Bulgaria

Balkan Region: UN Report Calls Balkans One of Europe’s Safest Places

Date: June 4th, 2008 |

According to a UN report, the Balkan region is now one of the safest in Europe. The report found that this region that was wracked by violence and war in the 1990s now has lower rates of homicide, robbery and rape than Western Europe. Of the nine countries in the study—Albania, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, [read more]

Bulgaria: Tourism Up, but Roads in Poor Condition

Date: October 3rd, 2006 |

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Bulgaria’s tourism numbers have increased significantly in the past five years, but the country does not have a road system to support it. With only about 220 miles of four-lane highways, many mountain roads with few tunnels, potholes everywhere and heavy transport crossing the country, getting around as a tourist is challenging. But plans are [read more]

Central Europe: Floods

Date: August 23rd, 2005 |

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Three days of torrential rain caused extensive flooding in Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, Romania and Bulgaria. In Switzerland, rail service through the Alps to Italy was shut down and many major roads were closed. Several villages, including the resort town of Grindelwald, were cut off and floods threatened parts of Interlaken and Bern, the [read more]

Bulgaria

Date: August 2nd, 2001 |

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Earlier this year the government warned travelers to be wary of fake traffic police, and two Norwegians recently found out why. They were robbed of their new car and all their belongings by three bandits in police uniforms who stopped them on the highway between Sofia and the Black Sea port of Varna as if [read more]

Bulgaria: Fog Disrupts Sofia Flights

Date: December 13th, 2006 |

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Persistent fog in Sofia has caused cancellation of scores of flights since the beginning of December. Fog is normal at this time of year, but increased industrial pollution around the city has added to the problem, which could continue off and on int [read more]

Bulgaria: Security Tight for NATO Summit

Date: April 18th, 2006 |

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Security will be tightened throughout Sofia for a NATO summit April 27-28. Checkpoints and street closures may occur in the heart of the city and around the National Palace of Culture, where the meeting will be held. A nationalist political party plans to protest the U.S. military presence in the country during the [read more]

Bulgaria

Date: November 24th, 2003 |

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Citing sources in the special services, the Turkish press has reported that Sofia and Bucharest, Romania may be the next target of al-Qaeda attacks similar to those launched in Istanbul in the past two weeks. Security has reportedly been increased at the synagogue in Sofia and the surrounding area, although the Bulgarian Interior Ministry says [read more]