Bulgaria News

Sunday, November 30, 2008

Bulgaria



EU cancels subsidies to Bulgaria

Washington Times - Washington,DC,USA

Other nations, like Bulgaria, have received warnings, but never before had the EU actually pulled the plug on cash transfers, a tool used for decades to ...




Bulgaria News



Labor Market in Bulgaria Shrinks by 30%

Standart News - Sofia,Bulgaria

The number of available job positions on the labor market in Bulgaria has shrunk by 25-30 percent on the average. Although there are no large-scale layoffs, ...


Global Crisis Causes Divorce Boom in Bulgaria

Standart News - Sofia,Bulgaria

Under the conditions of global financial crisis, more and more families in Bulgaria are falling apart. Most often, the couples decide to put an end to their ...




Bulgaria



Rooney punishes City as Berbatov fires blanks

Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

After Brazilian full-back Rafael sent over a cracking cross from the right, Bulgarian striker Dimitar Berbatov had the first chance of the match, ...




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Bulgaria celebrates St Andrew=92s Day


Focus News - Sofia,Bulgaria>

In Bulgaria the other name of the feast is Mechkin Den, or Bear=92s =
Day. According to tradition, pulses, such as wheat, lentils, maze, beans, a=
re cooked so ...

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News - Bulgaria



Bulgaria Notorious CSKA Football Club President Tomov Faces 30 ...

Sofia News Agency - Sofia,Bulgaria

It has been brought against Tomov over the past week because none of the profits from the sale have been received by the Bulgarian troubled steel mill ...




Bulgaria News



Bulgaria President Secures Qatar Sheikh Participation in Energy ...

Sofia News Agency - Sofia,Bulgaria

Bulgaria President Secures Qatar Sheikh Participation in Energy Forum in Sofia: Bulgaria's President Georgi Parvanov, who is in Qatar has extended an ...


Bulgaria Medical Association to Notify EP about Health Care Problems

Sofia News Agency - Sofia,Bulgaria

Kehayov stated that if the funds end up in the reserve, there was a significant likelihood of organized protests of physicians in Bulgaria. ...




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On Bulgaria=92s anti-crisis measures


BNR - Radio Bulgaria - Sofia,Bulg=
aria


The impact of the global financial turmoil is getting more and more visible=
in Bulgaria. Investments are being frozen or slashed, orders and pr=
oductions are ...

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Bulgaria Agriculture Minister Restores Fund's Paying Agency .=
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Sofia News Agency - Sofia,Bulgari=
a


Bulgaria Agriculture Minister Restores Fund's Paying Agency Accr=
editation: The Bulgarian Agriculture Minister Valery Tsvetanov has issued a=
n order for the ...

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Bulgaria might turn into financial donor of EU: BND deputy chairwoma=
n


Focus News - Sofia,Bulgaria>

Bulgaria already has one billion less and if this tendency persists =
the country might turn into a financial donor of the European Union because=
nobody has ...

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Bulgaria PM Presents His Book "Why Are We Socialists"
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Bulgaria PM Presents His Book =93Why Are We Socialists=94: The Bulga=
rian Prime Minister (PM) and leader of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) =
Sergey Stanishev ...

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Bulgarian children inspire Columbus couple's mission


Columbus Ledger-Enquirer - Columb=
us,GA,USA


When Greg and Susan Johnston visited Bulgaria in 2006, it was to hel=
p a friend for a week. The friend was doing missionary work at a clinic for=
disabled ...

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Rightist: DSB is stable guarantee for rightist values, philosophy ...>


Focus News - Sofia,Bulgaria>

=93The definition is found in two words: opening of the Democrats for Stron=
g Bulgaria (DSB) and initiatives for election coalition with parties=
from the right ...

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First horse tender in Bulgaria

Focus News - Sofia,Bulgaria

A horse tender will be organized in Bulgaria for the first time. So far, a total of 57 horses have been registered to join the bid, the Ezda magazine ...




Saturday, November 29, 2008

News - Bulgaria


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Georgi Bliznashki: Bulgaria must not act like =93grumpy kid=94 becau=
se ...


Focus News - Sofia,Bulgaria>

Focus: Mr. Bliznashki, it became clear that the European Commission cuts so=
me EUR 220 million aimed for Bulgaria. What is your position on the =
issue? ...

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Local elections in Bulgaria=92s Golemo Buchino village end up
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Focus News - Sofia,Bulgaria>

The elections in Bulgaria=92s village of Golemo Buchino ended up. Lo=
cal inhabitants cast their vote for the next mayor of the village, FOCUS Ra=
dio =96 Pirin ...

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At a visit to Germany , Bulgaria =92s Prime Minister Sergei ...b>


BNR - Radio Bulgaria - Sofia,Bulg=
aria


The focal point of the visit was the prospects for investment in Bulgari=
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. In front of MPs and German businessmen, Bulgaria=92s PM point=
ed that for the last ...

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Bulgaria to keep Phare projects going with Budget funds -minister>

Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

Infrastructure projects already contracted under the European Union Phare p=
re-accession aid programme could be kept going with Budget funds, Bulgar=
ia's
...

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ster/id_33287/catid_66">


Rightist leader: CEDB does not have enough resource to govern ...>

Focus News - Sofia,Bulgaria>

=93We cannot say which parties the Democrats for Strong Bulgaria (DS=
B) could chose for coalition but these will be parties, which together with=
us, ...

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Days of Canadian culture in Bulgaria


BNR - Radio Bulgaria - Sofia,Bulg=
aria


This year=92s days of Canadian culture in Bulgaria are dedicated to =
the cultural diversity of that country. The festival has been organized for=
the third time ...

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Bulgaria's DSB Look for Rightist Coalition before Elections

Sofia News Agency - Sofia,Bulgaria

Bulgaria's DSB Look for Rightist Coalition before Elections: The leader of rightist Democrats for Strong Bulgaria (DSB) party, Ivan Kostov, ...




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Woody - England's the ultimate


SkySports - USA

Woodgate's international career has been blighted by injury problems si=
nce making his debut against Bulgaria in 1999. The 28-year-old has m=
ade just seven ...

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Ta Nea: How far from Bulgaria is Greece in terms of fight against >...


Focus News - Sofia,Bulgaria>

He says one small piece of news from Brussels has remained unnoticed by the=
Greek press =96 European Commission has announced Bulgaria will los=
e precious and ...

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Bulgaria News Update



War in Iraq ends for international forces

Times Online - UK

Bulgaria - with only 150 troops left in Iraq - has had forces south of Baghdad since June 2003, taking part in various operations, including patrols and ...




Friday, November 28, 2008

Bulgaria News Update



Bulgaria Receives EUR 368 M from EU in Advance

Standart News - Sofia,Bulgaria

Bulgaria has already received advance payments from the EU in the size of 367.9 million euro. The funds have been allotted under the operative programs ...




Bulgaria



Switzerland might give up Schengen because of Bulgaria & Romania

News.bg - Sofia,Bulgaria

According to the EU commissioner on justice Jaque Bareau if the referendum, scheduled for February 2009 limits the movement of workers from Bulgaria and ...


Bulgarian PM Sergei Stanishev said The preparation of Bulgaria for ...

ISRIA (subscription) - Washington,DC,USA

The entire process of preparation of Bulgaria for EU membership and the first two years after the accession is a constant effort on the part of society, ...




News - Bulgaria



Bulgaria c.bank cuts banks' minimum reserves

guardian.co.uk - UK

SOFIA, Nov 28 (Reuters) - Bulgaria's central bank on Friday has eased its rules on banks' reserves to boost their liquidity and encourage them to lend to ...


The Economist ponders Bulgaria's "troubling" case

Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

Although it thinks a complete meltdown unlikely, it also describes Bulgaria's case as particularly "troubling" because it is one of the "worst governed" ...


Bulgaria PM: Half of EU Finance Ministers Should Be Fired ...

Sofia News Agency - Sofia,Bulgaria

Stanishev spoke before reporters on Friday and pointed out that the Bulgarian Finance Minister Plamen Oresharski was not one of those Ministers that needed ...




Bulgaria News Update



Berbatov back for Mancunian derby

Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

Berbatov was injured while on international duty with Serbia, in which Bulgaria slumped to its heaviest and most embarrassing defeat in years, ...




News - Bulgaria



READING ROOM: Re-discovering the land of Bulgaria

Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

As an avid reader and student of history, my stay in Bulgaria has rekindled my interest in the Balkan region and made me appreciate the essential role it ...




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Dnevnik, Macedonia: Bulgaria=92s Attack party eyes Stumica


Focus News - Sofia,Bulgaria>

Maceodnia will become member of the European Union only when it returns the=
Strumica region to Bulgaria. These are the words of Volen Siderov, =
leader of the ...

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Bulgaria



Bulgaria, corruption, EC

Focus News - Sofia,Bulgaria

According to him, the EC shows muscles to Bulgaria. While the debate over the stopped EU money was underway at full swing, it became clear that the EC has ...




Bulgaria News Update



Cyber-attack on Defense Department computers raises concerns

Los Angeles Times - CA,USA

The 'malware' strike, thought to be from inside Russia, hit combat zone computers and the US Central Command overseeing Iraq and Afghanistan. ...




Thursday, November 27, 2008

News - Bulgaria



Switzerland to join EU's passport-free zone

The Associated Press

EU members Cyprus, Britain and Ireland have opted to stay out of the borderless zone, while Romania and Bulgaria have yet to qualify. All other EU states, ...




News - Bulgaria



Berbatov set for Manchester derby

Sports Network - USA

The Bulgaria frontman has missed United's last two games - both of which were goalless draws - with a hamstring strain picked up while away on international ...


The Risk to Bulgaria's Economy Is Lower with the Euro

Standart News - Sofia,Bulgaria

This is just part of the of the measures Bulgaria's business community proposed the government should implement in the forthcoming year in order to avoid ...




Bulgaria News Update



Dimitar Could Play In Derby

Soccer365 - Birmingham,AL,USA

The Bulgaria international will return to training, having missed United's last two games against Aston Villa and Villarreal, due to a hamstring strain he ...




Bulgaria News Update



Bulgaria: Meeting of Minister Ivailo Kalfin with his Jordanian ...

ISRIA (subscription) - Washington,DC,USA

Minister Bashir suggested that a working group with three or four business representatives from Bulgaria and from Jordan be established, ...


Bulgaria: Minister Ivailo Kalfin's official visit to Damascus ...

ISRIA (subscription) - Washington,DC,USA

The EU membership of Bulgaria and the forthcoming signing of an Association Agreement between the EU and Syria open many opportunities for intensifying the ...


