Close to 50 000 firms registered in Bulgaria in 2012
Close to 50 000 new companies, most of them SMEs, were registered in Bulgaria in 2012, nearly 5000 more than in 2011, according to Registry Agency figures. However, more than 1400 small and medium enterprises went out of business in Bulgaria in 2012, some of them 20 years old, reports said. Separately, public broadcaster Bulgarian National Radio reported as 2012 …
Temperatures just below zero to usher in Bulgaria’s New Year, weather forecasters say
Temperatures in the range of minus five to zero degrees Celsius will prevail at midnight as Bulgaria meets the New …
Bulgarian PM orders suspension of residential construction project at seaside near Nessebur
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov instructed the country’s construction control directorate on December 31 2012 to issue an order suspending …
‘Warm weather’ spell could hit Bulgaria’s winter tourism season
The current unseasonably relatively warm weather in Bulgaria could have a negative impact on the winter snow and ski tourism …
New Year’s Eve concerts in Sofia and around Bulgaria
Several Bulgarian singing stars will perform at an open-air concert on New Year’s Eve on Sofia’s Alexander Battenberg Square. The …
Bulgarian authorities check taxis to prevent New Year’s Eve rip-offs
Bulgaria’s motor vehicle administration is to carry out special checks to prevent rip-offs by taxi drivers on New Year’s Eve. …
Euro zone: Economic prospects for 2013 look bleak across the Continent
Street riots, political instability, financial bailouts and harsh austerity measures: The financially crippled eurozone endured another turbulent year in 2012 …
Movie preview: For film buffs, 2013 will very likely be a year to remember
All the nominations and marketing buzz of awards season usually focuses the attention of those outside the United States on …
Residents of Bulgaria’s Bansko demand ski area expansion
Residents of Bulgaria’s Bansko mountain resort plan protest rallies in the coming days, blocking the road into the town and …
Russia acquits prison official in Magnitsky death
A Russian court has acquitted a top prison official charged in the death of whistleblowing lawyer Sergei Magnitsky in 2009. …
Turbulence in Czech energy sector as Temelín tender attracts controversy
The largest public tender in the Czech Republic’s history descended into turmoil late in 2012, when Areva appealed its exclusion …
