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Oct 30 2009 09:58 CET
by The Sofia Echo staff
On October 26, the Regional Development Ministry and the Bulgarian Construction Chamber hosted a ceremony marking the day of the construction worker in Bulgaria. At the annual Top 50+ construction companies ranking, two awards went to Glavbolgarstroy company, and one to Balkanstroy, Planex Holding and the state company Construction and Restoration.
Oct 30 2009 09:58 CET
by The Sofia Echo staff
The Bulgarian nomination for best foreign-language film at the 2010 Oscars, The World Is Big and Salvation Lurks around the Corner, directed by Stefan Komandarev, won two full-length film awards at the 12th Benalmadena International Short Film Festival held in Malaga on October 16-24. The film won the jury and the audience awards, the first time in the festival’s history that one film won both awards.
Oct 23 2009 09:58 CET
by The Sofia Echo staff
In celebration of Spain’s National Day on October 12, ambassador Jorge Fuentes and Cristina Leja de Fuentes hosted a well-attended reception at their residence in Simeonovsko Chaussee. VIP guests included Simeon Saxe-Coburg.
Oct 23 2009 09:58 CET
by The Sofia Echo staff
At Helikon bookshop on October 10, the first part of the Bulgarian-language version of Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged was launched, and in a fortnight the book became the book chain’s fourth most-sold book in the literature category. Presiding at the book launch were publisher Kalin Manolov, translator Petyo Angelov, editor Iskra Angelova and economist Luchezar Bogdanov.
ZZ Top performed its first concert in Bulgaria on October 21 2009, at Sofia's Stadion Akademik as part of its Double Down Live tour.
Oct 21 2009 15:04 CET
by The Sofia Echo staff
Arriving only hours before their concert on October 21 2009, ZZ Top was met by a convoy of fans, fake beards and all.
Oct 16 2009 09:58 CET
by The Sofia Echo staff
The ambassador of South Africa, Sheila Camerer, and Alex Camerer hosted a reception on October 8 for diplomats, business and community leaders at their residence in Kambanite, Sofia.
Oct 16 2009 09:58 CET
by The Sofia Echo staff
Accompanied by police sirens blaring and lights flashing – and the wind howling and rain pouring – participants in the One Life Charity Bike Ride made their way on October 3 from Bankya to Zlatusha.
Oct 09 2009 09:58 CET
by The Sofia Echo staff
The embassy of the Republic of Indonesia staged an Indonesian gala night on October 5 at the Ivan Vazov national theatre in commemoration of the 64th anniversary of the proclamation of independence and 53 years of Indonesia-Bulgaria relations.