Bulgaria: Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and ...

ISRIA (subscription) - Washington,DC,USA

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of B&H Ana Trisic-Babic met with Manouchehr Mottaki, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran, ...




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Berbatov aims to be the best in the world


Independent - London,England,UKfont>

The Bulgaria international signed from Tottenham for =A330.75million=
on transfer deadline day in the summer after protracted negotiations. .=
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e-world-1038174.html">


Switzerland to join Schengen zone in December


Xinhua - China

Among the 27 EU states, Britain and Ireland have opted not to join the Sche=
ngen group, while Romania, Bulgaria and Cyprus have yet to meet bord=
er control ...

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Bulgaria to Keep Currency Peg until Joining Eurozone


Sofia News Agency - Sofia,Bulgari=
a


Bulgaria Bulgaria to Keep Currency Peg until Joining Eurozone: Bu=
lgaria
is going to preserve the fixed exchange rate of its currency to =
the euro until the ...

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Environment Ministry responds to EC warning letters on Bulgaria's> ...


Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

In response to the European Commission's November 27 2008 announcement =
that it was sending warning letters to Bulgaria regarding two separa=
te cases in which ...

ho.com/article/environment-ministry-responds-to-ec-warning-letters-on-bulga=
ria-s-tardiness/id_33271/catid_66">


East European economies crack, with Romania and Bulgaria the worst o=
ff


Economist - UK

JUST another week=92s news in eastern Europe: Latvia, after vehement denial=
s, starts talks with the IMF; Bulgaria loses =80220m ($286m) in prom=
ised payments ...

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Bulgaria's Govt Has Not Considered 2009 Economic Growth of 2%>

Sofia News Agency - Sofia,Bulgari=
a


Bulgaria Bulgaria's Govt Has Not Considered 2009 Economic Growth=
of 2%: Bulgaria's Finance Minister Plamen Oresharski said Thurs=
day the government had not ...

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Bulgaria to Purchase French VT1 Surface-to-Air Missiles - Report
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Sofia News Agency - Sofia,Bulgari=
a


Bulgaria is most likely considering buying the French missiles for t=
he two Gowind corvettes that it is expected to purchase from the French nav=
al defense ...

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British press reactions to EU withholding funds from Bulgaria
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Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

In an unprecedented move Bulgaria has lost 220 million euro of Europ=
ean Union funding for failing to crack down on fraud and corruption. ...=


ho.com/article/british-press-reactions-to-eu-withholding-funds-from-bulgari=
a/id_33270/catid_64">


Greek Company Opens Starbucks in Bulgaria=92s Capital


Balkan Travellers - Sofia,Bulgari=
a


27 November 2008 | The first Starbucks coffee shop was opened in Sofia yest=
erday by the Greek Marinopoulos Coffee Company Bulgaria, the Starbuc=
ks franchise ...

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H=FCbner: 267M euro en route to Bulgaria


Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

Bulgaria is set to receive 267 million euro in preliminary payments =
from European Union funds until the end of 2009, European Regional Policy C=
ommissioner ...

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Bulgaria to Keep Currency Board Arrangement until It Joins Eurozone<=
/a>

BSANNA NEWS - Ukraine

(BTA)/ Bulgaria will keep its currency board arrangement at the curr=
ent fixed rate of 1.95583 leva to the euro until it joins the Eurozone, the=
government ...

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EC gives Bulgaria two warnings on implementation of environmental la=
ws


Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

The European Commission said on November 27 that it had sent warning letter=
s to Bulgaria in two separate cases over its failure to properly imp=
lement EC ...

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ental-laws/id_33231/catid_66">


Starbucks Opens its First Store in Bulgaria


The FINANCIAL - Tbilisi,Georgiafont>

=93We are humbled and proud to introduce Starbucks Coffee and the unique St=
arbucks Experience to customers with the opening of our first store in B=
ulgaria
, ...

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Bulgaria=92s Intersol launches country=92s first solar power planta>

PV Tech - London,England,UK>

According to Visit Bulgaria, the country boasts on average 30% more =
sunshine than Germany, meaning that Bulgaria could be one to watch f=
or the future.

.org/news/_a/bulgarias_intersol_launches_countrys_first_solar_power_plant/"=
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News - Bulgaria



Nexcom Launch WiMAX services in Bulgaria's Veliko Tarnovo

Sofia News Agency - Sofia,Bulgaria

Nexcom Launch WiMAX services in Bulgaria's Veliko Tarnovo: Nexcom-Bulgaria announced the official launch of its WiMAX services in the city of Veliko Tarnovo ...




Bulgaria News Update



Buying Old Property in Bulgaria: Top Tips

Quest Bulgaria Property Magazine - Kotel,Bulgaria

Old houses in Bulgaria come in all shapes and forms. From little white painted cottages to towering castle style properties and all incredibly low priced. ...


Metro Opens New Store in Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Property Xpress (subscription) - Bulgaria

27-11-08, 9:02, (Property Xpress) - Metro Cash and Carry has opened its second store in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. The new outlet on a five ha plot, called Metro ...


Bulgaria celebrates the day of national memory

News.bg - Sofia,Bulgaria

The day of national memory is celebrated since 1996 on an initiative of the association "Mati Bulgaria", Btv announced. The Treaty of Neuilly was signed on ...




News - Bulgaria



The Early Pseudomacedonism: A Legacy of Bulgarian Irredentism

American Chronicle - Beverly Hills,CA,USA

Few Western and Russian scholars wouldn$B!-(Bt agree that the primary relationships between FYROM and Republic of Bulgaria is based on sharing cultural and ...


SmarterTools, now in Bulgaria!

IDG.bg - $B'3'`'f'Z'q(B,Bulgaria

Rodinera Ltd. is a hosting company, offering Windows based shared hosting, located in Sofia, Bulgaria. As a reseller of SmarterTools$B!G(B products, ...


Crisis doesn't affect flights to Bulgaria

ipo.bg - $B'3'`'f'Z'q(B,Bulgaria

The reasons are several: first, the ban on Bulgarian air companies was removed and they can fly freely to and from the European Union. On the second place, ...




News - Bulgaria


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Vladimir Karolev: In Bulgaria crisis won=92t come from financial sec=
tor


Focus News - Sofia,Bulgaria>

Part of the measures, envisaged by the European Commission for addressing t=
he financial crisis problem are not suitable for any country, and Bulgar=
ia
in ...

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Bulgaria and BruS(our)sels

Focus News - Sofia,Bulgaria

The decision of the European Commission to suspend EUR 220 Million from EU funds as a result of the failure of Bulgaria to tackle corruption continues to be ...




Bulgaria News



Property investor under witness protection after trying to recover ...

guardian.co.uk - UK

Then she was told that the money would be handed to her if she went to Bulgaria. She went to the AZ office in Plovdiv and had to force her way in by kicking ...




Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Bulgaria



USAID Receives $27.5 Million Return on Investment in Bulgarian Fund

ISRIA (subscription) - Washington,DC,USA

Today, the Bulgarian-American Enterprise Fund (BAEF) presented a ceremonial check for $27.5 million dollars to the US Agency for International Development ...




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European Union: Making an Example of Bulgaria


Stratfor - USA

25 that it would cancel 220 million euro (US$284 million) worth of EU fundi=
ng to Bulgaria due to the government=92s failure to tackle its chron=
ic problems of ...

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News - Bulgaria



Flocafe to Open Food Corners, C-Stores at Eko Bulgaria Locations

istockAnalyst.com (press release) - Salem,OR,USA

(Source: Datamonitor)Greek fast-food chain operator Flocafe is planning to open food outlets, minimarkets and day care centers at around 100 Bulgarian ...




Bulgaria News



Bulgaria investigating Government officials and business people ...

Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

As quoted in Bulgarian-language media reports on November 26 2008, Mourgina said that more than the current 325 Government officials and business people ...


Bulgarian President, top officials react to EC cutoff of funds

Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

Both President Georgi Purvanov and Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev have sought to put the decision by the European Commission to deny Bulgaria 220 million ...




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Bulgaria President: Bulgaria Is Hostage in European Elections Battle

Sofia News Agency - Sofia,Bulgaria

"I definitely believe that a trend is emerging in the context of the coming European elections in June of the following year, in which Bulgaria is the ...




News - Bulgaria


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Double blows to Bulgaria - The Sofia Echo reports


Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

Bulgaria has been hit by double blows as the European Commission iss=
ued a scathing judgment on its promised reforms against organised crime and=
corruption, ...

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id_66">


Credit crunch: Bulgaria headed for two-year recession =96 BNP Pariba=
s


Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

The wide current account gap is the major challenge before Bulgaria =
in the face of slowing foreign capital inflows. The expected protracted rec=
ession in the ...

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New bank loans in Bulgaria passed 700 million leva benchmark in .=
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Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

Bulgarian banks gave 723.1 million leva worth of new loans in October, acco=
rding to central Bulgarian National Bank data. New corporate loans topped 3=
16 ...

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Bulgaria: European Union Withholds Subsidies

New York Times - United States

By STEPHEN CASTLE The European Union deprived Bulgaria of $279 million in subsidies on Tuesday, effectively declaring that the Balkan country was too ...




Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Bulgaria News



Bulgaria, Austria sign new culture, science and education programme

Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

On November 24, Bulgaria and Austria representatives signed at the Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs in Vienna the new three-year ...


Bulgaria Suffers as EU Corruption Clampdown Continues

Deutsche Welle - Germany

The EU's executive, the European Commission, has decided that Bulgaria's authorities still cannot be trusted with the money, and it is therefore "too late" ...




News - Bulgaria


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Bulgaria end-Sept gross foreign debt up 36.8 pct y/y


Forbes - NY,USA

SOFIA, Nov 25 (Reuters) - Bulgaria's gross foreign debt grew 36.=
8 percent to 35.6 billion euros ($45.83 billion) at the end of September fr=
om a year ago as ...

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EU strips millions from Bulgaria


BBC News - UK

By Oana Lungescu The European Commission has stripped Bulgaria of 22=
0m euros (=A3188m) in EU funding over its failure to tackle corruption and =
organised crime ...

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Turkish party leader in Bulgaria threatened with death, former ..=
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Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

The leader of Bulgaria's ethnic Turk party, the Movement for Rig=
hts and Freedoms (MRF), Ahmed Dogan, has been the target of attempted assas=
sination on ...

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r-aide-says/id_33186/catid_66">




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Bulgaria loses 220M euro of EU funding over suspended agency ...

Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

Bulgaria irretrievably lost 220 million euro of European Union funds, earmarked under the Phare pre-accession aid programme, on November 25 after the ...




Bulgaria News



Bulgaria loses some EU funds over fraud concerns

guardian.co.uk - UK

BRUSSELS, Nov 25 (Reuters) - Bulgaria will lose some 220 million euros ($283 million) in EU funding for failing to deal with persistent concerns over graft, ...


EU keeps aid suspension on Bulgaria over fraud

guardian.co.uk - UK

BRUSSELS, Nov 25 (Reuters) - The European Commission said on Tuesday it was maintaining its suspension of some aid payments to Bulgaria over fraud concerns. ...




Bulgaria News



From Macedonia to Bulgaria: the remains of St Kliment Ohridski

Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

And just a few days before November 25 2008, it was reported in Bulgarian press that various remains of Saint Clement of Ohrid were being transferred from ...


Shields's mother meets PM's wife

BBC News - UK

The 22-year-old is serving a 10-year sentence for the attempted murder of a barman in Bulgaria in 2005, but maintains his innocence. ...




News - Bulgaria



Balkans Face Pain of Job Cuts at Home and Abroad

Wall Street Journal - USA

By CHRISTOPHER EMSDEN Romania, Bulgaria and other fast-growing economies in Europe's Balkan region are heading for a shock as the global economic slowdown ...




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Roman-Era Chariot Dug Up in Bulgaria


FOXNews - USA

SOFIA, Bulgaria =97 Archaeologists have unearthed an elaborately dec=
orated 1800-year-old chariot sheathed in bronze at an ancient Thracian tomb=
in ...

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Monday, November 24, 2008

Bulgaria News



USAID Receives $27.5 Million Return on Investment in Bulgarian Fund

MarketWatch - USA

This money represents earnings from the BAEF investment activities in Bulgaria over the past 17 years. This money will be returned to the US Treasury on ...




Bulgaria News



Berba to Stay in Bulgaria's National Team

Standart News - Sofia,Bulgaria

Photo AP Bulgaria's national team captain and Man Utd striker Dimitar Berbatov will not quit the national team, said his manager, Emil Danchev, ...


Two Highways to Be Built in Bulgaria by 2011

Standart News - Sofia,Bulgaria

Bulgaria's tourism and construction were the first sectors hit by the global financial crisis. Word about downsizing of personnel, closures of hotels and ...




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Bulgaria Denies Involvement in Arms Sales to Iraqi Kurdish Area
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Bloomberg - USA

=93Bulgaria sells arms in Iraq only for the needs of the coalition f=
orces, where each transaction is approved by US authorities and the end use=
r is the ...

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First female president of European Parliament visits Bulgaria
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Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

On November 23, the first female president of European Parliament, distingu=
ished European politician Simone Veil, arrived to an official visit to B=
ulgaria
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Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

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nary person on the street than wealthy, civic, post-empire Britain. ...<=
/b>

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doubts/id_33169/catid_64">




Bulgaria News



Crisis may delay LUKOIL Bulgaria refiner investment

guardian.co.uk - UK

By Tsvetelia Ilieva BURGAS, Nov 24 (Reuters) - The global financial crisis may delay investment at Russian oil company LUKOIL's Bulgarian refinery but the ...


Credit crunch: Spectre of unemployment looms over Bulgaria

Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

Notwithstanding Government reassurances about Bulgaria's financial stability and that it will not sustain severe shocks from the global financial crisis, ...


Bulgaria in the grip of the cold

Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

Temperatures in Bulgaria fell drastically after the first snowfall in the country, with the lowest temperature registered by meteorologists on November 24 ...


Early Retirement in Bulgaria

Quest Bulgaria Property Magazine - Kotel,Bulgaria

No work, put your feet up and relax.. the dream of many a Brit buying a property in Bulgaria for early retirement. A few months on and you discover that ...




News - Bulgaria



Potential buyers of "Kremikovtzi" arrive in Bulgaria

News.bg - Sofia,Bulgaria

Representatives of the Brazilian company CSN, which is expressing interest in buying "Kremikovtzi", will arrive today in Bulgaria. ...




News - Bulgaria


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Over the last years BSP governance pushes Bulgaria in the right .=
..


Focus News - Sofia,Bulgaria>

Asked whether there is a younger, more reformist kernel in BSP Supreme Coun=
cil, he said: =93Over the last years BSP governance is pushing Bulgaria<=
/b> in the ...

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Bulgaria=92s Eurozone accession drifts away


Focus News - Sofia,Bulgaria>

Though BNB statistics and government agreements pointed to 2010 as a possib=
le date for entering the euro area, it seems as though Bulgaria won=
=92t be able to ...

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Bulgaria News


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Foreign drugmakers say new rule to crush market in Bulgaria


Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

Foreign drugmakers operating in Bulgaria warned of a market collapse=
next year because of a new ordinance requiring all product names to be wri=
tten in ...

ho.com/article/foreign-drugmakers-say-new-rule-to-crush-market-in-bulgaria/=
id_33147/catid_67">


2009 =91Alternative Budget=92 for Bulgaria presented


Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

Bulgaria ranks bottom in the European Union in efficiency of public =
spending. Georgi Angelov, senior economist at the Open Society Institute, t=
old the news ...

ho.com/article/2009-alternative-budget-for-bulgaria-presented/id_33148/cati=
d_67">




Sunday, November 23, 2008

Bulgaria



Bulgaria Cannot Possibly Export Arms to Iraqi Kurds

Standart News - Sofia,Bulgaria

Deputy Chairman of the Defence Committee in the Bulgarian Parliament comments the publication in the Washington Post dated November 23 reading that "three ...




News - Bulgaria


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uction of premium tea =84Althaus=94 makes its debut in Bulgaria. =
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Bulgaria News Update



Bulgaria and Albania sign the SAA Protocols

ISRIA (subscription) - Washington,DC,USA

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that SAA Protocols among Romania, Bulgaria and Albania were signed today in Brussels. On behalf of Bulgaria and ...




Bulgaria News



Manifestations of the global crisis in Bulgaria

BNR - Radio Bulgaria - Sofia,Bulgaria

If the global financial crisis has is today having a more serious impact on Bulgaria, then this is taking place in the real economy. ...




Bulgaria News



Bulgaria Environmental Minister Issues Construction Ban for ...

Sofia News Agency - Sofia,Bulgaria

Bulgaria Environmental Minister Issues Construction Ban for Kaliakra Area: The Bulgarian Environmental Minister Dzhevdet Chakurov has issued a ban on ...




Bulgaria News



Near-perfect bronze-covered Thracian chariot uncovered near Nova ...

Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

Archaeologists in Nova Zagora, south-eastern Bulgaria, have uncovered an 1800-year-old bronze-covered chariot. The discovery was announced on November 21 ...




Bulgaria



Bulgaria Trust for GERB Party Down 5%

Sofia News Agency - Sofia,Bulgaria

Bulgaria Trust for GERB Party Down 5%: If parliamentary elections would take place in Bulgaria now, 22% of all voters would chose in their ballot the ...




Bulgaria News Update



BSP Supreme Council Elections Trigger Squabble Among Bulgaria ...

Sofia News Agency - Sofia,Bulgaria

BSP Supreme Council Elections Trigger Squabble Among Bulgaria Socialists: The elections of members of the Bulgarian Socialist Party's (BSP) Supreme Council ...




Bulgaria



Bulgaria reported to have exported arms to Kurdish officials

Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

Bulgaria has allegedly imported small arms and ammunition to Kurdish officials in Iraq, according to a November 23 2008 article in the Washington Post ...




Bulgaria News Update



Washington Post: Bulgaria Illegally Arms Kurds in Northern Iraq

Sofia News Agency - Sofia,Bulgaria

Washington Post: Bulgaria Illegally Arms Kurds in Northern Iraq: In September of 2008, Kurdish officials have received three planeloads of small arms and ...


Bulgaria PM Stanishev Reelected as Socialist Party Chair

Sofia News Agency - Sofia,Bulgaria

Bulgaria PM Stanishev Reelected as Socialist Party Chair: The Bulgarian Prime Minister Sergey Stanishev was reelected on Sunday as Chair of the Bulgarian ...




Bulgaria



Rex Consulting Becomes Full Member Firm of Russell Bedford ...

PR.com (press release) - Levittown,NY,USA

Rex also has a subsidiary in the town of Varna - the largest city on the Bulgarian Black Sea coast. Another office was opened in 2007 in the industrial town ...




Bulgaria News


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Kurds in N. Iraq Receive Arms From Bulgaria


Washington Post - United Statesfont>

By Ernesto Londo=F1o BAGHDAD -- Kurdish officials this fall took delivery o=
f three planeloads of small arms and ammunition imported from Bulgariab>, ...

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Bulgaria News



'Britain is scarier than Bulgaria'

Times Online - UK

Bulgaria is officially the most corrupt country in the EU. Civil society is in its infancy. The ruling classes and the law are infiltrated by organised ...


Bulgaria is moving forward

Focus News - Sofia,Bulgaria

Was it wrong and hurried Bulgaria and Romania to be accessed to the European Union in 2007? If one takes into consideration the information provided only by ...




Saturday, November 22, 2008

Bulgaria



Tania, Mary help India win

Hindu - Chennai,India

Ladies: Bulgaria (18) lost to India (17) 1.5-2.5 (Antoaneta Stefanova drew with D. Harika; Emilia Djingarova lost to Tania Sachdev; Margarita Voiska bt ...




Bulgaria News



Bulgaria's Berbatov Urges Patience

Goal.com - Switzerland

Bulgaria's captain Dimitar Berbatov - who was reportedly ready to quit international football earlier this week - has called for patience from the players ...




News - Bulgaria



A conductor's musical journey from Bulgaria to New London

TheDay - New London,CT,USA

He talks about eating only fresh vegetables growing up in Bulgaria, how his mother still preserves peppers and tomatoes to use in the winter months, ...




Bulgaria News



Bulgaria Positive Changes Remain Hidden Behind Bad Publicity - Report

Sofia News Agency - Sofia,Bulgaria

The author Michael Martens, the newspaper's correspondent for Eastern Europe, largely focuses on the fact that due to Bulgaria's EU membership, ...




Bulgaria News


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Dallas Morning News - Dallas,TX,U=
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AP SOFIA, Bulgaria =96 Archaeologists have unearthed an elaborately =
decorated 1800-year-old chariot sheathed in bronze at an ancient Thracian t=
omb in ...

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tion1.4a30454.html">




News - Bulgaria


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Bulgarian archaeologists unearth ancient chariot

The Associated Press

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) =97 Archaeologists have unearthed an elaboratel=
y decorated 1800-year-old chariot sheathed in bronze at an ancient Thracian=
tomb in ...

