Bulgaria News

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Bulgaria News



BULGARIA: New Gas Hike Deadlier Than Ever

SE Europe - Sofia,Bulgaria

Gas prices in Bulgaria will jump by 23.89% as of October 1 and by a further 21.4% from January 1 in case the US dollar plus oil and oil product prices are ...




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US warns Americans to beware Bulgarian strip bars


The Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) =97 The State Department is warning that more than your mon=
ey and marriage are at stake if you visit strip clubs in the Bulgarianb> capital. ...

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News - Bulgaria



PM Stanishev: Bulgaria's Government Works to Attract US Investors

Sofia News Agency - Bulgaria

Stanishev announced the USA ranked eighth among the foreign investors in Bulgaria with about USD 1254 B invested in the country in the period 1996-2007. ...




Bulgaria



TEXT-Outlook of 3 Bulgarian banks to stable vs positive-Moody's

Forbes - NY,USA

This rating action follows Moody's decision to change the outlook on Bulgaria's Baa3 foreign currency deposit ceiling to stable from positive (see press ...




Bulgaria



Bulgaria raises gas prices by 24 pct from Oct 1

Reuters - USA

SOFIA, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Bulgaria will raise wholesale natural gas prices by 23.89 percent from Oct. 1 due to the global increase in energy costs this ...




Bulgaria News



Research and Markets: Balkan Star Automotive EOOD (Bulgaria ...

MarketWatch - USA

Balkan Star Automotive EOOD is a Bulgarian company specialising in the import and distribution of cars, trucks and buses, in the sale and supply of spare ...




Bulgaria News Update



Bulgaria Name Squad For Italy Clash

Goal.com - Switzerland

Bulgaria coach Plamen Markov has named his 20-man squad to face Italy in next month's World Cup qualifier. The Azzurri have had a perfect start in the ...




Bulgaria News



Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia sign trilateral agreement on combating ...

Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

Bulgarian Interior Minister Mihail Mikov, his Serbian counterpart Ivica Dacic and Romanian interior minister Christian David have signed an agreement ...




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Delegation of the European Parliament Visits Bulgaria


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ia


Delegation of the Committee on regional development at the European parliam=
ent, led by its chair Herardo Galeote is on official visit to Bulgariab> till ...

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Petrov to play for Bulgaria despite injury


The Canadian Press - SOFIA, Bulga=
ria


SOFIA, Bulgaria =97 Manchester City winger Martin Petrov was include=
d in Bulgaria's squad for next month's World Cup qualifiers =
against Italy and Georgia ...

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Monday, September 29, 2008

Bulgaria News



Research and Markets: Holding Roads AD (Bulgaria) - Company ...

MarketWatch - USA

Holding Roads AD is a leading Bulgarian road construction company. It specialises in road construction, reconstruction and maintenance, construction of road ...




News - Bulgaria



Smoking ban could befall Bulgaria in 2010

Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

Smoking in public places, at the workplace and in public transportation could be banned in Bulgaria effective June 1 2010, if approved by Parliament. ...




Bulgaria News Update



'Rich Daddy' resort for Bulgaria

Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

Rich Daddy Resort and Spa has entered the Bulgarian stage, designing to be the nec plus ultra of luxury living complexes on the Black Sea coast. ...




Bulgaria News



Petrov to play for Bulgaria despite injury

International Herald Tribune - France

AP SOFIA, Bulgaria: Manchester City winger Martin Petrov was included in Bulgaria's squad for next month's World Cup qualifiers against Italy and Georgia ...




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Bulgaria could learn from South Africa's =91Scorpions=92 experie=
nce in ...


Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

Bulgaria could draw some conclusions from South Africa's negativ=
e experience in fighting organised crime, UK investigative journalist Misha=
Glenny said in ...

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News - Bulgaria



Soccer-Injured Petrov in Bulgaria squad for World Cup qualifiers

Reuters.uk - UK

SOFIA, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Bulgaria coach Plamen Markov included injured winger Martin Petrov in his 20-man squad for next month's 2010 World Cup Group ...


Bulgaria Industrial PPI Climbs in August

RTT News - Williamsville,NY,USA

(RTTNews) - Monday, Bulgaria's National Statistical Institute announced that the overall industrial producer prices index, or PPI increased 11.8% ...




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Bulgaria=92s Environment Ministry to start distributing free carbon =
...


Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

The European Commission (EC) has approved Bulgaria=92s national plan=
for distribution of free carbon dioxide quotas from 2007, and the country=
=92s Environment ...

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arbon-dioxide-quotas-from-2007/id_32038/catid_66">




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Bulgaria launches C02 registry to kick off trade


Reuters - USA

SOFIA, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Bulgaria has opened a long-delayed nation=
al carbon dioxide registry which allows the Balkan country to launch trade =
in greenhouse ...

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Serbia eager to beat Bulgaria with Corridor 10


Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

Serbian minister of infrastructure Milutin Markonitch has said that "i=
t is imperative for Serbia to complete Corridor 10 by 2010, before Bulga=
ria
and ...

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Animal lovers protest against Bulgaria=92s proposed new Condominium =
Act


Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

... Human Rights Charter, as well as the local Statutory Instruments=
Act, Protection Against Discrimination Act, Ownership Act and the Bulga=
rian
constitution.

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Bulgaria



OAO Gazprom delegation visits Bulgaria

Focus News - Sofia,Bulgaria

... headed by Vlada Rusakova, Member of the Management Committee and Head of the Strategic Development Department, paid a working visit today to Bulgaria. ...




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Bulgarian morning TV soundbites September 29 2008


Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

=93During the past three years I got so used to being watched by one or ano=
ther service or person, that it has become a lifestyle to me,=94 former =
Bulgarian
...

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Culprits for Latest Mine Blast in Bulgaria Imposed Minimal Fines
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Sofia News Agency - Bulgariat>

Bulgaria: Labour inspectors announced Monday they imposed the minima=
l fines set at BGN 250 to the two men responsible for the blast in the Bobo=
v Dol mine in ...

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Bulgaria rescuers resume search for sailors from sunken ship


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ay search for crewmembers of the Tolstoy dry cargo ship that sank offshore =
Bulgaria in ...

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Bulgaria is at one of the first places of coronary death-rate in =
...


Focus News - Sofia,Bulgaria>

Death rate caused by coronary diseases is decreasing in the developed Europ=
ean states but in Bulgaria it is at one of the first positions, chai=
rperson of ...

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208 EU Insurers Work in Bulgaria

international.news.bg - Sofia,Bulgaria

The premium income of the Bulgarian insurance market in the first months of the year is 852, 514 million levs, according to data from the Association of ...


Aston Villa 2-1 Sunderland: Stiliyan Petrov is Villa's Great Uncle ...

Mirror.co.uk - London,UK

By Mike Walters 29/09/2008 Stiliyan Petrov has become the Great Uncle Bulgaria of Aston Villa's midfield - because he picks up all the loose ends and makes ...


Court Acquits Bulgaria's Velingrad Former Bully Mayor in Trash Case

Sofia News Agency - Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Sofia City Court acquitted Monday the MP and former mayor of the town of Velingrad Fidel Beev over trashing a man and threatening the victim's ...


Sopharma Buys Plot in Sofia, Bulgaria

Property Xpress (subscription) - Bulgaria

29-09-08, 7:20, (Property Xpress) - Sopharma Properties REIT has acquired a 0.7862 ha plot from Telecomplect AD for EUR 4.0 mln, without VAT, ...




News - Bulgaria



GREAT UNCLE BULGARIA!

Mirror.co.uk - London,UK

But as Villa broke into the top three with their third Premier League win on the bounce, Bulgarian Petrov swept up everything in an untidy match - including ...


EC to trigger sanctions against Bulgaria till the end of September

Focus News - Sofia,Bulgaria

This is a serious issue for the whole Europe because also is monopoly there, Bulgarian EU Commissioner for Consumer Protection Meglena Kuneva said to BTV. ...




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Two sailors rescued from sunken carrier Tolstoy


Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

According to Bulgaria=92s Transport Ministry, one sailor had sent an=
SMS on the night of September 27 saying that he was in a raft close to =
Bulgaria
=92s Tsarevo ...

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id_66">




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Bulgaria attracted USD 8,4 bln of FDI

EMportal - Belgrade,Serbia

Bulgaria attracted a total of USD 8429 B of foreign direct investments in 2007, according to the 2008 World Investment Report of the UNCTAD, ...




News - Bulgaria



Bulgaria with the cheapest agricultural land in Europe

Focus News - Sofia,Bulgaria

Agricultural areas in Bulgaria remain the cheapest in the EU regardless of the 20% rise in costs since early 2008 up to an average of BGN 320 per decare. ...


Ukrainian boat sinks in Black Sea, 10 crew missing

Tehran Times - Iran

SOFIA (AFP) -- A Ukrainian ship sank early Saturday off Bulgaria's Black Sea coast in bad weather, and 10 crew members are still missing, the Bulgarian ...




Sunday, September 28, 2008

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Tennis: Bulgaria=92s Pironkova advances to third round of qualifiers=
...


Focus News - Sofia,Bulgaria>

Tsvetana Pironkova of Bulgaria has advanced to the third round of th=
e qualifiers at the tennis tournament in the German city of Stuttgart. .=
..


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Bulgaria



Fingers Crossed This Time Round - As Bulgaria Hits Eurovision ...

Manchester Evening News Blog - Manchester,UK

The search starts on Thursday and the Bulgarian public will be hoping for more luck this time after last year's entry Deep Zone and Balthazar were cruelly ...




Bulgaria News Update



Bulgaria Second Congress of Tourism Investors Held in Sofia

Focus on Travel News - Istanbul,Turkey

The Bulgarian National Tourism Board and the State Tourism Agency organized Friday the second congress of investors in the tourist branch in the country. ...


Taxi drivers to sue Bulgarian municipality over state of roads

Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

Taxi drivers in the city of Shoumen in north-western Bulgaria say that they will take court action against the municipality because of the bad state of the ...




