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Bulgaria Hosts Meeting of NATO Military Committee
Fri, 12/09/08 – 10:20 | Comments Off on Bulgaria Hosts Meeting of NATO Military Committee
Bulgaria Hosts Meeting of NATO Military Committee

Bulgaria hosts a meeting of Nato’s military committee on September 12-14, the first time it does so after becoming a member of the alliance in 2004.
Chiefs of staff of Nato armies are to discuss the …

Bulgaria Basketball Team Gets Closer to European Championship Dream
Thu, 11/09/08 – 23:25 | One Comment
Bulgaria Basketball Team Gets Closer to European Championship Dream

The Bulgarian national basketball team won against Finland Wednesday night in a decisive game for the European championship qualifications.
The game took place in the Sofia’s “Universiada” hall and ended with a score of 102:90 (29:22, …

President Parvanov Wants New Security Strategy for Bulgaria
Thu, 11/09/08 – 23:11 | Comments Off on President Parvanov Wants New Security Strategy for Bulgaria
President Parvanov Wants New Security Strategy for Bulgaria

Bulgaria’s President Georgi Parvanov has called for a new security strategy for the country during the opening in Sofia of an international conference entitled Security in Southeastern Europe: Public-Private Partnership and Crisis Infrastructure.
A new security …

Bulgaria Honors Victims of September 11
Thu, 11/09/08 – 23:08 | Comments Off on Bulgaria Honors Victims of September 11
Bulgaria Honors Victims of September 11

The US Embassy in Sofia organized Thursday a memorial service in the Sofia shrine “Sveta Nedelya” to honor the victims of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
The new US Ambassador to Sofia Nancy McEldowney also …

Bulgaria Man of the Year Competition Officially Spins Off
Thu, 11/09/08 – 20:25 | Comments Off on Bulgaria Man of the Year Competition Officially Spins Off

One of Bulgaria’s most prestigious competitions “Man of the Year” officially began with 500 journalists from all over the country receiving questionnaires to nominate their top three choices for 2008.
This year the competition is organized …

Bulgaria President: Mayor Borisov Failed to Solve Garbage Crisis in Sofia
Thu, 11/09/08 – 18:20 | Comments Off on Bulgaria President: Mayor Borisov Failed to Solve Garbage Crisis in Sofia
Bulgaria President: Mayor Borisov Failed to Solve Garbage Crisis in Sofia

Solving the garbage crisis in the capital has failed and the one responsible is Sofia Mayor Boyko Borisov, Bulgaria’s President Georgi Parvanov said Thursday.
Mr Parvanov told reporters that the main problem is that no waste …

Twin-sisters from Svishtov showed the real meaning of strong connection
Tue, 9/09/08 – 21:31 | Comments Off on Twin-sisters from Svishtov showed the real meaning of strong connection
Twin-sisters from Svishtov showed the real meaning of strong connection

Twin-sisters from the Bulgarian town Svishtov gave birth on the same date – September 7. The 21-year-old Dilyana and Ralitsa have only an hour and 10 minutes between their babies’ birth.
The strong connection between twins …

Bulgaria still without a medal at the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games
Tue, 9/09/08 – 9:25 | Comments Off on Bulgaria still without a medal at the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games
Bulgaria still without a medal at the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games

Mustafa Yuseinov scored Bulgaria’s best achievement so far at the 2008 Beijing Summer Paralympic Games after finishing sixth in the final of the men’s discus event held on September 8 2008.
At his third attempt out …

Free textbooks for Bulgarian students
Mon, 8/09/08 – 12:21 | Comments Off on Free textbooks for Bulgarian students
Free textbooks for Bulgarian students

In a letter, addressed to the Prime Minister Sergey Stanishev and Minister Daniel Valchev, the Teacher’s organiation suggests for schools to give free textbooks to students from 1st to 7th grade. According to ‘National organization …

Bulgarian women’s ice hockey annihilated by Slovaks
Mon, 8/09/08 – 9:30 | Comments Off on Bulgarian women’s ice hockey annihilated by Slovaks
Bulgarian women’s ice hockey annihilated by Slovaks

Bulgaria were thrashed 82-0 by Slovakia in a women’s ice hockey qualifier for the 2010 Winter Olympics. Bulgaria’s demise was further exacerbated by the fact that they have been, in large part, the blood donors …

Bulgaria’s Petar Stoyanov wins gold medal at USA Sumo Open 2008
Sun, 7/09/08 – 18:54 | Comments Off on Bulgaria’s Petar Stoyanov wins gold medal at USA Sumo Open 2008
Bulgaria’s Petar Stoyanov wins gold medal at USA Sumo Open 2008

The captain of Bulgaria’s national sumo team Petar Stoyanov, a.k.a. the Chief, triumphed Sunday with a gold medal at the Men’s Openweight at the 2008 USA Sumo Open in Los Angeles, California.
In the final the …

Second open-air cinema in Sofia
Sat, 6/09/08 – 12:56 | Comments Off on Second open-air cinema in Sofia
Second open-air cinema in Sofia

Due to the great interest to the free open-air cinema near the National Palace of Culture, Sofia Municipality opens a second cinema. It has already been ordered for a second lot to be chosen where …