Some Bulgarian trains will be able to travel at a speed of 200 km/h after 580 million EUR from the EU Operative Program 'Transport' is absorbed.The sources are foreseen for the modernization and reconstruction of Bulgaria's railways until 2013, local press reported on Wednesday, quoted by Budapest Business Journal.The sum is round 30% of the total budget of the 'Transport' Operative Program for Bulgaria. още »

The number of Danish tourists in Bulgaria this summer will reach 100, 000 people, the Danish ambassador for Bulgaria Kore Erhard Janson prognosticated. Mr. Janson attends a official ceremony of the new honourable council of Denmark in Varna. Main demand of the tourists is security, the diplomat pointed out. In his words this problem will be main theme of discussion on the forthcoming meeting between Bulgarian Foreign Ministry representatives and the Scandinavian countries ambassadors. още »

The State Agency of Tourism (SAT) inquiry shows that despite the remarks to Bulgaria, 78% of the foreign tourists would recommend our winter resorts. 23,4% more foreign tourists have visited the winter resorts in Bulgaria for the period January-February this year compared to the same period of 2007. That was announced by SAT chairman Anelia Krushkova. още »

Last year was signed 325,385 deals for the selling of real estates, which exceeds with 4% the marked in 2006 record number of deals. This was announced in a research of Arco Real Estate company.The biggest number of deals was marked in Sofia, Plovdiv, Varna, Burgas, Nesebar and Ruse.The prognoses for 2008 are: remaining of property selling on the same level and increase of the monetary volume. още »

Almost 2,3 million people in Bulgaria live under the poverty limit which is 176,64 BGN (round 88 EUR) in Bulgaria. 15,6 % yearly is the increasing of the life maintenance, which is the biggest raise for the last 8 years and indicates record price getting up.The poverty limit, estimated according 77 goods and services, defined as vital important for the physical surviving is 176. още »

The ski lift foreseen to run between the Pionerska (on teh right) and Rilski Ezera lodges in NP Rila Mountain will start to function this summer.This was reported from the construction company ‘Rila Sport', quoted by Dnevnik a.m.The executive director of ‘Rila Sport' Slaveiko Staikov explained the lift has positive valuation over the environment influence. още »

Varna's Palace of Culture and Sports hosts a show for wine and tourism ‘Vinotur - Varna 2008'. The event starts on Wednesday, April 23 and will continue until Friday.Twenty-two Bulgarian wine-cellars will attend the expo, presenting best of their wines and wine tourism possibilities.The show aims to get together local cellars and producers with tour operators and hoteliers from the Black sea coast. още »

Curently more than 95% of Bulgarian enterprises, who have access to the gas distribution infrastructure, consume natural gas, informs the press center of Overgas.The natural gas is the best energy alternative for the industry and representatives from the sector have oriented towards use of the blue fuel. The reasons are two: high profitability of the production because of the low price of gas and the lack of expensive investments in purifying installations. още »

The Indonesian town of Solo shows interest in the Bulgarian town of Montana. The new ambassador of Indonesia to Bulgaria Immanuel Inkiriwang claimed at a meeting with the mayor of Montana that the Bulgarian and the Indonesian towns need specific steps in the five fields of cooperation – human resources management, local economic development, tourism, culture and waste management, informed Darik radio. още »