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Italy, Poland among first EU states to offer Bulgaria aid in coping with flood disasterItaly and Poland were the first two European Union member states to offer assistance to Bulgaria after authorities in Sofia triggered the European Civil Protection Mechanism on February 7 because of the flood disaster in parts of Bulgaria.
topix.net | 08-Feb-2012 12:09
Snow, Siberian cold blankets E. Europe from Croatia to Russia
Blizzard conditions, record-low temperatures and high winds persisted Tuesday from Bulgaria to Baku, disrupting transportation and complicating efforts to respond to a calamity that has claimed hundreds of lives in central and eastern Europe in the last week.
topix.net | 08-Feb-2012 10:04
Greece, Bulgaria battle flooding; 8 dead
The San Giuliano channel linking Venice to Mestre is partially iced because of unusually low temperatures, in Venice, Italy, Monday, Feb.
topix.net | 08-Feb-2012 06:00
Death toll tops 400 in Europe's big freeze
Ice-breakers have battled Europe's big chill as the Danube river froze over more than 170 kilometres, and dozens died of cold on a continent gripped by some of the lowest temperatures in decades.
topix.net | 08-Feb-2012 01:55
Greece and Bulgaria battle flooding as Europe struggles with extreme weather
A painting covered by mud is seen as Svetla Kafedhieva clears the mud in her flooded house in the village of Bisser, 288km east of the capital Sofia, on Tuesday, Feb.
topix.net | 07-Feb-2012 21:41
Schools in Bulgaria Close Due to Extreme Winter
All schools in Bulgaria will be closed for the remainder of the week due to extreme winter conditions that caused road blocks and floods in different parts of the country.
topix.net | 07-Feb-2012 20:36
N Greece Declares Emergency after Bulgarian Floods
Greece has declared an emergency situation in the northern Evros province after heavy rains and melting snow caused the great Evros river to come out of its banks.
topix.net | 07-Feb-2012 16:21
Bulgarian Red Cross, mobile operators, BNT start fund-raising to help people hit by floods
Campaigns to raise funds for people hard-hit by the floods in Bulgaria have been started by the Bulgarian Red Cross, in partnership with the country's three mobile operators, as well as by public broadcaster Bulgarian National Television.
topix.net | 07-Feb-2012 16:21
ACTA Under Fire, Icy Floods Batter Bulgaria
Eight deaths were reported 6 February in southern Bulgaria after a dam burst, sending floodwaters surging through the village of Bisser in Haskovo province, Novinite reports .
topix.net | 07-Feb-2012 15:16
Bulgarian EU 'Disaster' Commissioner: Worst is Yet to Come
Bulgaria's EU Commissioner on International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response, Kristalina Georgieva, traveled to Bulgaria to visit the flooded areas.
topix.net | 07-Feb-2012 14:16
Further flooding in southern Bulgaria as another dike breaks
The winter weather crisis in Bulgaria deepened on February 7 2012 as another dike was breached, sending a huge wave of water from the Maritsa River towards the southern village of Generalovo and the Kapitan Andreevo border checkpoint with Turkey.
topix.net | 07-Feb-2012 13:11
Smolyan, Haskovo Regions, South Bulgaria, under Code Red
Bulgaria has declared its highest " Code Red " weather warning for the southern districts of Haskovo and Smolyan after Monday's massive flooding in the area.
topix.net | 07-Feb-2012 09:03
The show must go on
This is the Roman amphitheatre in the city of Plovdiv, Bulgaria. When built in the 2nd century AD it could take up to 7 000 spectators.
topix.net | 07-Feb-2012 08:02
After Syria Resolution Fails, U.S. to Consider Sanctions, Arming Rebels
U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton called for an international coalition of countries that ""support the Syrian people's right to have a better future" and said the U.S. would tighten sanctions intended to block the flow of weapons to the Syrian regime.
topix.net | 07-Feb-2012 03:52
Floods in Bulgaria: Evacuation of district in Svilengrad
People were evacuated from the residential district of Gebran in Svilengrad amid the flood crisis in southern Bulgaria on February 6 2012.
topix.net | 06-Feb-2012 23:42
Bulgaria's Flood Death Toll Rises to 8
A total of eight persons have drowned in Southeastern Bulgaria as a result of flooding caused by the breaking of local water reservoir dams, the Interior Ministry has confirmed.
