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Bulgaria to face nation-wide transport strike on May 19 Massive protests of transport companies are scheduled for May 19 2008 in 38 towns throughout Bulgaria.

In Sofia, lorries are expected to block the right lane of Tsarigradsko Chousse in the direction of Sofia centre, according to an order signed on May 17 by Sofia mayor Boiko Borissov.

Bulgarian Black Sea city Varna’s city hall issued a permit allowing

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Report on the absorption of EU funds to be presented today The Parliament’s subcommittee on the absorption of European Union funds will present a report on the funds absorbed by Bulgaria for the period January 1 2007 - June 8 2008.

The report will be presented at a sub-committee’s session held on May 17 2008 in the Black Sea town of Kavarna, Parliament’s website said.

The session happens a day

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Integration of immigrants discussed in Sofia An international conference “Integration of new immigrants: European policies� starts on May 17 2008 in Sofia’s Military Club Dnevnik daily said.

The conference aims at joining the efforts of state institutions, NGOs and immigrant communities in Bulgaria in integrating immigrants to Bulgarian society.

Speakers from France, the UK, Germ

Workers

Trakiya highway deal - cancelled via e-mail The Bulgarian-Portuguese consortium that was suppose dto build the last remaining sections of the Trakiya highway between Sofia and Bourgas has sent an e-mail to Regional Development Minister Assen Gagaouzov that it failed to raise the necessary funds for it, Gagaouzov told Parliament on May 16 2008.

The Cabinet would make an official decision to cancel the concession within a f

Life & Health

Busy cultural weekend in Bulgaria's capital As if the concerts of Kiss on May 16 and Kylie Minogue the following day is not enough for one weekend, Sofia is overflowing with other cultural events this weekend. Saturday May 17 is Museum Night in Bulgaria, along with other European countries. Museums and galleries in Sofia will be open and have special programmes until the hours of May 18. Also on May 17 the Sofia Underground 2008 festival wi

Time out

Kiss and Metallica are coming to Sofia It’s going to be a hot summer for hard rock and metal fans, with Kiss and Metallica coming to town in the next couple of months. The legendary Kiss will perform to a Bulgarian audience for the first time on May 16 at Akademik Stadium from 7pm. Metallica will shake the capital’s Vassil Levski Stadium on July 25 nine years after the group’s legendary concert in Plovdiv.