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Coalition for Bulgaria- together at elections /ROUNDUP/ Focus News - Sofia,Bulgaria The first sitting of the Political Consultative Council of Coalition for Bulgaria was opened by the chairperson of Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) and Prime ...

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Bulgarian and Greek MPs discuss border blockade problems BNR - Radio Bulgaria - Sofia,Bulgaria Georgi Yurukov, Chairman of Bulgarian-Greek friendship group in the Bulgarian Parliament, met with his counterpart Stavros Dailakis, ...

Bulgaria Asks Russia to Send back Historic Documents ISRIA (subscription) - Washington,DC,USA The government has mandated the Foreign Minister to send a formal request to Russia to return to Bulgaria original documents of the Bulgarian state ...

Bulgaria PM Dismisses Hints about Possible Coalition Break-Up Sofia News Agency - Sofia,Bulgaria Stanishev spoke to reporters upon the conclusion of the Saturday meeting of the Political Council of "Coalition for Bulgaria", which had convened to make ...

Interview of Russian President Medvedev to Bulgarian National ... ISRIA (subscription) - Washington,DC,USA Dmitry Anatolyevich, the Year of Bulgaria is to be launched in Russia on the 4th of February. Tell me, please, what opportunities for the development of ...

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Bulgaria-Greece Border at Kulata Remains Closed for Traffic

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Bulgarian President looks to further ties with Vietnam

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Bulgaria announces 3 percent budget surplus International Herald Tribune - France AP SOFIA, Bulgaria: Bulgaria has met its 2008 target for a 3 percent budget surplus, the finance minister said Friday. The country, which joined the EU in ...

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Bulgaria joins IRENA founding members BNR - Radio Bulgaria - Sofia,Bulgaria Bulgaria became one of several founding member states of the International Renewable Energy agency (IRENA), the Economy and Energy Ministry in Sofia ...

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Bulgaria finds new gas source in Azerbaijan RTT News - Williamsville,NY,USA (RTTNews) - Bulgaria, a Balkan country in search of alternate natural gas after suffering two weeks of Russian gas supply cut, signed an agreement with ...

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Greek farmers keep border shut but most roads open International Herald Tribune - France Police said dozens of trucks remained stranded on the Greek side of the Promachonas crossing, and more than 100 in Bulgaria. The 11-day border closure had ...

Netherlands assists Bulgaria in developing the Black Sea coast Sofia Echo - Bulgaria The Bulgarian-Dutch project, entitled My Coast, for the economic development and environmental protection of the Bulgarian Black Sea coast is almost ...

Madonna to stage concert in Bulgaria in 2009 Sofia Echo - Bulgaria After long years of waiting, Madonna will finally have concert in Bulgaria after the singer decided to extend her Sticky&Sweet Tour in Europe, ...

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Traffic at Bulgaria-Greece Border Eases Up, Kulata Remains Closed Sofia News Agency - Sofia,Bulgaria The crossing points at the Bulgaria-Greece border were closed over a week ago, on January 21, over protests of Greek farmers, who used their tractors to ...

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Bulgaria ends 2008 with 3.0 pct/GDP budget surplus Forbes - NY,USA SOFIA, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Bulgaria ended 2008 with a preliminary budget surplus of 2.001 billion levs ($1.34 billion), or 3.0 percent of gross domestic ...

Bulgaria finmin says banks healthy for now Reuters - USA SOFIA, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Bulgaria's banks have not asked for state rescue aid so far and the government is not worried about the banking system's health ...

A whiff of gas Sofia Echo - Bulgaria Bulgaria was among the most strident voices at a summit in Budapest on January 26 and 27 held to push harder to get the Nabucco gas pipeline project ...

Bulgarian president, foreign minister on official visits to Japan Sofia Echo - Bulgaria Together with Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko, Bulgarian President Georgi Purvanov and Mrs Zornitsa Purvanova opened the exhibition Thracian Treasures at ...

