World Intellectual Property Day celebrations in Bulgaria

World Intellectual Property Day 2009 was celebrated in Bulgaria with the founding of yet-another collective intellectual property rights organisation.

Bourgas mayor: property owners will be obliged to renovate their homes

The first phase of the overhaul will include Troikata Square, Alexandrovska and Bogoridi streets, all houses located in the perimeter as well as the segment from Tsar Simeon and Bulair and Cyril and Methodii streets.

Holsim Bulgaria lays off 90 workers

The measures were attributed to a sharp decline in demand for cement, as well as the increased import of cheap Turkish cement.

Champions League: Barcelona v Chelsea

Camp Nou, April 28, Kick-off: 9.45 Bulgarian time

Chelsea face Barcelona in an epic battle at Camp Nou. Barcelona are currently reeling from a particularly impressive fightback by rivals Real Madrid in the Spanish league.

Lake development selection programme has been approved

The projects are evaluated at 75 million euro, and will require between 40 and 46 weeks of construction.

Supermodels Unlimited takes on Teodora Kolcheva

The American magazine upholds the cause that "models must all be natural".

15 per cent drop in Bulgarians travelling abroad

The economic downturn has had an effect on foreigners visiting Bulgaria and Bulgarians travelling abroad. Amid the widespread reduction, however, some destinations still managed to indicate positive growth.

Ixetic car-parts manufacturer begins output in Bulgaria

The newly constructed industrial plant in Rakovski represents an eight million euro investment.

Concertgebouw chamber orchestra and Vesko Eschkenazy to perform in Sofia

Internationally acclaimed Bulgarian violinist will perform in Sofia alongside Dutch orchestra in a concert marking 100 years of diplomatic relations between The Netherlands and Bulgaria.

Interior Ministry invests in Plovdiv and Stara Zagora

Nearly eight million leva will be absorbed in two new police stations in Plovdiv and Stara Zagora.

Ryan Giggs lands PFA Player of the Year award

The award always eluded him, but finally the 35-year-old United midfielder adds it to his illustrious collection.

Bulgarian Government admits financial crisis took it unawares

Bulgaria's public finances will switch to hand drive and will factor in the turns of the global economic and financial crisis, Bulgarian Finance Minister Plamen Oresharski said at the spring meeting of the IMF and the World Bank in Washington.

Bulgaria’s IT market loses momentum

Despite the healthy growth over the past three years, some IT market players may face serious challenges in 2009

Financial crisis hits Bulgarian corporate lending

Corporate loans followed a steady rise until June 2008 when the trend reversed due to the dried-up credit market.

EU deal 'to boost protection of human and animal health'

Rules concerning animal by-products not intended for human consumption will soon be more precise and up-to-date in the whole of the European Union, Czech EU Presidency says.

Tensions about South Stream, but energy summit ‘a success’

President Georgi Purvanov says after Sofia summit that differences between Bulgaria and Russia should be ironed out and agreement signed – and talks tough against Gazprom.

Bulgaria taking preventative measures against swine flu

Health authorities say that there currently is no direct threat but Bulgaria is liaising with international organisations and is ready to deal with an emergency.

23 years since the Chernobyl catastrophe

The world remembers the worst-ever nuclear power plant disaster.

World's smallest Bible stolen from an exhibition in Varna

Two other items also missing from the exhibition, the first incident of the kind in its eight years of existence.

Weekend blog: Berbatov goal does not help dispel criticism

Another match, another junk goal for Dimitar Berbatov, a fortunate one at that, as Bulgarian striker delivers another unconvincing performance.

Earthquake shakes parts of Bulgaria, Romania

Seismologists register incident as 5.3 on Richter scale, with an epicentre in the region of Vrancea in Romania.

Formula One: First row seats for Toyota in Bahrain

Jarno Trulli and Timo Glock bring Toyota’s first ever front row as Ferrari continues to disappoint

Bulgarian guerilla fighters not WW II veterans, Parliament decides

An amendment wanted to give "partizani" the same status as every other WW II veteran

British woman describes investment in Bulgarian real estate as nightmare

Strange as it sounds, I’m one of thousands of British who have done the same thing she tells The New York Times

7000 EU nationals eligible to vote in Bulgarian MEP elections

A day before the deadline for registering for the vote on May 27, a reader indicates that her municipality lacked registration forms

Bookmakers stop receiving bets on Bulgarian football games

According to 24 Chassa daily, bookmakers suspect match-fixing, an allegation that Bulgarian clubs have denied

Weekend Blog: The trouble with Michael Caine

Success and failure are often arbitrary things. The world of showbusiness, in particular, should have taught Caine the truth of that.

Election fever: everything’s allowed

Alleged Serbian drug boss involved in Bulgaria’s election campaign

Lindner Immobile Management: Investors lose 200m annually in Bulgaria

Utility companies are racketeering construction firms as they invest absolutely nothing in a project but end up receiving everything ready on a silver plate from investors, says Plamen Markov from Artex Engineering.

Purvanov, Barroso address energy summit in Sofia

Security of supply depends on diversification of resources, Bulgarian President says, while European Commission chief calls for flexibility in supply to prevent repeat of January gas crisis.