharest will refuse to sign a the free-trade deal between EU and Canada unless an indication is given about the removal of Canadian visa requirements for the two respective countries.  

Canada is to send the signal soon, Kovatchev has told the Bulgarian National Radio.

Bulgarian Infant Mortality Rate Twice Higher Than EU Average

The infant mortality rate in Bulgaria is twice higher than the average for the European Union.

The reasons for this must be sought, commented Marvi Olinen, Professor at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists in the UK. She is one of the 50 delegates to the International Obstetrician Conference which begins on Thursday evening in Sofia.

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