Latest News from Bulgaria

Parov Stelar Band To Swing In Sofia On October 3

The popular electro swing band Parov Stelar Band will play in Sofia's Arena Armeec hall on October 3.

The show will feature old, as well as the band's most recent material from 2013.

This would be the sixth concert of Parov Stelar Band in Bulgaria in the recent years, after appearances at summer festivals and Sofia clubs.

NEK Expects Additional BGN 1 B Deficit

Bulgaria's National Electricity Company (NEK) expects additional BGN 1 B deficit for the current regulation period, said the company's Ventsislav Markov at a session of the energy watchdog DKEVR.

Bulgaria's Banking System Faces No Criminal Threats

Bulgaria's banking system faces no criminal and cyber threats, said the head of the State Agency for National Security (DANS) Vladimir Pisanchev.

Speaking after an international conference on information security and data storage, he told journalists that the country's bank system was safe for the time being.

Flu Epidemic Most Likely To Peak In January – February

This winter's flu strains will most likely be the same as last year's, said Dr Mayda Tiholova, national consultant on infectious diseases, for the Bulgarian National Radio.

The epidemic will most likely peak in January and February, as usual.

Bulgaria’s 2014 Budget Deficit Could Rise to 4.5%/GDP

Bulgaria may close the year with a budget gap of 4.0-4.5% of GDP instead of planned 1.8%, Sofia-based daily 24 Chasa reported on Thursday, citing "high-placed state sources".

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First Official Soapbox Competition To Take Place In Bulgaria

The Red Bull Soapbox Race Sofia 2014, the first official soapbox car competition in Bulgaria, will take place on September 28.

The non-motorised racing event that challenges both experienced racers and amateurs alike to design and build outrageous, human-powered soapbox dream machines arrives in Bulgaria and will take place at Sofia's Cherni Vrah boulevard.

Seven suspects arrested in illegal adoption investigation

Seven suspected members of a cross-border racket alleged to have mediated in the sale of babies from Bulgaria to childless couples from Greece faced a prosecutor in Trikala, central Greece, on Wednesay.

Greek Police Busts Bulgarian Baby Trafficking Ring

The Greek police busted a ring for trafficking babies from Bulgaria, reports the bTV national channel.

It arrested seven people, of which three a Bulgarian citizens.

Ukraine's Foreign Minister: Gas Transit To Bulgaria Not In Danger

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin assured his Bulgarian counterpart Daniel Mitov, that the gas transit from Russa is not jeopardised, said Bulgaria's Foreign Ministry in a press statement.

The meeting between Mitov and Klimkin took place during the 69-th General Assembly of the UN, which takes place currently in New York.

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