News - Bulgaria



Bulgaria Nationalists Buy Truck for Their National Guard

Sofia News Agency - Bulgaria

Bulgaria Nationalists Buy Truck for Their National Guard: The civil National Guard team recently created by the nationalist extremists Bulgarian National ...




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Bulgaria asks Turkey to help save ship survivors


H=FCrriyet - Turkey

Bulgaria called on Turkey to help it rescue two survivors adrift on =
a life raft on Sunday after a North Korean-registered cargo ship with 10 cr=
ew on board ...

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News - Bulgaria



US soldier dies in vehicle accident in Baghdad

Xinhua - China

BAGHDAD, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) -- The US military in Iraq said on Sunday that one soldier died of wounds sustained from a vehicle accident in Baghdad. ...




Bulgaria



4174 US Military Deaths in Iraq

ShortNews.com - Regensburg,Germany

At least 4174 members of the American military have died in Iraq since the March 2003 invasion, according to the Associated Press. ...




Bulgaria News



Budgetary Control Committee delegation with the European ...

Focus News - Sofia,Bulgaria

Budgetary Control Committee delegation, leaded by Nils Lundgren, will arrive in Bulgaria on Sunday and will stay until October 1. The visits are organized ...




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US military: soldier dies in vehicle accident in Iraq


USA Today - USA

BAGHDAD (AP) =97 The US military says an American soldier died when a vehic=
le rolled over southeast of Baghdad. A statement says the rollover occurred=
about ...

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Bulgaria News Update



Ukrainian ship sinks off Bulgaria

Turkish Press - Plymouth,MI,USA

PRESSTV - A 5000-ton Ukrainian cargo ship with 13 crewmembers onboard has sunk off the Black Sea coast of Bulgaria in stormy weather. ...




Saturday, September 27, 2008

News - Bulgaria



Research and Markets: Sectra AB Medical Equipment Company Share ...

MarketWatch - USA

DUBLIN, Ireland, Sep 26, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Research and Markets ( http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/530dda/sectra_ab_medical) has announced ...




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Controversy as Bulgarian Parliament debates new Family Code


Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

The new Family Code proposed by the Bulgarian Cabinet sought to deal=
with many issues at the same time =96 cohabitation, ending lengthy divorce=
procedures, ...

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Ukrainian ship goes missing off Bulgaria's coast


The Associated Press

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) =97 Bulgaria's transport minister sa=
ys a Ukrainian ship has sunk in the Black Sea and rescuers are searching fo=
r survivors. ...

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Bulgaria PM Addresses UN General Assembly


Sofia News Agency - Bulgariat>

Bulgaria PM Addresses UN General Assembly: The Bulgarian Prim=
e Minister Sergey Stanishev addressed Friday the 63rd annual session of the=
United Nations (UN) ...

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Bulgaria



Cargo ship sinks off coast in Bulgaria

Xinhua - China

27 (Xinhua) -- A cargo ship sank Saturday morning in the Black Sea off the Bulgarian coast, with all crew members reported missing, local press cited the ...




Bulgaria News Update



Ukrainian ship goes missing off Bulgaria's coast

International Herald Tribune - France

AP SOFIA, Bulgaria: Bulgaria's transport minister says a Ukrainian ship has sunk in the Black Sea and rescuers are searching for survivors. ...




Bulgaria



Ship sinks in storm off Bulgaria

BBC News - UK

A cargo ship, believed to be Ukrainian or Russian, sank in stormy waters off the Black Sea coast of Bulgaria with 13 crew members aboard, authorities say. ...


Bulgaria and Romania to Mange Jointly Danube Bridge 2

Sofia News Agency - Bulgaria

Bulgaria and Romania to Mange Jointly Danube Bridge 2: A joint Bulgarian Romanian company is to be created to manage the Danube Bridge 2, according to the ...




Bulgaria News



US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 535

The Associated Press

As of Friday, Sept. 26, 2008, at least 535 members of the US military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the US invasion of ...




Friday, September 26, 2008

Bulgaria News



Moody's cuts outlook on Bulgaria's credit ratings

Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

Moody's Investors Service has said that it changed the outlook on Bulgaria's Baa3 foreign and local currency ratings to stable from positive. ...




Bulgaria News



Bulgaria to re-auction 4th GSM licence in early-2009

Telecompaper - Houten,Netherlands

Bulgaria's Communications Regulation Commission (CRC) plans to have a second run at awarding a fourth GSM operating licence in the country, with the auction ...




Bulgaria News



Bulgaria regulator cleans nuclear plant image

guardian.co.uk - UK

By Irina Ivanova SOFIA, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Bulgaria's nuclear regulator on Friday rejected accusations that nuclear power plant Kozloduy used dangerous ...




Bulgaria



Bulgaria's Euro chances go up after Uefa ruling

Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

Bulgaria can only be thankful and raise a glass for the Scottish and Irish football associations, who came up with the proposal to expand the number of ...




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Anti-trust body to probe CEZ Bulgaria over quarterly metering
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Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

Bulgaria=92s anti-trust authority has said that it would launch a mo=
nopoly abuse inspection into power distributor CEZ Bulgaria for the =
introduction of ...

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g/id_32003/catid_66">




Bulgaria News Update



Research and Markets: Company Profile of Balkanstroy AD ...

MarketWatch - USA

Balkanstroy AD is a leading Bulgarian engineering and construction company. The company is also engaged in real estate investments, production of building ...




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Bulgaria=92s blooming banks


Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

and was in danger of losing its place as the sixth-largest bank to Piraeus =
Bulgaria. Scarcely a day seems to pass without news breaking of yet =
another ...

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Bulgaria and the financial crisis


Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

At a time like this people and investors usually start asking to what exten=
t the Bulgarian economy will be influenced by this crisis in light o=
f an ...

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The innocents in Bulgaria


Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

Well, here we are at last in Bulgaria, and what a lot I have to tell=
you. First of all, it was such a tiring journey via Munich to Sofia, mainl=
y because we ...

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Bulgaria=92s Sarah Palin


Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

Meanwhile, a significant part of Bulgarian diplomatic services aroun=
d the world continues to use Yahoo! and similar free webmail services as th=
eir official ...

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Address: 51 Boulevard Bulgaria, Sofia


Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

This store is on Boulevard Bulgaria on the way to Boyana, between th=
e Sprider store and Billa. The first impression you get is of a mega-store =
similar to ...

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A Sever Winter Could Seriously Encumber Bulgaria's Energy System=


Money.bg - =D1=EE=F4=E8=FF,Bulgar=
ia


A severe winter could seriously encumber the Bulgarian energy system=
if the heating supplying plants (=93Toplofikazia=94) in Sofia, Pleven, Vra=
tsa and Bourgas ...

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Director in Bulgaria State Security Agency Fired over Tapping Scanda=
l


Sofia News Agency - Bulgariat>

On Thursday, Deputy Chair of the Interior Commission in Parliament, Tatyana=
Doncheva, from the ruling Bulgarian Socialist Party confirmed that =
she and the ...

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RPT-PRESS DIGEST - Bulgaria - Sept 26

Reuters - USA

SOFIA, Sept 26 (Reuters) - These are some of the main stories in Bulgarian newspapers on Friday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch ...




Thursday, September 25, 2008

Bulgaria



Bulgaria's dream coach mulls taking over Newcastle

Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

Terry Venables, the former England manager that was offered the job of coaching Bulgaria's national football team last year, could take over the struggling ...




Bulgaria News Update



Correction: Moody's Lowers Outlook on Bulgaria's Ratings to Stable ...

RTT News - Williamsville,NY,USA

Thursday, Moody's Investor Services lowered Bulgaria's rating outlook to stable from positive. The rating agency lowered Bulgaria's Baa3 foreign and local ...




Bulgaria News Update



Bulgaria to revive Danube hydro-power projects

Reuters UK - UK

SOFIA (Reuters) - The Bulgarian government decided on Thursday to revive communist era projects to build several hydro-power plants with Romania on the ...




News - Bulgaria



US and Iraqi Presidents Praise Bulgaria's Mission in Iraq

Sofia News Agency - Bulgaria

Washington and Baghdad have paid tribute to Bulgaria and all other countries that have supported the US mission in Iraq during a special meeting in New York ...




Bulgaria



Bulgaria BTC unaffected by owner AIG's troubles

Reuters - USA

SOFIA, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Bulgaria's dominant telecom BTC BTCC.BB has not been affected by the troubles of its owner, American International Group Inc (AIG ...




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The Credit Rating of Bulgaria Decreases


News.bg - =D1=EE=F4=E8=FF,Bulgari=
a


The world rating agency Moody's Investors Service decreased the credit =
rating of Bulgaria's government - from "positive" to &=
quot;stable", Money.bg announced. ...

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Moody's Lowers Bulgaria's Rating Perspectives


Sofia News Agency - Bulgariat>

Bulgaria Moody=92s Lowers Bulgaria=92s Rating Perspectives: M=
oody's Investor Service, one of world's top financial analysis corp=
orations, ...

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Bulgarian morning TV soundbites September 25 2008


Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

=93Unfortunately it turns out that Bulgaria has performed the worst =
out of all European Union member states,=94 Diana Kovacheva, executive dire=
ctor of ...

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atid_66">




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Moody's changes outlook on Bulgaria's ratings to stable from positive

The FINANCIAL - Tbilisi,Georgia

"Moody's is concerned that Bulgaria's outsized external imbalances leave the economy exposed to a potential reduction in external liquidity and asset price ...




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Journalists Protest Against the Freedom of Speech in Bulgaria
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e chief editor of =93Frog news=94 Ognyan Stefanov will be organized today b=
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News - Bulgaria



Soccer-Bulgaria's Botev punished again for racist incident

Reuters.uk - UK

SOFIA, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Bulgaria's Botev Plovdiv were punished for a racist incident among their supporters for the second time in a week on Thursday. ...




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2008-09-25 06:08:59 - Bulgaria Food and Drink Report Q3 2008 - a =
...


PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung) =
- Wien,Austria


BMI=92s Bulgaria Food & Drink Report for Q308 places Bulgaria=
in a modest eighth place within the 14 food and drinks markets in Cent=
ral and Eastern Europe ...

