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Archaeologists Find Ancient Gate

Archaeologists Find Ancient Gate

Bulgarian archaeologists have found the eastern gate of Apollonia Pontica, one of the earliest and most important ports on the western shore of the Black Sea.

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Plevneliev Unveils Ten National Priorities

Plevneliev Unveils Ten National Priorities

President-elect Plevneliev used a joint meeting of business and government leaders to declare his top ten priorities for securing the future of Bulgaria.

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Plevneliev Prevails in Run-off Election

Plevneliev Prevails in Run-off Election

The GERB candidates Rosen Plevneliev and Margarita Popova prevailed in a run off election against the BSP duo Ivaylo Kalfin and Stefan Danailov

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Rosen Plevneliev Biography

Rosen Plevneliev Biography

A short biography of Rosen Plevneliev, President-elect of the Republic of Bulgaria.

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Bulgarian Presidential Election 2011 UPDATE

Bulgarian Presidential Election 2011 UPDATE

Early returns show GERB’s Rosen Plevneliev leading the BSP candidate Ivaylo Kalfin by a margin of 4 to 3 in the first round of voting held on 23 October 2011.

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Bulgarian Presidential Election 2011

Bulgarian Presidential Election 2011

The Bulgarian presidential election season is underway, with first round voting scheduled for 23 October, 2011. If necessary, a run-off will be held 30 October.

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BG Residential Prices Continue Decline

BG Residential Prices Continue Decline

Bulgarian residential prices declined about 5.6%% in Q1 2011 compared to one year earlier, from an average price of 979 lv./sq. m. to 924 lv./sq. m. These results show a continuing downward trend which began in Q4 2008. Q1 prices were down 28.9% from Q1 2008, the highest Q1 prices on record, and 34.8% from [...]

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New Dialing Rules for Bulgarian Phones

New Dialing Rules for Bulgarian Phones

The Bulgarian Commission for Communications Regulation announced the implementation of a closed dialing plan for all fixed line phones in Bulgaria, effective 10 March.

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Census Month in Bulgaria

Census Month in Bulgaria

February is census month in Bulgaria! Every ten years the country performs a manual census in an effort to capture data on every Bulgarian. Just like in other countries, the results of this census will be used for planning purposes nationwide.

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Funding Problems in Bulgarian Higher Education

Funding Problems in Bulgarian Higher Education

Bulgaria doesn’t have enough cash to adequately fund broad scale higher education. Whatever the causes of this problem, potential solutions are elusive.

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