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Greek Business Flight to Bulgaria Soars 70%

Faced with a crushing economic crisis and soaring taxes, Greek companies are continuing to flee to other countries, especially Bulgaria, showing a 70 percent departure increase in the last year. Greek investors are livening up the property market in...

The Oldest Prehistoric Town in Europe is Unearthed in Bulgaria

Archaeologists in Bulgaria say that they have uncovered the oldest prehistoric town found to date in Europe. The walled fortified settlement, near the modern town of Provadia, is thought to have been an important centre for salt production. Its discovery in...

Bulgaria to Pay for Paving Greek Border Road

Bulgaria is ready to pay for paving a 1.5-kilometer road in Greek territory on the road through the Makaza mountain pass, the Sofia news agency reported. Bulgarian Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov made the announcement during his visit to the...

Bulgarian Tourists Go Greek On Holidays

Despite the crisis, our Bulgarian neighbors choose to visit Greece for their summer holidays. Last-minute offers made by tourism professionals in Greece attracts tourists all over the world, but mostly from Bulgaria, since they need only a drive of...

Australian Youth Group Wins Corfu Cricket Tournament

The Greek island of Corfu hosted the second annual international youth cricket tournament organized by the Hellenic Cricket Federation. Being one of Australia's favorite sports, young kids could not escape participating in this year's tournament. Teams from Ferntree Gully and...

Neighboring Bulgaria Helps Greece Protect its Borders from Illegal Immigrants

Illegal immigrants are always a key-issue in the social and political life of Greece. The country's borders are too long, the guards few and the authorities cannot deal with the problem and thus, hundreds of illegal immigrants from Pakistan, Iran,...

CNN: Greek Businesses Fleeing to Bulgaria

Greece's economic problems may be having a negative impact across much of Europe, but one country could be benefiting from its troubles, CNN writes. Greek investors are said to be jumping across their neighboring border to Bulgaria, money in hand. "It's...

Lev, Denar and Drachma Close Friends?

Some years ago, Greeks were discussing the cheap markets of Bulgaria and FYROM. They were rich enough to travel once or more a week to Sofia, Skopje and other cities to buy clothes and shoes at a good price. Hotels...

Greek Police Chief Eleftherios Oikonomou Visits Bulgaria

The press center of the Bulgarian ministry announced that according to FOCUS Information Agency, the chief secretary of the Bulgarian Interior Ministry, Kalin Georgiev, has arranged to meet with Eleftherios Oikonomou, chief secretary for public order in the Greek...

Bulgarians’ Retirement Complications with Greece’s Social Security

Bulgarian citizens working in Greece, complain that they have been unable to file their retirement papers for two years now, because the Greek Social Security Institute has not sent the service certificates to Bulgaria’s Social Security Institute. These certificates are...