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July 23, 2015

Balkan Holidays To Launch Glasgow-Varna Flights Next Summer

Tour operator Balkan Holidays has announced that it will add a new route from Scotland’s Glasgow to Bulgaria’s Varna in the summer of next year...

July 21, 2015

Low-Cost Carrier EasyJet Launches Sofia-London Stansted Flights In Winter

Low-cost airline carrier easyJet launches Sofia- London Stansted flights in December...

July 21, 2015

Wizz Air To Fly To Five New Destinations From Sofia From Sunday

The low-cost airline Wizz Air starts to conduct flights to five new destinations from the Bulgarian capital Sofia from Sunday...

July 21, 2015

Greek Firms Moving To Bulgaria Could Create 20 000 Jobs - BICA

Due to the introduction of bank holiday and capital controls, 60 000 Greek firms have readiness to redirect their business to Bulgaria...

July 16, 2015

Early Launch Of Struma Highway's Lot 4

The last 3 kilometers of lot 4 to the Struma highway will be opened for traffic on Thursday afternoon...

July 16, 2015

Logistical Center To Be Built Near Stara Zagora Under JESSICA Initiative

PIT BOX EOOD will build a logistical center in the southern village of Madzherito, Stara Zagora Municipality, under a EUR 1.9 M project financed under the EU’s JESSICA initiative...

July 16, 2015

Bulgaria Ranks Among Top 3 Most Popular Destinations For TUI Russia This Summer

Turkey, Egypt and Bulgaria have become the most popular destinations for Russian tourists this summer, the A ssociation of Russian T our O perators said on Thursday, citing data provided by TUI Russia...

July 15, 2015

Concession Procedures For Airports In Sofia, Plovdiv To Be Launched By End-2015

Bulgaria’s Transport Minister Ivaylo Moskovski has informed that concession procedures for the airports in Sofia and Plovdiv are be opened by end-2015...

July 15, 2015

Lidl Bulgaria To Build Its Largest Logistical Center Near Kabile

Lidl Bulgaria EOOD plans to build its largest logistical center in the country near the southeastern village of Kabile on an area of 188 decares...

July 15, 2015

Bulgaria Boosts Funding For Tourism Promotions

Bulgaria’s government has decided to increase funding for the promotion of domestic tourism sites by BGN 2 M (EUR 1 M) in 2015...

July 14, 2015

EU To Allocate Funding To Two Energy Infrastructure Projects In Bulgaria

EU member states approved on Tuesday the proposal of the European Commission (EC) to allocate EUR 150 M to twenty key trans-European energy infrastructure projects...

July 13, 2015

Bavarian Investors Increasingly Interested In Bulgaria – Minister Ilse Aigner

Bulgaria is attracting increased investor interest from Bavarian companies due to the political stability and the clear reform efforts by the government regarding the spheres of judiciary and public administration, according to Ilse Aigner, Bavarian State Minister for Economic Affairs, Media, Energy and Technology...

July 10, 2015

Bulgarian Exports To Third Countries Register 10.4 % Increase In January-May

Between January and May, Bulgarian exports to third countries increased by 10.4 % compared to the same period in 2014 and amounted to BGN 6.8 B...

July 10, 2015

Bulgaria’s PM, Montenegro’s President Discuss Opportunities For Power Exports To Italy

Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has suggested at a meeting with Montenegro’s President Filip Vujanovic that Bulgaria may use a high-voltage link between Montenegro and Italy, which is yet to be completed, in order to export electricity to Italy...

July 09, 2015

Bulgaria-EU Trade Records Growth In January-April

Between January and April, Bulgarian exports to the EU increased by 12.3 % compared to the same period in 2014...

July 08, 2015

Bulgaria's Industrial Output Rises By 0.4% M/M In May

According to preliminary figures of the National Statistical Institute (NSI), which were released on Wednesday, the index of industrial production in May increased by 0.4 % compared to the previous month...

July 08, 2015

Bulgaria’s Varna Emerges As Top Budget Flight Foreign Destination For Russian Tourists

The Black Sea resorts of Varna, in Bulgaria, and Sochi, in Russia are the best budget flight destinations for Russian tourists who want to spend summer holidays with their children, TASS reported on Wednesday...

July 07, 2015

Insider Monkey: Top 7 Places To Visit In Bulgaria

A recent article on Bulgaria on the Insider Monkey website has listed seven \"best places to visit\" in the country...

July 06, 2015

Reuters: Europeans Switching To Destinations In Spain, Bulgaria Following Tunisia Terrorist Attacks

Bulgaria could be one of the countries benefitting from the deflection of the tourist stream away from Tunisia, according to a Reuters report, as quoted by South China Morning Post...

July 03, 2015

Bulgarian Development Bank To Get EUR 150 M For Energy Retrofitting Of Homes

The Bulgarian Development Bank (BDB) will receive EUR 150 M from the Council of Europe Development Bank for energy-related renovation of residential buildings...