Sat, Feb 11 2012
The coming weekend sees more than just the newest Friday issue of Bulgaria's national English-language newspaper, The Sofia Echo: on April 5 and 6, sofiaecho.com launches The Sofia Echo Weekend Blogs.
Every weekend, two writers will post blogs on topical issues from Bulgaria and around the world. This Saturday and Sunday, read what Vanya Rainova and Clive Leviev-Sawyer have to say. Weekends to come will feature a rotating selection of our bloggers.
The April 4 issue of The Sofia Echo outlines the state of play of the controversy surrounding Bulgaria's Interior Ministry, explores the issues at the Nato summit in Bucharest and examines the controversial issue of biometric data.
The business section takes a look at trends in interest rates in Bulgaria, as well as one of the major business stories emanating from Turkish prime minister Erdogan's visit, and the changing landscape of Bulgaria's television market.
In the features section, Eileen Sutherland continues the tale of her straw bale house, Gabriel Hershman visits Belmeken, and film reviewer Pavel Ivanov gives his take on The Game Plan.
All this in addition to other special articles and our other usual weekly reviews and listings.
Works will be reviewed by a group of judges, and winners will receive certificates and prizes.
Seven arrested, including ‘The Squirrel’ who was found in possession of 10 00 euro, Interior Ministry says. Mobile phones, computer equipment and drug paraphernalia seized.
Maximum temperatures across the country will remain mostly below zero.
The first tremor was at about 12.34am, followed by another three minutes later. Their epicentres were located between the towns of Radnevo and Topolovgrad.
There was no risk of blackouts caused by insufficient power supply, Economy Minister Traicho Traikov told Bulgarian National Radio.