The Ministers of Regional Development Asen Gagauzov and the Finance Minister Plamen Oresharski will enter on Thursday, June 5 a suggestion for covering money for this year for the construction of Trakia highway. According to Gagauzov's conception the sources should be taken from the structural fund and should be announced a procedure for tasking of the three leads between Stara Zagora and Karnobat. още »

Bulgaria's Ministry of Environment and Waters support the tourism in the context of nature protection through observing of all environmental norms. This was stated by Minister Djevdet Chakurov at the second national conference ‘Money for Tourism and Ecology' that takes place in Sofia.According to the Minister on 'Environment' operative program had been allocated a financial frame on the amount of 1,800 million EUR. още »

The municipality of Sozopol coastal city opens the summer season on June 6, Irena Nikolova, chief of ‘Tourism' municipality department informed. She highlighted that priority for the municipality in relation with the infrastructural changes is the construction of purifying station for waste waters and the building of collectors.Change of the public lightening in the resort is also being considered, Nikolova added. още »

The constructions of a highway in the Rhodopes will start in the few months. This was reported by the vice minister of development Dimcho Mihalevski.The highway will go through Gotse Delchev - Dospat - Borino - Devin - Smolian - Madan - Kurdjali and will shorten with hundred of kilometers the current round route through Borovetz resort.The project is ready and the first sod will be done in the beginning of 2009. още »

Bulgaria's postal operator Bulgarian Posts EAD has embarked on a radical restructuring path that is due to allow private investors to buy into the state-run company, ascribe individual activities to separate companies, and diversify the company's postal business with tourism activities.A copy of the restructuring blueprint was leaked on May 18 to Dnevnik daily and was confirmed by the CEO of Bulgarian Posts Entseslav Harmandjiev. още »

Bulgaria is the cheapest county for resting and tourism according to data of British Post department, Zagrandom reported. Jump in prices was marked mostly in the EU. In the USA and several European countries may be spend a vacation on acceptable prices, responding at the level of the given services.The most acceptable for tourism and resting countries are: Egypt, South Africa and Thailand. още »

‘Albena' resort companies opens a tourism agency in Moscow. The action of the new office will be directed towards attracting of clients for congress, sport and corporative events. ‘Albena' Group is trying to develop its Russian market and to offer there its tourism product; moreover the Russian capital has no national tourist agency. Unfortunately, Bulgaria is far behind other countries in advertising its opportunities for vacation in compare to Turkey, for example, which throws enormous efforts in presentation of its resorts in Russia. още »

The truckers' association said exDcise duties and value added tax contributed to surging global oil prices and made the Balkan country's fuels too expensive. It demanded excise duty rebates. Economy and Energy Minister Petar Dimitrov said last week that the European Union newcomer country might ask Brussels to cut excise duties on automotive fuels after transport companies protested against high prices. още »

First Investment Bank (FIBank), the sole locally-owned bank among the top 10 banks operating in Bulgaria, was the first financial institution to fall prey to dirty campaigning. On May 15, unidentified sources circulated rumours that it was bogged down in liquidity problems so severe as to force it into bankruptcy proceedings.The news produced an immediate and sweeping outcry from top governmental and banking officials, media, the bank's clients and the bourse. още »