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Guide-Bulgaria.com RSS editor 2.0 bgvisit@gmail.com (Guide-Bulgaria.com) bgvisit@gmail.com (Guide BG EOOD) Sat, 10 May 2008 01:32:51 GMT http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/SW/Sofia-city/Stolichna/Sofia/News.aspx?2264=Chess_tournament_M-tel_Masters_Round_2_-_09.05.2008 http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/SW/Sofia-city/Stolichna/Sofia/News.aspx?2264=Chess_tournament_M-tel_Masters_Round_2_-_09.05.2008 Sport Fri, 09 May 2008 22:00:00 GMT M-Tel Masters Round 2 - 09.05.2008 Veselin Topalov 0 : 1 Vassily Ivanchuk Bu Xiangzhi Teimour Radjabov Levon Aronian 1/2 : 1/2 Ivan Cheparinov M-Tel Masters http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/SW/Sofia-city/Stolichna/Sofia/News.aspx?2263=Chess_tournament_M-tel_Masters_Round_1_-_08.05.2008 http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/SW/Sofia-city/Stolichna/Sofia/News.aspx?2263=Chess_tournament_M-tel_Masters_Round_1_-_08.05.2008 Sport Thu, 08 May 2008 22:00:00 GMT M-Tel Masters Round 1 - 08.05.2008 Levon Aronian 0 : 1 Veselin Topalov Ivan Cheparinov 1 : 0 Bu Xiangzhi Teimour Radjabov 0 : 1 Vassily Ivanchuk M-Tel Masters http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/SW/Sofia-city/Stolichna/News.aspx?2262=Sofia_Municipality_Turns_To_Geothermal_Power_and_Sun_Energy http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/SW/Sofia-city/Stolichna/News.aspx?2262=Sofia_Municipality_Turns_To_Geothermal_Power_and_Sun_Energy Politics Fri, 09 May 2008 18:07:00 GMT Sofia municipality has submitted a project for usage of the geothermal and sun energy from objects which are municipal property, announced the press center of the municipality. The proposal is sent to the Ministry of finance as part of an application to... News.bg http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/NW/Vidin/Vidin/Vidin/News.aspx?2261=French_Army_Might_Be_Stripped_of_Uniforms_Due_to_Strike_in_Vida_Style_factory_in_Vidin http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/NW/Vidin/Vidin/Vidin/News.aspx?2261=French_Army_Might_Be_Stripped_of_Uniforms_Due_to_Strike_in_Vida_Style_factory_in_Vidin Society Fri, 09 May 2008 19:07:00 GMT A seamstress strike in the town of Vidin in Northwest Bulgaria could leave many French soldiers without uniforms. 300 workers from the "Vida Style" factory, a big clothing manufacturer, abandoned their sawing machines Thursday and blocked the factory`... Novinite.com http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/NE/Varna/Varna/Varna/News.aspx?2260=Iinvestment_of_BGN_160_million_is_expected_for_the_new_Varna_stadium http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/NE/Varna/Varna/Varna/News.aspx?2260=Iinvestment_of_BGN_160_million_is_expected_for_the_new_Varna_stadium Sport Fri, 09 May 2008 19:47:00 GMT The investment amount of BGN 160 million is expected for the new "Varna" stadium. The sum could end up even higher, according to statements made in front of sports reporters today by the contractor "Project Management Company" and the investor "Sports Com... Novinite.com http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/NE/Varna/Varna/Varna/News.aspx?2259=Russians_Admire_Bulgarian_Black_Sea_Resorts http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/NE/Varna/Varna/Varna/News.aspx?2259=Russians_Admire_Bulgarian_Black_Sea_Resorts Travel Sat, 10 May 2008 01:12:00 GMT " Three hundred thousand Russians are expected to spend their summer holidays at the Bulgarian Black Sea coast ," said yesterday Anatoly Shtelkunov - Consul General of Russian Federation in Varna . He made a prognosis of 20% growth of Russian tourist... StandartNews http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/News.aspx?2258=High_Prices_Shock_Bulgarians http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/News.aspx?2258=High_Prices_Shock_Bulgarians Society Sat, 10 May 2008 01:12:00 GMT High prices stir panic among Bulgarians. Consumers observe with a troubled eye the increasing inflation, according to the data from a survey by the National Statistical Institute (NSI). People`s pessimism and anxiety tends to reach the levels of 1997 crisi... StandartNews http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/SC/Haskovo/Svilengrad/Svilengrad/News.aspx?2257=German_Retailer_Penny_Market_Will_Ppen_a_Hypermarket_in_Svilengrad http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/SC/Haskovo/Svilengrad/Svilengrad/News.aspx?2257=German_Retailer_Penny_Market_Will_Ppen_a_Hypermarket_in_Svilengrad Business Fri, 09 May 2008 18:25:00 GMT German discount retailer Penny Market, part of the Rewe Group, will open a hypermarket in Svilengrad , Southern Bulgaria. The news was announced by Sofia -based company Business BG Group which recently won a municipal competition to design and build the... SeeNews