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Building blockades

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Bulgaria's President: Bulgaria relies on natural gas supplies from ... Standart News - Sofia,Bulgaria Supplies of natural gas from Egypt, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan can fully meet Bulgaria's demands for this fuel. Last year, Bulgaria's government signed ...

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EC calls on Bulgaria to cut mobile termination rates Sofia Echo - Bulgaria Bulgarian consumers paid the highest fees to call users on other operators' networks, the European Commission said on January 29, calling on Bulgaria's ...

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Romania eyes EU aid, Hungary revamps budget guardian.co.uk - UK Many economists predict Romania and southern neighbour Bulgaria may be next as the global crisis cuts off sources of cash to fund their vast current account ...

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Bulgaria has energy agreements with Egypt, Azerbaijan and ... Trend News Agency - Baku,Azerbaijan The Bulgarian government has signed principle gas agreements with Egypt, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan as of 2008. These three nations alone can supply Sofia ...

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Bulgaria seeks return of seized WWII archives eTaiwan News - Taiwan AP Bulgaria is demanding that Russia return important World War II documents taken in 1944 as the Soviet army swept through eastern Europe. ...

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EC allocates EUR 20 mln for Bulgaria-Greece gas interconnection ... BSANNA NEWS - Ukraine The European Commission (EC) has decided to provide 20 million euro for an interconnection of the gas transmission networks of Bulgaria and Greece (between ...

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FACTBOX-Major energy pipelines in central/southern Europe

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EC urges quick reform of Bulgarian administration

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Some movement on Greek farmers' protest United Press International - USA The Bulgarian government complained this week to the European Union, asking for a guarantee that its trucks would have a corridor to cross Greece. ...

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Greek protests block borders and ground flights International Herald Tribune - France Angry truck drivers, most of them from Romania and Bulgaria, honked their horns or sat shivering in the rain at the misty crossing. Witnesses said Bulgarian ...

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Bulgaria Ready for Deeper Co-Operation with Japan Bulgarian News Network - Sofia,Bulgaria Bulgaria is ready for deeper co-operation withe Japan in the fields of energy, tourism and infrastructure, Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov, ...

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Company debts soar in Bulgaria

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Bulgaria Corpbank says sells 30 pct to Omani fund Reuters - USA SOFIA, Jan 27 (Reuters) - The majority owner of Bulgaria's small Corporate Commercial Bank CORP.BB has reached a deal to sell a 30 percent stake to an Omani ...

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Armed man hijacks Bulgarian bus BBC News - UK A gunman has hijacked a bus in Bulgaria with about 40 passengers on board, claiming to have placed a bomb in the luggage compartment, police have said. ...

Armed man hijacks bus in Bulgaria Reuters - USA SOFIA, Jan 27 (Reuters) - An armed man hijacked a bus in Bulgaria on Tuesday that had about 45 people on board, police said. The 33-year-old man forced the ...

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Greek roadblocks anger Bulgaria BBC News - UK Bulgaria has asked the European Commission to intervene because a border blockade by Greek farmers is preventing goods getting through. ...

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Japanese Prince to Open A Museum of Thracian Culture in Bulgaria Standart News - Sofia,Bulgaria The second son of Japan emperor Akihito and his wife Michiko will visit Bulgaria in May. Japan granted about $3,5 million for the establishing of the museum ...

Debts of Bulgarian Companies to Reach 200 B Levs in 2009 Standart News - Sofia,Bulgaria "Some important indicators make finance experts think that a crisis in Bulgaria's economy may break out this year and it may continue over the next few ...

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Azerbaijani President Meets with Prime Minister of Bulgaria TREND Information - Baku,Azerbaijan Azerbaijan, Baku, 26 January / TrendNews / On January 26 Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev met Prime Minister of the Republic of Bulgaria Sergey Stanishev ...

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Bulgaria says to import Azeri gas from 2010 Reuters - USA SOFIA, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Bulgarian Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev reached an agreement with Azeri President Ilham Aliyev on Monday to import 1 billion ...

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Greek farmers step up protest, block Bulgaria border Reuters - USA Thousands of farmers seeking tax rebates and subsidies shut crossings into Bulgaria on Monday, in an eighth day of protests, and barred the highway between ...

