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Bulgaria sweats out summer 2009 Hottest day, mercury hits 43C
Sunday, 26 Jul, 2009 – 10:12 | Comments Off on Bulgaria sweats out summer 2009 Hottest day, mercury hits 43C
Bulgaria sweats out summer 2009 Hottest day, mercury hits 43C

The sizzling weather that swept Bulgaria this week reached its peak on Saturday, turning it into the hottest day of this year’s summer.
The mercury zoomed up to 38C-43C in the southwestern parts of the country. …

The Bulgarians are the most educated Europeans in USA
Wednesday, 22 Jul, 2009 – 11:46 | One Comment
The Bulgarians are the most educated Europeans in USA

Data from the US Census bureau show that among the immigrants of European origin in USA the most highly educated are the Bulgarians, informs the site www.examiner.com, cited by BTA.
Among the immigrants of European origin …

Ambassador McEldoney receives the order “St. George”
Monday, 20 Jul, 2009 – 18:07 | One Comment
Ambassador McEldoney receives the order “St. George”

The US ambassador in Bulgaria Nancy McEldowney received the high ranking order “St George” at a ceremony in the Ministry of defence.
Ambassador McEldowney stated that during her one year mandate in Bulgaria, the two countries …

“St. George” church in Arbanasi will be renovated
Monday, 20 Jul, 2009 – 18:02 | Comments Off on “St. George” church in Arbanasi will be renovated
“St. George” church in Arbanasi will be renovated

The church “St. George” in the village Arbanasi near Veliko Tarnovo will be renovated with 900 000 leva. The funds came from the renovation project, part of the operative program “Regional development”.
The project begins this …

Bulgarian student wins gold at International Math Competition
Monday, 20 Jul, 2009 – 14:36 | Comments Off on Bulgarian student wins gold at International Math Competition
Bulgarian student wins gold at International Math Competition

Bulgarian high school student, Lyuboslav Panchev, won the gold at the International Mathematics Olympiad in Bremen, Germany.
The news was reported by the coach of the National Mathematics Team, Nikolay Nikolov.
Panchev is an 11the grade student …

Discoveries on Old Great Bulgaria from space
Sunday, 19 Jul, 2009 – 17:04 | Comments Off on Discoveries on Old Great Bulgaria from space
Discoveries on Old Great Bulgaria from space

Russian specialists are currently developing a unique method to discover archaeological objects from space. The first results of the experiment are actually relevant to Bulgarian history. The satellite found not one, but three historical objects …

172nd anniversary of the birth of Vasil Levski
Saturday, 18 Jul, 2009 – 19:07 | Comments Off on 172nd anniversary of the birth of Vasil Levski
172nd anniversary of the birth of Vasil Levski

Vasil Levski (Vasil Ivanov Kunchev) was born on July 18th (July 6th according to the old style) 1837 in the city Karlovo, in the family of Ivan Kunchev Ivanov and Gina Vasileva Karaivanova.
He had two …

The Bulgarian-American practice “Black Sea volunteers 09” begins
Friday, 17 Jul, 2009 – 14:04 | Comments Off on The Bulgarian-American practice “Black Sea volunteers 09” begins
The Bulgarian-American practice “Black Sea volunteers 09” begins

The co-operative Bulgarian-American humanitarian practice “Black Sea volunteers 09” will take place between July 18th – August 1st 2009 in the region of Varna. It takes place according to the Agreement for military co-operation between …

Bulgaria – the cheapest country in the EU
Thursday, 16 Jul, 2009 – 16:01 | Comments Off on Bulgaria – the cheapest country in the EU
Bulgaria – the cheapest country in the EU

Bulgaria The lowest prices for consumer goods and services compared to the average prices in the European Union – 51% of the average price.
The research has been conducted by Eurostat – the official statistic agency …

A monument of the victims of communism in Sofia
Tuesday, 14 Jul, 2009 – 20:05 | Comments Off on A monument of the victims of communism in Sofia
A monument of the victims of communism in Sofia

The sculptor Valko Tsenov and the architect Ivo Pantaleev won the competition for the construction of a monument for the victims of communism,organized by the municipality of Sofia.
The monument will be in the garden in …

The ski track in Vitosha to be massively broadened
Tuesday, 14 Jul, 2009 – 16:07 | Comments Off on The ski track in Vitosha to be massively broadened
The ski track in Vitosha to be massively broadened

The planned felling of trees and the broadening of the ski tracks to seven times their current size for the new massive ski zone in Vitosha is potentially dangerous.
The new ski zone in the Nature …

A unique house found near Chirpan
Tuesday, 14 Jul, 2009 – 15:05 | Comments Off on A unique house found near Chirpan
A unique house found near Chirpan

A large house from the Neolithic period was found by archaeologists from the Bulgarian-Greek science team in the region “Halka bunar”. The locale is between the villages Partizanin and Gorno Belevo, near the city Chirpan.
This …