Stories about Bulgaria from March, 2010
Bulgaria: Football Player Beats Up a Model
Bulgaria is quite shocked at the news of a player for one of the country's biggest football clubs, CSKA, beating top model Kristin Vacheva.
Bulgaria: Police pressure blogger
Maya Markova of Maya's corner tells how a Bulgarian blogger, writing about the environmental hazards of industrial pollution, has been intimidated by local police for his pro-environment web activism.
Bulgaria: Delivery of Some Cancer Drugs Stopped?
European Union Law reports that “the Bulgarian National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) has stopped the delivery of some drugs against cancer for children under 18 years”: “A very simple question arises: what sort of a European Union Member State is Bulgaria, really??? How is it possible to leave the children...
Bulgaria: CME Buys Bulgaria's Most Watched TV Channel
Ruslan Trad reports on the recent sale of bTV, one of the most popular TV channels in Bulgaria, to Central European Media Enterprises.
Bulgaria: Protesting Against Seafront Construction in Varna
Ruslan Trad writes about Varna activists' fight against illegal construction on the seafront promenade - and against rampant corruption plaguing the country.
Bulgaria: A Debate on Islam
On Feb. 26, some 40 people attended a debate titled "Islam as a threat - again in fashion?", held in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. Ruslan Trad translates some of the blog notes on the issues discussed.