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Bulgaria



US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 556

The Associated Press

As of Friday, Nov. 21, 2008, at least 556 members of the US military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the US invasion of ...




Bulgaria News



The real art world: artists who keep working

Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA

If these artists were from Bulgaria, they'd have a better chance of making a collective impression here. There are currently no comments for this blog entry ...




Friday, November 21, 2008

News - Bulgaria



Chariot that travelled to the afterlife

Times Online - UK

Sofia Archaeologists are working on a Thracian bronze chariot which they unearthed near the village of Karanovo in southeastern Bulgaria. ...


Balkan leaders hold regional economic summit

International Herald Tribune - France

Mesic was speaking at a regional economic forum at this Macedonian lakeside resort, also attended by the presidents of Albania, Bosnia, Bulgaria, ...


Lavish 1800 year-old bronze chariot unearthed in Bulgaria

Jackson News-Tribune - Jackson,WY,USA

Slideshow: 1800-year-old chariot found in Bulgaria Pl Video: Ancient pyramid discovered in Egypt But he said archaeologists were struggling to keep up with ...




Bulgaria


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Bulgarian archaeologists discover ancient chariot

The Associated Press

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) =97 Archaeologists have unearthed a well-preser=
ved 1800-year-old bronze chariot at an ancient Thracian tomb in southeaster=
n Bulgaria, ...

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Bulgarian worker kidnapped in Nigeria

The Associated Press

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) =97 Bulgaria's Foreign Ministry says=
a Bulgarian worker has been kidnapped in Nigeria. Ministry spokesman Drago=
vest Goranov said on ...

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Bulgaria's Berbatov calls for patience


guardian.co.uk - UK

SOFIA, Nov 21 (Reuters) - There is no overnight cure for Bulgaria's<=
/b> poor international form but the media and fans should give the players =
and coach time to ...

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Avendi, AstraZeneca named best employers in Bulgaria for 2008
>
Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

Fast-moving consumer goods company Avendi and drug maker AstraZeneca were n=
amed the best employers in Bulgaria for 2008 on November 21. ...<=
/b>

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/id_33129/catid_67">




Bulgaria News Update



Buena Vista Social Club's Eliades Ochoa to perform in Bulgaria in ...

Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

This will be the third concert of a Buena Vista Social Club artist in Bulgaria, following those of Ibrahim Ferrer and Omara Portuondo. ...


Bulgarian government says a Bulgarian worker has been kidnapped in ...

Baltimore Sun - United States

By AP SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) _ Bulgaria's Foreign Ministry says a Bulgarian worker has been kidnapped in Nigeria. Ministry spokesman Dragovest Goranov said on ...




Bulgaria News



Berbatov Ready To Quit Bulgaria

Goal.com - Switzerland

The Sun reports that Bulgarian superstar Dimitar Berbatov has had enough and is ready to retire from international football... The Lions of Bulgaria were ...


Repatriation agreement signed with Bulgaria

Swissinfo - Switzerland

Justice Minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf has signed a revised repatriation agreement with Bulgaria during a two-visit to the country. ...


Bulgaria's Q3 Jobless Rate Falls

RTT News - Williamsville,NY,USA

(RTTNews) - Bulgaria's jobless rate among the labor force aged 15 years and over stood at 5.1% in the third quarter, down from 6.6% in the same quarter last ...


Bulgaria's Nova Televizia axes morning show host Koritarov for ...

Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

Nova Televizia, one of Bulgaria's national private television stations, has axed presenter Georgi Koritarov from its daily morning show Zrdavej Balgaria for ...




Bulgaria News


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US mil: American soldier dies in Iraq

The Associated Press

BAGHDAD (AP) =97 The US military says an American soldier has died of non-c=
ombat-related causes in Iraq. A statement says Multi-National Division =97 =
Center ...

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News - Bulgaria



Women beat Bulgaria, men go down to France in Chess Olympiad

Press Trust of India - New Delhi,India

By Our Chess Correspondent Dresden (Germany), Nov 21 (PTI) On a mixed day for India at the 32nd Chess Olympiad, women's team defeated Bulgaria to move up to ...




Bulgaria News


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Estonia and Bulgaria hold business talks


KMS Baltics - Northumberland,UKfont>

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forum exploring links between the two countries, it has been revealed. =
...


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Official visit of Swiss minister of justice in Bulgaria


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


The two minister will discuss the cooperation between Bulgaria and S=
witzerland in the field of internal affairs, free movement of people on the=
territory of ...

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Bulgaria News



Half dozen despatched to Bulgaria as Savo scores brace

Blic - Belgrade,Serbia

Serbia national football team outclassed Bulgaria in a friendly match in Belgrade 6-1, while a pair of missed penalties did not bother Savo Milosevic much, ...




Thursday, November 20, 2008

Bulgaria News Update



Estonia is Prepared to Share its Schengen Visa Area Experiences ...

ISRIA (subscription) - Washington,DC,USA

At the meetings, the topics of conversation were Estonia-Bulgaria relations, issues related to the Schengen area, and participation in peacekeeping ...


Bulgaria set to lose 91M euro of Phare funding

Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

Bulgaria is set to miss out on at least 91 million euro in European Union funding set aside for the modernisation of its road infrastructure, ...




Bulgaria



Bulgaria's President to take part in SEE economic forum

Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

The economic meeting will bring together the presidents of Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Croatia and Montenegro. As part of the forum, ...




Bulgaria News



European Commission against Bulgaria re-opening duty-free shops

Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

... shops at EU regional airports and at EU's eastern land broders, such as Bulgaria, meant that the EC would support the re-opening of its duty-free shops. ...


Credit crunch: Emporiki Bank pledges more investment in Bulgaria ...

Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

Emporiki Bank of Greece will continue investing in Bulgaria and the region despite the ongoing financial crisis, the vice-chairperson of the board of ...




Bulgaria News


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Bulgaria coach Markov says won't quit despite critics


guardian.co.uk - UK

SOFIA, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Bulgaria coach Plamen Markov has shrugged =
off calls for his resignation following a humiliating 6-1 loss to Serbia an=
d said his ...

n.co.uk/football/feedarticle/8046890">


Bulgaria manufactures illegal assault rifles, Russian firms says
=


Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

Bulgaria was one of the seven or eight countries that was making ill=
egal AK-47 assault rifles and then selling them to third-world countries, a=
top Russian ...

ho.com/article/bulgaria-manufactures-illegal-assault-rifles-russian-firms-s=
ays/id_33065/catid_69">


From Elba to Bulgaria: the life story of Dominique de Villepin
r>
Financial Times - London,England,=
UK


Unfortunate for de Villepin, and unfortunate also for Sergey Stanishev, =
Bulgaria
=92s socialist prime minister. Only a week before the sad news =
about de ...

m/brusselsblog/2008/11/from-elba-to-bulgaria-the-life-story-of-dominique-de=
-villepin/">




Bulgaria News Update



PRESS DIGEST - Bulgaria - Nov 20

Reuters - USA

TRUD - Bulgaria may lose 91 million euros ($114.9 million) for infrastructure from EU-backed PHARE programme due to insufficient reforms in its payment ...


Berba could quit Bulgaria

SkySports - USA

Dimitar Berbatov could be ready to turn his back on Bulgaria and retire from international football after being blamed for the team's slump in form. ...


Berbatov Ready To Quit Bulgaria

Goal.com - Switzerland

The Lions of Bulgaria were smashed to pieces by silky Serbia on Wednesday evening and sections of the fanbase are blaming Manchester United's Dimitar ...


Serbia slaughters Bulgaria, Berbatov useless

Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

Bulgaria's prima donna, Dimitar Berbatov, who went out for a 25-minute stroll and hardly broke sweat on the pitch, was subbed, no surprise, ...




Bulgaria News Update



Bulgaria's Berbatov Injured As Milosevic Bows Out In Style

Goal.com - Switzerland

Get ready for a Sir Alex Ferguson tirade over the meaningless of international friendlies, after Dimitar Berbatov limped out of Bulgaria's defeat to Serbia ...




Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Bulgaria News


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Not so friendly: Bulgaria thrashed by Serbia


Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

Bulgaria's national football team slumped to its worst defeat in=
seven years on November 19, losing 1-6 in a friendly match against Serbia =
in Belgrade. ...

ho.com/article/not-so-friendly-bulgaria-thrashed-by-serbia/id_33060/catid_7=
1">


East European Migrant Workers Flee to Avoid Economic Crisis


The Epoch Times - New York,NY,USA=


In Bulgaria=97a post-communist country that has recently become a me=
mber of the European Union=97one study shows that around 20 percent of the =
country=92s vast ...

es.com/n2/index.php%3Foption%3Dcom_content%26task%3Dview%26id%3D7397"> color=3Dgreen>




News - Bulgaria



PC market in Bulgaria grows despite global credit crunch -IDC

Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

Asus, Acer, and HP were the leading manufacturers in Bulgaria, accounting for almost 40 per cent of total shipments. "The financial crisis will have an ...




Bulgaria News



Saubermacher Bulgaria denies participating in fixed tender for ...

Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

Saubermacher Bulgaria, the Bulgarian subsidiary of Austrian refuse management company Saubermacher Dienstleistungs AG, has dismissed allegations that it ...


Greek toy retailer Jumbo's Q1 net profit up 18 pct

Reuters - USA

Jumbo operates 44 shops in Greece, Cyprus and Bulgaria. It launched its first store in Sofia, Bulgaria last year and said it plans to add another 11 in the ...




News - Bulgaria



Bulgaria 2009 growth forecast likely to be cut-deputy pm

guardian.co.uk - UK

By Marc Jones FRANKFURT, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Bulgaria's economic growth forecast for 2009 is likely to be cut as the global downturn hits demand, ...




News - Bulgaria



A Bulgaria Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare Report for Q4 2008 ...

MarketWatch - USA

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




News - Bulgaria



Bulgaria makes short trip for Balkan football 'friendly'

Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

Serbia will entertain Bulgaria in Belgrade in a friendly at the Partizan Belgrade stadium on November 1, the last international fixtures date of the year, ...




Bulgaria News



PRESS DIGEST - Bulgaria - Nov 19

Reuters - USA

PARI - Bulgaria's road construction company HD Patishta HDPAT.BB expects a profit of 37.39 million levs for 2008, the company said. ...


The Sofia Echo on the changing job market in Bulgaria

Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

Elsewhere in the newspaper, we outline the saga surrounding the prosecution of Hristo Kovachki, one of Bulgaria's wealthiest business people, ...