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Workers fight back in Eastern Europe

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Croatia - Factors To Watch on Jan 26 Forbes - NY,USA After Romania and Bulgaria joined the European Union, the quantities of illegally traded cigarettes seized by the Croatian customs drastically fell. ...

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BULGARIA: Protests Rise Above Parties, and Against Them Inter Press Service - Rome,Italy By Claudia Ciobanu BUCHAREST, Jan 26 (IPS) - Protests have been taking place in Bulgarian capital Sofia almost every day since Jan. 14. ...

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Bulgaria Asks EU for Help over Border Blockade by Greek Farmers Sofia News Agency - Sofia,Bulgaria Bulgaria's Minister of EU Affairs Gergana Grancharova is meeting Monday with the Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis, whereas Bulgaria's Deputy Foreign ...

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Bulgaria News Update

Bulgarian PM to pay working visit to Budapest Focus News - Sofia,Bulgaria Bulgarian Prime Minister Sergey Stanishev is to pay a working visit to Budapest to attend the Nabucco pipeline summit. The forum is hosted by Hungarian ...

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Bulgarian Property Market Potential 2009 Quest Bulgaria Property Magazine - Kotel,Bulgaria The questions remains as to whether it is still a good time to take out a mortgage on a Bulgarian property. Alistair Riddle, Credit Manager of Piraeus Bank ...

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Bulgaria National Radio Celebrates 74th Birthday

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Bulgaria's Largest Kukeri Festival Kicks off in Pernik Sofia News Agency - Sofia,Bulgaria Bulgaria Bulgaria's Largest Kukeri Festival Kicks off in Pernik: The Surva 2009 International Festival of Mask Games was opened Friday night in the Western ...

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Levels of belonging 'lowest in UK' The Press Association Only Slovakia and Bulgaria were worse. The report, by the independent think-tank the New Economics Foundation (nef), also found that the UK performed poorly ...

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Bulgaria President: We Are Active Factor in EU's Energy Policy Sofia News Agency - Sofia,Bulgaria The President said this in his statement during the traditional reception for all foreign ambassadors accredited in Bulgaria, which took place in the Sun ...

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Transgaz says not to buy back shares any time soon Reuters - USA BU, Turkey's Botas and Bulgaria's Bulgargaz planning to build the Nabucco pipeline to ease Europe's dependence on Russian gas. (Reporting by Marius Zaharia ...

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Greek farmers extend highway blockades International Herald Tribune - France Two busy border crossings with Bulgaria have been closed to truck deliveries since the protests began Tuesday. Farmers say an aid package announced by the ...

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Bulgarian-Czech citizen alleges police brutality Sofia Echo - Bulgaria Czech citizen Nikola Molchan, of Bulgarian origin, has accused Bulgarian police of brutality, torture and violation of legal procedures regarding his stay ...

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Gazprom to review Bulgaria gas compensation demands Reuters - USA MM) will review Bulgaria's demands for compensation over the cut in Russian gas supplies earlier this month, Gazprom's deputy chief Alexander Medvedev said ...

Bulgaria seeks restart of old nuclear reactors International Herald Tribune - France AP SOFIA, Bulgaria: Bulgaria's parliament has approved plans to seek European Union permission to relaunch two old nuclear reactors mothballed when it ...

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US toll in Iraq San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA As of Thursday, at least 4229 members of the US military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. ...

Bulgaria backs EU talks on nuclear units restart Kyiv Post - Kyiv,Ukraine Bulgaria's parliament gave the government a mandate on Friday to start talks with the EU Commission on the possible restart of two Soviet-era nuclear ...

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PRESS DIGEST - Bulgaria - Jan 23 Reuters - USA SOFIA, Jan 23 (Reuters) - These are some of the main stories in Bulgarian newspapers on Friday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch ...

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AFP: Russia to compensate Bulgaria with reduction in gas price Focus News - Sofia,Bulgaria According to a statement of Alexander Medvedev, Gazprom Deputy CEO, cited by AFP, the two-week suspension of natural gas deliveries to Bulgaria can only be ...

