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Scores of disgruntled taxi cab drivers blocked traffic Sunday in Bulgaria’s Black Sea capital Varna over taxi fares falling down in the last two months. Over 600 drivers staged a rally to protest the price of BGN 0.54 per kilometer, which they say is unrealistic and would affect negatively not only the cab business, but [...]
The freight volume processed by Port Varna, one of Bulgaria’s two major Black Sea ports, grew by 12% in 2010, year-on-year. According to data announced by Danail Papazov, CEO of Port Varna, the port handled a total of 8 million metric tons of goods and cargoes in 2010; in 2009, it processed only 6.7 million [...]
Hilton opened 200th Hotel in Europe in Varna
23, Dec 2010
Hilton Worldwide has formally announced the opening of its 200th hotel in Europe – the Doubletree by Hilton Varna – which is located in the Bulgarian Black Sea resort of Golden Sands. In a company statement, Hilton Worldwide stated it has opened 50 hotels in the region over the last three years, with 20% of [...]
Israeli-born ethno-pop singer Ishtar will stage two concerts in Bulgaria in the summer of 2011, the organizers ART BG have announced. The first concert of the singer in Bulgaria will be on June 3 in the Summer Theater of of Varna. The next gig will be held June 5 in Sofia‘s National Palace of Culture. [...]
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Varna Power Plant activated the three reserve blocks
21, Dec 2010
To guarantee the energy balance in the country during the last week’s higher electricity consumption TPP Varna activated the three blocks kept as a reserve
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The heavy snowfall & strong wind in Northeastern Bulgaria has shut Varna Airport and port of Varna
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Glenn Miller Orchestra is performing on December 15 in Varna’s Palace of Culture and Sport
13, Dec 2010
Glenn Miller Orchestra on December 15 in Varna’s Palace of Culture and Sport and in Sofia on December 16
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Dutch oil tanker Alesandro DP, which was involved in a sea crash that sunk another ship and left five missing, has successfully berthed at the Bulgarian Varna Port. Four of the sailors have been taken to a medical examination with a vehicle of the Bulgarian Maritime Administration. The Alesandro DP oil tanker, the much bigger [...]
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Raiffeisen Real Estate is allowed to buy Mall Varna
30, Nov 2010
Bulgaria’s Competition Protection Commission has approved the request of Austria’s biggest banking group, Raiffeisen Zentralbank Austria AG to buy out the Mall Varna shopping and office center in the Black Sea city of Varna. Raiffeisenbank will thus go ahead with the purchase 100% of Miller Mall Varna One EAD, headquartered in Sofia. RZB is the [...]
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The only direct Bulgaria-Russia transport line – the Varna-Port Kavkaz ferry – has seen an increase of freight traffic of 332% in 2010 so far, year-on-year