Rower Neykova Brings Fame to Bulgaria by Grabbing First Beijing Olympic Gold

19 August 2008
Bulgaria's best rower, Rumyana Neykova, won the first long-awaited gold medal for the country at Beijing Olympic Games in the the Women's Single Sculls. The Olympic title is the first one for Neykova, 35, in her 22-year career. ... more

Bulgaria Education Min Presents Three-year Financial Report

15 August 2008
Bulgaria's Education Minister Daniel Valchev presented Friday the financial report over the expenses of the institution for the past three years. "A total of BGN 61 M has been allocated to higher standard for schools' maintenance," the minister said. "The rise in the money allocated to the unified expenditure standard of the schools across the country will be discussed during some of the fol ... more

Christians in Bulgaria Celebrate Virgin Mary Assumption

15 August 2008
Bulgarians join August 15 the Christian world - Orthodox and Catholic - in celebrating one of the major religious holidays, the Assumption of Virgin Mary. According to Christian tradition the body and soul of Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ, was lifted into Heaven after the end of her earthly life on that day. The Assumption is important to many Christians as the Virgin Mary's heavenly birt ... more

Sofia Waste Recycling Plant Celebrates First 100 Work Days

14 August 2008
The waste recycling plant build by the ECOBULPACK company in the Sofia's "Filipovtsi" neighborhood had recycled a total of 2 100 000 kg of waste for the first 100 days after its opening. This data was announced Thursday during the open-doors day in the plant, organized by ECOBULPACK. The recycled waste from the yellow containers (for metal, plastic and paper) is 1,200,000 kg while the recycl ... more

Bulgaria Welcomes New US Ambassador McEldowney

14 August 2008
The newly appointed Ambassador of the US to Bulgaria, Nancy McEldowney, landed Thursday at Sofia Airport, accompanied by her husband and two daughters. "Good afternoon! I am very happy to be here with you," were the first words of HE McEldowney, pronounced in excellent Bulgarian. "It is a privilege for me to represent the US in Bulgaria," she added. "From now on, we have many important ta ... more

Levski Shamefully Loses to BATE Borisov

13 August 2008
FC Levski Sofia lost 0-1 to Belarusian team BATE Borisov in the third qualifying round of the Champions League, with coach Velislav Vutsov resigning immediately after the match. In the 30th minute of the game, the star of the blue team Georgi Ivanov aka Gonzo failed to score from a penalty kick, which was a serious demotivating factor for the team from Sofia. Ivanov misses a second penalty in f ... more

Protest of the Milk producers in Bulgaria

13 August 2008
The milk producers and farmers from all over Bulgaria gathered in front of the Ministry of agriculture building in Sofia shouting "Mafia" ... more

Bulgaria Interior Ministry: We Made Serious Mistakes in Belneyski Case

13 August 2008
The Interior Ministry made serious mistakes since the beginning of the investigation of the sisters Belneyski's murders, admitted for the first time Wednesday the Chief Secretary of the Interior Ministry Pavlin Dimitrov. Dimitrov further declared that finding the killer(s) of the two sisters remained a priority for the Interior Ministry despite the fact that the crime happened a while ago. A ... more

Sofya Mayor inspected the repairs in the schools

12 August 2008
Sofia Mayor Boyko Borissov inspected the reparation works in the schools together with the responsible for the education deputy-mayor Yordanka Fandakova. ... more

Bulgarian European People's Party Members Start National Petition against Govt

12 August 2008
The three Bulgarian right-wing parties, which are members of the European People's Party, are going to launch a national petition to protest against the three-way coalition government. After a meeting and consultations on Tuesday, leaders GERB, the Union of Democratic Forces, and the Democrats for Strong Bulgaria decided to start to collect signatures in support of the protest petition against ... more