Bulgaria

Almost half of Bulgaria's households have no access to internet, which is the highest rate in the European Union.

There is internet in 54% of households, while the EU average is 79%, Dariknews reports. The highest percentage is in the Netherlands – 95%.

Bulgaria's heavyweight boxer Kubrat Pulev will fight against 39-year-old Ivica Perkovic in the German city of Rostock on Saturday night.

There was much drama surrounding the selection of an opponent, which frustrated Pulev. Only in the last moment was it revealed that Perkovic will go up against the undefeated Bulgarian, after a number of fighters refused a match-up.

Bulgarians are increasingly breaking family gathering traditions and booking trips for the Easter holidays.

Bulgaria's Stanka Zlateva grabbed the gold medal in the women's 75kg category at the European Wrestling Championships in Vantaa, Finland.

In the final, she defeated Belarusian Vasilisa Marzalyuk by 4:2, Sportal.bg informs.

The European Commission has expressed concern over the ongoing License suspension procedure for three power distributors in Bulgaria, hinting at possible penalty measures.

Bulgarian town of Kavarna is a positive example in the EU for Roma inclusion, President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso said, Friday.

The Black Sea town of Kavarna was named along with Berlin (Germany), Montreuil (France) and Craiova (Romania) at the European Roma Summit dedicated to the integration of the largest minority in the EU.

Bulgaria's Irrigation Systems employees have already received their delayed salaries, Minister of Agriculture and Food Dimitar Grekov announced.

The funds allocated by the Government amount to BGN 15M, and only part of it, namely 1.6M monthly, will go for salaries.

The identity of the perpetrator of the 2012 Burgas bus bombing has been revealed, according to Bulgarian Chief Prosecutor Sotir Tsatsarov.

Tsatsarov said that he could not disclose more details about the persons related to the terror act at the Sarafovo Airport which killed seven, including five Israeli tourists, the Bulgarian bus driver and the alleged suicide bomber.

The Bulgarian touroperators are concerned by the possible drop of number of Ukrainian and Russian tourists this summer. 

According to Bulgarian-language Capital Daily, another reason, besides the tensions between the two countries, is the depreciation of the Ukrainian hryvnia and the Russian ruble to the Euro – with 46 and 20%, respectively. 

Bank fraud schemes worth over EUR 1 M were discovered by Bulgarian police.

Six people face charges over money laundering and draining bank assets.