http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/News.aspx?2256=Bulgarias_Black_Sea_resorts_face_long_summer http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/News.aspx?2256=Bulgarias_Black_Sea_resorts_face_long_summer Travel Fri, 09 May 2008 18:02:00 GMT The power failure that caused chaos in the Bulgarian resort of Sunny Beach last weekend is just one of many crises the country`s seaside towns will face this summer, according to tourism experts. The season`s first visitors to the Black Sea resort w... Telegraph.co.uk http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/SW/Sofia-city/Stolichna/Sofia/News.aspx?2255=Main_BSE_indexes_finally_closed_on_positive_territory http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/SW/Sofia-city/Stolichna/Sofia/News.aspx?2255=Main_BSE_indexes_finally_closed_on_positive_territory Finances Fri, 09 May 2008 17:57:00 GMT The main BSE indexes stopped the negative series and closed in green for the first time this trade week. SOFIX rose 2.01 percent to 1142.38 points. Only 6 of its 19 components closed lower the trade session. "Neochm" set the place for blue-chip risers... Econ.bg http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/SC/Plovdiv/Plovdiv-city/Plovdiv/News.aspx?2254=The_renovation_of_Stadium_Plovdiv http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/SC/Plovdiv/Plovdiv-city/Plovdiv/News.aspx?2254=The_renovation_of_Stadium_Plovdiv Sport Fri, 09 May 2008 17:57:00 GMT The project of the new concessioner inculdes the installation of solar batteries for collecting solar energy, which will be incorporated as part fo the stadium roofing. The renovations of the stadium are currently undergoing serious development - videoscre... PlovdivCityGuide http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/News.aspx?2253=Banking_briefs http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/News.aspx?2253=Banking_briefs Finances Fri, 09 May 2008 15:00:00 GMT CREDIT GROWTH ONGOING Bulgarian banks continued to boost loan portfolios, though at a slower pace, according to a survey of Bulgarian banks by the Bulgarian Finance Ministry’s Agency for Economic Analysis and Forecasts. BNB PROFIT LEAPS The Bul... SofiaEcho.com http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/SW/Sofia-city/Stolichna/Sofia/News.aspx?2252=Equest_to_sell_the_mall_City_Center_Sofia http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/SW/Sofia-city/Stolichna/Sofia/News.aspx?2252=Equest_to_sell_the_mall_City_Center_Sofia Business Fri, 09 May 2008 10:08:00 GMT A Bulgarianlanguage media report said that investment fund Equest Balkan Properties plc had hinted at its intention to sell City Center Sofia . Equest bought City Center Sofia for 94 million euro in March 2006, just two months before the malls official ... SofiaEcho.com http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/News.aspx?2251=Sports_TV_listings http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/News.aspx?2251=Sports_TV_listings Sport Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT Saturday May 10 11.00 Canoeing, European Slalom Senior Championships, Poland (Eurosport) 14.00 Tennis, WTA Tour, Berlin (Eurosport) 15.50 Formula One, Turkish GP, Qualifying Rounds (bTV) 17.30 Cycling, Giro d’Italia (Eurosport) 18.00 Football, Bulgarian C... SofiaEcho.com http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/SW/Pernik/Pernik/Leskovets/News.aspx?2250=Evacuation_of_25_in_Western_Bulgaria_Caused_by_Collapsed_Dam_Wall http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/SW/Pernik/Pernik/Leskovets/News.aspx?2250=Evacuation_of_25_in_Western_Bulgaria_Caused_by_Collapsed_Dam_Wall Accidents Fri, 09 May 2008 10:34:00 GMT Twenty five residents of the village of Leskovec near Pernik have been evacuated since the 10 meter dam of the nearby reservoir collapsed a meter in its middle part, Darik reports Friday. The reservoir has the capacity of 700,000 cubic meters of wate... bgNewsNet.com http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/SW/Sofia-city/Stolichna/Sofia/News.aspx?2249=Collapsing_Building_Kills_Woman_in_Bulgarias_Capital http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/SW/Sofia-city/Stolichna/Sofia/News.aspx?2249=Collapsing_Building_Kills_Woman_in_Bulgarias_Capital Accidents Fri, 09 May 2008 16:59:00 GMT A building collapsed on an 60 year old woman in Sofia`s eastern suburb of Gorubliane , killing her, the Interior Ministry, quoted by Darik, reported Friday. The incident took place on 38 Pionerska str. around 15 o`clock. The woman`s husband called the ... bgNewsNet.com http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/SW/Sofia-city/Stolichna/Sofia/News.aspx?2248=Spanish_Cinema_Week_in_Sofia http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/SW/Sofia-city/Stolichna/Sofia/News.aspx?2248=Spanish_Cinema_Week_in_Sofia Culture Fri, 09 May 2008 16:04:00 GMT The 15th week of the Spanish cinema and 