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Gasping for gas Indian Express - New Delhi,India Bulgaria has suffered the most. It depends on Russia for almost all its gas and is one of the most wasteful users of energy in the European Union. ...

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Bulgaria plans to seek compensation from Gazprom Reuters India - Mumbai,India SOFIA, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Bulgaria plans to seek compensation from units of Russia's Gazprom (GAZP.MM: Quote, Profile, Research) for losses caused by this ...

Quarter of Bulgaria's households live on verge of poverty Sofia Echo - Bulgaria In 2008, the cost of life in Bulgaria has gone up by 14 per cent, which is the highest rise registered over the past eight years, Sega daily reported on ...

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CEZ awarded damages over privatisation dispute with Bulgaria Sofia Echo - Bulgaria The International Court of Arbitration in Paris ruled that Bulgaria had pay four million euro to CEZ, the Czech energy conglomerate that owns the power ...

Greece ends emergency gas supply to Bulgaria Reuters India - Mumbai,India ATHENS, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Greece ended emergency supplies of gas to Bulgaria on Thursday after Russian gas resumed flowing to the southern Balkan countries ...

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Greek farmers maintain blockades despite government promises USA Today - USA The protests disrupted traffic between Athens and Greece's second largest city, Thessaloniki, and choked off truck deliveries between Greece and Bulgaria. ...

Gas row adds pain to east Europe slowing economies guardian.co.uk - UK By Tsvetelia Ilieva DEVNIA, Bulgaria, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Russia turned the gas taps back on this week but the damage inflicted on central and eastern Europe ...

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Bulgarian President: New NPP is not an Alternative to the Old One Bulgarian News Network - Sofia,Bulgaria The construction of the secong Bulgarian nuclear power plant near Belene is not an alternative to the Kozloduy NPP which has two of its four blocks ...

Bulgarian Media Report on Swiss Black Raven Posters Bulgarian News Network - Sofia,Bulgaria The Bulgarian media began reporting the situation with the posters across Switzerland, displaying emigrants from Eastern Europe, Bulgaria included, ...

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President of Bulgaria arrives in Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Business Center - Azerbaijan Baku, Fineko/abc.az President Georgy Pirvanov of Bulgaria is to visit the capita of Azerbaijan today. The Bulgarian Embassy in Azerbaijan informs that this ...

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Minister branded 'out of touch' for unemployment comment guardian.co.uk - UK ... leaving the UK with a higher unemployment rate - 6.1% - than Slovenia, Romania, Malta, Holland, the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Austria and Cyprus. ...

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Bulgaria govt plans investment to curb slowdown Forbes - NY,USA SOFIA, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Bulgaria's government will invest in infrastructure and creating new jobs to counter the impact of the global economic slowdown ...

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Bulgaria ends gas rationing after imports resume Reuters - USA SOFIA, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Bulgaria, again receiving Russian gas, on Wednesday lifted the gas rationing it had imposed on industrial users for 15 days, ...

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Briefs 4-Bulgaria's Bansko to host extra women's downhill race guardian.co.uk - UK Alpine skiing - A women's World Cup downhill has been added to Bulgarian resort Bansko's schedule, the Bulgarian ski federation said. ...

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Bulgaria's Pironkova knocked out of Australian Open Sofia Echo - Bulgaria Bulgaria's top female tennis player Tsvetana Pironkova ended her participation at this year's Austaralian Open with a second-round loss to French 16th seed ...

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Greek farmers to end airport blockade on Crete International Herald Tribune - France Elsewhere Greek farmers lifted a blockade along the country's main highway, but maintained closures at two border crossings with Bulgaria.

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Two of the three Bulgarian-Greek border checkpoints closed Sofia Echo - Bulgaria Two of the three border checkpoints between Bulgaria and Greece remain closed, blocked by Greek farmers, Bulgaria's Interior Ministry said on January 20 ...

