Sofia

Bulgaria's Supreme Judicial Council (VSS) has failed in its third attempt to elect a Chair of the Sofia Appellate Court.

The only candidate for the post, Neli Kutskova, Judge at the Sofia Appellate Court, was backed by 9 VSS members, with four votes against and 6 abstentions, according to the BGNES news agency.

Bulgaria's Supreme Judicial Council (VSS) will make a third attempt to elect a Chair of the Sofia Appellate Court, the third biggest court in the country.

The only candidate is Neli Kutskova, Judge at the Sofia Appellate Court.

American IT giant Hewlett-Packard, one of the biggest investors in Bulgaria, has opened a hi-tech lab in Bulgaria.

The facility, which occupies and area of 300 square meters in Business Park Sofia, will be used for the simulation of technological and business processes and the training of experts of the company in Bulgaria.

The world famous violinist Nigel Kennedy will present to the Bulgarian audience his Hendrix project in Sofia on May 10.

His visit is nearing and the impatience of his fans is growing as they are curious what to expect from his new project, which will offer interpretations of the legendary Jimi Hendrix.

A man has been injured in Sofia after a part of a baseboard of an underpass fell over him.

The incident occurred around 11.20 am Wednesday close to the Embassy of the Republic of Romania, located on ''M. Eminescu'' Boulevard in Sofia.

Turkey has stood ready for years to build its part of a gas interconnector to Bulgaria, the country's Ambassador to Sofia has said.

"We were ready four years ago," H.E. Süleyman Gökçe explained in an interview with private national TV Bulgaria on Air, reminding that Turkey proposed back then the construction of a gas link so that Bulgaria attains energy independence.

Bromak EOOD, the majority owner of collapsed Corporate Commercial Bank (KTB or Corpbank) and its executive officers are appealing last week's court ruling which declared the bank insolvent.

This was revealed by Menko Menkov, a lawyer for Bromak which is owned by Bulgarian businessman Tsvetan Vasilev.

France and Germany have demanded that Bulgaria's General Labor Inspectorate apply tighter control on Bulgarian employees sent on business trips by their companies, a minister has warned.

The extension of the first line of the Sofia underground to the Business Park will be launched on May 8.

This was announced by Sofia Mayor Yordanka Fandakova, who inspected the construction works of the underground on Tuesday, daily Dnevnik reports.

The Bulgarian female swing trio Sentimental Swingers are to present their latest album Cradle of Love on Saturday, April 25, in Sofia, their Facebook page shows.

The record features a total of 11 songs, nine created by them and two by legendary Bulgarian composer Yosif Tsankov.