Contents

Energy

Business & Investments

• Trends and real estates in Sunny Beach 

Exclusive Guest

• Prof. Ivan Ilchev, Rector of St. Kliment Ohridski Sofia University

Official Visits 

Government

Highlights

Parliamentary Events and Meetings 

EU 

May 25 – Africa Day 

Analyses

• The Two Lives of the Second Nuke 
• Bulgaria and Turkey Set a Good Example for the Balkans 
• Bulgaria, the Kosovo Game and the Boxes within Boxes 
• Russia’s Balkan Policy: Traditions and Interests 

Diplomatic Institute

• The Lisbon Treaty: European Perspectives 
• The Role of Economic Diplomacy 
• Bulgarian-Russian Dialogue in the Context of the European Idea 
• The Bulgarian Diplomatic Society marks its tenth anniversary 

The Law

• Interview with Mr. Boiko Velikov, Chairman of the Combating Corruption Committee at the 40th National Assembly 

Credentials 

Embassies. Celebrations. Interviews 

• Reception on the occasion of the National Holiday of the State of Kuwait 
• Reception on the occasion of the 90th anniversary of the declaration of independence of the Republic of Estonia 
• Reception on the occasion of the final departure from the country of H.E. Mrs. Zahida Ansari, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan 
• Reception on the occasion of the National Holiday of the Republic of Hungary and the final departure from the country of the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary H.E. Mr. Jeno Faller 
• Reception on the occasion of the 63rd anniversary of the establishment of the Arab League 
• Reception on the occasion of the National Holiday of the Republic of Greece 
• A New Bridge for the Bulgaria-Ukraine Relations
• Interview: H.E. Mr. Juan Salazar Sancisi, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Ecuador 
• Interview: Mr. Mikhail Torshin, Consul General of the Russian Federation in Ruse 
• Heydar Aliyev: Founding Father of Independent Azerbaijan

The Other Diplomacy

• Mrs. Iveta Kottmanova, wife of the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Slovak Republic H.E. Mr. Michal Kottman

Cultural Panorama

• On the Endless Journey with Boris Georgiev 
• Europa Nostra Award for Leventis Foundation 
• The soloist of Matia Bazar enchants Sofia on the Day of the Theatre 
• The Noble Knight Todor Atanasov 
• The Carnival of Venice arrives in Sofia 
• The artist Ivailo Petrov 
• The wonderful aquarelles of Veneta Docheva 
• Under the Sign of Modern Spain
• 5 Years Bulgare Ensemble
• Cultural Corridors – Norway 
• Second Moscow International Festival of Arts March 7–11, 2008 
• The untraditional paintings of Maria Ignatova
• Bulgarian Opera Myth: The challenge Turandot in the renewed hall of the Sofia Opera 
• The film by Mariana Evstatieva-Biolcheva starts from the Red Square 
• Sofia Film Fest – under the sign of 12 
• South Spring – national awards for literary debut 

History

• The Second Medieval Bulgaria 
• 2008 – Year of Intercultural Tolerance
• For the Sake of the Future 

130 Years of the Russo-Turkish War of Liberation 1877–78

• Sofia celebrates the Day of Russian Diplomats 
• The National Assembly hosts a documentary exhibition 
• Archives on the Liberation at the University Library
• Bulgaria and Russia – Between Gratitude and Pragmatism 
• Sergei Mironov brings a copy of the letter of the Bulgarians to Alexander II

Achievements

• A Bulgarian kid represents Russia in California 
• For a foreigner it is a pleasure to be here and work in Bulgaria 
• 110 years Bulgarian News Agency 

Health

• Interview with Dr. Zheni Staikova, Director of RIPCPH Kardjali 

High Life

• The Vienna Ball – Initiative for beauty and charity
• The Day of the Bulgarian Martenitsa 
• Japanese tea ceremony 
• The Baha’i New Year
• Czech garnets were worn by all European rulers

Bulgarian Routes

• Belintash. A journey along the vertical of time 
• The fire-dancers in the village of Bulgari 

Editions of Bulgarian Bestseller

• The History of Bulgarian Jews in the new book by Stoyan Raichevsky 

 Special Supplement: Wonder-Working Christian Shrines in Bulgaria