http://bulgarian.news.bg/section/id_1 1 860232575 http://bulgarian.news.bg/news/id_860232575 Two tourists from Poland are among the dead, coast guard saves dozens more. FULL STORY. (VARNA) - Four men have drowned in the Black Sea today, and reports say two Polish holidaymakers are among the dead. One of the victims was the father of two teenagers who were pulled out tp safety by the coast guard.In another incident a 19-year-old man drowned on the beach in Kranevo.And up north, in Ravda, a 46-year-old man aslo drowned. In the last couple of days the sea has been extremely dangerous due to cold underwater currents and the coast guard have warned swimmers to be extremely cautious. Mon, 17 Aug 2009 20:12:25 +0300 2 535008080 http://bulgarian.news.bg/news/id_535008080 Beginning of 2008 EC blocked the money because of corruption scandal The European commission has waived the ban on construction of roads under operation programs “Regional development” and “Transport”, informed the chairman of the Supervision council of National agency “Road infrastructure” Ivan Atanassov after inspection of the construction on “Lyulin” highway.Yesterday a letter was received from “Regional development” directorate general which points that Bulgaria can open procedures under both operational programs. Fri, 19 Jun 2009 01:10:35 +0300 3 1215767299 http://bulgarian.news.bg/news/id_1215767299 Rasate: Steve Williams has no right to tell Bulgarians how to live in Bulgaria Steve Williams, the ambassador to Bulgaria, sent a message of support for a Rainbow Friendship Rally in Sofia this coming Sunday. The same event last year in the Bulgarian capital ended in a bloody riot as marchers clashed with nationalists and riot police."Celebrating diversity is not about promoting a lifestyle," he wrote. "It is about promoting respect for fundamental human rights. Fri, 19 Jun 2009 01:04:41 +0300 4 458699009 http://bulgarian.news.bg/news/id_458699009 Karl von Habsburg-Lotringen to be the chairman of the Board of the directors Austrian media company has bought 50% of the shares of TV “Europe”. This announced the current chair of the board of directors of the television Emil Stoyanov on a press conference, informed BTA.Yesterday in Vienna a contract for sale of 50% of the shares of TV to the media company “Stevia Communications”, represented by Karl von Habsburg-Lotringen. Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:58:55 +0300 2 1920507510 http://bulgarian.news.bg/news/id_1920507510 Bulgarian support is not unconditional The Bulgarian prime minister Sergei Stanishev supported the candidature of Jose Manuel Barroso for a second term for the post of chairman of the European commission.He has always supported Bulgaria’s EU membership, the PM gave his reasons. Stanishev added that on this stage Bulgaria was not considering the name of its new European commissioner but insisted on getting a substantial department such as the energy one. Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:52:04 +0300 5 1660673196 http://bulgarian.news.bg/news/id_1660673196 The team with two main advertisers for the new season Austrian company will most probably be the new general sponsor of CSKA, claims “Meridian Match”. This is ORS (Oesterreichische Rundfunksender GmbH & Co KG). The company is a leading Austrian provider of services in the analogue and digital radio and TV distribution technologies.At the moment the last negotiations between the two parties are going on and it is very possible a contract to be signed which responds to the CSKA trademark. Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:48:51 +0300 4 1706250128 http://bulgarian.news.bg/news/id_1706250128 35 Bulgarian companies meet delegation from Ghent Representatives of 35 companies from Burgas made contact and spoke with the Belgian delegation which visited Burgas. The delegation was led by the mayor of Ghent Daniel Termont. The meeting was held at the request of the visitors from the kingdom which is considered to be a sign of interest in Burgas. Organizers and hosts of the meeting were employees from the municipal directorate “Economics and economic activities”. Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:43:15 +0300 4 755988854 http://bulgarian.news.bg/news/id_755988854 26% reduction in cargo transportation Sofia airport marks downturn in all indicators. Regarding the traffic of the planes the reduction is with 5%, the serviced passengers – 6%, the processed cargo – 26% compared to May last year. Nevertheless the results of Sofia airport are better than the average for the region, informed the airport.The airport officials however mark that in May the Bulgarian carriers Bulgaria Air, Bulgarian Air Charter, BH Air and Air Via have transported over 40% more passengers compared to the same month in 2008. Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:38:31 +0300 2 1357643872 http://bulgarian.news.bg/news/id_1357643872 Krassen Kralev: Because of lousy procedures, Bulgaria is losing millions of guests The visa for the Russian tourists who want to rest in Bulgaria to be with a changed regime – from permitting to informing. Obligation to lobby for this claimed the leader of the list of coalition “LIDER”- “Novoto vreme” in Varna Krassen Kralev. He announced the idea as an example for realization of the election logo of the campaign “We want change”, informed “Trud” newspaper. Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:31:57 +0300 4 1015503338 http://bulgarian.news.bg/news/id_1015503338 25-year concession given to "Aquabul" company 500 000 euro will be invested by “Aquabul” company in the next two years for the establishment of a new mineral water plant in Northeastern Bulgaria. Yesterday the Council of ministers approved the giving on 25-year concession of part of the mineral water in region “Northeast Bulgaria”, writes “Standard” newspaper. The determined total annual exploitation resource for yielding from drilling is 94 608 m3. Thu, 18 Jun 2009 19:25:31 +0300 2 1355294944 http://bulgarian.news.bg/news/id_1355294944 Rainbow march to be held on 27th June The gay parade, which will be held in Sofia on 27th June this year, received the support of nine embassies and the political party “The greens”, informed the organizers, cited by “Novinar”.The march called “Rainbow Friendship” will mark 40 year of the establishment of the international LGBT movement for equal rights.The embassies supporting the event are: Great Britain, Belgium, Netherlands, Denmark, Finland, France, Sweden, Norway, Germany and USA. Thu, 18 Jun 2009 19:17:51 +0300 4 99465391 http://bulgarian.news.bg/news/id_99465391 The Bulgarian national bank has funded the deficit in the payment balance with 3 billion euro for the last quarter of 2008 and the first quarter of 2009. This said in an interview for DarikFinance.bg the financial expert Garabed Minasyan from the economic institute at the Bulgarian academy of science. According to him the most undesired condition of the payment balance is when there is deficit both on the current and the financial account. Thu, 18 Jun 2009 07:56:43 +0300 2 58108424 http://bulgarian.news.bg/news/id_58108424 Bulgaria, Serbia and Romania will have a joint contact center for customs and police cooperation.The government approved the draft agreement for the establishment of the center in Vidin, Bulgaria, informed BNR.The officers from the three countries will exchange information in it in order to support the counteraction against grave crimes. The agreement defines the forms and the methods of cooperation, the statute of the employees in the protection of the data and the information. Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:24:55 +0300 5 1676879611 http://bulgarian.news.bg/news/id_1676879611 Borussia Dortmund to play a control game with Real Madrid The Bulgarian national and new player of Borussia Dortmund Dimiter Rangelov will have the opportunity to take part in the quite prestigious control game of his team against Real Madrid.The control will be held on 19 August on “Signal Iduna Park” and all is settled between the two teams.“This will be a very good control game for us. We know we have many fans in Germany and for sure the stadium will be full. Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:21:09 +0300 3 702686434 http://bulgarian.news.bg/news/id_702686434 Portuguese rank last Data from the US Census bureau show that among the immigrants of European origin in USA the most highly educated are the Bulgarians, informs the site www.examiner.com, cited by BTA.Among the immigrants of European origin in USA 92.6% of the Bulgarians have completed at least secondary education or have higher educational degree. They are followed by the Swiss (90. Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:16:15 +0300 5 1941645851 http://bulgarian.news.bg/news/id_1941645851 The competing for Kazakhstan Bulgarian passed the second qualification round Cecil Karatancheva, who is competing for Kazkhstan, is only one victory from second participation in the main Wimbledon scheme. The 19-year old tennis player defeated the American Lilia Osterlo with 6:2, 6:1 in the second round of the qualifications. Her next rival is another US representative Abigail Spears.In 2005 Karatancheva reached the second round in London and was defeated by the defending her title Maria Sharapova (RUS). Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:12:17 +0300 3 1197288955 http://bulgarian.news.bg/news/id_1197288955 If drought continues more than 30 villages will be on water regime 15 settlements in the region of Shumen are on water regime, informed the manager of the Water supply and sewerage company– Shumen eng. Svetlozar Damyanov.On a meeting today the municipal mayors and the regional governor Todor Todorov discussed the problems with the water supply in the region.It is possible by the end of the week the villages on a water regime to jump up to 31, show data of the water supply company and the reason for this is the drought. Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:06:19 +0300 3 816389233 http://bulgarian.news.bg/news/id_816389233 262 997 unemployed people registered in the Bureaus of labor The unemployment level in Bulgaria in May is 7.08%, informed the Employment agency. This is 0.04 points higher than the April level. The average monthly level since the beginning of the year is less than 7 – 6.84%, informed BNR.In the Bureaus of labor 262 997 unemployed people are registered currently. This is with 1404 people more than the last month. Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:34:07 +0300 2 221684904 http://bulgarian.news.bg/news/id_221684904 EC hasn't confirmed Dutch demand The Dutch minister on European affairs France Timmermans has requested from the European commissioner on justice Jacque Barrot a safeguard clause to be activated for Romania and Bulgaria simultaneously with the publishing of the reports in the field of justice  and public order in the two countries.This announced the Romanian electronic edition NewIn based on a letter signed by the Dutch minister, informed BNR. Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:18:04 +0300 6 134505291 http://bulgarian.news.bg/news/id_134505291 Bulgarian beauty advertises one of the most popular casinos in Las Vegas – “Planet Hollywood”. The 26-year old top model Maria Radeva attracts the views of the men from a billboard hung on the entrance of the complex, informed avtora.com. As it is known, creator of the trademark is the trio movie starts Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Willis and Silvester Stalone, who started with a chain of restaurants in 1992. Later their business grew and went into the hands of far less known people. Wed, 17 Jun 2009 07:36:38 +0300