A financial institution in Sofia purchases thousands of apartments from firms that are forced to sell their property cheap because of the crisis. This was announced by Plamen Beninski, chairman of the Bulgarian association of …

Without a winner and other many surprises marked the end of the first International composition contest “Sofia 2009”, organized by the Sofia municipality for the 130th anniversary of the city’s recognition as a capital.
The competition …

The Sofia municipality administration will establish a tourist information center in the subway of the Sofia university “St. Kliment Ohridski”. This was announced by the temporary mayor of Sofia Minko Gerdjikov in front of journalists …

The president Georgi Parvanov set the date for partial local elections in Sofia and Vratsa.
They will take place on November 15th 2009.
The new elections are needed because the former mayor of Sofia Boyko Borisov became …

“Glavbulgarstroy” will construct the National sports hall for 90 million leva instead of 107 million, announced the prime minister of Bulgaria Boiko Borisov during a meeting of the Council of ministers. The building will have …

Shops on the big shopping streets in the Bulgarian capital offer advantageous discounts on clothing and shoes. Bargain sells however, extend only to summer merchandise, reports the Agency “Focus”. Because of the great discounts, the …

A huge traffic jam brought the center of Sofia to a grinding halt, announced the news agency “Focus”.
The traffic on the main boulevards “Vasil Levski”, “Oborishte”, the area around the Sofia University, the boulevard “Tzar …

Minko Gerdjikov was chosen by the Municipality council of Sofia to temporarily serve as the mayor of the municipality of Sofia. He received the approval with all 51 votes for him. There were none against …

The nighttime lines of the urban transport in Sofia will be active until October 1st. The extension of the active period was announced by the Center for urban mobility.
The nighttime buses will circle the three …

A concert is being held to honour the memory of Michael Jackson on July 31 at the Sofia Live Club, Bulgarian National Radio reported.
The free event will be staged by Bulgarian singers to …

The New Bulgarian university (NBU), where Rayna Kabaivanska leads a masters class, announced that she will have two grand concerts in September.
The best performers of her Ninth international masters class will participate with her in …

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 …