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Shoumen: Boom of divorces in Bulgaria

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 02:00:00 GMT

The financial crisis in Bulgaria has resulted in a boom of divorces, lawyers informed. Only in the town Shumen , 50 families submitted their divorce papers to court last month. Unpaid credits rank among the main reasons that put an end to marriages. Th...

Bulgaria to clear its image as a destination for sex tourism

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:42:00 GMT

Bulgaria emerges as a destination for sex exploitation of children, said Mariana Assenova, Chair of the Management Board of the Centre for Social and Environmental Responsibility. She attended a forum for corporate social responsibility in the tourism indu...

Unemployment in Bulgaria increased 0.2% from September

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:05:00 GMT

Unemployment in Bulgaria in October has increased with 0.2 per cent in comparison with September and has now reached a level of 8.23 per cent. The data is from the Ministry of labour and social policy and was cited by Social Minister Totyo Mladenov at a ...

Jilentsi: Members of IMRO gathered in village of Jilentsi

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:14:00 GMT

Many members, followers and supporters of the International Macedonian Revolutionary Organization (IMRO) from all over the world gathered close to the southwestern Bulgarian village of Jilentsi , municipality of Kyustendil , on Friday to celebrate the 11...

One of eighth young Bulgarians intend to emigrate

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:25:00 GMT

One-eighth of the young Bulgarians intend to emigrate in near future and make plans to leave the country, shows a survey, commissioned by the Ministry of Education, used in the ministry`s program for development of the Bulgarian education . The survey has...

NSI begins a study for time budget of BG households

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:00:00 GMT

A time budget study began on Monday, to continue until October 18, 2010, the National Statistical Institute`s Elka Yakimova, who is in charge of the study, told a news conference. The study will cover over 3,132 households. The households will fill out a...

Varna: World Parliament of Bulgarians Opened Session in Varna

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:48:00 GMT

The Bulgarians in Ukraine, Moldova, Russia and in some Asian countries need to get Bulgarian citizenship, Chairman of the World Parliament of Bulgarians Academician Tsekomir Vodenicharov said at the opening of the second session of the formation held in t...

Slavyanovo: Donation of computers to children in Slavyanovo village

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:42:00 GMT

The Council of Ministers donated five computers to children in Slavyanovo village ( Targovishte district ), government press center informed. Prime Minister Boyko Borisov ordered computers to be given to the mayor of the village Vasil Stoilov for childre...

Sofia: Sofia Meeting of Regional Commission of World Organization for Animal Health

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Agriculture and Food Minister Miroslav Naydenov greeted the participants in a meeting of the Regional Commission for Europe of the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), which was held in Sofia on Wednesday, the Agriculture and Food Ministry said in...

Sofia: 17 September - Day of Sofia

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 12:19:00 GMT

The Day of Sofia is marked when the Bulgarian Orthodox Church commemorates sisters Faith, Hope and Love and their mother Sophia. At 10 a.m. there will be solemn session of the Sofia Municipal Council and greeting speech of acting mayor of Sofia Min...

Varna: 12 citizen associations ask break of deal for Varna park

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 09:10:00 GMT

Commission schemes between EUR 500 thous and EUR 1.5 mln were announced by 12 citizen associations in Varna . The funds have been paid for the sale of 118 decares of Morska Gradina park in the city to Holding Varna , a company related to the business gro...

BG wages 17 times less than in the Western Germans

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 01:00:00 GMT

A Cologne Institute for Economic Research poll established dramatic differences in EU wages and placed Bulgaria at the bottom of the chart with an hourly wage of mere 2.18 euros. This is ten times less than the wages in the eastern provinces of Germany and...

Pomorie: 2nd edition of Magic of the Pomorie Lake festival

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 09:45:00 GMT

The second edition of Magic of the Pomorie Lake festival will take place on August 22 and 23 in the vicinities of the coastal town of Pomorie . Some of the fest’s highlights include healing procedures that use cosmetic and medical products derived from th...