topix.net | 06-Feb-2012 19:28
Broken Dam Flooding Kills 9 in Southeast Bulgaria
Map of the flooded area in Southeastern Bulgaria from the bTV channel. The blue line shows the route of the tidal wave from the Ivanovo water reservoir that hit the village of Biser.
topix.net | 06-Feb-2012 19:28
Floods in Southern Bulgaria Hit Coal, Briquette Production
Briquette production at the Brikel plant in the southern Bulgarian town of Galabovo has stopped due to halted coal supplies from the state-owned Maritsa Iztok Mines.
topix.net | 06-Feb-2012 16:18
Overflowing River Closes Road to Bulgarian-Turkish Border
Hotels 5* Hotels 4* Hotels 3* Apartment Houses Restaurants Rent-a-car Casino Golf Resorts Mountain resorts Sea resorts Entertainment Shopping Health Clinics Public Safety Vaults Beauty Salons The overflowing Kalamitsa River , a tributary of the Maritsa River , has flooded a 300-meter stretch of international road E 80 between the village of Kapitan ... (more)
topix.net | 06-Feb-2012 16:18
Three dead as burst dam floods southern Bulgarian village
Three people drowned, more than 50 have been evacuated and several houses are damaged in the village of Bisser, southern Bulgaria, after a wall of the nearby Ivanovo dam burst on the morning of February 6 2012.
topix.net | 06-Feb-2012 15:13
Torrential rains flood Bulgaria
Five people drowned as torrential rains flooded southern Bulgaria on Monday, breaking a dam wall and submerging a whole village under 2.5 metres of icy water, officials and rescuers said.
topix.net | 06-Feb-2012 15:13
Ivanovo Reservoir Dam Collapse Floods Bisser, Bulgaria
A dam in southern Bulgaria collapsed after heavy rain on Monday, flooding a village and killing at least three elderly men, authorities said.
topix.net | 06-Feb-2012 15:13
Population of Snow, Flood-Hit Bulgarian Village Rescued with Desert-Climate Helicopters
The rescue operation for the population of the flood -hit Haskovo municipality in southern Bulgaria continues despite the fact that the Cougar rescue helicopters are highly unsuitable for severe winter conditions.
topix.net | 06-Feb-2012 14:13
Dam bursts in Bulgaria, floods village and kills 3
SOFIA, Bulgaria -; Authorities say a dam has collapsed following heavy rain in southern Bulgaria, flooding a nearby village.
topix.net | 06-Feb-2012 14:13
Bulgarian firms fined for underperformance in clearing winter roads
Eleven Bulgarian companies are to be fined a combined total of more than 424 000 leva for under-performance in clearing snow from national roads in November and December 2011.
topix.net | 06-Feb-2012 12:08
Bulgaria Ex-VP Says He Pardoned Fewer Felons Than Predecessor
Bulgaria's former Vice President Angel Marin has pointed out that he pardoned fewer criminals than his predecessor.
topix.net | 06-Feb-2012 09:04
Clinton calls for friends of Syria to unite
US Secretary of State Hillary Rodam Clinton speaks at press conference at the Council of Ministers building in Sofia, Bulgaria, Sunday Feb.
topix.net | 05-Feb-2012 23:45
Bulgarian Ex-EU Commissioner Could Run in General Elections
The Bulgaria for Citizens movement founded by Bulgarian former European Commissioner Meglena Kuneva might participate in the next general elections 2013.
topix.net | 05-Feb-2012 19:30
Sofia to Welcome US State Secretary Clinton with Russian Snow
A second cold wave with heavy snow has gripped Bulgaria Sunday, the day of the visit of US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton.
topix.net | 05-Feb-2012 15:21
Code Orange weather warning in parts of Bulgaria
A "Code Orange" hazardous weather warning was declared in eight districts in Bulgaria on February 5, with three facing the lesser "Code Yellow" warning.
topix.net | 05-Feb-2012 11:16
Bulgaria's Ex EU Commissioner Civic Project on Way to Politics
Ex Bulgarian EU Commissioner, Meglena Kuneva, and ex Education Minister, Daniel Valchev , both appointed to the posts on the ticket of the party of former Tsar Simeon Saxe-Coburg, during the Saturday meeting in the city of Shumen.
