Geography of Bulgaria
Trafficking of Refugees Reportedly Takes New Route Across Bulgarian-Greek Border
The trafficking of refugees in Bulgaria has reportedly taken a new route across the country's border with Greece.
This takes place in the area of the abandoned village of Siv Kladenets near the Luda reka river, which runs along the Bulgarian-Greek border.
This was revealed by the journalist Stefan Tashev in an interview for private NOVA TV station on Thursday.
Bulgaria Launches Section of Struma Motorway Between Sandanski, Greek Border
Lot 4 of Struma motorway between the Bulgarian town of Sandanski and the Kulata border checkpoint at the frontier with Greece will be officially launched on Thursday.
The project has been co-funded under the Transport Operational Programme 2007-2013.
Sofia's Square 500 Gallery Expands Thursday Free Admission Offer
Opening its doors to all citizens and guests of Sofia on Thursday, September 10, Square 500 is keeping to its promise that entrance will be free on the second Thursday of every month.
Bulgaria's newest national gallery, however, is now adding other cultural sites (apart from its central building next to the Vasil Levski monument) to its free-admissions day.
Bulgaria Prevents Trafficking of 54 Migrants in Minivan
Bulgarian authorities have detained yet another people trafficker near the country's border with Turkey who had tried to smuggle 54 migrants.
The migrants, including six women and 16 children aged from 2 to 12, were found packed in the back of an Iveco minivan when border police stopped the vehicle for inspection in the Black Sea town of Ahtopol on Monday night.
One Third of Egyptian Vultures on Balkans Reside in Bulgaria
One third of the pairs of Egyptian vultures left on the Balkan peninsula reside in Bulgaria.
For the first time in many years, there is some ground for optimism as the population of the Egyptian vulture in Bulgaria has slightly increased, private bTV stations reports.
Bulgaria Thwarts Two Attempts to Smuggle Some 90 Migrants from Turkey
Bulgarian police have prevented the trafficking of about 90 illegal migrants in two separate incidents near Tsarevo, close to the border with Turkey, the Sofia-based news daily 24 Chasa reported on Thursday.
Forty-one migrants from Syria including women and children were found packed in a minivan driven by a Bulgarian man from the city of Burgas late on Wednesday.
Gov't Airplane Carrying PM on Board Performs Emergency Landing at Varna Airport
The government Falcon airplane carrying Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov on board performed an emergency landing at Varna Airport on Sunday.
The plane was conducting a flight from Varna to Plovdiv, but did not reach its final destination as the landing gear did not retract after take-off.
Bulgarian Mountain Runner Sets New Record on Completing Kom-Emine Hike
Bulgarian orienteer and mountain runner Kiril Nikolov, known as the Diesel, set a new record on completing the longest tourist route in Bulgaria - the 600-kilometre-long Kom-Emine hiking trail.
Nikolov completed the hike in four days, 13 hours, 5 minutes and 30 seconds, becoming the first person to cover the distance in less than five days.
Roma Who Built Illegally in Bulgaria's Varna 'Can't Have Housing'
Roma residents who erected illegally dozens of homes in a Varna ghetto have no right to be provided with social housing, a regional mayor has said.
Authorities began on Thursday demolishing part of 60 dwellings which are to be bulldozed after having sheltered hundreds of Roma people for years.
Black Sea Tourism Businesses Announce Major Drop in Holiday Prices
It will be up to 30% cheaper to spend a holiday at the southern Black Sea coastline from August 20 until the end of a month, and there will be another 20% decrease in September, hoteliers say.