4 Bulgarians Die in Crash in Romania

Hristo Yankov, Pavel Baev, Kalin Asenov, Zlatomir Mihaylov.

Four Bulgarian nationals died in a heavy car crash in Romania Thursday night, authorities reported.

The accident took place just after midnight on a road in southwest Romania near the village of Tatarasht.

Police say the Bulgarian driver attempted overtake and hit headlong with another car, causing the tragedy.

Names of Victims are: Hristo Yankov, Pavel Baev, Kalin Asenov, Zlatomir Mihaylov.


Doctors say the lives of the people traveling in the Romanian car are out of danger.

Networx expands into Romania

The Bulgarian alternative telco Networx is reported to have established a presence in neighbouring Romania. Basing itself in the city of Giurgiu, it will offer triple play services as in its home market. Networx was founded in 2000 and claims to be the largest provider in Northeast Bulgaria. It launched Networx-TV, an analogue TV solution employing FTTB technology, in September this year. It also introduced IPTV and web-TV services in the same month. According to the company, it invested over $2 million (€1.36 million) on its infrastructure in 2006.

Bulgaria and Romania Consider a Single Airspace Bloc

6 December | Those flying over, to and from Romania and Bulgaria may discover their flights have become faster, safer and more punctual in the near future. The two countries are considering the creation of a single functional bloc of airspace, which will facilitate air traffic over the two countries.
The possibility for the creation of such a space is currently being evaluated by a consultant company and the analysis results will be clear by the end of the year, the Bulgarian National Radio Reported.

A single airspace bloc, which would be called Danube in this case, means that neighbouring countries agree to control their respective airspace collectively in order to provide optimal routes, without a regard for state boundaries.

The Danube airspace bloc would be part of the Single European Sky initiative, which aims to increase the safety levels of air traffic management, to unite and harmonise European airspace and to decrease delays through an increased traffic capacity.

Bulgaria, Romania, Slovenia Recommended for Ski Holidays

The eastern European destinations of Bulgaria, Slovenia and Romania have been recommended to British tourists looking for a bargain ski holiday.

Bulgaria's Borovets resort is the cheapest ski holiday destination, with prices for equipment and accommodation half of what travellers would find in Vail, Colorado, according to Post Office Travel Services.

Poiana Brasov in Romania and Kranjska Gora in Slovenia were also found to be "significantly cheaper" than well-known resorts in Switzerland, France and Austria.

Helen Warburton, head of travel services at Post Office, warned, however, that price is not the only thing people think about when planning a ski holiday.

"It's important for ski holidaymakers to pick a resort that suits their expertise and matches their expectations," she said.

"For those people and for bargain hunters, Bulgaria and Romania represent excellent value."

However, those wanting to travel further afield can always try Canada, where resorts such as Whistler regularly entice all types of winter sports lovers.

The news comes after the Association of British Travel Agents reported that France had overtaken Austria as the most popular skiing destination in Europe.