Bulgaria Schedule of Events - Sept 17 - Nov 12

* Thursday, September 17 – Sofia: Prime Minister Boyko Borisov pays an official visit to Brussels to attend an extraordinary meeting of the prime ministers of the European Union's 27 members states.

* Thursday, September 17 – Sofia: Parliament holds regular session (0600 GMT).

* Thursday, September 17 – Sofia: Minko Gerdzhikov, Sofia acting mayor, opens the fourth international conference The European city – urban planning and architecture, security and finance (0600 GMT).

* Thursday, September 17 – Sofia: Deputy Transport Minister Parvan Rusinov opens the international conference IDC Business Intelligence Roadshow 2009 (0630 GMT).

* Thursday, September 17 – Sofia: Regional Development Minister Rosen Plevneliev meets representatives of the private sector to present the ministry’s strategy by 2013 (0930 GMT).

* Thursday, September 17 – Sofia: Agriculture Minister Miroslav Naydenov holds news conference after his meeting with the Association of Banks in Bulgaria (0930 GMT).

* Thursday, September 17 – Sofia: Sofia Municipal Council holds a solemn session to mark the day of Sofia.

Friday, September 18 - Varna: Bulgaria's Odessos Ship Repair Yard holds shareholders’ meeting.

Monday, September 21 - Non-working day in Bulgaria ahead of Independence Day.

Tuesday, September 22 - Independence Day, public and market holiday.

Wednesday, September 23 - Copenhagen (Denmark): The European Finance Convention organises a two-day conference - Financing and Investing in Climate Change Renewable Energy, Environmental Resource Management and Energy Efficiency.

Wednesday, September 23 - Sofia: Philip Kotler organises a seminar, How to control the crisis? And to win out of it!

Thursday, September 24 - Sofia: Bulgaria's central bank to release August money supply data. (0900 GMT)

Thursday, September 24 - Sofia: Bulgaria's central bank to release July gross foreign debt data. (1100 GMT)

Thursday, September 24 - London: The Second Annual European Energy Trading & Risk Management Summit takes place (through September 25).

Thursday, August 27 - Pavlikeni (Bulgaria): Bondholders of steel wheels and rims manufacturer Balkancar Zarya hold meeting.

Monday, September 28 - Sofia: Statistics office NSI to release data on Bulgaria's business sentiment index for September.

Monday, September 28 - Sofia: Statistics office NSI to release data on tourist numbers for August.

Monday, September 28 - Sofia: Bulgaria's blue-chip lender First Investment Bank holds a shareholders' meeting to vote on proposal to retain 2009 earnings.

Tuesday, September 29 - Sofia: Statistics office NSI to release data on Bulgaria's producers' prices for August.

Tuesday, September 29 - Vienna: The Jacob Fleming Group organises a two-day conference, The sixth Annual CEE Retail Banking.

Wednesday, October 14 - Vienna: The Jacob Fleming Group organises The fifth Annual Public Private Partnership in CEE and SEE conference (through October 16).

Wednesday, October 21 - Amsterdam: The Jacob Fleming Group organises a two-day The third Annual Collateral Management conference.

Tuesday, November 10 - Vienna: The Jacob Fleming Group organises a two day Corporate Tax Forum Europe.

Thursday, November 12 - Vienna: The Jacob Fleming Group organises a two-day Financial Shared Services conference.