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News - Bulgaria



IMF Board of Directors Approves off 3-Year Agreement with Bulgaria ...

Focus News - Sofia,Bulgaria

The Board of Directors of the International Monetary Fund approves off the 3-year agreement with Bulgaria according to which USD 840 million will be ...




Bulgaria News



Bulgaria Becomes Member of WB and IMF on this day in 1990

Focus News - Sofia,Bulgaria

Bulgaria becomes a member of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. The two organizations were established in 1944 with an agreement signed by ...




Wednesday, September 24, 2008

News - Bulgaria


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Bulgaria=92s Undiscovered Ski Resorts


Quest Bulgaria Property Magazine =
- Kotel,Bulgaria


Bulgarian ski resorts have seen a great deal of investment in their =
infrastructure and facilities of late; indeed the country=92s top three res=
orts, Borovets, ...

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BOC President vows round table on sports problems in Bulgaria

Focus News - Sofia,Bulgaria

The Olympic Games performance does not mirror our place in sports, but analyses and actions for this to change are ahead, Bulgarian Olympic Committee ...




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Radical changes in Bulgaria=92s acts necessary: rightist


Focus News - Sofia,Bulgaria>

Radical changes of the acts and practices in Bulgaria are necessary,=
chairman of the Union of Democratic Forces /UDF/ Plamen Yurukov said durin=
g his visit ...

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Sigurdur Oli Olafsson: Actavis=92 managers team in Bulgaria do ..=
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Focus News - Sofia,Bulgaria>

Olafsson added that he highly appreciates the managerial staff of the compa=
ny in Bulgaria in both spheres =96 sales and production. ...<=
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Bulgaria=92s FDI on the rise in 2008, says Invest Bulgaria Ag=
ency


Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

Invest Bulgaria Agency chief executive Stoyan Stalev told a news con=
ference on September 24 2008 that Bulgaria got 2.84 billion euro in =
foreign direct ...

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Bulgaria warned of heavy rain


Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

Bulgaria=92s Emergency Situations Ministry has sent a warning to all=
regional governors, mayors and territorial directorates of the central gov=
ernment of ...

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Bulgaria slips in corruption ranking, says watchdog


Southeast European Times - MD,USA=


Bulgaria is perceived as the most corrupt country among 31 EU and We=
stern European nations, according to Transparency International. ...=


.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/features/setimes/features/2008/09/24/featur=
e-01">


Bulgaria's State Debt Was EUR 5,2 B at End of 2007 - Report
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Sofia News Agency - Bulgariat>

Thus, Bulgaria's foreign debt stood at EUR 3527 B, and the inter=
nal debt was EUR 1636 B. At the end of 2007 the country's total state d=
ebt was 17,9% of its ...

e.com/view_news.php%3Fid%3D97260">




Bulgaria News


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Mobikom Austria Complains to EC about Bulgaria's ...
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Sofia News Agency - Bulgariat>

Bulgaria Mobikom Austria Complains to EC about Bulgaria=92s T=
elecommunications Regulation: The Mobikom Austria Group, the owner of Bu=
lgaria's
largest mobile ...

e.com/view_news.php%3Fid%3D97259">


Film from Macedonia about Bulgaria=92s Clairvoyant Vanga Shown in In=
dia


Balkan Travellers - Sofia,Bulgari=
a


23 September 2008 | A documentary film called Like a Candle [ital] about >Bulgaria=92s most famous clairvoyant, Baba Vanga, will compete in the =
Gandhi Panorama ...

ravellers.com/en/read/article/784">




Bulgaria News



Bulgaria's Largest Cigarette Factory Expects 50% Smaller Profit in ...

Sofia News Agency - Bulgaria

The factory's output in 2008 was about the same as in 2007 but the profit is smaller because of the higher excise tax, which was imposed after Bulgaria's EU ...




Bulgaria News


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Bulgaria=92s axed referees and a Hatchet job


Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

The decision by the Bulgarian Football Union to dismiss all seven me=
mbers of the referees=92 commission prompted cutting comments from the Dail=
y Mail ...

ho.com/article/bulgaria-s-axed-referees-and-a-hatchet-job/id_31932/catid_64=
">


US state dept reports on religious freedom problems in Bulgaria
<=
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Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

Some local authorities in Bulgaria are putting up obstacles to relig=
ious freedom in the country, according to the annual US state department re=
port on ...

ho.com/article/us-state-dept-reports-on-religious-freedom-problems-in-bulga=
ria/id_31934/catid_66">




Bulgaria



BULGARIA: Web site editor beaten with hammers in Sofia

CPJ Press Freedom Online - New York,NY,USA

According to the Bulgarian Web site News, prosecutors are investigating the case as an attempted murder. Stefanov, 54, was leaving a restaurant called ...




News - Bulgaria



Russian tourists in Bulgaria are 30 times more than Bulgarian ...

Focus News - Sofia,Bulgaria

Russian citizens who go to Turkey are 10 times more than in Bulgaria, which means that something more can be done, head of the Federal Agency for Tourism ...




Bulgaria News


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Allianz Bulgaria=92s funds have shed Lehman Brothers instruments
=


Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

Allianz Bulgaria=92s pension funds no longer hold debt instruments i=
ssued by US investment bank Lehman Brothers, who filed for bankruptcy earli=
er this week, ...

ho.com/article/allianz-bulgaria-s-funds-have-shed-lehman-brothers-instrumen=
ts/id_31928/catid_67">




Bulgaria


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Greece 3rd biggest investor in Bulgaria


EMportal - Belgrade,Serbia=


Greece remains Bulgaria=92s third biggest investor, following Austri=
a and Germany, said Bulgarian Central Bank. Foreign Direct Investmen=
ts (FDI) in Bulgaria ...

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r">Focus News


Maxim Staviski: I drive car neither in Bulgaria nor in Moscow
>
Focus News - Sofia,Bulgaria>

I can=92t comment his deeds, former two-time World Champion Maxim Staviski =
said after the sitting of Supreme Court of Cassation of Bulgaria in =
reference to ...

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Bulgaria's Skating Champ Staviiski to Hear His Final Sentence>

Sofia News Agency - Bulgariat>

Bulgaria: Bulgaria's Supreme Court is to pass Wednesday t=
he final sentence against ice skating champion Maxim Staviski over causing =
a heavy car crash that ...

e.com/view_news.php%3Fid%3D97250">




Bulgaria


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Allianz Bulgaria=92s funds have shed Lehman Brothers instruments
=


Focus News - Sofia,Bulgaria>

Allianz Bulgaria=92s pension funds no longer hold instruments in ban=
krupt US bank Lehman Brothers, said Sofia Hristova, executive director of t=
he pension ...

en.net/index.php%3Fid%3Dn153741">




News - Bulgaria



PRESS DIGEST - Bulgaria - Sept 24

Reuters - USA

SOFIA, Sept 24 (Reuters) - These are some of the main stories in Bulgarian newspapers on Wednesday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not ...




Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Bulgaria News


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Fifa gives Georgia the all-clear


SkySports - USA

However, Fifa has now given Georgia the all-clear for the meeting with Cypr=
us on 11th October and the match against Bulgaria four days later. <=
b>...

ts.com/story/0,19528,12010_4185452,00.html">

Bulgaria and Romania perceived as EU's most corrupt countries>

EUobserver.com - Brussels,Belgium=


(Photo: Council of Europe) Bulgaria and Romania won a ranking of 3.6=
and 3.8 respectively from their citizens on a scale from 0 to 10, where 0 =
is the most ...

com/22/26795">

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Imams Scarcity Closes Bulgaria Mosques


Islam Online - Doha,Qatar<=
br>
By Hany Salah, IOL Correspondent CAIRO =97 Despite a growing interest in th=
e Muslim faith, many mosques across the central European country of Bulg=
aria
remain ...

line.net/servlet/Satellite%3Fc%3DArticle_C%26cid%3D1221720230322%26pagename=
%3DZone-English-News/NWELayout">




Bulgaria News


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>=Focus News


100th anniversary of Bulgaria=92s independence


Focus News - Sofia,Bulgaria>

The parade passed along the streets of Veliko Tarnovo to reach Mother Bu=
lgaria
monument in the city=92s center where 100 retired veterans were =
awarded ...

en.net/index.php%3Fid%3Dh2043">


Three girls die in car crash in Bulgaria


Focus News - Sofia,Bulgaria>

Three girls died in a car crash in Bulgaria on the Shumen-Sofia road=
, the National Medical Coordination center announced for FOCUS News Agency.=
...

en.net/index.php%3Fid%3Dn153692">


US Department of State: Religious Intolerance in Bulgaria Is ...<=
/b>


Sofia News Agency - Bulgariat>

US Department of State: Religious Intolerance in Bulgaria Is Rising =
=96 Report: The Bulgarian Government generally respects religious freedom i=
n practice, ...

e.com/view_news.php%3Fid%3D97223">




Bulgaria News


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Bulgaria goes down in Transparency International's corruption in=
dex


Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

Corruption in public tenders, concessions, the judiciary and in the managem=
ent of European Union funds have cost Bulgaria in the Transparency I=
nternational ...

ho.com/article/bulgaria-goes-down-in-transparency-international-s-corruptio=
n-index/id_31917/catid_66">


Bulgaria's PM to Be Guest Lecturer at Harvard's Kennedy Scho=
ol of ...


Sofia News Agency - Bulgariat>

Bulgaria Bulgaria=92s PM to Be Guest Lecturer at Harvard=92s Kennedy=
School of Government: Bulgaria's Prime Minister Sergey Stanishe=
v set off Monday on a ...

e.com/view_news.php%3Fid%3D97222">




Bulgaria News


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Bulgaria launches all-female Big Brother 4


Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

Bulgaria=92s three national free-to-air channels offered alternative=
realities on the night of September 22. One was actual reality: a live bro=
adcast of the ...

ho.com/article/bulgaria-launches-all-female-big-brother-4/id_31912/catid_70=
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Bulgaria News


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Bulgaria in the Bottom on the Fight Against Corruption


Money.bg - =D1=EE=F4=E8=FF,Bulgar=
ia


Bulgaria is in the lowest levels among the EU member states on fight=
against corruption, according to data from the International organization =
"Transparency ...

al.ibox.bg/news/id_578659829">




Bulgaria News



BLD to shed winter, seaside projects in Bulgaria

Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

Residential property developer Bulgarian Land Development (BLD) said it has put up for sale its holiday projects Riverland in the western ski resort of ...


