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Heart of Midlothian Fined Heavy for Playing Hardball

Sports | 44 minutes ago

The Heart of Midlothian have to pay a record GBP 60,000 fine imposed by the Scottish Football Association for being the most ruthless team in the Scottish Football League....

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Bulgarian Socialists Muster 'Will to Change, Strength to Act'

Domestic | July 31, 2010, Saturday

35,000 Bulgarian socialists gathered Saturday at the yearly meeting of the Bulgarian Socialist Party at Buzludzha mountain in Bulgaria's Central Stara Planina mountain range....

Two Romanians Arrested in Brawl with Bulgarian Parliament Speaker Security

Crime | July 31, 2010, Saturday

Two Romanian citizens were arrested near Veliko Tarnovo after they entered in a brawl with the security guards of Speaker of Bulgarian Parliament Tsetska Tsacheva....

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Socialist Leader: PM Borisov Wants One-Person Rule in Bulgaria

Domestic | 1 hour ago

Sergey Stanishev, the leader of the Bulgarian Socialist Party, accused the rule of current Bulgarian PM Boyko Borisov for being authoritarian, violent and incompetent at the Socialists's yearly gathering at the top of Buzludzha mountain....

French Activist: French Threat for Roma Extradition Disrespects Bulgaria's EU Membership

Bulgaria in EU | 2 hours ago

An activist from the leading French human rights watchdog Human Rights League said that the vow of French interior minister to deport Roma from Bulgaria and Romania is discriminatory and disrespectful of the EU-membership of the two countries....

EU Turning Blind Eye to Discrimination Against Roma

Views on BG | 3 hours ago

By The Guardian. Criticism comes in wake of France's decision to expel illegal Roma immigrants and destroy hundreds of their encampments....

FM Spokesperson: France Won't Obstruct Bulgaria's Schengen Entry

Bulgaria in EU | 3 hours ago

The controversy around Bulgarian Roma in France will not have any adverse effect on the entry of Bulgaria in the Schengen area, said French foreign affairs ministry spokesperson Bernard Valero for the Bulgarian National Radio....

Bulgarian Folk Music Celebrates at Two Major Festivals

Culture | 4 hours ago

Two important and much-loved Bulgarian folk music festivals - Pirin Pee and the Gela village gathering - are taking place Saturday....

Bulgaria Wins European Running Silver

Sports | 4 hours ago

Bulgarian runner Vanya Stambolova won the silver medal at 400 m hurdles at the European Athletics Championship in Barcelona....

Energy Minister: AES Wants to Alter Bulgarian Legislation

Energy | 4 hours ago

American energy company AES is intentionally protracting its project for building a solar power plant near Silistra, because it wants changes introduced in Bulgaria's law on renewable energy, said Minister of Energy Traicho Traikov....

Parliament Speaker: Police Brutality Doesn't Exist in Bulgaria

Domestic | July 30, 2010, Friday

Bulgarian police must keep up the good work that we have witnessed during the GERB cabinet service in office, stated the Speaker of the Bulgarian Parliament Tsetska Tsacheva Friday....

Bulgaria Set up Secret Unit to 'Execute' Opponents

Views on BG | July 30, 2010, Friday

By Bruno Waterfield, the Daily Telegraph. A secret Bulgarian unit known as "Service 7" was set up to "execute death sentences" on opponents to the Communist regime, secret files show....

Socialist Leader: PM Borisov Makes Bulgarians Retarded

Domestic | July 30, 2010, Friday

Bulgarian PM Boyko Borisov is creating a climate in which Bulgarians can only listen to chalga and watch Big Brother, in a bid to make them vulgar but dumb and obedient, stated Bulgarian Socialist Party leader Sergey Stanishev....

Europol: Biker Gangs Invade South-East Europe

Crime | July 30, 2010, Friday

Outlaw biker gangs Hells Angels and Bandidos are expanding operations across Albania, Macedonia, Bulgaria and Turkey, reports Europol, EU's police intelligence force....

Bulgarian Radio Director, Nationalist Leader Play Down Conflict

Domestic | July 30, 2010, Friday

The conflict between the Bulgarian National Radio and nationalist party Ataka's leader Volen Siderov is over, said national radio general director Valeri Todorov Friday....