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Long time no see is not quite the case for Stereo MC's in Bulgaria, but this could only launch the fans of the British funky-electro-hip-hop band into the seventh heaven. Yes, Stereo MC's are coming back to Bulgaria for the third time on November 11. And which is more, they are coming to present their brand-new album Double Bubble and promise to make an exceptional show.
Traffic jams in Sofia could be a lot worse than they are, Deputy Sofia mayor in charge of Transport Velizar Stoilov said in the morning show of private broadcaster bTV. Three factors came into play in jams: the number of vehicles, the infrastructure itself and the attitude of drivers. Bulgarians, Stoilov added, had "more of an oriental type mentality, and they don't obey the rules all." The current problems being experience
These are some of the top stories in Bulgarian newspapers on September 19 2008. The Sofia Echo has not verified these stories and cannot vouch for their accuracy.
On September 14, Bulgaria lost one of its most prominent archaeologists and Thracian scholars, Georgi Kitov. He died of a heart attack suddenly at the age of 65. Kitov and his team dedicated 12 years of their lives digging four months a year, 18 hours a day, in a competition with tomb raiders to search through what is called Bulgaria's Valley of the (Thracian) Kings, heavily-forested 100km region in the centre of the country.
On September 18, Alitalia had restored flights to and from Bulgarian capital of Sofia. Only a day earlier, the Italian flag carrier had cancelled a total of 40 flights which were to be serviced between 12am and 4pm Central European Summer Time to and from several European capitals, including the flights between Rome and Sofia. The reason pointed by the media statement of the company was an impending strike.
On September 18, the European Commission (EC) referred Bulgaria and Romania to the European Court of Justice because of the lack of availability single European emergency number 112 and lack of caller location for 112 calls. Bulgaria had already received a letter of formal notice in October 2007 and a last warning in April 2008. However, in Bulgaria the single emergency number is still not operational nationwide,
These are some of the top headlines in Bulgarian newspapers on September 18 2008. The Sofia Echo has not verified these stories and cannot vouch for their accuracy.
"The city hall and the state bodies, which decide the prices of energy services in Bulgaria, should take measures to resolve problems with the Toplofikatsiya [heating company], former economy and energy minister and current Parliamentary Budget and Finance Committee chair Roumen Ovcharov said Bulgarian National Television's (BNT) morning show, commenting on the risk of Sofia being left without heating. "Sofia
Mayors of Sofia and Silistra, Boiko Borissov and Ivo Andonov, singed a contract for the storage of 180 000 tons of baled refuse from Sofia at the Silistra refuse dump, Dnevnik daily reported. According to the agreement, Sofia city hall would pay nearly 24 leva a ton for the storage of baled refuse at the Silistra refuse dump. All 180 000 tons of refuse would be transported to Silistra within half a year, with a maximum of 1000 tones to be transported a day.
Sofia could be left without heating this winter if Sofia residents fail to pay their bills, Sofia heating company Toplofikatsiya deputy executive director Ivan Marinov told Bulgarian National Radio. In such a case, the company might not be able to pay its debts to state gas supplier Bulgargaz. On September 16, Toplofikatsiya Sofia's executive director Petko Milevski said that the company's debt to Bulgargaz had decreased
Wednesday seems to have become a traditional day for protests by dairy farmers and September 17 was no exception, with farmers protesting in a number of places in Bulgaria. Bulgarian dairy producers and other farmers have been demonstrating for more than a month, demanding the payment of their state subsidies for the months after February 2008. Now they insist on receiving 60 million leva promised by
These are some of the top headlines in Bulgarian newspapers on September 17 2008. The Sofia Echo has not verified these stories and cannot vouch for their accuracy.
"Land in Bulgaria will become more expensive and the property market will suffer a crisis," following the US financial market meltdown, economist Vladimir Karolev said on the morning show of private broadcaster Nova Television. There will not be significant collapses at the stock exchange and there are no indications of bankruptcies of Bulgarian banks, he said. The Cabinet's policy of keeping a high budget
Alitalia customers at Sofia Airport will be unpleasantly surprised to find out that the company's flights to Rome on September 17 had been cancelled. The company would cancel a total of 40 flights from and to Amsterdam, Belgrade, Bucharest, Kiev, Lisbon, Madrid, Milan, Nice, Paris, Sofia and Verona, which were to be serviced between 12am and 4pm Central European Summer Time, Alitalia said in a statement on its website late on the evening of September 16. The flights were cancelled because of a strike, the statements said, without giving further details.