Glamorous Show Mark beginning of Dancing Stars in Bulgaria

Sofia News Agency - Bulgaria

Bulgaria: A whole group of celebrities made the start of the first season of the successful Dancing Stars show in Bulgaria on Monday night. ...




Bulgaria



Deputy Chair of Bulgaria State Sports Agency Arrested

Sofia News Agency - Bulgaria

Deputy Chair of Bulgaria State Sports Agency Arrested: Police arrested Tuesday the deputy chair of Bulgaria's State Agency for Youth and Sports, Ivan Lekov. ...




Bulgaria



About 400 000 Automobiles Registered in Bulgaria Per Year

international.news.bg - Sofia,Bulgaria

This is data from a survey of the Green Party, which celebrated the European day without automobiles. In 2007 almost 420 000 automobiles have been ...




News - Bulgaria



PRESS DIGEST - Bulgaria - Sept 23

Reuters - USA

SOFIA, Sept 23 (Reuters) - These are some of the main stories in Bulgarian newspapers on Tuesday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch ...




Bulgaria News



Blackburn And Sunderland Chase Popov

Goal.com - Switzerland

The flamboyant midfielder is currently one of the hottest prospects in the Bulgarian League and is being closely-watched by the Premier League duo, ...




Monday, September 22, 2008

Bulgaria News



Considering a Bulgarian Mortgage?

Quest Bulgaria Property Magazine - Kotel,Bulgaria

With such tightening of credit facilities in the UK has left many disheartened and the once dreamed of escape to foreign lands like Bulgaria now seems to be ...




Bulgaria News



Increase in Bulgarian beer exports sees Zagorka take the lead

Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

Bulgarian Breweries are making a mark on the international scene with beer exports rising in Romania, Macedonia, Spain, Portugal, USA and Hungary. ...




News - Bulgaria



Bulgaria Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare Report Q3 2008 Provides ...

MarketWatch - USA

BMI's Bulgaria Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare Report provides independent forecasts and competitive intelligence on Bulgaria's pharmaceuticals and ...




News - Bulgaria


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Bulgaria=92s Famed Thracian Archaeologist, Georgi Kitov, Dies
>
Balkan Travellers - Sofia,Bulgari=
a


22 September 2008 | Georgi Kitov, one of Bulgaria=92s most prominent=
archaeologists, died of a heart attack on September 14. Kitov, who special=
ised in ...

ravellers.com/en/read/article/777">




Bulgaria News Update


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Purvanov in Veliko Turnovo =96 celebrations in full swing


Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

There is something in the air in Veliko Turnovo today, Bulgaria's> ancient capital and one of the country's most beautiful towns. ...=


ho.com/article/purvanov-in-veliko-turnovo-celebrations-in-full-swing/id_319=
03/catid_65">


Traveling flow between Greece and Macedonia to be redirected via ...=


Focus News - Sofia,Bulgaria>

According to head of Regional border sector =96 Smolyan Commissary Todor Ge=
orgiev traveling flow between Greece and Macedonia would be redirected via =
Bulgaria ...

en.net/index.php%3Fid%3Dn153581">




Bulgaria News



Bulgaria Shows Unique Age-old State Symbols on Independence Day

Sofia News Agency - Bulgaria

Bulgaria: A unique historic state symbols of Bulgarian rulers dating back from the country's founding were gathered in an exhibition opened in the old ...




Bulgaria News Update



Bas-relief of Tsar Ferdinand Unveiled on Bulgaria's Independence Day

Sofia News Agency - Bulgaria

Bulgaria: A bas-relief of Bulgaria's later Tsar Ferdinand I was opened Monday in downtown Sofia on the day when the country celebrates the 100th anniversary ...




News - Bulgaria



Official statement by Bulgarian Prime Minister on 100th ...

Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

The Bulgarian Prime Minister, Sergei Stanishev has appealed for Bulgarian unity and support on the eve of one of the most holy dates in the Bulgarian ...




Bulgaria News



Dancing Stars opens in Sofia

Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

Some of them are Bulgarian dancers who live and work overseas, predominantly in the US, but have returned to Bulgaria especially for the event. ...




Bulgaria



Bulgaria Marks 100th Anniversary since Independence Proclamation

Sofia News Agency - Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Celebrations have been opened Monday across the country on the Independence Day of Bulgaria, September 22. On this day, 100 years ago, ...




Bulgaria


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Brussels leaves Bulgaria at court=92s door over 112 call number
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EMportal - Belgrade,Serbia=


The European Commission granted Bulgaria a final extension of three =
months to deploy the single European emergency call number 112 all across i=
ts territory ...

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Eichhoff opens new plant in Bulgaria


evertiq.se - Stockholm,Swedennt>

Eichhoff Components Bulgaria has been manufacturing electric compone=
nts for the white goods industry since 2003 - here primarily for washing ma=
chines. ...

.com/news/read.do%3Fnews%3D12343">




News - Bulgaria



MEP: Bulgaria-Romania ties blossom after EU accession

EurActiv - Brussels,Belgium

Relations between Bulgaria and Romania have flourished since they joined the Union in January 2007, Romanian Socialist MEP Victor Bostinaru told EurActiv in ...


EU FM's approve Conclusions on EC July Reports on Bulgaria and ...

EMportal - Belgrade,Serbia

In the conclusions GAERC calls on Bulgaria and Romania to step up their efforts, undertake without delay all necessary measures and show tangible and ...


EPP Members Discuss Bulgaria's European Alternatives

Journal of Turkish Weekly - Ankara,Turkey

The three Bulgarian right-wing opposition formations and members of the European People's Party have held Sunday a public discussion over the European ...




Bulgaria


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=C8EZ likely to curb power production in Bulgaria


Prague Daily Monitor - Prague,Cze=
ch Republic


By =C8TK / Published 22 September 2008 According to the sources, production=
in Varna would remain limited until Bulgaria liberalises its market=
and until CEZ ...

onitor.com/en/427/czech_business/28273/">




News - Bulgaria



Bulgaria marks the 100th anniversary of its Declaration of ...

Focus News - Sofia,Bulgaria

Bulgaria celebrates the 100th anniversary of its Declaration of Independence today. Exactly a century ago, on 22 September 1908, the independence of the ...




Sunday, September 21, 2008

Bulgaria News


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First Cultural Conference between Serres and Bulgaria=A2s Blagoevgra=
d


=C5=EE=F0=F1=DD=F2 - Athens,Greec=
e


The 1st Cultural Conference between the regions of Serres, Macedonia, and <=
b>Bulgaria=A2s Blagoevgrad was concluded on Saturday night and was impl=
emented through ...

.gr/news/news-in-english/78002oz_2008092178002.php3">




News - Bulgaria


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Prime Minister Stanishev appeal devoted to the 100 years ...


Focus News - Sofia,Bulgaria>

It is a great honor to turn to you on the eve of one of the most significan=
t dates in Bulgaria=92s history. I do this not just it is properly t=
o keep the ...

en.net/index.php%3Fid%3Df1728">




News - Bulgaria



Bulgaria PM Addresses Nation in Independence Day Eve

Sofia News Agency - Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Bulgaria's Prime Minister has officially addressed Sunday the whole nation in the eve of the 100th anniversary since the country proclaimed its ...


Bulgaria's Young Tennis Star Dimitrov Triumphs in Madrid Tournament

Sofia News Agency - Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Bulgaria's young tennis star Grigor Dimitrov won Madrid hard-court tournament on Sunday just a week after grabbing the trophy at ITF competition ...




News - Bulgaria


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Bulgaria=92s Independence achieved in a unique way: professor
>
Focus News - Sofia,Bulgaria>

The hall at which the national science conference =93Ideas, projects and fi=
ghts for Bulgaria and system of state in Veliko Tarnovo=94 devoted t=
o Bulgaria=92s ...

en.net/index.php%3Fid%3Dn153483">


Gazeta: Russian Culture Festival in Bulgaria begins


Focus News - Sofia,Bulgaria>

The concert program =93Stars of Russian Ballet=94 in the frames of Russian =
Culture Festival in Bulgaria will begin on September 22, Russian Gaz=
eta online ...

en.net/index.php%3Fid%3Dn153484">




News - Bulgaria


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Eco projects beginning to take off in Bulgaria


Property Wire - St. Albans,Englan=
d,UK


Eco property projects are taking off in Bulgaria with two major deve=
lopers announcing environmental complexes. Real Estate Company Willbrook Ma=
nagement ...

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Bulgarian President discuses with young people why the act of ...=


Focus News - Sofia,Bulgaria>

Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov discuses with young people who p=
articipates in the youth fair why the act of proclaiming Bulgaria=92=
s independence ...

en.net/index.php%3Fid%3Dn153479">




Bulgaria News



Man Stabbed to Death in Bulgaria's Varna

Sofia News Agency - Bulgaria

Bulgaria: A 36-year-old man was found dead in San Stefano Street in Bulgaria's seaside city of Varna late on Saturday, police authorities reported. ...




Bulgaria



EPP Members Discuss Bulgaria's European Alternatives

Sofia News Agency - Bulgaria

Bulgaria: The three Bulgarian right-wing opposition formations and members of the European People's Party have held Sunday a public discussion over the ...




Bulgaria News



Bulgaria Prince Kardam Discharged from Hospital after Heavy Crash ...

Sofia News Agency - Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Bulgaria's Prince Kardam was discharged late on Saturday from the hospital in Madrid, where he spent more than a month after surviving a hellish ...




Bulgaria News Update



Bulgaria: EU should play leading role in management of the ...

ISRIA (subscription) - Washington,DC,USA

In a telephone conversation on the initiative of French President Nicolas Sarkozy, he and Bulgarian Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev gave high marks for the ...




