Bulgarian-born French journalist Roumyana Ougurchinska?s 2007 book The Truth about the Attempt on the Life of John Paul II prompts a group of organisations to call on President Georgi Purvanov to confer a high state honour on her.

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Tory MP John Bercow may expect a wave of animosity from his own ranks that hinders his new role as House of Commons Speaker.

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When asked if Bulgargas is reeling from the financial strain, Gogov said that debt obligations will be met over three years.

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Former deputy interior minister Raif Moustafa had personally asked another public official to take a 50 000 bribe which made Moustafa a key player in the scheme, prosecutor claims.

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Investors realise that it?s not viable to have a building remaining empty over the course of a year ? so it's better for them to employ more flexibility to offset that loss.

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Legal wrangles could further delay the switch to digital terrestrial television, inviting another European Union infringement procedure against Bulgaria.

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The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the European Centre for Infection Containment have been notified of the latest development. Meanwhile, the latter have informed of the substantial increase of the virus? international reach in the last 10 days

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Budget deficit will increase if Government keeps to its current course of action, European Commission says.

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Reacting to statements that the report on the two countries? performance under the Co-operation and Verification Mechanism on justice and home affairs will be released in September, well after Bulgaria?s elections, EC says no decision has been made.

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Held on a warrant issued at the request of Belgrade for a war crimes conviction handed down by a Serbian court, Ceku has insisted such arrests ? this is his fourth ? are invalid.

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Presidents of Albania, Montenegro, Macedonia and Kosovo meeting to discuss regional co-operation and European prospects of Western Balkans countries.

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Visa Europe chief Peter Ayliffe says that increasing use of electronic payments reduces grey economy.

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Czech EU presidency says that efforts to resolve Croatia-Slovenia border dispute continue to fail and no new accession negotiation chapters can be dealt with.

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Mahinur Ozdemir becomes the first woman MP in Europe to wear a Muslim headscarf after being sworn in to the Brussels parliament, a day after Nicolas Sarkozy says headscarves have no place in France, while the Belgian city of Antwerp bans headscarves and other religious symbols in schools.

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Pirin National Park was included in the World Heritage list of Unesco in 1983, but the organisation had expressed its concerns repeatedly after the construction of the Bansko ski resort centre was initiated.

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Possibly the most dramatic and epic stretch of mountain, anywhere in Bulgaria. Enjoy

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The Renegade League which consists of Ferrari, McLaren, BMW Sauber, Renault, Toyota, Red Bull, Toro Rosso and Brawn GP ? threatened to part ways after the initial negotiations collapsed last week, but following the emergency meeting on June 24, Bernie Ecclestone expressed his delight in the positive outcome of proceedings.

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Marriott however has made it clear that is not interested in investing in construction, but rather to occupy and manage existing buildings. Its strategy is to obtain management contracts.

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Special guests in the festival will be American legends Queensryche, and the Turkish nu metal/rap outfit, Manga

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Some of the money from synthetic drug sales has been used by criminal groups to finance terrorist groups in the Middle East, according to Bulgaria?s State Agency for National Security.

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