Unemployment rate in Bulgaria in July 2009 is 7,62%

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 07:00:00 GMT

The unemployment rate in Bulgaria in the month of July has reached 7,62%, the Employment Agency reported Tuesday. 282,211 unemployed people have been registered by the country`s Labor Bureaus - 12,075 more compared to June, 2009. In July, the Bureaus pos...

About 78.000 babies were born in Bulgaria in 2008

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 01:27:00 GMT

About 78.000 babies were born in 2008, the "Iskam Bebe" Foundation was reported on Monday. But that could not be a signal for an impending "baby boom", Radina Velcheva said. Fund "In-vitro" received 3850 applications for in-vitro procedure, the date show...

Vitosha: Vitosha nature park asks for cancellation of ski track expansion plans

Fri, 14 Aug 2009 09:05:00 GMT

Vitosha nature park will ask the Environment and Water Affairs Ministry to revoke the decision of Sofia Regional Environment and Waters Inspectorate concerning the expansion of Vitosha ’s ski zone, Bulgaria News Agency reported. The decision taken m...

Tutrakan: The Fishermen's village of Tutrakan

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 14:00:00 GMT

The Fishermen’s village is naturally formed fishermen’s hamlet along the Danube river valley, the town of Tutrakan . It is the only one of the kind in the regions and dates back to the years of the National Revival. Fishing is typical living for Tutrak...

Shoumen: Parts of Shumen and villages Cherencha and Salmanovo without water supply

Tue, 11 Aug 2009 10:15:00 GMT

Two villages and several streets in the town of Shumen are without water supply, FOCUS - Shumen radio informed. Villages Cherencha and Salmanovo are without water supply because of damage of the water-main from Ticha dam lake.

Veliko Turnovo: Analysis on health-demographic condition of population in Veliko Tarnovo district

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 16:28:00 GMT

Tendency on unfavorably deceasing of the population has been kept in Veliko Tarnovo district , director of the Regional Healthcare Center Dr Albena Lambeva reported Friday during the annual analyses of the health-demographic condition of the population in...

Sofia: Public sector salaries will not grow till the end of 2009

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 01:06:00 GMT

Sofia : Most probably public sector salaries will not grow till the end of 2009 and maybe even well into 2010, as there is no economic basis for the increase, said Vladislav Goranov, MP from GERB party in an interview with the Bulgarian National Televisio...

Bulgarians - the poorest in the EU

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 02:20:00 GMT

Bulgarian people are the poorest in the EU. The living standard in Bulgaria is three times lower compared to Austria, Sweden and Great Britain. In the last couple of years even Romanian takes the lead of Bulgaria, show the data on gross domestic product ...

St.Constantine and Helena: Foreign tourists at sea side resorts refrain from shopping and restorants during their vacation

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:10:00 GMT

Foreign tourists in Bulgaria’s coastal resorts are unwilling to get involved in shopping sprees, merchants from St. St. Konstantin and Elena resort told Standart daily. Romanians, Russians, Ukrainians, Germans and Scandinavians are among the foreign to...

Dolni Bogrov: 8 500 stray dogs in Sofia

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:10:00 GMT

The Bulgarian capital Sofia has a total of 8 500 stray dogs, according to official data presented at the opening of a new asylum facility at the Dolni Bogrov Quarter Tuesday. The data provided by municipally-owned firm "Ekoravnovesie" states that in 20...

Etropole: Etropole public holiday

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:01:00 GMT

The official public holiday of the town of Etropole ( South-western Bulgaria ) is celebrated on the same day as the Christian holiday of St. Pavel and St. Peter, since 1927 when Bulgarian king Boris III unveiled the memorial for those citizens of Etropo...

Sofia: Second gay parade in Sofia

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 18:22:00 GMT

Close to 300 people rallied for Bulgaria`s second gay pride parade in Sofia Saturday. This year`s participants were more than in June 2008 when about 150 people rallied. In addition to the mass-scale security measures taken by the Sofia riot police, t...