Bulgaria Schedule of Events - Sept 24 - Nov 25

* Wednesday, September 24 - Sofia: Bulgaria's Deputy Prime Minister Meglena Plugchieva to open a national conference on preventing mismanagement of European Union funds.

* Wednesday, September 24 - Sofia: The state energy regulator to hold public discussion on a proposed 36.5% hike in natural gas prices for the fourth quarter of 2008.

* Wednesday, September 24 - Sofia: The prospects of Russian-Bulgarian cooperation in tourism will be discussed via a Sofia-Moscow video link hosted by Russian news agency RIA Novosti.

Wednesday, September 24 - Sofia: Bulgaria's central bank to issue data on end-July gross foreign debt (1100 GMT).

Friday, September 26 - Sofia: National Statistics Institute to release business sentiment index.

Friday, September 26 - Dimitrovgrad: Shareholders of blue-chip chemical fertilisers producer Neochim to vote on a proposal to appoint a representative of Chimimport Group, a subsidiary of blue-chip industrial conglomerate Chimimport, as a management board member (meeting starts 0900 GMT).

Friday, September 26 - Sofia: Creditors of Bulgaria's largest steel mill, Ispat Industries-owned Kremikovtzi, which a Sofia court has declared insolvent, to hold a meeting.

Monday, September 29 - Sofia: National Statistics Institute to release August producer price data.

Monday, September 29 - Sofia: Finance Ministry to auction 30 million levs worth of 10-year government bonds.

Monday, September 29 - Sofia: Bulgaria's central bank to auction 30 million lev ($23.9 million/15.3 million euro) in 10-year treasury notes.

Tuesday, September 30 - Sofia: Deadline expires for the Finance Ministry to release August budget balance data.

Thursday, October 9 - Sofia (Bulgaria): 3rd Balkan real estate conference - Bulgaria, organised by Balkan Property exhibition (BalPEx) takes place.

Friday, October 10 - Sofia (Bulgaria): 4th Balkan Property exhibition - BalPEx - Fall 2008 (www.balpex.eu) starts (until October 12).

Monday, October 20 - Sofia: Finance Ministry to auction 30 million levs in five-year government bonds.

Friday, October 24 - Sofia: Deadline for placing bids for the heating utility in the northeastern city of Shumen.

* Monday, October 27 - Sofia: Financial and industrial group Eurohold Bulgaria holds extraordinary shareholders meeting.

Thursday, November 6 - Sofia: Sofia's Municipal Privatisation Agency to auction 65.55% of Municipal Insurance company at a call price of 9.6 million levs.

Tuesday, November 25 - Sofia: Financial and industrial group Eurohold Bulgaria to release consolidated financial results for the third quarter.

Tuesday, November 25 - Sofia: Blue-chip car battery manufacturer MonBat to issue revenue and profit forecast for the last quarter of 2008.