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Influenza update: Sofia schools suspend classes

Nick Iliev — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:41:00 +0200

Kindergartens to be dealt with on a case-by-case basis and universities to decide for themselves whether to suspend classes.

Sliven police capture illegal immigrants bound for Greece

Nick Iliev — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:38:00 +0200

Five illegal immigrants from Iran and Iraq caught by Bulgarian police in Sliven.

Deputy head of veterinary service arrested on bribery charge

Petar Kostadinov — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:22:00 +0200

Leonid Lavchev sent an intermediary to collect 1000 leva from a dairy farm in Haskovo, investigators say

Former cabinet minister investigated for alleged embezzlement, malfeasance

Petar Kostadinov — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:06:00 +0200

Former labour minister Emilia Maslarova follows the example of Socialist party leader and former prime minister, Sergei Stanishev, in requesting that her MP immunity is lifted

Influenza update: sixth death in Bulgaria, Sofia schools face suspended classes

Nick Iliev — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:40:00 +0200

Health Minister: Influenza strain is not seasonal flu, it is swine flu. More than 100 000 Bulgarians are down with the H1N1 strain.

Post-tripartite stress disorder

Petar Kostadinov — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:01:00 +0200

Bulgaria’s three former ruling parties are pursuing their own agendas three months after the elections

E-government dream

Petar Kostadinov — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:00:00 +0200

E-government could save 10 per cent of public costs, branch organisation says

Mountain of a mess

Nick Iliev — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:00:00 +0200

Vitosha’s internecine power struggle leaves the ordinary tourist paying the price of stagnation

Influenza update: more regions fall to the strain as one area recovers

Nick Iliev — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:11:00 +0200

Health Minister: laboratories have concluded that the influenza pandemic is not seasonal, but indeed, caused by the H1N1 strain, swine flu

German embassy in Sofia to open its doors on November 7 in symbolic gesture

Gabriel Hershman — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:21:00 +0200

Decision comes to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the toppling of the Berlin Wall

PM: SANS lost trust and confidence at home, abroad

Nick Iliev — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:41:00 +0200

German publication Spiegel has obtained a ‘secret’ report from the Bulgarian State Agency for National Security (SANS)pertaining to internal affairs for the first six months of 2009

Mountain Rescue Patrol search for disappeared hiker in central Stara Planina

Nick Iliev — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:09:00 +0200

Fluctuating weather conditions can make conditions in the mountains more precarious than usual

President Vujanovic of Montenegro on official visit to Bulgaria

Nick Iliev — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:21:00 +0200

Bulgarian and Montenegrin presidents set to sign bilateral agreements for enhanced economic cooperation in the energy sector

Health Minister: Bulgaria faces nationwide pandemic emergency in days

Nick Iliev — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:47:00 +0200

Strain claims fifth death on November 4. So far, 48 schools in the capital have closed because of influenza and more people are falling ill by the hour.

Bulgarian football hooligan gets eights months prison

Nick Iliev — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:12:00 +0200

Magistrates in Plovdiv, Bulgaria's second biggest city have sentenced a 20-year-old man to eight months in prison following football violence that marred the town's derby between Lokomotiv Plovdiv and Botev Plovdiv on October 31

Swine flu vaccines will arrive in January 2010

Nick Iliev — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:33:00 +0200

Most countries initiated vaccinations of their citizens because they had ordered the jabs prior to manufacture, but Bulgaria, under the previous government, had 'failed to act'

Computers will be installed in 450 Bulgarian libraries

Nick Iliev — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:13:00 +0200

The programme was developed and initiated by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (B&MGF)

Budget foresees reduced resources for Bulgarian hospitals

Nick Iliev — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:57:00 +0200

Out of a total of 130 provincial hospitals, only nine qualify under international standards as modern multi-profile hospitals and perform more than 2000 operations annually

The state tries to recover land awarded to Simeon Saxe-Coburg

The Sofia Echo staff — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:57:00 +0200

The former monarch and prime minister received the forests through the post-communist restitution process, but the state claims he got more than his due

Former PM Stanishev gives up his MP immunity from prosecution

Petar Kostadinov — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:45:00 +0200

Sergei Stanishev will be investigated for leaking classified information. SANS former head Petko Sertov will also be investigated media report says