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The center of Sofia – closed for March 3rd
Sat, 28/02/09 – 20:08 | Comments Off on The center of Sofia – closed for March 3rd
The center of Sofia – closed for March 3rd

The center of Sofia will be closed for the celebrations for the National holiday – March 3rd.
The press centre of the Sofia municipality announced that a letter from the commander of the National guard forces …

Maria Kirkova finishes 35th in the ski race in Bansko
Sat, 28/02/09 – 19:03 | Comments Off on Maria Kirkova finishes 35th in the ski race in Bansko
Maria Kirkova finishes 35th in the ski race in Bansko

The Bulgarian Maria Kirkova finished 35th in the ski race in Bansko. Kirkova finished with a time of 1.54,44 minute.
The Swiss skier Fabien Suter won the race, finishing with a time of 1.45,68. The Austrian …

The iron church in Istanbul “travels” to Sofia
Sat, 28/02/09 – 18:03 | Comments Off on The iron church in Istanbul “travels” to Sofia
The iron church in Istanbul “travels” to Sofia

On March 2nd, the minister of culture Stefan Danailov will present the miniature model of the Bulgarian church “St. Stefan” in Istanbul in the Cultural house of Krasno selo. This is the latest addition to …

First success for Suter in Bansko
Sat, 28/02/09 – 16:04 | Comments Off on First success for Suter in Bansko
First success for Suter in Bansko

The Swiss skier Fabien Suter won her first race in the World cup competition in the Bulgarian winter resort Bansko.
The 24 year old Suter finished with a 1:45,68 time and scored her first success for …

The Sofia airport – on European level
Sat, 28/02/09 – 15:01 | Comments Off on The Sofia airport – on European level
The Sofia airport – on European level

The Sofia airport provides aviation security, adequate to the European standards for safety.
This was the conclusion of the report of the European Commission. The chief executive of the department for “Aviation administration” Zahari Alexiev announced, …

Stanishev awards Veselin Topalov
Sat, 28/02/09 – 14:07 | Comments Off on Stanishev awards Veselin Topalov
Stanishev awards Veselin Topalov

The prime minister of Bulgaria Sergey Stanishev awarded Veselin Topalov at the official closing of the semi-final game of the World chess championship. He gave paintings of the famous Bulgarian artist Vladimir Dimitrov – …

Another hundred vehicles for “Border police”
Sat, 28/02/09 – 13:01 | Comments Off on Another hundred vehicles for “Border police”
Another hundred vehicles for “Border police”

A hundred new vehicles “Sitroen Xara Picasso” were blessed and given to the police with a ceremony in front of the Monument of the Unknown soldier in Sofia.
They are half of the two hundred vehicles, …

The government takes on the VAT expenses for the rural projects
Fri, 27/02/09 – 21:03 | Comments Off on The government takes on the VAT expenses for the rural projects
The government takes on the VAT expenses for the rural projects

The government press centre announced that today the Council of Ministers decided to allocate 10 million leva from the budget of the National fund “Agriculture” to cover the Value added tax (VAT) expenses of the …

Veselin Topalov reaches the finals
Fri, 27/02/09 – 19:03 | Comments Off on Veselin Topalov reaches the finals
Veselin Topalov reaches the finals

Veselin Topalov defeated the American chess master Gata Kamsky with 4,5:2,5 points in the chess game between the contenders for the title of the World Chess Champion. Veselin Topalov will face Viswanathan Anand from India, …

The law for cultural heritage was approved after all
Fri, 27/02/09 – 18:01 | Comments Off on The law for cultural heritage was approved after all
The law for cultural heritage was approved after all

After two years of work of politicians and experts and the six months long debates in the parliament, the law for cultural heritage was finally approved last Thursday. The deputees approved all contested texts of …

“New York Post”: The Chess king is Bulgarian
Fri, 27/02/09 – 15:08 | Comments Off on “New York Post”: The Chess king is Bulgarian
“New York Post”: The Chess king is Bulgarian

The New York Post is yet another media that noted the exceptional achievement of the Bulgarian chess master Kiril Georgiev, who faced 360 chess players simultaneously.
Under the title “The Chess king”, the newspaper reveals …

An Indian novel about Bulgaria was published
Thu, 26/02/09 – 22:05 | Comments Off on An Indian novel about Bulgaria was published
An Indian novel about Bulgaria was published

Bulgarian music and history are the main topic of the latest novel of Rana Dasgupta – “Solo” – published by HarperCollins. It is a novel for the failures of a man and a nation and …