[1] [2] [3] [4] Properties: 200 million EUR blocked in unsold apartments in Sunny beach Sea resort Sunny Beach >> Saturday, 2008-11-08 22:19 Source: News.bg About 200 million Euro at the moment are blocked in unsold apartments and real estate in the recreational complex Sunny beach and the surrounding area. Nearly 8000 apartments are waiting for their buyers, but in the last months the market of vacation properties in the region from Aheloi to Elenite has decreased significantly. The economic crisis in the USA and Western Europe forced many Englishmen, Germans and Scandinavians, who intended to invest in real estate in Bulgaria to withdraw from our ma...
Accidents: 3,5-magnitude earthquake with epicenter close to Malko Tarnovo Town of Malko Turnovo >> Sunday, 2008-11-02 13:05 Source: Novinite.com A 3,5-magnitude earthquake on the Richter Scale jolted southeast Bulgaria at 2:32 a.m. on Sunday, according to Seismology Institute of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. The epicenter of the earthquake was close to Bulgaria`s border with Turkey, some 320 km to the southeast of the capital Sofia . It was felt in the town of Malko Turnovo , Burgas District. There is no information about material damages or injured persons.
News: Pilot project for development of “Strandja natural park Municipality Tsarevo >> Tuesday, 2008-10-07 11:40 Source: News.bg The preparation of a pilot project for local development of “Strandja” natural park gathered in Tsarevo municipality , Bulgaria the expert mission of foreign and local representatives, informs Expert.bg. Tatjana Rener from Slovenia, Terry O`Reagon from Ireland, experts from the Council of Europe and Peter Miladinov – head of unit in the Ministry of culture are visiting in order to work on a long-term strategy for the development of Strandja including the development of the culture of the reason. The pro...
Travel: Stranja – unknown tourist destination District Bourgas >> Tuesday, 2008-09-09 12:20 Source: Veneta Nikolova - BNR Stranja Mountain is a place wrapped in mystery. This mountain standing in the furthermost corner of Southeast Bulgaria is a magnet for people of adventure wishing to spend something different from a standard vacation, far from the chaos and bustle of modern civilization. The Ice Age covering vast territories of the Old Continent, Bulgaria included, seems to have left out that portion comprising the Stranja range today. That is why it has preserved to this day dozens of archaic plant species – represent...
Business: Harvesting the wind Municipality Kavarna >> Friday, 2008-08-29 11:02 Source: Elitsa Grancharova - SofiaEcho.com The number of wind parks along Bulgaria’s northern Black Sea coast is already bigger than the number of trees in the same area. The natural absence of any trees in those areas and the high winds makes it the best place in Bulgaria to produce green energy from wind generators. About 60 wind turbines have already been built in Kavarna municipality , a town hall spokesman told The Sofia Echo by telephone on August 26. They have been issued permits by the regional branches of the National Construction Cont...
Travel: Burgas region hosts the biggest number of hotels District Bourgas >> Monday, 2008-08-25 11:44 Source: Focus Agency Most of the hotels in Bulgaria are situated along the Black Sea coast (39%). They hold 66.7% of the bed capacity. 272 out of all 1,477 hotels in Bulgaria are in the region of Burgas. The region of Varna hosts 223 hotels and the region of Dobrich – 81, the National Statistical Institute has announced. The survey includes hotels with more than 10 beds. The beds in hotels, motels, camping sites, chalets, private accommodations, holiday villages and bungalows amount to 234,000 in Bulgaria. Properties: Seaside Real Estate Agencies Go Bankrupt District Bourgas >> Friday, 2008-08-22 15:28 Source: News.bg An increasing number of real estate agencies have financial difficulties and will stop working in the end of the year. 110 licensed brokers worked in the Burgas region in the beginning of the year. Ten of them have discontinued their activity and 30-40 are on the brink of survival. The information was confirmed by managers of leading Burgas agencies such as "Foros", "Bulgaria" and others. Reason for the bankruptcies is the contracted market in the last year, especially after the reduction of Irish, En...
Travel: Bulgarian beaches not up to par with European standards Village of Krumovo gradishte >> Friday, 2008-08-22 12:11 Source: FrogNews.bg Only six beaches at the Black Sea relatively meet European requirements this season. The other 24 of the 30 inspected fail to meet sanitation requirements. The concessionaires will receive penalties, reported Damian Lazarov, chairman of the Commission for protection of consumers. The concessionaires must make an effort to inform consumers more adequately, Lazarov insisted. A major problem at the beaches involves “free zones”, beach areas which people who do not want umbrellas or beach chairs are relegate...
Politics: Bulgaria`s Burgas and US Territory Guam to Develop Cooperation City of Bourgas >> Thursday, 2008-08-07 18:43 Source: Novinite.com Bulgaria`s Black Sea city of Burgas is going to develop cooperation with the authorities of the US Pacific Territory of Guam. This was announced Thursday after the Secretary of the Burgas Municipality Bozhidar Kanchev met with a delegation of three US congressmen, which is in Bulgaria to inspect the American military facilities in the country. The non-voting Delegate of the Territory of Guam to the US House of Representatives Madeleine Bordello is one of the members of the delegation. The launching o...[1] [2] [3] [4]