News - Bulgaria



Mixed feelings for Stilyan Petrov during Aston Villa's trip to ...

Sunday Mercury - Birmingham,West Midlands,UK

STILIYAN Petrov decided to keep his goal celebration low-key on Thursday night after receiving a whole lotta Lovech on his return to Bulgaria. ...


Adrian Tsakonski: Mariann Fischer Boil to visit Bulgaria over ...

Focus News - Sofia,Bulgaria

European Commissioner on Agriculture and Rural Development Mariann Fischer Boil must come to Bulgaria to see how serious the problems of farmers are, ...




Bulgaria News



Bulgaria to play at EURO 2009!

Focus News - Sofia,Bulgaria

Bulgarian basketball team was defeated by Serbia 77-87 in the basketball Group A qualifier for EURO 2009 but will play at Euro 2009 despite the loss. ...




Bulgaria News



CITUB: Workers in Bulgaria have been turned into slaves

Focus News - Sofia,Bulgaria

representatives of the Confederation of the Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria (CITUB) were seething with indignation at a seminar in Alexandroupolis. ...




Bulgaria


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US war tolls


San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA=


As of Friday, at least 4168 members of the US military had died in the Iraq=
war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. =
...

com/cgi-bin/article.cgi%3Ffile%3D/c/a/2008/09/20/MNVA131SD6.DTL">r=3Dgreen>

&parent_id=3D21">
EU reprimands Italy, Bulgaria, Romania over 112


Gulf Times - Doha,Qatar>
The EU executive, in its role of guardian of the bloc=92s treaties, also re=
ferred Bulgaria and Romania to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) f=
or similar ...

mes.com/site/topics/article.asp%3Fcu_no%3D2%26item_no%3D242680%26version%3D=
1%26template_id%3D39%26parent_id%3D21">




Saturday, September 20, 2008

Bulgaria News



Basketball: EURO 2009 qualifier between Bulgaria and Serbia kicks off

Focus News - Sofia,Bulgaria

The basketball EURO 2009 qualifier between Bulgaria and Serbia has kicked off, Focus News Agency reported. The coach of the Bulgarian squad Pini Gershon ...




Bulgaria



6 million foreign tourists expected in Bulgaria by year-end

Focus News - Sofia,Bulgaria

6 million foreign tourists are expected in Bulgaria by the end of the year, Blagoy Ragin, chairman of the Bulgarian Hotel and Restaurant Association, ...




Bulgaria



Bulgaria: 54 songs submitted to Be a star

esctoday.com - Leiden,Netherlands

Yesterday at 18:00 the deadline to submit entries for the Bulgarian national final closed. A total of 54 entries will participate in the first stage of Be a ...




Bulgaria



Bulgaria Has Resources to Deal with Current Financial Crisis

Sofia News Agency - Bulgaria

He further explained that the bank market in Bulgaria was not as innovative as the one in the US and that Bulgaria did not have investment banks with ...




Bulgaria



Bulgaria and another five NATO states allot at least 2

Focus News - Sofia,Bulgaria

Bulgaria is among the member states that meet the NATO requirement for allotting at least 2% of their GDP for defense. This is one of the conclusions of the ...




News - Bulgaria



Bulgaria vs. Serbia

Sports betting previews - UK

Serbia has already qualified for the tournament, and now the pressure is on the Bulgarian side. They could have made it already, if they managed to beat ...


Bulgaria Trade Unions Poll Shows Over Half of Workers Ready to Strike

Sofia News Agency - Bulgaria

Bulgaria Trade Union Poll Shows Over Half of Workers Ready to Strike: 54,33% of all Bulgarian workers would agree to go on strike, according to a poll ...




Bulgaria News Update


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100 years of Bulgaria=92s independence initiative committee to give =
...


Focus News - Sofia,Bulgaria>

The 100 years anniversary of Bulgaria=92s independence initiative co=
mmittee issued an anniversary old throne honorary diploma devoted to 100 ye=
ars anniversary ...

en.net/index.php%3Fid%3Dn153378">




Bulgaria News



Bulgaria-Germany Project Cures Prostate Cancer by Use of Ultrasound

Sofia News Agency - Bulgaria

The ultrasound surgery has been conducted by Dr. Orlin Savov, also a Bulgarian native and co-founder of the urology and oncology center. ...




Bulgaria News


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"Bulgaria supports visa liberalization"


B92 - Serbia

NI=8A -- Bulgarian Ambassador Georgi Dimitrov says Sofia is in favor=
of liberalizing the visa regime with Serbia. =93Bulgaria supports t=
he wish of the Serbian ...

/eng/news/politics-article.php%3Fyyyy%3D2008%26mm%3D09%26dd%3D20%26nav_id%3=
D53621">




Bulgaria News



Are the fortunes of Bulgarian property matching those of their ...

Emailwire - USA

As the credit crunch has hit, has the Bulgarian property market taken a similar turn in fortunes to their football talisman? (EMAILWIRE. ...




Bulgaria News



Serbia favorite against Bulgaria in Euro 2009

Focus News - Sofia,Bulgaria

Serbian Basketball Team is a favorite against Bulgaria in the basketball match from the qualifications for the Euro 2009 on Saturday, world bookmaker ...




Bulgaria News



Brussels will expand supervision over Bulgaria?

Focus News - Sofia,Bulgaria

There is potentially a new monitoring from the EU Commission over Bulgaria. It will include not only justice, fighting organized crime and corruption, ...




Friday, September 19, 2008

Bulgaria News


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Weekend blog: Wall Street and a turning point =96 in Bulgaria
>
Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

At a gathering I happened to be attending this past Wednesday night, one of=
the leading bankers in Bulgaria =96 a foreigner, as it happens, sai=
d to those ...

ho.com/article/weekend-blog-wall-street-and-a-turning-point-in-bulgaria/id_=
31885/catid_102">




News - Bulgaria


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Sergey Stanishev: Bulgaria observes its own foreign-policy interests=


Focus News - Sofia,Bulgaria>

Bulgaria=92s foreign policy is neither pro-Russian, neither pro-Amer=
ican. Bulgaria observes its own foreign-policy interests, the Bul=
garian
Prime Minister ...

en.net/index.php%3Fid%3Dn153306">




Bulgaria



Bulgarian gas firm, minister get tough over debts

guardian.co.uk - UK

SOFIA, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Bulgaria's gas monopoly Bulgargaz threatened to cut supplies to four regional heating utilities over unpaid debts and the ...




Bulgaria News


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Celebrate Bulgaria=92s independence on September 22


Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

Though it be 100 years since Bulgaria received its freedom from the =
Ottoman Empire, talk to any Bulgarian about relations with Turkey, a=
nd it is as if the ...

ho.com/article/celebrate-bulgaria-s-independence-on-september-22/id_31892/c=
atid_70">




Bulgaria News Update



Bulgaria merges energy firms in 4B euro holding

Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

Bulgaria's Economy and Energy Ministry has secured the approval of the country's competition watchdog to merge several state-owned energy firms under the ...




News - Bulgaria


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MY BULGARIA: Anything goes


Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

Well I can only paraphrase it as =93this is Bulgaria, and in Bulg=
aria
anything goes=94. How else can you explain the latest media stunt =
of the ultra-nationalist ...

ho.com/article/my-bulgaria-anything-goes/id_31862/catid_99">reen>




News - Bulgaria



Stan feels at home scoring in Bulgaria

Aberdeen Press and Journal - Aberdeen,Scotland,UK

Cedric Cambon and Mihail Venkov were then sent off before Gareth Barry scored from the penalty spot and Bulgarian Stiliyan Petrov sealed the win late on. ...




Bulgaria News


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Lukoil Bulgaria says hurricane Ike fuels petrol prices


EMportal - Belgrade,Serbia=


Hurricane Ike=92s blow on the US oil refining industry triggered price hike=
s on the global petroleum market causing an upward price revision in Bul=
garia
, ...

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Thursday, September 18, 2008

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Bulgarian archaeologist Georgi Kitov dies at 65


The Associated Press

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) =97 Archaeologist Georgi Kitov =97 an expert on=
the treasure-rich Thracian culture of antiquity =97 died of a heart attack=
while excavating a ...

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Bulgaria News



Last chance saloon for Bulgaria on 112 European emergency number

Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

On September 18, the European Commission (EC) referred Bulgaria and Romania to the European Court of Justice because of the lack of availability single ...




Bulgaria News



Bulgaria creates 4 bln euro energy giant

guardian.co.uk - UK

SOFIA, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Bulgaria on Thursday merged its biggest energy companies into a 4 billion euro holding structure to strengthen its position in ...


Bulgaria's Kotooshu finally victorious at the Tokyo Autumn Grand ...

Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

Bulgarian sumo wrestling star Kaloyan Mahlyanov Kotooshu put an end to his three consecutive losses at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament held in Tokyo on ...




Bulgaria



Bulgaria Internationally Recognized Movie to Possibly Participate ...

Sofia News Agency - Bulgaria

Bulgaria Internationally Recognized Movie to Possibly Participate in Oscars: The Bulgarian Movie "Dsift" of the renowned Bulgaria director Yavor Gurdev, ...




Bulgaria News Update



Investment in Bulgaria amid Global Financial Crisis

Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

Alexander Bozkhov has declared that the financial crisis raging across the industrialised world will have a positive effect on Bulgaria. ...




Bulgaria News



Immoeast Reports First-Quarter Loss on Falling Property Values

Bloomberg - USA

Half of the company's assets are now in Romania, Bulgaria, Russia and Ukraine. Immofinanz AG owns 54 percent of Immoeast and the Vienna- based companies may ...




News - Bulgaria



Bulgaria's 2be enters Macedonian market

Telecom Paper (subscription) - Houten,Netherlands

Bulgarian mobile retailer 2be is expanding into the Macedonian market and has started a cooperation with mobile network operator T-Mobile. ...




Bulgaria



Bulgaria PM, Putin to Discuss Large-scale Energy Projects in Sochi

Sofia News Agency - Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Bulgaria's Prime Minister Sergey Stanishev is to meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in the Black Sea resort of Sochi on Thursday. ...