topix.net | 04-Feb-2012 17:43
Ex President: Today's Bulgaria Has No Leaders
Former Bulgarian President, Georgi Parvanov, is in Varna to participate in a round table "15 Years Later, Where are the Leaders." Photo by bulphoto Former Bulgarian President , Georgi Parvanov , declared Saturday that rule and power should not be any politician's single-handed goal and must be protected by ideas and talent.
topix.net | 04-Feb-2012 16:43
Bulgarian PM Assuages Shale Gas, ACTA Fears
Bulgarian Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, vows to not retreat on recent decisions under possible pressure from the US.
topix.net | 04-Feb-2012 13:33
Bulgaria Marks 140th Anniversary of Freedom Apostle Gotse Delchev
Bulgarians all over the country are honoring Saturday, February 4th, the 140th anniversary since the birth of the Bulgarian revolutionary hero from Macedonia Gotse Delchev .
topix.net | 04-Feb-2012 11:23
Public Schedule: Public Schedule for February 3, 2012
SECRETARY HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON Secretary Clinton is on foreign travel to Munich, Germany and Sofia, Bulgaria through February 5. In Munich, Secretary Clinton participates in the 48th Munich Security Conference and meets with her European and other counterparts.
topix.net | 04-Feb-2012 07:14
Legal aliens?
President Rossen Plevneliev has moved to calm concerns about the legality of actions taken by former vice president Angel Marin in granting and revoking Bulgarian citizenship and granting pardons to prisoners during Marin's second term of office but lawyers are divided on the issue.
topix.net | 04-Feb-2012 03:00
Sofia Downtown Traffic Comes to Standstill over Clinton's Visit
Downtown Sofia will be closed for all traffic after 11 am on Sunday, February 5, for the 5-hour visit of the US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton .
topix.net | 03-Feb-2012 22:55
4 Bulgarian Cities Hold Urgent Warm Clothing Donation Campaigns
Urgent donation campaigns will be held in four Bulgarian cities to help homeless people and hobos weather the freezing winter weather.
topix.net | 03-Feb-2012 18:35
Germany: NATO Can't Scale Down Troops in Kosovo
German Defence Minister Thomas de Maiziere speaks with US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta prior to a meeting of the NATO ministers of defense with non NATO KFOR Contributing Nations at the Nato headquarters in Brussels, 03 February 2012.
topix.net | 03-Feb-2012 17:30
Mercury Climbs up amidst Forecast of New Snow in Bulgaria
Eleven Bulgarian regions remain under code yellow over low temperatures and snow , the National Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences has announced.
topix.net | 03-Feb-2012 13:16
Temperatures return to near 'normal' as Bulgaria's big freeze ends
Temperatures are finally returning to something resembling "normality" following a spell of record freezing conditions throughout Bulgaria.
topix.net | 03-Feb-2012 13:16
Bulgarian Parliament to Probe Ex VP Pardons of Criminals
Sixty Members of the Parliament have signed a petition to establish an inquiry committee to probe the pardons and the Bulgarian citizenship granted by the former Vice President, Angel Marin .
topix.net | 03-Feb-2012 13:16
Behind the criminal curtain
Moldovan squatters, Latvian and Lithuanian rotters, Romanian cadgers, Bulgarian choppers the British tabloids have gone bonkers in recent weeks with scare stories about Eastern European riff raff and ne'er do wells, with the odd psycho thrown in.
topix.net | 03-Feb-2012 11:11
Hit the Gas
In Bulgaria's bitter debate over shale drilling, rational argument gets lost behind the eternal battle lines of Russia versus the West.
topix.net | 03-Feb-2012 07:01
Heavy snowfall takes lives in the region
"The [government] did not close the main roads in time for drivers to avoid getting stuck in the snow," Augustin Hagiu, president of the Romanian Federation of Transport Operators said.
topix.net | 03-Feb-2012 02:47
Bulgaria Called to Account for Wartime Treatment of Jews
An umbrella group of Jewish organizations in Greece has called on Bulgaria to acknowledge the deportation of thousands of Jews during World War II .
topix.net | 02-Feb-2012 22:42