News May, 2007

2007/05/21

A major archaeological campaign examining the ancient Thracian cities of Perperikon and Tatul will start on May 28, expedition leader Nikolay Ovcharov said.

Perperikon is located in the eastern Rhodope Mountain region, 15km from the town of Kurdzhali. The ancient town is thought to have been a sacred place. Perperikon is the largest megalith ensemble on the Balkans.

Tatul was discovered in 2000. It supposedly dates back to the second century BC. According to Ovcharov, Ttaul was the...

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2007/05/21

Bulgaria and Romania agreed that they need a second bridge across the Danube, signed a contract to construct it seven years ago, but actually started building it only this week.

"We have been waiting for this bridge for years," Bulgarian truck driver Nikolay Haylesov says angrily. His comment reflects the view of thousands of his colleagues from across Europe.

Now drivers wait up to 12 hours to be ferried between Calafat in Romania and Vidin in Bulgaria, a bottleneck on the Pan-European...

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2007/05/21

The Cabinet approved regulations on May 10 to govern the definition of spa, wellness and business hotels and the number of stars that they may be awarded.
Before the ordinance was amended, there was no specific regulation governing the issue and any hotel could describe itself as a spa or wellness hotel.
The ordinance, drafted by the State Agency for Tourism (SAT) also sets out the conditions that will apply to such places of accommodation.
Spa hotels must have diverse water and cosmetic...

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2007/05/21

In March 2007 the member states of the European union arrived at an agreement to raise the share of the energy produced by renewable energy sources to 20% by 2020. For Bulgaria the short-term objective of 10% renewable energies by 2010 is no easy task.

The water power plants provide 5% of the total energy output in Bulgaria. The remaining alternative sources solar, wind, geothermal, biomass energy etc. stay below the critical level of 0.5%. But the idea to construct wind power generators has...

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2007/05/18

Hundreds of mineral springs known for their curative effect since ancient times; modern tourist standards, healthy climate and a wide range of rehabilitation treatment procedures are on the visiting card of the ever more popular in this country spa and wellness tourism.

The development of this profitable branch was discussed by Bulgarian and foreign experts during a special seminar organized by the State Agency on Tourism /SAT/ under the title “Spa and Wellness Tourism in the...

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