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Bulgaria "toilet" portrait in art work covered up Xinhua - China 21 (Xinhuanet) -- Part of a controversial artwork that portrays Bulgaria as a squat toilet was covered with a black sheet on Tuesday following the country's ...

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Shroud hides Bulgaria in EU sculpture United Press International (subscription) - USA 21 (UPI) -- Bulgaria, depicted as a toilet, was given a cloth cover-up Tuesday in "Entropa," an artistic rendition of the European Union now hanging in ...

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Bulgaria receives first Russian gas Reuters - USA SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria has received the first quantities of Russian gas on Tuesday and normal daily supplies to domestic consumers could resume in 24 ...

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Police fire pepper spray at Iceland protesters Reuters - USA Popular discontent over the impact of the global financial crisis has contributed to violent protests in several European countries, including Bulgaria, ...

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'Bulgaria toilet' art covered up BBC News - UK Part of a work of art that depicts Bulgaria as a toilet has been covered up, following the country's protest. Entropa, commissioned by the Czech Republic to ...

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EU's top justice official criticizes Bulgaria International Herald Tribune - France AP SOFIA, Bulgaria: The EU's top justice official says reforms in Bulgaria's judicial system are insufficient and that this is hampering the fight against ...

EU Covers Depiction of Bulgaria as Toilet in Brussels Artwork Bloomberg - USA 20 (Bloomberg) -- A depiction of Bulgaria as a toilet in an artwork at the European Union headquarters in Brussels was covered up following a complaint by ...

INTERVIEW-Bulgaria demands nuclear compensation for gas crisis Reuters - USA By Anna Mudeva SOFIA, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Bulgaria wants the European Union to let it reopen two Soviet-era nuclear reactors to offset catastrophic damage ...

Former Chelsea coach Grant had Bulgaria talks guardian.co.uk - UK SOFIA, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Former Chelsea coach Avram Grant has met the Bulgarian Football Union (BFU) to discuss the vacant post of national manager but is ...

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Bulgaria waits for Russian gas as Putin expresses his sympathy Sofia Echo - Bulgaria To cope with the crisis, Bulgaria started receiving gas deliveries from Greece on January 19 2009 through the pipeline otherwise used to transit Russian ...

Czechs Cloak Bulgaria "Toilet" Portrait from Hoax Artwork Deutsche Welle - Germany The Czech EU presidency on Tuesday cloaked a segment of a controversial art installation in Brussels that portrays Bulgaria as a psychedelic Turkish squat ...

Nigeria's Heartland FC Fire Bulgarian Coach Goal.com - Switzerland Nigerian Premier League club, Heartland FC of Owerri, have sacked Bulgarian coach, Mitko Dobrev, due to unprofessional behaviour and what the club's board ...

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Bulgaria decides on the restart of "Kozloduy" reactors News.bg - Sofia,Bulgaria ... Meglena Kuneva announced that a restart of the two blocks can take place only if Bulgaria presents a motivated decision to the European Union. ...

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Bulgaria rejects Egyptian extradition bid: lawyers Reuters South Africa - Johannesburg,South Africa ZURICH (Reuters) - A Bulgarian court has rejected an Egyptian request for the extradition of a Lebanese man sentenced to 15 years imprisonment on charges of ...

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Bulgaria mulls nuclear reactor plan amid gas halt eTaiwan News - Taiwan AP Bulgaria's economy minister said Monday the country had the right to try to overcome a gas crisis by restarting nuclear reactors mothballed two years ago ...

US military deaths The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com - Cleveland,OH,USA In Iraq: At least 4228 members of the US military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. ...

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Bulgaria gets emergency gas supply from Greece Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA AP SOFIA, Bulgaria -- Greece has started pumping natural gas to Bulgaria amid the European energy crisis caused by the halt of natural gas supplies from ...

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Bulgarian Economics Minister: We have the Right to Restart our NPP Bulgarian News Network - Sofia,Bulgaria We have this right, according to article 36 from Bulgaria's joining contract with the EU", minister of energy and economy Peter Dimitrov said Monday. ...

