Greek SMEs Hold Forum in Sofia to Boost Bulgaria Ties Friday, March 19, 2010 A total of 35 firms from the region of Serres in Northern Greece have participated in a business delegation to Bulgaria's Sofia. The forum brought together small and medium-sized enterprises from Greece and Bulgaria, including Bulgarian firms with Turkish participation, in order to spur trans-border.. read more

Bulgaria's Black Sea Port of Burgas to Lay off 600 Workers Friday, March 19, 2010 One of Bulgaria's two major ports, Burgas, is going to cut by more than one third its workers in 2010-2011, its CEO Ruslan Petkov has announced. Petkov hosted Friday a meeting between Deputy Transport Minister Kamen Kichev and the local trade unions. Of the 1 360 workers of Port Burgas, 200 will be .. read more

'Sofia Rules' Spur Scandal ahead of World Chess Title Game in Bulgaria Friday, March 19, 2010 A controversy has erupted ahead of the World Chess Title match in Sofia setting against each other Bulgaria's Veselin Topalov and India's Viswanathan Anand. The scandal resulted from an interview of Topalov's manager, Silvio Danailov, for Europe Echecs, in which Danailov reveals that Anand has refus.. read more

Bulgarian City Struggles as Councilors Play Farmville on Facebook Friday, March 19, 2010 A scandal has erupted in the City Council of Bulgaria's Plovdiv as several councilors have been caught milking virtual cows on the Facebook application Farmville. The councilors were first detected playing Farmville two weeks ago during the debates for Plovdiv's 2010 budget. The discovery was made b.. read more

Bulgaria Economy Minister Mulls Maritsa Investment Offer Friday, March 19, 2010 Bulgaria's Economy Minister, Traicho Traikov, has said he is considering offering investors a minority stake in the Maritsa East 3 power plant. Investors could be offered up to 27% of the value of the company, the amount now held by the state. The Minister has previously said the investment could br.. read more