Bulgaria News Update



Sources: Charges against Blackwater guards debated

BusinessWeek - USA

By LARA JAKES JORDAN and MATT APUZZO Defense attorneys for Blackwater Worldwide employees are trying to head off Justice Department charges against the ...




Bulgaria News



Bulgarian leader in ski lift drama

Scotsman - United Kingdom

BULGARIA'S prime minister, Sergei Stanishev, and other government officials were trapped for about an hour yesterday when cable cars malfunctioned during ...


O'Neill praises Petrov ahead of trip to Bulgaria

guardian.co.uk - UK

Martin O'Neill picked an appropriate moment to praise Stilian Petrov last night, with the Aston Villa manager saluting the Bulgarian for his renaissance ...




Wednesday, September 17, 2008

News - Bulgaria



Prince and princess of Denmark leave Bulgaria

Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

On September 17 2008, Frederik and Mary, crown prince and princess of Denmark, left Bulgaria following the end of their official visit to the country, ...




Bulgaria News


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Belgium's Ambassador Philip Beke Awarded Bulgaria's Highest =
Order


Sofia News Agency - Bulgariat>

Bulgaria Belgium=92s Ambassador Philip Beke Awarded Bulgaria=
=92s Highest Order: Bulgaria's President Georgi Parvanov awarded=
Wednesday afternoon the country's ...

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b>...


Focus News - Sofia,Bulgaria>

He pointed that more than 1 000 Italian companies had registered in Bulg=
aria
and some of them are very big. Stefano Benazzo had net with 15 cop=
ntractors ...

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Bulgaria



PM Stanishev: Bulgaria Is Stable amidst Global Financial Crisis

Sofia News Agency - Bulgaria

In his words, Bulgaria's economic growth of 7% in the first six months of 2008 was unique in the context of the stagnation in the EU. ...




Bulgaria


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Russia exerting pressure on Bulgaria to block EU sanctions -reporta>

Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

Russian ambassador to the European Union Vladimir Chizhov has said that he =
expects Bulgaria to block EU sanctions aimed at Russia, website medi=
apool.bg ...

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eport/id_31819/catid_66">


Brussels Sues Bulgaria Over Emergency Telephone


Money.bg - =D1=EE=F4=E8=FF,Bulgar=
ia


It is expected that tomorrow the European Commission will make a decision t=
o file the first suit against Bulgaria in the European court. ...=


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Bulgaria PM trapped in ski lift due to power outage


Reuters - USA

Bulgaria's Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev was trapped in a new =
cabin lift on Wednesday for nearly an hour due to a power outage, local med=
ia reported. ...

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News - Bulgaria


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Bulgaria finally took down the fez with the proclamation of the .=
..


Focus News - Sofia,Bulgaria>

Georgi Markov's book "Bulgaria's Independence during th=
e 1908-1909 Balkan Crisis=94 in the National Assembly FOCUS News Agency rep=
orter informed. ...

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Bulgaria News Update



Bulgarian President awards Belgian Ambassador to Bulgaria with ...

Focus News - Sofia,Bulgaria

Bulgarian President Georgi Paravanov awarded the Belgium's outgoing Ambassador in Sofia Philippe Beke with a Stara Planina 1st grade order for development ...


Bulgaria PM "Grounds" after 40-minute-long Hanging in Cabin Lift

Sofia News Agency - Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Security guards managed to take Bulgaria's Prime Minister Sergey Stanishev down to the ground about 40 minutes after he was stuck in a cabin lift ...




News - Bulgaria



Bulgaria PM Trapped in Cabin Lift in Rila Mountain

Sofia News Agency - Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Bulgaria's Prime Minister Sergey Stanishev was blocked Wednesday in a cabin lift above Kartalska Glade in Rila Mountain over damage in the leading ...




Bulgaria



One silver and one bronze medal for Bulgaria at the 2008 Beijing ...

Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

Eneva's result was a personal record for the season, which was good enough for a second medal for Bulgaria in the Parlympics after Daniela Todorova took a ...




Bulgaria News Update


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Bulgarian morning TV soundbites September 17 2008


Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

=93Land in Bulgaria will become more expensive and the property mark=
et will suffer a crisis,=94 following the US financial market meltdown, eco=
nomist Vladimir ...

ho.com/article/bulgarian-morning-tv-soundbites-september-17-2008/id_31808/c=
atid_66">




Bulgaria


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GMJ Restaurants picked as Pizza Hut representative for Bulgaria
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Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

GMJ Restaurants International will be the new representative in Bulgaria=
for the Pizza Hut franchise, Tsvetan Trenchev, a partner in the newly-=
founded ...

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ria/id_31804/catid_67">


Bulgaria=92s C/A gap widens by 47% in January-July


Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

Bulgaria=92s current account deficit expanded by 47 per cent year-on=
-year to 4.55 billion euro in the first seven months of this year, compared=
with 3.09 ...

ho.com/article/bulgaria-s-c-a-gap-widens-by-47-in-january-july/id_31800/cat=
id_67">


Willbrook to pour 40M euro in Bulgaria=92s first green project
r>
Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

The complex would be designed, built and used in line with strict environme=
ntal standards and would be Bulgaria=92s first green project, Voicu =
said. ...

ho.com/article/willbrook-to-pour-40m-euro-in-bulgaria-s-first-green-project=
/id_31802/catid_67">




Bulgaria



Moody's confirms ratings of First Investment Bank AD (Bulgaria)

The FINANCIAL - Tbilisi,Georgia

Furthermore, Moody's notes that additional pressures may arise from a potential deterioration in the loan quality of FIB, as well as for other Bulgarian ...




Bulgaria News Update



Born in Bulgaria

Quest Bulgaria Property Magazine - Kotel,Bulgaria

Nowadays it is not unusual to buy your Bulgarian dream home, move out here and have a baby! The dramatic increase in the numbers of young people choosing a ...


National Assembly presents Prof. Georgi Markov's book "Bulgaria's ...

Focus News - Sofia,Bulgaria

Georgi Markov writes in his famous book "Bulgaria's Independence during the 1908-1909 Balkan Crisis". Presentation of Prof. Georgi Markov's book "Bulgaria's ...




News - Bulgaria



GERB Holds Commanding Lead in Bulgaria

Angus Reid Global Monitor - Vancouver,BC,Canada

(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - A new pro-European party is the most popular political organization in Bulgaria by a large margin, according to a poll by ...




Bulgaria



Ausmelt wins project in Bulgaria

Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia

Ausmelt Ltd has signed an agreement with KCM SA for the development of a lead smelter at the company's facilities at Plovdiv in Bulgaria. ...




News - Bulgaria



Bulgaria to subsidise vineyard insurance by EUR 11 million

Focus News - Sofia,Bulgaria

Bulgarian vine-growers will get as of 2009 subsidies covering up to 80 pct of the premiums of land insurance to learn to look after their produce, ...




Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Bulgaria News Update


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Villa create stir in Bulgaria


The Birmingham Post - Birmingham,=
West Midlands,UK


Aston Villa flew into northern Bulgaria ahead of Thursday=92s Uefa C=
up first round tie with Litex Lovech and into an electrical thunderstorm. <=
b>...

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iative NETS for linking the national gas networks of several countries, =
...


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on_initiative_nabucco_project/">


Caronport connection in Slovakia's 82-0 hockey win over Bulgaria=


Moose Jaw Times-Herald - Moose Ja=
w,Saskatchewan,Canada


It=92s only been a few days but the 2010 Olympic women=92s hockey pre-quali=
fier between Slovakia and Bulgaria has already become the stuff of l=
egend. ...

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News - Bulgaria



Bulgarian Foreign Minister meets speaker of Latvian parliament

Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

On September 16 2008, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ivailo Kalfin met the speaker of the Latvian parliament Gundars Daudze, who headed a Latvian parliamentary ...


Sex industry in Bulgaria generates 1 billion euros of annual turnover.

MINA - Montreal,Quebec,Canada

The former Secretary of the Bulgarian Interior Ministry, Cvetko Cvetkov said this, specifying that an average monthly earnings of a Bulgarian prostitute ...




Bulgaria News Update



Economy Minister: Bulgaria is moving towards world market prices ...

Focus News - Sofia,Bulgaria

When Mr. Kostov is speaking about Bulgaria he has in mind the building of market economy, but when he is speaking about the prices of gas, he wants Soviet ...




Bulgaria News Update



Bulgaria agrees to join "mini Nabucco" gas network

guardian.co.uk - UK

The EU has made the 7.9 billion euro Nabucco pipeline a cornerstone of its policy to ease its dependence on Russian gas but Bulgaria, Turkey and some of the ...




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ia


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Bulgaria President Joins Discussion on Children, Family Protectiona>

Sofia News Agency - Bulgariat>

Bulgaria: Bulgaria's President Georgi Parvanov took part =
Tuesday in a forum dedicated to measures to be taken for protection of chil=
dren and families, ...

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Bulgaria to Introduce Mandatory Community Service Over Traffic ..=
.


Sofia News Agency - Bulgariat>

Mikov, along with the Bulgarian Health Minister Evgeny Zhelev presen=
ted Tuesday the result form the campaign to place ambulances alongside road=
s in Bulgaria ...

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Bulgaria



Foreign Minister Kalfin: World Financial Crisis Will Affect ...

Sofia News Agency - Bulgaria

Kalfin made the statement during a round table on the perspectives of the Bulgarian financial market. "Bulgaria's financial market has enough incentives for ...




Bulgaria News



Euronet Bulgaria selects Mellon Bulgaria for Diebold ATM roll out

Trading Markets (press release) - Los Angeles,CA,USA

According to Mellon Bulgaria, the installation of Diebold ATMs has already been completed and that this order marks the operation of Euronet's first managed ...


Bulgaria Ranks 68th in World by Economic Freedom Index

Sofia News Agency - Bulgaria

Bulgaria has moved 6 places ahead in the ranking, compared to its 74th ranking form 2007. The country is followed immediately by Armenia, Ghana and Albania. ...