Bulgaria News


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Bulgaria brushes aside warning signs


Financial Times - London,England,=
UK


Standard and Poor=92s last month downgraded Bulgaria=92s long-term d=
ebt to BBB. Fitch this month cut its rating to BBB- =96 just one notch abov=
e junk bond status. ...

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Bulgaria News



Goodwill worker gets $500 for honesty

United Press International - USA

Teodora Petrova, who had just arrived in the United States from her native Bulgaria two months earlier, discovered the shoebox full of money while sifting ...




Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Bulgaria News Update



UPDATE 1-GDF Suez still eyes Bulgaria nuclear power project

Reuters - USA

PA: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) said on Tuesday it would decide whether to share a stake in a Bulgarian nuclear project with RWE after examining a ...


Bulgaria signs two loan agreements with World Bank

Xinhua - China

18 (Xinhua) -- Bulgarian Finance Minister Plamen Orecharski signed Tuesday two agreements for over 140 million euro with the International Bank for ...




Bulgaria



Heating bills in Bulgaria to sky-rocket

Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

Heating bills in Bulgaria will rise from January and the new prices will take in account the twin increases in the prices of natural gas in October and ...




Bulgaria News



Bulgarian stocks plunge as financial fears intensify

MarketWatch - USA

By Polya Lesova, MarketWatch NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Equity prices in Bulgaria have collapsed in recent weeks, making the local market one of the worst ...




Bulgaria News


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International Preview: Serbia - Bulgaria


Goal.com - Switzerland

Bulgaria travel to the Stadion Crvena Zvezda to meet Serbia as part =
of the evening=92s international program. Bulgaria=92s golden genera=
tion of USA =9294 is fast ...

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Difficulties in visas and work permits in Bulgaria continuing ...=


Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

American Chamber of Commerce in Bulgaria (AmCham) member companies a=
re continuing to experience difficulties in obtaining visas and work permit=
s for ...

ho.com/article/difficulties-in-visas-and-work-permits-in-bulgaria-continuin=
g-amcham-tells-governing-parties/id_33031/catid_67">




Bulgaria News



Credit crunch: Bulgaria has no need of emergency help from IMF ...

Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

As a shareholder in the International Monetary Fund, Bulgaria can get funding from it quickly and at any time but currently the country sees no need to do ...




Bulgaria News Update



Six new border points between Bulgaria, Greece to open by 2012

Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

Six new border points between Bulgaria and Greece are scheduled to be opened by 2012, Bulgarian Deputy Regional Development Minister Dimcho Mihalevski said ...




Bulgaria



GDF Suez still eyes Bulgaria nuclear power project

Reuters - USA

Rorive said his company will study the framework agreement between RWE and Bulgaria's state power utility NEK, which has a 51 percent stake in the Belene ...


Left-wing PM Stanishev drives Bulgaria's tram in the right direction

Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

Ironically, Boris III was the father of Simeon, the underage monarch who was ousted by the communist regime, only to return to Bulgaria as Simeon ...




Bulgaria News



Snow Blanket Covers Bulgaria's Pamporovo Ski Resort

Sofia News Agency - Sofia,Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Snow started falling above Bulgaria's winter resort of Pamporovo on Tuesday morning covering the ground with at least two-centimeter thick blanket ...




Bulgaria News Update


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PRESS DIGEST - Bulgaria - Nov 18


Reuters - USA

DNEVNIK - Bulgaria's Confederation of employers and industrialis=
ts said unemployment may jump to a two-digit figure due to the global finan=
cial crisis, ...

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Lawyer: Bulgaria wrongly portrayed as EU=92s bogeyman


EurActiv - Brussels,Belgium>

Bulgaria is doing at least as well as Romania in the field of justic=
e and home affairs, but is portrayed in a negative light to discourage furt=
her EU ...

v.com/en/justice/lawyer-bulgaria-wrongly-portrayed-eu-bogeyman/article-1772=
72">


IBRD and Bulgaria sign 2 loan agreements


News.bg - Sofia,Bulgariar>
Both loans are part of the agreed in 2006 Strategy for partnership of the W=
orld bank with Bulgaria in the period 2006-2009. The ceremony will b=
e attended ...

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Visit of Russian delegation in Bulgaria continues


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


At 3.30 pm the Russians will meet the leadership of the Group for friendshi=
p =93Bulgaria-Russia=94 The chairman of the Bulgarian parliament Geo=
rgi Pirinski will ...

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Bulgaria News Update


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Radio Bulgaria Programme, November 18, 2008


BNR - Radio Bulgaria - Sofia,Bulg=
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Click on the audio icon on the right to hear Tuesday=92s selection of Radio=
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Charity tracks down owner of $7500

WAND - Decatur,IL,USA

A newcomer to the United States from Bulgaria found the money earlier this month on her first day at the Goodwill store in Glen Carbon. ...


Financial Crisis to Shift Austrian Investments in Bulgaria to ...

Sofia News Agency - Sofia,Bulgaria

This prognosis was made by Dr. Michael Angerer, the Commercial Advisor at Austria's Embassy in Bulgaria`s capital Sofia, in an interview for Novinite.com. ...




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Monday, November 17, 2008

News - Bulgaria



Decreasing Inflow of Capitals to Bulgaria's Economy

Standart News - Sofia,Bulgaria

September has turned out to be a "border month", in which the global financial crisis underwent fundamental changes and the risks to Bulgaria's economy ...


Bulgaria's Building Sector to Survive the Global Financial Crisis

Standart News - Sofia,Bulgaria

Undeniably, the global financial crisis will have a negative effect on the building market in Bulgaria, but its consequences will be far from fatal. ...




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Bulgaria=92s EU funds, tax scams sagas


Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

Under pressure from the European Commission to produce convictions to show =
that it is making progress against corruption, Bulgaria has produced=
a number of ...

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EU is directly affected by the financial crisis originating from the US =
Bulgaria
will be ...

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Bulgaria



Bulgaria Prince Kardam is Out of Coma

Sofia News Agency - Sofia,Bulgaria

Bulgaria Prince Kardam is Out of Coma: The Bulgarian Prince Kardam is out of the deep coma he fell into following a serious car accident near the Spanish ...




Bulgaria News



Financial Crisis Hampers Sale of Bulgaria Defense Ministry Reals ...

Sofia News Agency - Sofia,Bulgaria

1,99% of Bulgaria's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) are slated for the Defense Ministry. The Ministry's planed budget, including the sale of the real estate ...


EC expects court sentences in Bulgaria

BNR - Radio Bulgaria - Sofia,Bulgaria

The European Commission is expecting within the next 4-5 months to see court sentences ruled in Bulgaria after the reforms introduced in the justice and ...




Bulgaria



Powerplay at world economic summit (CNNMoney.com) and Bulgaria ...

Financial News USA (press release) - La Puente,CA,USA

[Read the full article] SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) -- Bulgaria's rapid economic growth cooled to a 5.6 percent rate in the third quarter compared with a year ...


Irish government to continue restricting Bulgarian workers -report

Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

The Irish Times reports that the Irish government is expected to continue labour restrictions on Bulgarian and Romanian workers for a further three years. ...


Cell Phone Text Message Warns about Monstrous BSP Plan for Bulgaria

Sofia News Agency - Sofia,Bulgaria

It consists of attempts to slander the party's main political opponents and of declaring a war to the Bulgarian big business or the so-called "oligarchs" by ...




Bulgaria



Bulgaria loses $973 mln a year from tax evasion-study

guardian.co.uk - UK

SOFIA, Nov 17 (Reuters) - Bulgaria loses some 1.5 billion levs ($972.8 million) a year from tax evasion at the labour market as nearly half of its people ...


US deaths in Iraq

The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com - Cleveland,OH,USA

As of Sunday, at least 4200 members of the US military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. ...


One earthquake monthly in Southwestern Bulgaria

Focus News - Sofia,Bulgaria

The present seismological network in Bulgaria is equipped with quality technical installations and is absolutely compatible with the world standards, ...


Bulgaria's Deputy PM Receives German Economy Honorary Award

Sofia News Agency - Sofia,Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Deputy Prime Minister Meglena Plugchieva was given Monday the honorary Glory award of the German Economy in Bulgaria. ...


Bulgaria Cabinet Insists on Common EU Migration Policy

Sofia News Agency - Sofia,Bulgaria

Bulgaria Cabinet Insists on Common EU Migration Policy: The Bulgarian Cabinet is insisting on the revocation of the transitional periods limiting the free ...




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Miller Developments moves into Bulgaria


Scotsman - United Kingdom<=
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MILLER Developments has completed a =A3103 million purchase of a retail and=
leisure development in Bulgaria. It is the biggest ever European de=
al for the ...

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News - Bulgaria


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Bulgaria sets 2009 jobless rate at 7%


BNR - Radio Bulgaria - Sofia,Bulg=
aria


Bulgaria=92s government has forecast the unemployment rate to come i=
n at no more than 7% next year, Labour and Social Policy Minister Emilia Ma=
slarova ...

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The German economy in Bulgaria awarded Plugchieva


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The Vice Premier Meglena Plughieva received an honorary award from the Germ=
an economy in Bulgaria at a ceremony in the Ministerial council, BNR=
announced. ...

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Bulgaria



Salaries in Bulgaria 30% higher than declared -survey

Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

Average salaries in Bulgaria were about 30 per cent larger than those Bulgarians actually declare, according to a survey carried out by polling agency ...




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News.bg - Sofia,Bulgariar>
Bulgaria will offer to Greece the putting into operation of at least=
three border points to be accelerated before Bulgaria to enter Sche=
ngen, ...

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Workers of Bulgaria's Military Factory VMZ Sopot Stage Warning S=
trike


Sofia News Agency - Sofia,Bulgari=
a


Bulgaria Workers of Bulgaria=92s Military Factory VMZ Sopot S=
tage Warning Strike: About 800 workers from one of Bulgaria's la=
rgest military factories, VMZ, ...

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Bulgaria News Update



Eurozone recession to speed up Bulgaria slowdown

Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

The first recession in the history of the eurozone will further slow down the growth of the Bulgarian economy, macroeconomists told Dnevnik. ...


Kovachki: I Went through All Circles of Hell Doing Business in ...

Journal of Turkish Weekly - Ankara,Turkey

Photo by Yuliana Nikolova (Sofia Photo Agency) I went through all circles of hell as a businessman in Bulgaria and a kind of catharsis that will make me ...