10th of the Iberia-American cinema is about to fascinate Bulgarian fans of the film art. The event is in the frames of this year ‘Salon Des Arts` and will take place between May 9 and 16. The newest tendencies in c... News.bg http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/SW/Sofia-city/Stolichna/Sofia/News.aspx?2247=UEFA_Boss_Comes_to_Football_Docs_Seminar_in_Sofia http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/SW/Sofia-city/Stolichna/Sofia/News.aspx?2247=UEFA_Boss_Comes_to_Football_Docs_Seminar_in_Sofia News Fri, 09 May 2008 15:39:00 GMT Doctors from 10 countries, including Bulgaria, Germany, Macedonia, Romania and Belarus will gather at a medical seminar on Sunday, May 11 in ‘Tsarsko Selo` sports complex in Sofia . Part of the guests will be Stefan Ormandjiev, vice president of Bulga... News.bg http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/News.aspx?2246=German_Heinemann_Plans_Investments_in_Bulgaria http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/News.aspx?2246=German_Heinemann_Plans_Investments_in_Bulgaria Business Fri, 09 May 2008 12:42:00 GMT One of the biggest operators of duty free trade in the world – the German “Heinemann” has serious investment intentions towards the Bulgarian market, writes “Pari” newspaper. The company has officially deposited its interest in a letter to the Bulgarian p... News.bg http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/SW/Sofia-city/Stolichna/Sofia/News.aspx?2245=3rd_Festival_of_Bulgarian_Education_starts_in_Sofia http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/SW/Sofia-city/Stolichna/Sofia/News.aspx?2245=3rd_Festival_of_Bulgarian_Education_starts_in_Sofia Society Fri, 09 May 2008 10:35:00 GMT The partnership of the schools with the business and the non-governmental organizations will be the main topic of the Third festival of Bulgarian education. The event starts today at the National palace of culture in Sofia . Non-governmental organization... News.bg http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/NC/Lovech/Lovech/Lovech/News.aspx?2244=Chinese_Partner_of_BMW_to_Start_Operating_in_Bulgaria http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/NC/Lovech/Lovech/Lovech/News.aspx?2244=Chinese_Partner_of_BMW_to_Start_Operating_in_Bulgaria Business Fri, 09 May 2008 12:39:00 GMT The Chinese BMW Brilliance Automotive Ltd, the manufacturers of BMWs for the Asian market, are soon to be putting together jeeps in Bulgaria. Brilliance will license tycoon Grisha Ganchev to produce the vehicles in his hometown of Lovech . Lovech Municip... StandartNews http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/SC/Plovdiv/Plovdiv-city/Plovdiv/News.aspx?2243=Plovdiv_Fair_Resembles_Yacht_Port http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/SC/Plovdiv/Plovdiv-city/Plovdiv/News.aspx?2243=Plovdiv_Fair_Resembles_Yacht_Port Business Fri, 09 May 2008 11:10:00 GMT This year`s edition of the annual international fair in Plovdiv looks much like a yacht port: more than 10 modern vessels have already been displayed at it. They are a part of the exhibits which will be promoted at the new specialized exposition for yach... StandartNews http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/SC/Smolyan/Smolyan/The_Rhodopes/News.aspx?2242=The_Rhodopes_Welcome_Hristo_Stoichkov http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/SC/Smolyan/Smolyan/The_Rhodopes/News.aspx?2242=The_Rhodopes_Welcome_Hristo_Stoichkov Business Fri, 09 May 2008 10:10:00 GMT The beautiful Rhodope Mountain will welcome Bulgarian footballer Hristo Stoichkov with the fascinating music of low-voiced bag-pipes today. After becoming famous for its exotic invitation addressed to the Sarkozy family, the village of Zaburdo will f... StandartNews http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/News.aspx?2241=Ronaldinho_Sings_Bulgarian_Song http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/News.aspx?2241=Ronaldinho_Sings_Bulgarian_Song Lifestyle Fri, 09 May 2008 09:10:00 GMT Ronaldinho already sings Bulgarian songs: the star of Barcelona FC often hums Orlin Goranov`s tune The World Belongs to Lovers and Imagine by John Lennon. For the first time Ronaldinho heard the Bulgarian piece in Stoichkov`s piano bar Barkeno. "Perform... StandartNews http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/SW/Sofia/Svoge/Svoge/News.aspx?2240=Bulgarian_retail_banking_segment_to_welcome_new_player http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/SW/Sofia/Svoge/Svoge/News.aspx?2240=Bulgarian_retail_banking_segment_to_welcome_new_player Finances Fri, 09 May 2008 11:05:00 GMT Greece`s Emporiki Bank, part of the Credit Agricole group, will be the vehicle for the plans of its French parent for expansion in Bulgaria, Romania and Albania. The Emporiki plans are part of the group`s three-pronged development strategy for the next fi... Dnevnik.bg