Bulgaria News Update


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Alpha Grissin Infotech Ready to Build Logistics Center in ...
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Property Xpress (subscription) - =
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Construction work is expected to start in the second half of 2009, as a res=
ult of the GRISSIN INFOTECH Alfa SA=92s aim to acquire Bulgaria as a=
hub of NA ...

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Bulgaria News Update



Carew ruled out of Bulgaria trip

The Press Association

Aston Villa striker John Carew is not travelling to Bulgaria for the club's UEFA Cup tie against Litex Lovech. Norway international Carew injured his ankle ...




Bulgaria News Update



Globul launches Samsung i900 Omnia in Bulgaria

Telecom Paper (subscription) - Houten,Netherlands

Bulgarian mobile operator Globul has launched a prepaid plan offered with the Samsung i900 Omnia handset, Dnevnik reports. ...


Bulgaria Ranked Third in EU in Tax Evasion

Sofia News Agency - Bulgaria

Bulgaria Bulgaria Ranked Third in EU in Tax Evasion: Bulgaria ranks third in the European Union in tax evasion, according to a report prepared by ...




Bulgaria


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Bulgarian morning TV soundbites September 16 2008


Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

=93It=92s not just the intelligence and counter-espionage services in Bu=
lgaria
that have clearly defined priorities and goals,=94 Mladen Cherve=
nyakov, ...

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atid_66">


Decrease of the world financial markets affects Bulgaria market .=
..


Focus News - Sofia,Bulgaria>

If we want to have a future deals and producers to have the ability to guar=
antee Bulgaria=92s market the country have to establish a new regula=
ted financial ...

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Bulgaria's Veliko Turnovo Hosts International Military Bands Fes=
tival


Sofia News Agency - Bulgariat>

Bulgaria Bulgaria=92s Veliko Turnovo Hosts International Military Ba=
nds Festival: Exactly 360 musicians are taking part in the third Internatio=
nal Military ...

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There is no way the world financial crisis not to affect Bulgaria >...


Focus News - Sofia,Bulgaria>

There is no way that the world financial crisis won=92t affect Bulgaria<=
/b> and the regions in the southeastern Europe, deputy Prime Minister and M=
inister of ...

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We have to keep the young people in Bulgaria: Bulgarian Presi=
dent


Focus News - Sofia,Bulgaria>

17 social centers in Bulgaria had been repaired with money from =93F=
riends=94 club. The funds had been at the amount of BGN 800 000, Bulgari=
an
President Georgi ...

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Bulgaria News



Cambridge Mineral JV picks up new licences in Bulgaria

SmallCapNews.co.uk - UK

Mining exploration and production company Cambridge Mineral Resources, has been awarded three new copper-gold exploration permits in Bulgaria covering a ...




News - Bulgaria



Romanians buy cheap homes in neighbouring Bulgaria

Financiarul - Bucharest,Romania

The property boom that started in Romania several years ago is shifting to Bulgaria, where land and housing is still far cheaper; this is the reason why ...




Bulgaria


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The Strong Arm of the Law: The Bulgarian Police


Quest Bulgaria Property Magazine =
- Kotel,Bulgaria


One of my first recollections about Bulgaria was that it was a =93po=
lice state,=94 police officers seem to line every corner and are numerous o=
n each highway ...

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Bulgaria News



Bulgaria ranks 3rd in labor price increase

Focus News - Sofia,Bulgaria

Labor costs in Bulgaria have increased with 21,9% in Q2 compared to the same period a year ago, EUROSTAT data revealed. This ranks Bulgaria third after ...




Bulgaria News



Bulgaria to Produce 500 MW of Electricity from Wind in 2010

Sofia News Agency - Bulgaria

In his words, investors from Spain, Germany, and China were interested in investing in voltaic facilities in Bulgaria. Kiryakov expects that about EUR 500 M ...




Bulgaria News Update



Bulgarian President meets Danish prince

Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

On September 15 2008, Bulgarian President Georgi Purvanov met Frederik, crown prince of Denmark, who arrived on an official visit to Bulgaria with his wife ...


EU Foreign Ministers Ask Bulgaria, Romania to Speed up Combating ...

Sofia News Agency - Bulgaria

The statement of the Foreign Ministers asks Bulgaria to move decisively with the reforms in order to achieve tangible progress in all areas, especially in ...




Bulgaria News Update



Bulgaria, Germany probe social security fraud scheme

Focus News - Sofia,Bulgaria

Bulgaria and Germany opened a probe into a fraud scheme for avoiding the payment of social security installments for Bulgarian workers in Germany, ...


Slovakia Beats Bulgaria 82-0 In Women's Ice Hockey 2010 Olympic ...

FanIQ - San Francisco,CA,USA

by 100%InjuryRate You may have heard in passing last week about that Winter Olympics women's ice hockey qualifying game between Slovakia and Bulgaria. ...




News - Bulgaria



Bulgaria PM: If Not Mayor, Then Pope, Jesus Are to Blame for Sofia ...

Sofia News Agency - Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Bulgaria's Prime Minister Sergey Stanishev asked if the Pope or Jesus Christ are to blame for the garbage crisis in Sofia after the Mayor Boyko ...




Bulgaria News



Bulgaria arrests human traffickers, Iraqis at Turkish border

Focus News - Sofia,Bulgaria

Bulgarian police on Monday arrested a small human trafficking group bringing in clandestine migrants from Iraq via Turkey and Greece, the interior ministry ...


EU criticizes Bulgaria and Romania

MINA - Montreal,Quebec,Canada

European Union foreign ministers told Bulgaria and Romania on Monday to step up their fight against corruption and strengthen the judicial system. ...




Bulgaria News


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Sofia News Agency - Bulgariat>

Bulgaria Bulgaria to Cooperate with People=92s Republic of China in =
Agriculture Research: Bulgaria is going to cooperate with the People=
's Republic of China's ...

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Bulgaria News



Euronet Bulgaria selects Mellon for Diebold ATM roll out

Finextra - UK

Mellon Bulgaria EAD, member of Mellon Group of Companies and top provider of value added services and advanced technological solutions to financial ...


Bulgaria GDP Grows 7,1% in Second Quarter of 2008

Sofia News Agency - Bulgaria

Earlier, Bulgaria's Economy Minister Petar Dimitrov himself predicted a growth of 6,5%. Bulgaria's GDP in April-June 2008 amounted to a total of BGN 15944 B ...




Monday, September 15, 2008

Bulgaria



103 infringement procedures initiated against Bulgaria for ...

Focus News - Sofia,Bulgaria

The European Commission (EC) has triggered a total of 103 infringement procedures against Bulgaria since early 2007 on alleged violations or enactment ...




Bulgaria



SPARE starting in Bulgaria

Norges Naturvernforbund - Oslo,Norway

Bulgaria is starting project with NNV on energy saving and renewable energy use in schools. The project is EEA funded and is expected to improve conditions ...


Bulgaria Issues 100th Independence Anniversary Commemorative Coin

Sofia News Agency - Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) announced Monday it puts in circulation a commemorative coin dedicated to the 100th anniversary since the country's ...


EU presses Bulgaria, Romania on corruption

Hemscott - London,UK

BRUSSELS, Sept 15 (Reuters) - European Union foreign ministers told new member states Bulgaria and Romania on Monday to step up their fight against ...




Bulgaria News


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The Average Real Estate Deal in Bulgaria is 57 536 Euro


Money.bg - =D1=EE=F4=E8=FF,Bulgar=
ia


The real estate company Raiffeisen Properties (100% owned by Raiffeisenbank=
Bulgaria) reports an increase of almost 10% over the price of the a=
verage ...

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Polish consulate in Bulgaria=92s Varna will be closed


Focus News - Sofia,Bulgaria>

The Polish consulate in the Bulgarian seaside city of Varna will be =
closed on September 30th, Varna Mayor Kiril Yordanov told a press conferenc=
e, ...

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Bulgaria News


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Denmark's Prince, Princess Pay Visit to Bulgaria


Sofia News Agency - Bulgariat>

Bulgaria: The crown Prince and Princess of Denmark Frederik and Mary=
arrived Monday in Bulgaria's capital city of Sofia. The royalti=
es are to stay in ...

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Pouring rain in Bulgaria=92s Kyustendil; streets turn into rivers>

Focus News - Sofia,Bulgaria>

Kyustendil. It took just ten minutes of pouring rain to turn the streets in=
the southwestern town of Kyustendil into rivers, Focus =96 Kyustendil Radi=
o ...

en.net/index.php%3Fid%3Dn152823">




News - Bulgaria



Roisin Murphy Arrives in Bulgaria

VisitBulgaria.net (press release) - Bulgaria

The eccentric ex-vocalist of Moloko Roisin Murphy arrives in Bulgaria for the 400th birthday of Bushmills. The concert, which will mark the 4-century ...




Bulgaria News



Bulgaria moots cutting taxes on pharmaceuticals

Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

The Bulgarian government is mulling over lowering the taxes on some goods including pharmaceuticals, the head of InvestBulgaria Agency, the country's ...


60000 First Grade Students Start School in Bulgaria

Sofia News Agency - Bulgaria

60000 First Grade Students Start School in Bulgaria: About 60000 first-grade students went to school for the first time on Monday as the school year in ...




Bulgaria



PRESS DIGEST - Bulgaria - Sept 15

Reuters - USA

SOFIA, Sept 15 (Reuters) - These are some of the main stories in Bulgarian newspapers on Monday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch ...




Bulgaria News


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Chess: Second place for Magnus Carlsen


Norway Post - B=E6rum,Norwayt>

Veselin Topalov from Bulgaria won the Grand Slam Bilbao. Norway'=
s chess ace Magnus Carlsen ended in second place. The Chess Grand Slam Fina=
l was being ...

ost.no/cgi-bin/norwaypost/imaker%3Fid%3D192924">




Bulgaria News



Bulgaria's President Attacks Sofia Mayor

Focus News - Sofia,Bulgaria

"The investigators should find out who profits from Sofia's garbage problems," Bulgaria's President Georgi Parvanov said, as cited by the Klasa Daily. ...


