Varna

Bulgaria's former government granted South Stream the first building permit in end-July, the Regional Development Ministry's website reveals.

A document [BG] dating July 31 signed by former Regional Minister Desislava Terzieva shows the construction of a receiving terminal in the Pasha Dere area, near the Black Sea city of Varna and a compressor station.

The bad weather and flooding is expected to cause a decline in honey production, according to Valentin Atanasov from the National Association "Bulgarian Beekeepers' Union."

Atanasov, as cited by the Bulgarian National Radio, made clear that honey output in 2013 had amounted to over 14 000 tonnes and some 60-70% of it had been exported, mainly to Germany, Greece and Poland.

The Municipality of Bulgaria's Black Sea city of Varna published on its YouTube channel a video, promoting the city. 

It is part of the city's bid to become European Capital of Culture 2019. 

The video is a little over five minutes long and features bird's eye view of the city and its most notable buildings and sights.

The 'Officers' beach in Bulgaria's Varna has been closed for visitors again as of Friday, the Regional Health Inspectorate informed.

The beach was closed after the test results showed that the sea water was contaminated with Escherichia Coli and Enterococcus bacteria, Darik news reports.

The water contamination poses risk of enteric infections and secretory system ailments.

In Q2 compared to Q1 2014, the construction sector has recorded a significant increase of issued building permits for residential, administrative and other buildings.

Two people were killed and five were injured in a car accident at the Hemus highway entrance of Bulgaria's Black Sea city of Varna, said the first aid Varna chief Maya Rasheva. 

An enthusiastic collector of old vehicles is planning to open the first in Bulgaria museum for communist-era cars, Nova TV reports.

Tzvetan Atanasov started collecting old cars in 2004 when he accidentally found a Soviet Zhiguli automobile.

Bulgarian police is looking for a German citizen who went missing in Varna two weeks ago, according to the Interior Ministry website. 

The 28-year-old Lars Joachim Mittank, from Berlin, was last seen at the Varna airport on July 8. 

The real estate deals in Bulgaria in H1 2014 grew by 64%,year-on-year, shows an analysis of the ERA Bulgaria real estate company. 

Due to the bank panic in June, buyers showed increased interest in buying homes in Sofia. 

In Varna and Burgas, however, the deals with Russian citizens dropped by 35% in H1 2014, year-on-year.

A "code orange" weather alert for heavy rain, thunderstorms, and hail has been declared in six Bulgarian districts, while 19 other districts are under a "code yellow" alert.

The rainfall is to intensify Tuesday afternoon.