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Bulgaria has the right to restart 4th reactor of "Kozloduy" News.bg - Sofia,Bulgaria According to him, Bulgaria is incurring losses from the gas crisis and according to article 36 from the EU accession contract, in case of persisting ...

Russia and Ukraine to sign gas transit agreement euronews - Lyon,France Meanwhile, in the Bulgarian capital Sofia, protestors gathered to call for the reopening of two Soviet-era nuclear reactors. The country, the poorest in the ...

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Bulgaria: Part of Czech Entropa in Brussels could be removed today Prague Daily Monitor - Prague,Czech Republic Brussels, Jan 16 (CTK) - The part of the controversial installation Entropa in Brussels, made by Czech sculptor David Cerny that depicts Bulgaria will be ...

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Russia renews gas supply but Ukraine pays double Belfast Telegraph - United Kingdom But countries such as Bulgaria, which rely entirely on Russian gas, are not celebrating just yet. Even if the agreement is signed today as planned, ...

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FEATURE-Riots expose roots of anger on EU's edges Reuters - USA Platacis and others like him in European Union countries from Greece to Bulgaria show how the economic crisis has dashed hopes for prosperity among the ...

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Yuriy Aslanov: Bulgaria doomed to new coalitional government Focus News - Sofia,Bulgaria Bulgaria is a parliamentary republic. Those who say there is a need of change in the political system must clearly determine what kind of political system ...

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Bulgarians rally for restart of nuclear reactors Reuters - USA Bulgaria's only nuclear plant Kozloduy has two 1000 MW operating units left. Socialist President Georgi Parvanov, a staunch supporter of restarting the ...

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Unit 4 of Bulgaria's Kozloduy Nuclear Plant Ready for Restart in ... Sofia News Agency - Sofia,Bulgaria The Agency is first going to set certain conditions, and would grant a permission whenever the NPP meets them", Genov said in an interview for the Bulgarian ...

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Thousands Gather, Demand Restarting of Bulgarian NPP's Closed Reactors Bulgarian News Network - Sofia,Bulgaria Thousands of Bulgarian have gathered in front of the houses of the Cabinet, demanding the restarting of the closed reactors of the country's Nuclear Power ...

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Eastern European Politics and Bob's Skiing Vacation The Times of Trenton - NJ.com - Trenton,NJ,USA My friend Bob Dever of Philadelphia is heading to Bulgaria for a week of skiing and was kind enough to agree to send updates for posting on this blog. ...

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Bulgaria Could Restart Kozloduy Unit 4 Cost-free Standart News - Sofia,Bulgaria "Bulgaria will face no costs, if the cabinet really decides to put Kozloduy's unit 4 back in use, as there is still some leftover nuclear fuel, ...

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Bulgarian DPM and FM Ivailo Kalfin presented Bulgaria's foreign ... ISRIA (subscription) - Washington,DC,USA The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivailo Kalfin opened today the Second Meeting of the Honorary Consuls of Bulgaria. ...

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Bulgarian attitudes to Russia are revised downwards Sofia Echo - Bulgaria A survey carried out by Market Links polling agency, requested by Bulgarian-language Kapital weekly, concludes that the traditionally favourable attitude of ...

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Europe Loses Confidence in Russia and Ukraine Standart News - Sofia,Bulgaria On the other hand, the conlict between Russia and Ukraine showed how important Bulgaria's energy independence is. Now Bulgaria is suffering tremendous ...

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Artwork, Toilets, and EU Identity Washington Post - United States Worst of all, Bulgaria: a series of toilets. Nor is "Entropa" truly what its creators advertised: the work of 27 EU artists, as it was originally sold to ...

Protesters clash with police in Lithuania The Associated Press The violence followed similar riots this week in Bulgaria and Latvia amid a wave of discontent over economic woes, difficult reforms and government ...

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Bulgarian President national security address - key issues Sofia Echo - Bulgaria Bulgarian President Georgi Purvanov delivered an one-hour address on national security issues on the second anniversary since the start of his second term ...