A mission comprising EC experts arrives in Bulgaria

Focus News - Sofia,Bulgaria

A mission of the European Parliament Petitions Committee, comprising some European Commission experts, would arrive Bulgaria in October, MEP from CEDB ...




News - Bulgaria


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Bulgaria=92s Ministry of Justice short of EU fund experts


Focus News - Sofia,Bulgaria>

Bulgaria=92s Ministry of Justice is still lacking enough trained per=
sonnel to run and discharge the international programs and projects finance=
d by the EU ...

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News - Bulgaria



Bulgaria goes place down on the DOING BUSINESS 2009

Focus News - Sofia,Bulgaria

Bulgaria has gone one place down on the prestigious Doing Business 2009 report of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, the Standart Daily ...




Sunday, September 14, 2008

Bulgaria


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Africasia - London,UK

A military spokesman told AFP that the two deaths were related but did not =
offer other details, saying the incidents were under investigation. ...<=
/b>

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Bulgaria=92s annual inflation slows to 11.2% Aug 2008


Focus News - Sofia,Bulgaria>

Bulgaria=92s year-on-year inflation has subsided to 11.2% in August =
2008 from 14.5% in July and the record 15.3% in June, shows data of the Nat=
ional ...

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Bulgaria to obviate recession


Focus News - Sofia,Bulgaria>

Bulgaria would make it out of the recession, the chief economist of =
the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Erik Berglof sa=
id, ...

en.net/index.php%3Fid%3Dn152768">




Bulgaria


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Topalov wins title


Hindu - Chennai,India

NEW DELHI: A winless Viswanathan Anand finished at the bottom while Bulg=
aria
=92s Veselin Topalov claimed the inaugural Grand Slam Final chess t=
ournament at ...

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Bulgaria News


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World-famous Bulgarian archeologist Georgi Kitov dies at 65


AFP -

SOFIA (AFP) =97 Bulgarian archeologist Georgi Kitov, who became worl=
d famous with discoveries of treasure-filled Thracian tombs in Bulgaria<=
/b>, died Sunday at ...

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Bulgaria News



Bulgaria Firefighters Celebrate Amid Controversy and Lack of Equipment

Sofia News Agency - Bulgaria

When asked why French airplanes had to assist in the extinguishing of the fire in the National Park when the Bulgarian company "Trakya Air" had such planes ...


Storm in Southwestern Bulgaria

Focus News - Sofia,Bulgaria

Sofia. Heavy storm raves in the region of road section Velingrad- Blagoevgrad. There are fallen trees and branches in the section between the villages of ...




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Bulgaria PM Inaugurates Renovated Orthodox Church in Turkey

Sofia News Agency - Bulgaria

The renovation costs over EUR 500000 and the funds have been donated by the Bulgarian State. An estimated 4000 Bulgarians arrived in Odrin to participate in ...




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US military reports death of soldier in Iraq


The Associated Press - >
BAGHDAD (AP) =97 The US military says an American soldier in Iraq has died =
of causes unrelated to combat. The military says the cause of the death Sun=
day is ...

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Bulgaria Opposition Collects Nearly Half M Signatures against ...=


Sofia News Agency - Bulgariat>

Bulgaria Opposition Collects Nearly Half M Signatures against Ruling=
Coalition: A total of 475023 signatures have been collected in the entire =
country ...

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Nato =91does not want new Cold War with Russia=92


Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

He said that the crisis between Georgia and Russia did not mean any increas=
ed security risks for Bulgaria. He declined to forecast the outcome =
of events in ...

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Bulgaria Plovdiv Fair to Launch New TV Channel

Sofia News Agency - Bulgaria

Bulgaria Plovdiv Fair to Launch New TV Channel: The International Plovdiv Fair is going to broadcast its own TV business centered program after the deal to ...




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Bulgaria to insists to keep the decision for the allotment of ...=


Focus News - Sofia,Bulgaria>

This hasn=92t been Bulgaria=92s but Russia=92s fault because in its =
opinion the project is Russian and the other tow countries, Greece and B=
ulgaria
, ...

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Bulgarian FDI in past three years was 15B euro, PM says

Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

The 15 billion euro in foreign investment in Bulgaria in the past three year exceeds the sum of foreign investments in the preceding 15 years, ...




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Bulgaria Ranks Fifth in EU by Compliance with European Legislature

Sofia News Agency - Bulgaria

The procedures initiated by the EU to investigate violations of the European legislature in Bulgaria have been 103 in the beginning of 2008, while currently ...




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Bulgaria Autos Report Q3 2008 - www.companiesandmarkets.com adds =
...


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- Wien,Austria


Bulgaria=92s bid to become a car-producing nation faces significant =
hurdles, according to BMI=92s new Bulgaria Automotives Report, as th=
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Friday, September 12, 2008

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Bulgaria's inflation slows to 13.8 percent

International Herald Tribune - France

AP SOFIA, Bulgaria: Bulgaria's annual inflation slowed to 13.8 percent in August, down from July's rate of 14.5 percent, the government said Friday. ...


Bulgaria FM appoints new spokesperson

Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

On September 10 2008, the newly-appointed spokesperson of the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry, Dragovest Goranov, held his first briefing. ...


Opposition parties make list of Bulgaria's top 100 corrupt politicians

Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

Lawyers, economists and journalists, both foreign and Bulgarian, will be included in the groups, Siderov said. The list will be sent to the European ...




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Bulgaria in the running to co-host volleyball Euro 2011


Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

Bulgaria and Greece=92s joint application to host the men's Euro=
pean volleyball championships in 2011 had a strong chance of winning, Europ=
ean Volleyball ...

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Bears act like babies and Bulgaria gets blanked, bullied


Morris Daily Herald - Morris,IL,U=
SA


And maybe this is a lesson in sportsmanship ... or lack of same. Last Satur=
day, Slovakia beat Bulgaria in Olympic qualifying hockey in Bratisla=
va, Slovakia.

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Bulgaria's inflation slows to 13.8 percent

Forbes - NY,USA

AP 09.12.08, 6:43 AM ET Bulgaria's annual inflation slowed to 13.8 percent in August, down from July's rate of 14.5 percent, the government said Friday. ...




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Bulgaria is 18th on Speed and Quality of Internet Services


Money.bg - =D1=EE=F4=E8=FF,Bulgar=
ia


Bulgaria takes the 18th place on speed and quality of Internet servi=
ces among 42 countries all over the world. The study is centered on countri=
es in Europe, ...

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E.ON Bulgaria makes price hike complaint to EC


Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

Germany's E.ON, the majority owner of the power distribution firms in n=
ortheastern Bulgaria, has lodged a complaint with the European Commi=
ssion, ...

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d_67">


Bulgaria's blue-chip Sofix index hits new two-year low


Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

Bulgaria=92s blue-chip Sofix index plummeted to another two-year low=
on September 11, closing more than two per cent lower at 966 points, with =
only two of its ...

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728/catid_67">




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PRESS DIGEST - Bulgaria - Sept 12

Reuters UK - UK

SOFIA, Sept 12 (Reuters) - These are some of the main stories in Bulgarian newspapers on Friday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch ...




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INSIGHT: Bulgaria: Compensate us!


Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

Bulgaria is one of seven EU countries insisting on compensation on t=
he basis that they have low gross domestic product (GDP) and saw their gree=
nhouse gas ...

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BUSINESS INSIGHT: Bulgaria=92s property market stagnating?


Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

Most of the data and forecasts emerging in recent months about Bulgaria<=
/b>=92s property market has emphasised a developing trend of supply exceedi=
ng demand, ...

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The innocents in Bulgaria


Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

In the bars, we had many conversations with some of the young waiters about=
the state of affairs in Bulgaria. Most of them said that they had u=
niversity ...

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Bulgaria to be a host of NATO Military Committee conference

Focus News - Sofia,Bulgaria

Bulgaria will be a host of the conference of NATO Military Committee for the first time, Ministry of Defense press center reports. ...




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Slovakia routs Bulgaria 82-0 in women=92s hockey


KAALtv.com - Rochester,MN,USAnt>

(AP) BRATISLAVA, Slovakia - With more goals than minutes in the game, Slova=
kia=92s women=92s ice hockey team claimed an amazing 82-0 victory over B=
ulgaria
in ...

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Bulgaria ranks first in food prices=92 growth dynamics


Focus News - Sofia,Bulgaria>

Bulgaria is on the top of the list of EU Member States when it comes=
to growth dynamics of food costs in the country, a recent Eurostat reports=
suggests. ...

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Bulgaria to continue investigating notorious 'umbrella murder' case

Irish Times - Dublin,Ireland

BULGARIA HAS unexpectedly decided to continue investigating the notorious "umbrella murder" 30 years ago of dissident Georgi Markov on London's Waterloo ...




Thursday, September 11, 2008

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11 Bulgarian weightlifters banned over doping

International Herald Tribune - France

AP SOFIA, Bulgaria: Two members of Bulgaria's national weightlifting team have been banned for life and nine others suspended over a doping scandal that ...




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Slovakia Beat Bulgaria 82-0 in Women=92s Hockey


Bleacher Report - San Francisco,C=
A,USA


by Jack New (Member) Bulgaria might be the worst sports team in the =
world. In their 4 game Olympic Qualifying tournament, they lost by a combin=
ed 192-1! ...

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Bulgaria releases commemorative stamp collection 120 years Orient ...

Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

Several of these routes have crossed Bulgaria. The name Orient Express has become synonymous with intrigue and luxury travel. On June 5 1883, ...




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Bulgaria Energy Sector Seeks to Recover Leading Balkan Role - Report

Sofia News Agency - Bulgaria

Bulgaria's government is committed to join three pipeline projects, Nabucco and South Stream for gas and the trans-Balkan oil pipeline Burgas- ...




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Slovakia Hammers Bulgaria 82-0=97Women's Hockey Looks Like Colle=
ge ...


Bleacher Report - San Francisco,C=
A,USA


The University of Slovakia men's football team defeated the Fighting >Bulgarian team 82-0 in an exhibition game...nope, not correct either. =
...

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