Geography of Bulgaria
Lot 2 of Bulgaria’s Struma Motorway To Be Completed in Autumn of 2015
Lot 2 of the Struma motorway will most probably be completed by the autumn of 2015, according to Bulgaria's caretaker Regional Development Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva.
Zaharieva inspected Tuesday the 37.5km motorway section from Dupnitsa to Blagoevgrad.
Power Price Hike as of October is Unavoidable – Bulgaria’s Energy Minister
Bulgaria's caretaker Minister of Economy and Energy Vasil Shtonov has argued that the power price hike by 10% as of October 1 is an unavoidable step for the stabilization of the market.
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.
European Researchers' Night To Take Place In 6 Bulgarian Cities
This year's edition of the European Researchers' Night will take place on September 26 in six Bulgarian cities from the early afternoon till around midnight.
Police Arrests Retired Gunsmith Shooting near Children's Hospital
Bulgarian police forces have detained a man who opened random fire in the Southern Bulgarian village of Buzovgrad and than barricaded himself in his home.
No-one has been left injured after his outburst, but a few cars in the neighborhood had their windows smashed.
Residents of Bulgaria’s Smolyan Protest Biomass-Fired Power Plant Project
Residents of the southern Bulgarian city of Smolyan have staged a brief road block to oppose plans to build a biomass-fired thermal power plant.
Residents of the Ustovo district of Smolyan blocked traffic along the Smolyan - Madan road for some 10 minutes on Monday, according to reports of the Bulgarian Telegraph Agency and Capital Daily.
27-Year Old Woman Dies as Romanian Bus Overturns at Bulgaria’s Hainboaz Pass
A 27-year old Romanian national has died in a traffic accident at the Hainboaz Pass (the Pass of the Republic).
The pass was closed for hours due to the accident, which resulted in a huge traffic jam. Traffic was restored at around 10 am.
The accident occurred at around 4.30 am on Sunday.
Sofia, Varna Property Prices Rise, Still Well Below Pre-Crisis Peaks
Property prices in Sofia and Varna last month were higher than they were a year earlier but still well below the pre-crisis peaks of 2008, a real estate consultant has said.
According to the latest price index update compiled by Bulgarian Properties firm, August prices in Sofia were 0.92% higher than a year earlier, while those in Varna were up 13.3%.
Two Dead Bodies Found at Bulgaria’s Southern Black Sea Coast
Two dead bodies have surfaced at the southern section of the Bulgarian Black Sea coast, raising suspicions they might be those of two Polish tourists who disappeared earlier this month.
Bulgaria’s Kozloduy NPP Doubled Profits in 8 Months – Former CEO
Ivan Genov, former CEO of Bulgaria's Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant, has insisted that he leaves the N-plant in very good condition.
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