Bulgaria


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Newswire Today (press release) - =
London,UK


Report Buyer, has added a new report giving a detailed political and financ=
ial outlook for the current situation in Bulgaria. =93Country Report=
Bulgaria ...

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Bulgaria's Auto Carriers Put off Planned Protests over Diesel Pr=
ices


Sofia News Agency - Sofia,Bulgari=
a


Lalov explained the automobile transport organizations were going to wait f=
or the congress of the governing Bulgarian Socialist Party, which is=
taking place ...

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Huge traffic jam along Bulgaria blvd in Sofia


Focus News - Sofia,Bulgaria>

There is a huge traffic jam along the Bulgaria blvd in Sofia, a repo=
rter of FOCUS News Agency informs. According to the reporter, there are lin=
es of waiting ...

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Bulgaria News



Mussel Farming in Bulgaria

Quest Bulgaria Property Magazine - Kotel,Bulgaria

Today they form part of the Bulgarian diet; they are extremely versatile and can be severed smoked, steamed, fried, boiled or in a batter. ...


Infrastructure linked to border control points between Bulgaria ...

Focus News - Sofia,Bulgaria

The meetings will be held during the visit of a Bulgarian delegation in Greece. The delegation includes the Deputy Minister of Regional Development and ...




News - Bulgaria


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BNR - Radio Bulgaria - Sofia,Bulg=
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Click on the audio icon on the right to hear Monday=92s selection of Radio =
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Recession report - Bulgaria zinc mine Dimov


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The mine has been asking for the support of the Bulgarian Economy an=
d Energy Minister Mr Petar Dimitrov. In the next six months, the miners are=
not going to ...

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Sunday, November 16, 2008

Bulgaria News



Weather in Bulgaria

Standart News - Sofia,Bulgaria

In the afternoon it will start raining over northern Bulgaria and in the night - over the rest of the country. In the mountains it will be snowing. ...




Bulgaria



Charity's aid plea for Bulgaria

Focus News - Sofia,Bulgaria

A Wiltshire-based charity is issuing an appeal for every day essentials to take out to poor families in Bulgaria. The Trussell Trust in Salisbury is asking ...




Bulgaria News


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Bulgaria=92s boxer Kubrat Pulev becomes European champion


BNR - Radio Bulgaria - Sofia,Bulg=
aria


The Bulgarian boxer in the 91 kg plus category Kubrat Pulev has beco=
me European champion. At the finals of the 38 th European Boxing Championsh=
ips in ...

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News - Bulgaria



Corruption in Bulgaria and Romania

International Herald Tribune - France

When the European Commission decided in September 2006 to admit Bulgaria and Romania into the European Union, nobody pretended they were really ready. ...




Bulgaria


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Bulgaria deposed proposal three or four new customs offices to be >...


Focus News - Sofia,Bulgaria>

Bulgaria deposed Greece the proposal to open three or four new custo=
ms offices in 2012, which is before Bulgaria=92s accession to Scheng=
en, planed for January ...

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News - Bulgaria



Kovachki: I Went through All Circles of Hell Doing Business in ...

Sofia News Agency - Sofia,Bulgaria

"I still hope that a positive image for Bulgaria will be created out of this case as you see there are no untouchable businessmen," Mr Kovachki, ...




Bulgaria News Update


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=93Bulgaria cans!=94 campaign to be launched at UDF headquarters
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Focus News - Sofia,Bulgaria>

The campaign themed =93Bulgaria cans!=94 till take place in the head=
quarters of the Union of Democratic Forces (UDF), press secretary of MP fr=
om UDF Marin ...

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Bulgaria News Update



Miller seals deal for huge Bulgarian mall

Sunday Herald - Glasgow,Scotland,UK

Mall Varna, which started trading in June 2008, is located in Varna, Bulgaria's second-largest city and the country's leading tourist destination. ...




Saturday, November 15, 2008

Bulgaria News


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Miller adds Bulgarian mall to portfolio in =A3102m deal


Times Online - UK

Miller Developments has added Bulgaria=92s largest new shopping cent=
re to its portfolio in a =A3102m deal. The commercial property arm of the M=
iller Group ...

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Bulgaria

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Miller back in market to buy Bulgarian retail centre for =A3100m
=


Scotland on Sunday - Edinburgh,Sc=
otland,UK


The ?120m (=A3102m) purchase of Mall Varna, the largest new retail and leis=
ure development in Bulgaria, is Miller's first for nine months. =
...

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Bulgaria News



Foreign-policy highlight: Bulgaria boosts contacts with Latin America

BNR - Radio Bulgaria - Sofia,Bulgaria

During the outgoing week Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov paid visits to Argentina and Mexico. Five months earlier he was in Peru to join a Europe-Latin ...




Bulgaria News



Inside Europe's corruption capital: how Bulgaria's crime mafia ...

Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom

Tilled to this day by horse-drawn ploughs, the rolling pastures of rural Bulgaria have long been known for their cheap wines, strong tobaccos, ...


Bulgaria faces economic risks

BNR - Radio Bulgaria - Sofia,Bulgaria

Bulgarian PM Sergei Stanishev, who is also leader of the Bulgarian Socialist Party, told the conference of the Sofia socialists that risks for the country ...




News - Bulgaria



Life in India is real-life cinema, says Bulgarian filmmaker

Hindu - Chennai,India

Kolkata (IANS): Life in India is a real-life cinema, says Bulgarian film producer Stefan Kitanov. "Everything (in India) is so ordinary, ...




Bulgaria News


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US ambassador thanks Bulgaria for military participation in Iraq
=


Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

A day after Bulgaria=92s Cabinet confirmed that the country=92s mili=
tary personnel in Iraq would withdraw by the end of December 2008, US ambas=
sador in Sofia ...

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Energy is potential sphere for collaboration between Bulgaria and >...


Focus News - Sofia,Bulgaria>

Bulgarian trade- industrial chamber and Mexican council for foreign =
trade had signed an agreement for collaboration during President=92s visit,=
...

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Friday, November 14, 2008

Bulgaria News



Weekend blog: Bulgaria and dreams of European championships

Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

The Bulgarian Football Union (BFU) seems to have adopted that motivational saying wholeheartedly and a year after the news broke for the first time, ...




Bulgaria


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Bulgaria: Growth slows to 5.6 percent in 3Q

The Associated Press

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) =97 Bulgaria's rapid economic growth=
cooled to a 5.6 percent rate in the third quarter compared with a year ear=
lier, down from a 7.1 ...

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News - Bulgaria



Bulgaria: Growth slows to 5.6 percent in 3Q

International Herald Tribune - France

AP SOFIA, Bulgaria: Bulgaria's rapid economic growth cooled to a 5.6 percent rate in the third quarter compared with a year earlier, down from a 7.1 percent ...




Bulgaria News



Bulgaria 9-month C/A gap at 15.8% of GDP

Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

Bulgaria's current account deficit for the first nine months of 2008 was 5.14 billion euro, the equivalent of 15.8 per cent of projected gross domestic ...




Bulgaria News



Bulgaria: Growth slows to 5.6 percent in 3Q

Forbes - NY,USA

AP , 11.14.08, 07:31 AM EST Bulgaria's economic growth slowed to a 5.6 percent rate in the third quarter of 2008 compared with a year earlier, and down from ...




Bulgaria News



Credit crunch: US ambassador on the future of Bulgaria's economy

Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

United States ambassador in Sofia Nancy McEldowney has spelt out a scenario for Bulgaria's future economic development in the context of the global economic ...




Bulgaria News Update



Bulgaria estimates Q3 GDP growth at 5.6%

Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

Bulgaria's economy grew by 5.6 per cent year-on-year in the third quarter of 2008, the country's National Statistics Institute (NSI) said in a flash ...




Bulgaria


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Bulgaria marks World Diabetes Day


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


On 14 November Bulgaria marks the World Diabetes Day. For the first =
time the event is marked in 1991 by the International diabetes federation a=
nd the World ...

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PRESS DIGEST - Bulgaria - Nov 14


Reuters - USA

SOFIA, Nov 14 (Reuters) - These are some of the main stories in Bulgaria=
n
newspapers on Friday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does=
not vouch ...

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MY BULGARIA: Ethnic trap


Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

To everyone’s astonishment Borissov publicly admitted that he approve=
d of the enforced name changing of thousands of Bulgarian citizens i=
n the 1980s. ...

ho.com/article/my-bulgaria-ethnic-trap/id_32956/catid_99">en>


Official visit of Bulgarian president in Mexico


News.bg - =F3=CF=C6=C9=D1,Bulgari=
a


Bulgarian president Georgi Parvanov is on official visit to Mexico a=
iming at the strengthening of the friendly ties and cooperation between =
Bulgaria
and ...

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Bulgaria



Questions whether Canberra man accused of pedophilia work with ...

The Canberra Times - Canberra,Australian Capital Territory,Australia

It is still unknown whether a junior doctor accused of child sex charges in Bulgaria ever worked with children during stints with Queensland Health and ...




Bulgaria News


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Sofia Journal Death in Bulgaria Exposes Rigors of Fighting Graft
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New York Times - United Statesont>

By DOREEN CARVAJAL SOFIA, Bulgaria =97 When the coroner of Bulgar=
ia
=92s capital died hanging from the jungle gym of a placid city playgr=
ound, he left behind no ...

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Thursday, November 13, 2008

Bulgaria


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Bulgaria to pull troops from Iraq at end of year


The Associated Press

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) =97 The Bulgarian prime minister says hi=
s country will withdraw its small military force from Iraq at the end of th=
e year. ...

om/article/ALeqM5iueGKyYpmdmtk7-c6P3-3wmV8G8AD94E63PG4">>




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Bulgaria to withdraw soldiers from Iraq at year-end: PM


AFP

SOFIA (AFP) =97 Bulgaria will withdraw its 155-strong military conti=
ngent from Iraq when its mandate expires at the end of this year, Prime Min=
ister Sergey ...

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News - Bulgaria



Kraft Foods transfers production from Romania to Bulgaria

News.bg - Sofia,Bulgaria

The American food company Kraft Foods decided to transfer its production from the Romanian town of Brasov to Bulgaria by the end of 2009 aiming at increase ...




Bulgaria News



Bulgaria's Cabinet approves national action plan against terrorism

Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

Bulgaria's Cabinet approved on November 13 2008 a National Action Plan Against Terrorism which includes a number of measures, from preventing the spread of ...




Bulgaria News



Bulgaria fertiliser firms halt production

guardian.co.uk - UK

SOFIA, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Bulgaria's Agropolichim and Neochim, leading fertiliser producers in southeast Europe, are halting production due to weak global ...


