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Bulgaria and Romania to join the EU from January 1st 2007 The head of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso welcomed the peoples and authorities of both Bulgaria and Romania for their efforts to meet the requirements for... more

2 new ski runs built in Chepelare Over 100,000 levs have been invested in the 2 new runs constructed at the Mechi Chal ski center in Chepelare, the resort town located 80 km south of Plovdiv. The resort goes into the '05-'06 winter... more

Bansko Sport Fest 2006 Bansko Municipality and Kempinski Hotel Grand Arena in Bansko organize Bansko Sport Fest 2006, which will take place in the resort on October, 6th, 7th and 8th. For a first time the event will be under the... more

Bulgarian Ski Resort Bansko with Ring Road Bulgaria's ski resort of Bansko will see a new ring road, which will be built over the following year. Traffic jams that are hellish at the peak of the winter season have brought forth the... more

Bulgaria Prepares "Rocky" Rock Fest A rock marathon is about to pound Bulgaria's majestic Rila Mountain, organizers announced ahead of the end-of-week event. "Rock in Rila" will echo between the steep hills over August 25-26, bringing... more

Bulgaria's Bansko is Burgeoning Ski Resort Bulgaria is becoming increasingly popular among Britons keen to go skiing but not wanting to pay Zermatt prices. British Airways is among those airlines that fly to the eastern European... more

Program of Bansko Jazz Fest, 11 August, FRIDAY 1. Karolina Styla Quartet, Poland - Karolina Styla (vocal), Dominik Wania (piano), Maciej Adamczak (bass), Lukasz Zyta (drums) 2. Tolga Trio, Holland - Jowan Zoutendijk (guitar) Tolga... more

Program of Bansko Jazz Fest for August, 10- Thursday 1. Dimitris Pantelias Group, Greece – Dimitris Pantelias (tenor & alto sax), Vangelis Paraskevaidis (vibraphone), Stelios Paraskevas (guitar), Petros Klampanis (bass), Sotiris Douvas... more

Strong Winter Season in Bulgaria Seemingly unaware of the summer heat, Bulgaria’s developers are preparing for a strong winter season. Bulgarian company Prima Invest BG has started the construction of a 15-million euro ski resort in... more

Cuban Latino at Bansko Jazz Fest Latino star Raul Paz, born in Cuba, landed in Sofia in a cap and glasses-on manner more appropriate to a tourist than to a celebrity as he is. Paz, who lives in France, has come here to give the... more