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Bulgaria prepares to restart shut nuclear unit -PM guardian.co.uk - UK SOFIA, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Bulgaria plans to restart a nuclear power reactor it shut in 2006 if the halt in Russian gas supplies drags on and if Brussels ...

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Russia Ambassador to Sofia: Bulgaria Overlooked Our Gas Crisis Warning Sofia News Agency - Sofia,Bulgaria Russia Ambassador to Sofia: Bulgaria Overlooked Our Gas Problem Warnings: The Russian Ambassador to Sofia Yuri Isakov stated that the December 18 warning ...

Bulgarian president criticizes lack of vision for Iraq, Afghanistan Focus News - Sofia,Bulgaria Bulgarian President Georgy Parvanov, whose country was a staunch US ally in Iraq and is still part of NATO's forces in Afghanistan, on Friday criticized the ...

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Bulgaria not provided with Ukrainian gas for technical reasons BSANNA NEWS - Ukraine Ukrainian gas was not supplied to Bulgaria for technical reasons, Naftogaz of Ukraine CEO Oleh Dubyna said at a briefing on Wednesday. ...

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Econo-riots rock Latvia, Bulgaria World War 4 Report - Brooklyn,NY,USA 14, more than 30 were injured, including a dozen police officers, and more than 150 detained as protesters clashed with police outside the Bulgarian ...

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Short Movie Brings Bulgaria Back to Sundance Festival Sofia News Agency - Sofia,Bulgaria Short Movie Brings Bulgaria Back to Sundance Festival: The Bulgarian short movie "Omelette" will be presented at the prestigious Sundance Movie Festival in ...

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Outrage at artist's depiction of European Union ABC Online - Australia Bulgaria has been depicted as a Turkish toilet. Its Government has demanded the art work be removed by tomorrow. EMMA ALBERICI: It's hard to know exactly ...

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Bulgaria may impose further gas rationing Reuters - USA SOFIA, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Bulgaria will be forced to ration further gas deliveries to companies next week if suspended supplies from Russia do not resume, ...

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Bulgaria anti-government protest turns into riot Reuters - USA SOFIA, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Dozens of protesters clashed with police in Bulgaria's capital on Wednesday when an anti-government rally turned into a riot, ...

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Gazprom offers Slovakia gas swap to ease crisis Reuters - USA Miller added Gazprom was not able to proceed with a similar swap operation with Bulgaria for technical reasons. (Reporting by Katya Golubkova, ...

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Heritage Foundation: Bulgaria Economy More Free but Not Quite ... Sofia News Agency - Sofia,Bulgaria The score places Bulgaria in the group of countries with moderately free economies. Bulgaria's economic freedom score ranks the country 56th among a total ...

Bulgaria, Slovakia, Moldova call for urgent solution of Russia ... Kyiv Post - Kyiv,Ukraine The prime ministers of Bulgaria, Slovakia and Moldova have called on Russia and Ukraine to resolve their gas transit dispute as soon as possible. ...

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Bulgaria's CPI slows to 7.2 percent in December Forbes - NY,USA AP , 01.13.09, 11:23 AM EST Bulgaria's annual inflation rate slowed to 7.2 percent on the year in December, the government said Tuesday, down from 8.8 ...

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Gaz de France Ready to Supply Bulgaria with Gas through Greece Energy Tribune - Houston,TX,USA France's Ambassador in Sofia Etienne de Poncins announced Monday that the French company Gaz de France was ready to supply Bulgaria with liquefied natural ...

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Putin to meet PMs of Bulgaria, Slovakia on Jan 14 Reuters - USA MOSCOW, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday he will meet his Bulgarian and Slovak counterparts in Moscow on Wednesday ...

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Halted natural gas supplies cost Bulgarian business 101M leva -PM Sofia Echo - Bulgaria Bulgarian business has suffered losses worth 101 million leva from the halted supplies of Russian natural gas over the period January 6-13 2009, ...