Use of amphetamines in Bulgaria shows marked increase

Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

Bulgarian youth use amphetamines more frequently than three years ago when the drug was considered not as popular as other narcotics. ...




Bulgaria News



Bulgaria changes rules for heating price increases

Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

Bulgaria's state commission on energy regulation is to be empowered to decide on its own initiative to adjust the price of heating should the price of ...




Bulgaria News



PRESS DIGEST - Bulgaria - Nov 13

Reuters - USA

SOFIA, Nov 13 (Reuters) - These are some of the main stories in Bulgarian newspapers on Thursday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch ...




Wednesday, November 12, 2008

News - Bulgaria



Bulgaria and Romania bid to co-host the Euro 2020 football

Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

Bulgaria and Romania have proposed to Uefa president Michelle Platini that they co-host the 2020 European football championship, Bulgarian-language Dnevnik ...


Voices against corruption labor in Bulgaria despite dangers

International Herald Tribune - France

By Doreen Carvajal SOFIA: When the white-haired coroner of Bulgaria's capital died hanging from the jungle gym of a placid city playground, he left behind a ...




Bulgaria News



Bulgarian PM Stanishev includes European former ministers in his ...

Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

Bulgarian Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev announced on November 12 2008 the members of his new advisory board of foreign counsellors, made up of former top ...




News - Bulgaria


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Bulgaria inflation 11.2 percent in October


The Associated Press

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) =97 Bulgaria's annual inflation rate=
slowed to 11.2 percent in October, down from 11.4 percent in September, re=
flecting the drop in ...

om/article/ALeqM5imW9gYRapV522M9fVeYKKhsVrl_wD94DFI4O0">>




Bulgaria News



Bulgaria drops in World Economic Forum gender equality ratings

Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

Bulgaria has fallen from 25th place in 2007 to 36th this year in the league of countries in closing the gender gap, according to a report by the World ...




Bulgaria News



Kraft Foods moves chocolate production from Romania to Bulgaria

Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

Although the option of keeping the line in Romania looked into, in the end the most cost-effective decision was to move it outside the country, Bulgaria ...


Kraft chocolate factory to close in Romania

The Associated Press

Some of the company's chocolate manufacturing business will move to neighboring Bulgaria, she said. She added that brands would still be produced, ...


Bulgaria Consumer Price Inflation Slows in October

RTT News - Williamsville,NY,USA

(RTTNews) - Wednesday, the Bulgarian National Statistical Institute announced that the consumer price index, or CPI increased 10.9% year-over-year in ...




Bulgaria News



UPDATE 1-Bulgaria Oct inflation eases to 10.9 pct y/y

Forbes - NY,USA

SOFIA, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Bulgarian consumer price inflation edged down to 10.9 percent year-on-year in October, from 11 percent in September, mainly due to ...


Relics of Saint Joseph bought by Bulgaria's National History Museum

Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

According to data from the 2001 Bulgarian census, Bulgaria is 82.6 per cent Eastern Orthodox. Joseph, the earthly father of Jesus, is not a saint in the ...




News - Bulgaria


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PRESS DIGEST - Bulgaria - Nov 12


Reuters - USA

SOFIA, Nov 12 (Reuters) - These are some of the main stories in Bulgaria=
n
newspapers on Wednesday. Reuters has not verified these stories and d=
oes not vouch ...

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Foreign lawyers in Bulgaria lack their quantum of solace - The ..=
.


Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

Foreign lawyers, led by practitioners from the UK and Austria, are complain=
ing to the European Commission about Bulgarian law that they say dep=
rives them of ...

ho.com/article/foreign-lawyers-in-bulgaria-lack-their-quantum-of-solace-the=
-sofia-echo-reports/id_32909/catid_66">


DFAT confirms Bulgaria paedophilia arrest


ABC Online - Australia

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has confirmed that a 35-year-ol=
d Canberra man was arrested in Bulgaria last week on paedophilia cha=
rges. ...

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iPhone comes to Bulgaria at sky-high price


Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

Apple=92s revolutionary iPhone, selling for $199 in the US, will finally re=
ach Bulgaria but at sky-high prices, a check by Dnevnik daily showed=
. ...

ho.com/article/iphone-comes-to-bulgaria-at-sky-high-price/id_32910/catid_67=
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Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Bulgaria News Update



Australian charged with pedophilia in Bulgaria

International Herald Tribune - France

AP SOFIA, Bulgaria: Bulgarian authorities have arrested an Australian man and charged him with having sex with minors and setting up a child porn network, ...


Bulgarian business slams 2009 budget as unrealistic

Forbes - NY,USA

SOFIA, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Bulgaria's largest business association slammed the government's 2009 budget draft as overly optimistic on Tuesday and urged it to ...




Bulgaria News Update



New environmental curriculum for students in Bulgaria's western ...

Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

The project, called Western Stara Planina for Children, is an initiative of the Bulgarian representation of the Regional Environmental Center for Central ...




Bulgaria



Emerging economies' risks highlighted by downgrades

Financial Times - London,England,UK

The downgrades of Bulgaria, Hungary, Kazakhstan and Romania illustrated the continuing dangers facing these economies, Fitch Ratings said. ...




Bulgaria News


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PRESS DIGEST - Bulgaria - Nov 11


Reuters - USA

SOFIA, Nov 11 (Reuters) - These are some of the main stories in Bulgaria=
n
newspapers on Tuesday. Reuters has not verified these stories and doe=
s not vouch ...

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Bulgaria to receive 107M EUR under FP "Fishery"


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


The acceptance of documents under the functional program =93Fishery=94 with=
in which Bulgaria will receive nearly 107 million euro from the Euro=
pean Union starts ...

al.ibox.bg/news/id_1677392801">




Bulgaria News Update



Australian arrested in Bulgaria for paedophilia: reports

ABC Online - Australia

Australian officials in Bulgaria are trying to confirm reports a Canberra man has been arrested on paedophilia charges. A spokesman for the Department of ...




Monday, November 10, 2008

Bulgaria News Update



Volleyball player is Bulgaria's man of the year

Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

Close to nine thousand readers of the website manoftheyear.bg voted Plamen Konstantinov to be the Bulgarian man of the year, Bulgarian media reported on ...




News - Bulgaria



Lawyers step up fight over access to Bulgaria

Financial Times - London,England,UK

... restrictions on them doing business in Bulgaria, the latest in a series of disputes about European Union member state restraints on the legal industry. ...




Bulgaria News



2008 Europe - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband for Greece, Romania ...

MarketWatch - USA

This report covers Bulgaria, Greece and Romania. Trends and developments in telecommunications, mobile, Internet, broadband, digital TV and converging media ...




Bulgaria News


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Economic stagnation for southeastern Europe and Bulgaria


Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

=93Bulgaria is very vulnerable=94 said Steve Hanke, professor in the=
John Hopkins University, and widely acclaimed as an expert in contemporary=
economics. ...

ho.com/article/economic-stagnation-for-southeastern-europe-and-bulgaria/id_=
32891/catid_66">


Bulgaria disabled, steel workers rally over payments


Reuters - USA

SOFIA, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Workers at Bulgaria's indebted steelma=
ker Kremikovtzi and disabled people rallied separately on Monday over unpai=
d salaries and ...

.com/article/rbssIndustryMaterialsUtilitiesNews/idUSLA7820220081110">color=3Dgreen>


Bulgaria metals firm cuts up to 700 jobs


Reuters - USA

SOFIA, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Bulgarian metals group Intertrust Holding =
plans to reduce its staff by a fifth to shield its operations due to lower =
global metals ...

.com/article/rbssIndustryMaterialsUtilitiesNews/idUSLA36385820081110"> color=3Dgreen>




News - Bulgaria



Fitch Downgrades 5 Bulgarian Banks

Focus News - Sofia,Bulgaria

Fitch Ratings has today downgraded five Bulgarian banks (listed below) following the downgrade of Bulgaria's sovereign ratings. Bulgaria's sovereign ratings ...




News - Bulgaria


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Augustus Caesar's head never left Bulgaria


Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

Bulgarian customs agents recently discovered the marble head of a Ro=
man emperor =96 thought to be Augustus Caesar =96 in a package sent from Ha=
skovo and ...

ho.com/article/augustus-caesar-s-head-never-left-bulgaria/id_32887/catid_68=
">


Bulgaria has had rising economic development over last eight years: =
PM


Focus News - Sofia,Bulgaria>

Over the last 19 years Bulgaria has covered a large road of developm=
ent, problems and mistakes, Prime Minister Sergey Stanishev said in the cit=
y of Plovdiv, ...

en.net/index.php%3Fid%3Dn158986">




Bulgaria News



Foreign workers in Bulgaria - the latest numbers

Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

A total of 1474 work permits have been issued to foreign nationals residing in Bulgaria over the first nine months of 2008, the Government's Employment ...


Fitch cuts Bulgaria's credit rating to BBB-, outlook stable

Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

Fitch Ratings cut the credit ratings on four emerging market economies, including Bulgaria, which saw its long-term foreign currency rating drop down a ...




Bulgaria


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Property Market in Bulgaria Today


PRLog.Org (press release) - Bucur=
esti,Romania


PRLog (Press Release) =96 Nov 10, 2008 =96 In many ways it is difficult to =
talk about the property market in Bulgaria at the moment =96 in much=
the same way as ...

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Bulgaria demands membership in the European zone


News.bg - Sofia,Bulgariar>
Bulgaria demanded to become a member of the preparatory stage of the=
European zone, in the so called mechanism of currency rates or ERM2. ..=
.


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Bulgaria


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Fitch Lowers Bulgaria, Romania's Credit Ratings


Sofia News Agency - Sofia,Bulgari=
a


Bulgaria Fitch Lowers Bulgaria, Romania's Credit Ratings:=
The international credit ratings agency Fitch lowers Monday the credit rat=
ing of Bulgaria and ...

e.com/view_news.php%3Fid%3D98728">


Fitch lowered Bulgaria's rating


News.bg - Sofia,Bulgariar>
The agency for credit rating Fitch decreased the long-term rating in Bul=
garian
currency of Bulgarian state debt to =93BBB-=94 with a sta=
ble perspective from ...

al.ibox.bg/news/id_1785370637">




Bulgaria



PRESS DIGEST - Bulgaria - Nov 10

Reuters - USA

SOFIA, Nov 10 (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



Pentagon board says cuts essential

Boston Globe - United States

By Bryan Bender WASHINGTON - A senior Pentagon advisory group, in a series of bluntly worded briefings, is warning President-elect Barack Obama that the ...


