A Bulgarian company has invented a powerful solar collector - a global innovation to be exhibited at the International Technical Fair in Plovdiv. This is one of the sensations at the business forum for investment goods and technologies that will be held 24-29 September. The invention is a solar water-heating collector that absorbs up to 30% more solar energy as compared with existing systems of this type. The product has no analogues and is highly innovative, the company's experts maintain.

Bulgaria's Ministry of Defence will pay millions for the repair of 13 old Russian tanks T-72 and 60 aiming devices for them, it transpired from an already effected scandalous public procurement. The new shock comes after the decision to extend service of 14 SU-25 jet fighters, museum pieces of the cold war period.

Bulgarian PM Boyko Borisov attended today the opening of a Bulgarian-Turkish gas link between Lozenets and Nedyalsko gas stations. Modernisation of a transit pipeline connecting Bulgaria to Turkey is an option for Bulgaria to receive and transit Russian natural gas coming from the Turkish Stream.

Germany's VOSS Automotive will start production of car parts in Bahovitsa Industrial Park, near the Bulgarian city of Lovech, the municipal government said on Tuesday.

The producers of the oak forest honeydew honey will soon start the registration procedure for a protected designation of origin for their bee pollen, Manol Todorov, member of the association manufacturing this unique product, told the Monitor daily. According to him, within two-three months the honeydew honey from Strandzha region may become the first Bulgarian product enjoying special EU protection.