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Inflation down in EU's eastern bloc as demand dwindles Forbes - NY,USA By Marius Zaharia and Luiza Ilie BUCHAREST, Jan 13 (Reuters) - December inflation slowed faster than expected in Slovakia, Bulgaria and Romania, ...

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Bulgaria end-2008 inflation eases to 7.8 pct y/y Forbes - NY,USA SOFIA, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Bulgarian consumer price inflation dropped to 7.8 percent year-on-year in December after easing to 9.1 percent a month earlier, ...

Bulgaria's Consumer Price Inflation Eases Further In December RTT News - Williamsville,NY,USA (RTTNews) - Tuesday, a report by Bulgaria's National Statistical Institute said consumer prices fell 0.2% month-on-month in December compared to a 0.1% fall ...

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Bulgaria may restart shut nuclear unit-PM Reuters India - Mumbai,India SOFIA, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Bulgaria might be forced to restart a nuclear power reactor it shut in 2006 if the cut-off in Russia gas supplies drags on, ...

Bulgaria records 7.8% inflation in 2008 Sofia Echo - Bulgaria Prices in Bulgaria fell for a second consecutive month in December to drag the full-year inflation figure to 7.8 per cent, below the eight per cent ...

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A chill in Bulgarian-Russian relations - foreign press review Sofia Echo - Bulgaria The New York Times, commenting on the heating crisis in Bulgaria resulting from the row between Russian company Gazprom and Ukraine, said that the whole ...

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National protest in Bulgaria aims at changing political system Sofia Echo - Bulgaria The declaration states that for years, Bulgarian people have lived on the [social] bottom in a country infested by mafia, lawlessness and amnesia. ...

Bulgaria seeks talks with Gazprom on gas price Reuters India - Mumbai,India SOFIA, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Bulgaria's state gas monopoly Bulgargaz said on Monday it was seeking talks with Russia's Gazprom (GAZP. ...

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Ukraine to supply gas to Bulgaria from its strategic reserves Khabrein.info - New Delhi,Delhi,India SOFIA, Jan 12 (KUNA) -- Bulgarian Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev said Ukraine would supply 2.5 million cubic meters of natural gas to his country from its ...

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Weather forecast: Warm front, not gas deliveries to thaw Bulgaria Sofia Echo - Bulgaria Gas deliveries to Bulgaria are yet to resume, but the warm weather front approaching the country could bring some relief in the coming days. ...

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Bulgaria 11-mo trade deficit hits 24% of GDP Sofia Echo - Bulgaria Bulgaria's trade gap for the first 11 months of 2008 was 16 billion leva, or 24 per cent of projected gross domestic product for the year, the country's ...

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Bulgaria seeks EU aid to ease Russia gas dependence Reuters - USA SOFIA, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Bulgaria will ask the European Union on Monday to provide some 400 million euros ($535.7 million) in aid to help the Balkan ...

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Bulgaria cannot accept Ukraine's gas offer Kyiv Post - Kyiv,Ukraine SOFIA, Jan 11 (Reuters) - For technical reasons Bulgaria cannot receive Ukrainian natural gas, offered by Kiev to help the Balkan country cope with the ...

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Bulgaria and Moldova to Begin receiving Ukrainian Gas Sofia News Agency - Sofia,Bulgaria The source has confirmed that they have received directions to begin transit of Ukrainian gas to Moldova on Saturday, adding that regarding Bulgaria, ...

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Bulgaria must be integrated to the Eurozone soon Focus News - Sofia,Bulgaria Bulgaria has a relatively small economy, but disposes of the advantages of having established a currency board and being an EU member state, ...

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Moroccan Players Brawl Taxi Drivers In Bulgaria Goal.com - Switzerland Levski Sofia of Bulgaria players, Youssef Rabeh and Rachid Tiberkanine, have been charged with causing public disorder after they started a fight with taxi ...

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Ukraine to supply neighbours from own gas reserves Reuters - USA By Yuri Kulikov and Anna Mudeva KIEV/SOFIA (Reuters) - Ukraine said on Saturday it would pump gas to Bulgaria and Moldova from its own reserves after ...

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