Manchester United's Bulgarian striker Dimitar Berbatov may miss his club's Champions League opener against Villarreal on September 17, Associated Press said. The agency quoted United manager Alex Ferguson as saying that "he [Berbatov] has swelling in the knee [ ] We are working hard on that but running out of time." Berbatov, who moved to United in the last minutes before the transfer window closed
Drivers who cause road accidents would be sentenced to community service, according to a draft road traffic act to be discussed in Cabinet by the end of September 2008. Health Minister Evgenii Zhelev and Interior Minister Mihail Mikov announced the proposal at a news conference to announce for the results of the joint campaign to cut accidents on Bulgarian roads. Mikov said that he welcomed the idea of
The US music television station MTV will air a documentary dedicated to the summer music festival Spirit of Burgas, held on August 15 to 17 in the Bulgarian Black Sea city of Bourgas. The documentary will be aired twice, at 8.30pm Central European Time (CET) on September 17 and at 5pm CET on September 21, Dnevnik daily reported. Spirit of Burgas documentary will be aired in 36 countries; the channel promised to air
These are some of the top headlines in Bulgarian newspapers on September 16 2008. The Sofia Echo has not verified these stories and cannot vouch for their accuracy.
Sociologist Roumyana Buchvarova, head of the sociological agency Market Links, told private broadcaster bTV that the reaction to their research claiming that President Georgi Purvanov's rating was decreasing, was that it was "lies, manipulations and a refusal to quote tangible numbers." Buchvarova said she had expected a more reasonable response instead of what amounted to slander. According
Three musical events will shake the last days of summer in Sofia, happily coinciding with the celebration of Sofia's name day. On Saint Sofia day, September 17, the world acid jazz legends Brand New Heavies will come to Sofia for the first time to commemorate the seventh anniversary of Jazz FM Radio. The concert will be held at 8pm in NDK (National Palace of Culture).
The part of the Sofia ring road between Cherni Vruh and Bistrishko Chaussee boulevards, which had been undergoing repairs since mid-July, was opened on the morning of September 15, Sofia city hall said in a statement. Bus routes 111 and 112 were restored as of September 15, but the ban for vehicles heavier than 10 tons remained. Meanwhile, Simeonovsko Chaussee Boulevard will be closed for repairs starting
These are some of the top headlines in Bulgarian newspapers on September 15 2008. The Sofia Echo has not verified these stories and cannot vouch for their accuracy.
"In 1995, the refuse problem was absolutely the same, even worse. In 1997, we resolved it and we did not bother neither the president, nor did we blame our predecessors," former Sofia mayor Stefan Sofiyanski told Bulgarian National Television (BNT). "The refuse problem is national because [Sofia] city hall had to find a way to resolve it and present it to the Cabinet, especially the Environment and Water Affairs Ministry; and
Manchester United's last-minute transfer window signing Dimitar Berbatov, who is poised to make his debut against Liverpool at Anfield on September 13, has said that he would have never joined United's rivals City, no matter how much money they offered, British media reports say. Berbatov signed with United for £30.75 million (38 million euro) minutes before the transfer window closed on midnight
Bulgaria and Greece's joint application to host the men's European volleyball championships in 2011 had a strong chance of winning, European Volleyball Confederation (CEV) president André Meyer said in Varna as quoted by Dnevnik daily. Meyer said that it was his last inspection in Varna and he was satisfied with what he had seen. He promised to recommend CEV's board to approve Bulgaria and Greece's
Some streets in Sofia will be closed for vehicles between September 12 and 14 because of the Nato Military Committee conference, Interior Ministry said. Parking of all vehicles, excluding the ones, which transport participants in the conference, will be prohibited as follows: - Between 8am and 11pm on September 12 on James Bourchier Boulevard and Petar Stanchev Str. Both streets are in Lozenets
These are some of the top headlines in Bulgarian newspapers on September 12 2008. The Sofia Echo has not verified these stories and cannot vouch for their accuracy.
"There are still chances for the [Sofia] refuse problem to be resolved; not all possibilities have been exhausted," high-level Bulgarian Socialist Party member Anton Koutev told Bulgarian National Television (BNT). Sofia's former mayor Stefan Sofiyanski was also to blame for the refuse crisis, but nor did that mean that the current one Boiko Borissov had done his job, Koutev said. It was a problem that Sofia city hall had to
Panem et circenses (Bread and circuses), Roman poet Juvenal had said in the late first century and these words turned into a maxim for keeping people well quiet and satisfied, not disturbing their happy monotonous life with real problems. Ancient as the maxim is, the world had not invented anything more successful or true so far. Or people's mind had not changed significantly over the past centuries.
Bulgarian authorities are always proud to blare that Bulgaria, just 111 000 sq km in geographical area, ranks third in Europe in terms of concentration of artefacts, after Greece and Italy. However, Bulgaria's Monuments of Culture and Museums Act dates back to 1969. The new bill on the cultural and historical heritage has been in the air for some time and already approved on first reading by
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