Bulgaria Slammed by Council of Europe over Minority, Children's Rights Tuesday, February 9, 2010 Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Thomas Hammarberg, has criticized Bulgaria for failing to do enough to uphold minority and children's rights. "More efforts are needed to better protect minorities and children and to ensure that their needs are embedded in the decision making process.. read more

Bulgaria Threatened by Danube River Floods Tuesday, February 9, 2010 The Danube as well as several smaller Bulgarian rivers could spill out causing floods as a result of the high precipitation. The warning has been issued by the National Meteorology and Hydrology Center and the European Early Warning System. The rivers Arda, Maritsa, and Tundzha in Southern Bulgaria .. read more

Emergency Situation in Northeast Bulgaria over Inclement Weather Monday, February 8, 2010 Heavy snowfall has led a total of 12 Bulgarian municipalities in the northeastern part of the country to declare a state of emergency. Those are Tutrakan, Sitovo, Glavinitsa, Alfatar, Dulov, and Kaynardzha in the Silistra District; Ivanovo, Borovo, Dve Mogili, Slivo Pole in the Ruse District; and Is.. read more

Ex Director Slams Bulgaria Film Company Privatization Process Monday, February 8, 2010 The former Director of Boyana Film's film studio Evgeni Mihaylov has threatened to inform Europe about deals that harmed the Bulgarian state after the privatization of Boyana Film. Mihaylov stated Monday that he would inform the European institutions over the issue, if the Bulgarian Prosecutor's Off.. read more

Bulgaria Minister: Broken Track May Have Derailed Moscow Train Monday, February 8, 2010 A section of broken track was the possible cause of the incident at Kurilo railway station earlier on Monday, when four carriages of the Sofia-Moscow train were derailed, according to the Bulgarian Transport Minister. Speaking after his visit to the crash site, Minister Alexander Tsvetkov suggested.. read more