News about Bulgaria

Dana oil discovery piles pressure on revised KNOC bid
... this weekend. Elsewhere, Melrose Resources said it had made a new gas discovery at its Kavarna East No.1 well in Bulgaria. Melrose said the well encountered a net gas pay, the portion of an oil reservoir that contains economically producible oil, of ... Sat, 31 Jul 2010 10:46:32 GMT

From Roseville to Bulgaria?
Dena Fehrenbacher, of Roseville, graduated from U.C. Berkeley and earned a Fulbright Scholarship and will study in Bulgaria for a year. Sat, 31 Jul 2010 09:37:15 GMT

Energy Minister: AES Wants to Alter Bulgarian Legislation
American energy company AES is intentionally protracting its project for building a solar power plant near Silistra , because it wants changes introduced in Bulgaria's law on renewable energy , said Minister of Energy Traicho Traikov . Sat, 31 Jul 2010 09:28:44 GMT

In Brief
... oil and gas explorer Melrose Resources said yesterday it made a new gas discovery at its Kavarna East No 1 well in Bulgaria. Melrose said the well encountered a net gas pay A- which refers to the portion of an oil reservoir that contains ... Sat, 31 Jul 2010 08:11:11 GMT

European Union Turning Blind Eye to Discrimination Against Gypsies, Say Human Rights Groups
... declared a state of emergency due to the presence of Roma, and evicted thousands of them, mainly to Romania and Bulgaria, is continuing to implement the policy to this day. Germany is in the process of repatriating thousands of Roma children and ... Sat, 31 Jul 2010 06:18:33 GMT

EU turning blind eye to discrimination against Roma, say human rights groups
... declared a state of emergency due to the presence of Roma, and evicted thousands of them, mainly to Romania and Bulgaria, is continuing to implement the policy to this day. Germany is in the process of repatriating thousands of Roma children and ... Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:36:32 GMT

Melrose strikes gas in Bulgarian well
... oil and gas explorer, yesterday revealed it has made a gas discovery at its Kavarna East number-one well in Bulgaria. The preliminary reserves estimate for the discovery is 12 billion cubic feet of gas, in line with pre-drill expectations. Analysts ... Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:06:13 GMT

Bulgarians caught for setting fire to island
Two Bulgarians vacationing on a yacht in northern Greece might be facing up to ten years jail time for setting a fire on the island of Diasporos, near the Xalkidiki penisula in northern Greece. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:12:00 GMT

Bulgaria, Romania take joint action on Roma repatriations
SOFIA, Bulgaria/BUCHAREST, Romania -- Bulgarian Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov said on Thursday that Sofia and Bucharest are taking joint measures to ensure that Roma facing expulsion from France are repatriated to their homelands. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:37:00 GMT

Super-sub Harnik seals victory
... Polish club Ruch Chorzow 3-1, while archrivals Rapid Vienna reached a 1-1 draw against PFC Beroe Stara Zagora from Bulgaria. Sturm Graz beat Georgian club FC Dinamo Tbilisi 2-0. The second round of the 2010/2011 Bundesliga season will take place ... Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:22:10 GMT

Sturm mourn after missed chances
... The match between Rapid Vienna, currently just eighth in the ten-team Bundesliga, and PFC Beroe Stara Zagora from Bulgaria ended 1-1. Captain Steffen Hofmann found the net from the penalty spot for the 32-time league champions based in ... Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:00:00 GMT

Downtown Sofia Park Introduces Innovative 'No Sex' Signs
An innovative prohibition sign is letting people know they are not allowed to have sex or walk around naked in the park of the Military Academy. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:46:05 GMT

Socialist Leader: PM Borisov Makes Bulgarians Retarded
... Borisov not only wants to fool citizens, but to actually make them foolish. "The GERB government is ruinous for Bulgaria's spirituality," said the socialist leader. Stanishev, who was Bulgaria's PM 2005-9 before Borisov's GERB came to power, also ... Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:45:23 GMT

80 MW solar plant in Bulgaria from AES
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British oil and gas explorer makes new gas discovery at its Kavarna East No.1 well in Bulgaria.
Chemicals Environment Franchising Gaming Infrastructure Pharmaceuticals Retail Shipping Science Tobacco Tourism Transportation Other Problems ? British oil and gas explorer makes new gas discovery at its Kavarna East No.1 well in Bulgaria. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:42:41 GMT

Future of Bulgarian Mining Industry Looks Bright
After an 11.2% contraction in 2009, the Bulgarian mining industry is expected to grow by 1.4% in 2010 to be worth BGN 1.18 B . The New Materials market report from Business Monitor International : "Bulgaria Mining Report 2010," concluded that "positive indicators for the sector include an upward move in global prices for key commodities such as ... Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:24:08 GMT

A River of No Return
... selling former Soviet missiles to terrorists and who has lately been photographed with two mystery men in "Sofia, Bulgaria" (a big city east of Paris, France). Will is still reeling from the death of his wife and daughter on 9/11, and gets another ... Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:11:41 GMT

Bulgarians Staying Local for Summer Holidays
... to 12 per cent lower than in 2009, which was not a great year for the country's tourism industry. In recent years, Bulgaria's tourism industry lost customers to Greece and Turkey, said to have been attracted by better service and better value for ... Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:06:07 GMT

Acquittal of Bulgaria's Notorious Brothers Based on 'Lack of Evidence'
Bulgaria's alleged top crime bosses, Krasimir and Nikolay Marinov aka The Marguin Brothers, received a non-guilty verdict after a 5-year long trial. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:40:38 GMT

Bulgaria Socialists Alarmed over EVN Stake in Hydro Project
... Arda hydropower project is expected to cost around EUR 500 M, which should be paid by the consortium. File photo Bulgaria's former prime minister and Socialist leader Sergey Stanishev has slammed an agreement under which the Austrian utility EVN got ... Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:39:35 GMT

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