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Some 10,000 Migrants Have Sought Refuge in Bulgaria This Year

A total of 9,870 migrants have crossed into Bulgaria this year seeking refuge at the specialized centres, the deputy head of Bulgaria's State Agency for Refugees Vasil Varbanov has said.

The number of migrants entering Bulgaria has been rising by the month, from 1,070 in January to 1,869 in July, BGNES quoted Varbanov as saying on 13 August 2015.

Georgia's main power grid for sale by Czech company

Georgia?s main electricity grid and 15 hydro power plants are for sale by their owner Czech privately-held Energo-Pro, the company said on Aug. 12.

Energo-Pro runs Geortia?s largest grid with 51 percent market share and over a million customers, the hydro plants with 480 MW capacity and a 110 MW gas-fired plant.

Bulgaria's Hristo Stoichkov Visits Chelsea Training Ground, Interviews Mourinho

The Bulgarian football legend Hristo Stoichkov visited the Cobham training ground of the reigning English champion Chelsea on Wednesday.

The former striker of Barcelona and holder of the Ballon d'Or visited the training ground in his capacity as representative of the media.

Bulgaria's Ludogorets Signs Striker Competing for Romania's National Team

Bulgaria's reigning football champion Ludogorets signed on Thursday a contract with the Romanian striker Claudiu Keseru for three years.

The 28-year-old Romanian started his career at his hometown club - Bihor Oradea before moving to France, where he competed for the teams of Nantes, Libourne, Tours, Angers and Bastia.

Two Equity Funds Acquire Minority Stake in Bulgaria's Walltopia

World-renowned climbing walls manufacturer Walltopia has announced that two equity funds, one from China and one from Bulgaria, have acquired a minority stake in the company.

These are BlackPeak Capital, a Bulgaria-based private equity fund, and the China-CEE Fund.

BlackPeak capital was set up under the EU's Joint European Resources for Micro to Medium Enterprises (JEREMIE).

GIPS JSC Marking Koshava Plant's 50th Anniversary before Miners' Day

Just days before miners' professional day on August 18, Bulgarian supplier GIPS JSC is celebrating on Thursday the 50th anniversary since its gypsum processing plant was set up in the village of Koshava near Vidin, Northwestern Bulgaria.

Bulgaria, Poland Should Conclude MiG-29 Repair Contract by End of August

Bulgarian Defence Minister Nikolay Nenchev said on Wednesday that the contracts with Poland on the repair of the MiG-29 fighter jets are expected to be finalised at the end of August.

This became clear from the minutes of the regular meeting of the Council of Ministers, when Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov asked Nenchev on the progress of the negotiations.

130 kilos of heroin seized on Moldova-Romania border

More than 130 kilograms of heroin have been seized by Moldova's customs service on the country's border with Romania.

The drugs were found late on Monday hidden in 250 packages in a truck transporting tiles from Ukraine to Bulgaria. The market value of the confiscated heroin is said to be between 10 and 20 million euros.

Bulgaria Has Budget Surplus of BGN 890 M at End of June

At the end of June, Bulgaria had a budget surplus of BGN 890 M, which represented 1.1 % of the projected Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

This was revealed after the regular meeting of the Council of Ministers on Wednesday, which approved the implementation of the government budget and the consolidated fiscal programme.

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