Captain of Bulgaria's Men's Volleyball Team Voted "Man of the Year"

Sofia News Agency - Sofia,Bulgaria

The Bulgarian film director Yavor Gardev was ranked third. The captain of the Bulgarian men's volleyball team said he was a little surprised by the fact he ...




Bulgaria News



Fitch Downgrades Bulgaria, Kazakhstan and Romania

RTT News - Williamsville,NY,USA

(RTTNews) - Monday, the Fitch Ratings has downgraded the sovereign ratings of Bulgaria, Kazakhstan and Romania. Emerging Europe is the most vulnerable ...




Bulgaria News


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Radio Bulgaria Programme, November 10, 2008


BNR - Radio Bulgaria - Sofia,Bulg=
aria


Next join the horo and rachenitsa folk chain dances during a folklore prome=
nade around Bulgaria. Follows the latest of our series =93Now =96 in=
teracting with ...

RadioBulgaria/Emission_English/FullEmissions/10_11_2008.htm">green>




Sunday, November 9, 2008

Bulgaria


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Politics is not something thankful especially in Bulgaria: PM
>
Focus News - Sofia,Bulgaria>

I am glad that there are so many thinking young boys and girls in the Bu=
lgarian
Socialist Party (BSP) that have their ideas and zip to stand th=
em, ...

en.net/index.php%3Fid%3Dn158889">


Bulgaria PM Does Not Oppose Revealing Contents of Emin's Suicide=
Note


Sofia News Agency - Sofia,Bulgari=
a


Bulgaria PM Does Not Oppose Revealing Contents of Emin=92s Suicide N=
ote: The Bulgarian Prime Minister (PM) Sergey Stanishev stated on Su=
nday that he did not ...

e.com/view_news.php%3Fid%3D98706">




Bulgaria News


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Bulgaria Tourism Sector Offers Ideas to Deal with Global Financial <=
b>...


Focus on Travel News - Istanbul,T=
urkey


The Bulgarian state must undertake urgent measures to maintain and i=
ncrease revenues from tourism in the conditions of the global financial cri=
sis, ...

.com/content/view/3912/32/lang,english/">


There won=92t be Recession in Bulgaria


Focus News - Sofia,Bulgaria>

He reckons that Bulgarian financial system is very steady, due to th=
e crisis in 1996-1997 and the fact that Bulgaria hadn=92t let out pe=
ople linked to the ...

en.net/index.php%3Fid%3Dn158887">




News - Bulgaria


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Bulgaria: The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign ...b>


ISRIA (subscription) - Washington=
,DC,USA


This is the first visit by a Bulgarian Foreign Minister to Vietnam f=
or nearly 30 years. Minister Kalfin thanked for the warm hospitality and fo=
r the ...

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Bulgarian Orthodox Church=92s Holy Synod gets millions of dollars >...


Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

Metropolitan Ilarion Penchev (1850-1925) left the Bulgarian Orthodox=
Church=92s Holy Synod a total of $14 million, Bulgarian National Te=
levision (BNT) said on ...

ho.com/article/bulgarian-orthodox-church-s-holy-synod-gets-millions-of-doll=
ars-from-long-dead-metropolitan/id_32872/catid_66">




Bulgaria News Update


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Olaf chief to visit Bulgaria for a second time in four months
>
Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

Franz-Hermann Bruener, director-general of the European Anti Fraud Office (=
Olaf) will visit Bulgaria in the upcoming week, Bulgarian Dep=
uty Prime Minister ...

ho.com/article/olaf-chief-to-visit-bulgaria-for-a-second-time-in-four-month=
s/id_32870/catid_68">


Backbiting in Bulgaria as dentists=92 fees soar 100 per cent


Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

Prices of dental material were no excuse for dentists raising the price of =
their services, the Association of Dealers in Dental Materials (ADDM) in >Bulgaria ...

ho.com/article/backbiting-in-bulgaria-as-dentists-fees-soar-100-per-cent/id=
_32869/catid_66">


Bulgaria against the backdrop of world financial turmoil


BNR - Radio Bulgaria - Sofia,Bulg=
aria


=93The Currency Board has helped soften the blow of the world financial cri=
sis on Bulgaria,=94 Professor Steve Hanke, dubbed =91the father of t=
he Bulgarian ...

RadioBulgaria/Emission_English/News/0911-B1.htm">


Bulgaria wishes to join Kosovo rebuilding


BNR - Radio Bulgaria - Sofia,Bulg=
aria


Bulgaria has both the interest and the capacity to take part in the =
rebuilding of Kosovo, Solomon Passy, chairman of the standing parliamentary=
committee on ...

RadioBulgaria/Emission_English/News/0911-B5.htm">




News - Bulgaria



Bulgaria President Leads Official Delegation to Latin America

Sofia News Agency - Sofia,Bulgaria

The Economy Ministry press center informs that the Bulgarian Energy and Economy Minister Petar Dimitrov is also going to be part of the delegation. ...




Bulgaria News



A1: Bulgaria attractive destination for Macedonian workers

Focus News - Sofia,Bulgaria

Along with Vietnamese, Romanians and Turks, the Macedonians form one of the largest groups of foreign workers in Bulgaria. The attempt to check on this ...




News - Bulgaria



Bulgaria Traveling Library Begins Tour in Country

Sofia News Agency - Sofia,Bulgaria

Bulgaria Traveling Library Begins Tour in Country: The tour of the "traveling library", which is part of the "Big Read" campaign in Bulgaria is beginning at ...




Bulgaria News



Bulgaria PM Opens Socialist Youth Convention in Plovdiv

Sofia News Agency - Sofia,Bulgaria

Bulgaria PM Opens Socialist Youth Convention in Plovdiv: The Bulgarian Prime Minister (PM) and Chair of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) Sergey Stanishev ...




Saturday, November 8, 2008

Bulgaria News



Bulgaria's PM: No Thick Necks in the Power Sofia City Mayor: No ...

Standart News - Sofia,Bulgaria

The Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) and GERB seem to have decided to totally abandon good manners and begin the pre-election attacks as early as they can. ...




Bulgaria News Update


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Bulgaria=92s PM outraged by court ruling on Kremikovtzi


Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

Stanishev made the statement on November 8 2008 while attending an event of=
his Bulgarian Socialist Party in Sofia. Stanishev said that the cou=
rt ruling was ...

ho.com/article/bulgaria-s-pm-outraged-by-court-ruling-on-kremikovtzi/id_328=
61/catid_66">




Bulgaria News Update



Kruger Leaving For Bulgaria

Fox5 KVVU - Las Vegas,NV,USA

LAS VEGAS -- Former UNLV basketball player Kevin Kruger is leaving for Bulgaria on Saturday morning, according to the Las Vegas Sun. ...




Friday, November 7, 2008

Bulgaria News Update



Member of European Parliament slams Bulgaria over EU funds ...

Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

Networks of conflicts of interest in the overall management of EU funds made it impossible for the Bulgarian Government to clear up the system, ...




Bulgaria News



Hungary, Bulgaria and South Korea to pull out of Iraq (Roundup)

Monsters and Critics.com - USA

Baghdad - Hungary, Bulgaria and South Korea will each withdraw their troops from Iraq by the end of 2008, a spokesman for Iraq's Ministry of Defence told ...




Bulgaria News Update



No problem with Russian ambassador controversial statement on ...

Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

The row stirred by Chizhov's statement broke out in September, when he said in an interview that Bulgaria would block any possible EU decision introducing ...


Drug-related deaths in Bulgaria have increased

Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

In Bulgaria, almost all drug addicts who had sought treatment abuse heroin and in the last four years the number of detoxication clinics in the country has ...




Bulgaria News



Bulgaria Govt to Meet with Protesting Grain Producers Monday

Sofia News Agency - Sofia,Bulgaria

Bulgaria Bulgaria Govt to Meet with Protesting Grain Producers Monday: The Bulgarian authorities are going to hold a special meeting on Monday with the ...




Bulgaria



Bulgaria withdraws from Iraq, Defence Minister says

Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

All Bulgarian troops in Iraq will be back home by Christmas, Defence Minister Nikolai Tsonev was quoted as saying by Bulgarian-language media on November 7 ...




Bulgaria News Update



Bulgaria - Kosovo business forum opens

Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

At the initiative of Kosovo finance and economy minister Ahmet Shala, a Bulgaria-Kosovo business forum is being held in Pristina on November 7 2008. ...




Bulgaria


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Comptel establishes customer service centre in Bulgaria


Telecom Paper (subscription) - Ho=
uten,Netherlands


Comptel has established a customer service centre in Sofia in Bulgariab> for the delivery and support of software services. The customer service =
centre will ...

.paper.nl/site/news_ta.asp%3Ftype%3Dabstract%26id%3D237470">reen>


Bulgaria and Romania with a joint hydroenergy complex


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


The Romanian prime minister Kalin Popesku Tarichanu presented the possibili=
ty for the construction together with Bulgaria of a hydroenergy comp=
lex in the ...

al.ibox.bg/news/id_1083664549">




Bulgaria



PRESS DIGEST - Bulgaria - Nov 7

Reuters - USA

SOFIA, Nov 7 (Reuters) - These are some of the main stories in Bulgarian newspapers on Friday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for ...




Bulgaria News



Stanishev Keeps Negative Rating in Bulgaria

Angus Reid Global Monitor - Vancouver,BC,Canada

(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Most people in Bulgaria continue to hold negative views on Sergey Stanishev, according to a poll by Alpha Research. ...




Thursday, November 6, 2008

Bulgaria News Update



Bulgaria expected to withdraw troops from Iraq

Xinhua - China

Bulgaria's Defense Minister Nikolay Tsonev told the press that the Bulgarian contingent currently stationed near Iraqi capital Baghdad "will be withdrawn ...




News - Bulgaria



Bulgaria often portrayed in a negative light, PM Stanishev tells ...

Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

The image that some politicians and foreign voices sometimes portrayed of Bulgaria had little in common with reality, Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev told ...




News - Bulgaria


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REFILE-Bulgarian troops to leave Iraq at year's end


San Diego Union Tribune - United =
States


SOFIA =96 Bulgaria will withdraw its 155 troops from Iraq at the end=
of the year, the defence ministry said on Thursday. 'The mandate of th=
e troops expires at ...

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Foreign lawyers take case against Bulgarian counterparts to Brussels=


Sofia Echo - Bulgaria

A number of foreign legal firms operating in Bulgaria have approache=
d the European Commission (EC), accusing the Bulgarian state of obst=
ructing their ...

ho.com/article/foreign-lawyers-take-case-against-bulgarian-counterparts-to-=
brussels/id_32840/catid_66">