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Sofia News Agency (Free subscription) | yesterday
Bulgaria's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Environment, and the Sofia Municipality have send a letter to the EC in response to its announcement it was starting a trial against the country over garbage disposal in Sofia. The Bulgarian institutions have expressed their disagreement with the Commission's conclusion that the system for processing waste in the capital Sofia does not meet the requirements...
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Sofia News Agency (Free subscription) | yesterday
Bulgaria's ruling Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria (GERB) party spent 4 times less on their Sofia Mayor election campaign compared to the main opponent - Coalition for Bulgaria. The data of the "Media Democracy" Foundation, released Friday, shows that the left wing spent BGN 820 000 on the campaign of socialist candidate, Georgi Kadiev, compared to BGN 190 000 for the GERB candidate...
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Sofia News Agency (Free subscription) | yesterday
Bulgaria number 1 goalkeeper Dimitar Ivankov has hung up his gloves after 62 international caps including at the Euro 2004 championships in Portugal. The 34-year old Ivankov, who plays for Turkish club Bursaspor made the decision to step down from international football after Bulgaria defeated Malta 4-1 in a friendly on Wednesday. Ivankov began his career with Bulgarian club Levski Sofia where he won...
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Sofia News Agency (Free subscription) | yesterday
Bulgaria's Union of Democratic Forces, which is part of the rightist Blue Coalition, is going to give Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, a list with 100 names of top civil servants related who in its view must be fired. This was announced Friday by the UDF leader, Martin Dimitrov, who explained the 100 names on the list belong to people related to the former government of the three way coalition of the...
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Sofia News Agency (Free subscription) | yesterday
Bulgaria President Georgi Parvanov has stated that Bulgaria's support for Macedonia joining the EU is not unconditional after speaking to Macedonia's President, Gjorge Ivanov, Parvanov held a telephone conversation with Ivanov on Friday, at the initiative of the Macedonian side, the President's press office reported. Ivanov stated that he was grateful for Bulgaria's consistent position in support of...
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Sofia News Agency (Free subscription) | yesterday
The newly elected President of the International automobile federation (FIA), Jean Todt, has stated that FIA has not received a formal request from Bulgaria to hold a round of the F1 championships. Todt was was categorical in his answer on Friday when he arrived in Bulgaria and did not comment further on the subject. In September, the Bulgarian Motorcycle Federation (BMF) said that it had received...
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Sofia News Agency (Free subscription) | yesterday
The European Commission has sent a warming letter to Bulgaria over concerns about the environmental impact assessments made in the Rila Mountains in Bulgaria prior to the development of ski resorts there. In a separate development the Commission has decided to take Spain to Court for its ongoing failure to provide 174 Natura 2000 sites in the Canary Islands with an adequate level of legal protection....
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Sofia News Agency (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Budget Commission of the Bulgarian National Assembly has rejected the motion of the conservative party RZS and the Blue Coalition to raise the tax on gambling to 15%. The conservative party "Law, Order, Justice" (RZS) and the members of the Blue Coalition had proposed that the gambling tax be raised from its current 10% to 15%, arguing that this should be calculated on a profit basis....
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Sofia News Agency (Free subscription) | yesterday
The European Commission will pursue court action against Bulgaria for failing to properly implement EU waste law, the Commission said Friday two years after it launched an infringement procedure on the issue. The case concerns inadequate waste disposal in the capital Sofia, which should have had an adequate network of waste disposal installations in place by the time of its accession on 1 January 2007...
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Sofia News Agency (Free subscription) | yesterday
Bulgaria's Agriculture Minister, Miroslav Naydenov, insists on a broader discussion regarding the 2010 increase of the alcohol tax. Naydenov said Friday that there is a need of both a public debate and a plenary hall one. The Minister expressed his opinion that the increased excise on alcohol would have a negative effect on Bulgaria's farmers and alcohol industry over the abundant grape harvest this...
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Sofia News Agency (Free subscription) | yesterday
Bulgarian Doctors and Nurses from across the country held a 15 minute voluntary silent protest at 12:00 Friday against the violence they are subjected to by patients and their relatives. The Chairman of the Plovdiv medical society, Totko Naydenov, called on the Bulgaria Parliament to address the issue by changing the Penal Code to provide more severe punishment for perpetrators of attacks on medical...
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Sofia News Agency (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Political Council of the Bulgarian conservative RZS party had notified the Supreme Prosecutor's Office of Cassations about violations during the Sunday Mayor elections in Sofia. The violations alleged by the "Order, Law and Justice" (RZS) party include vote manipulation and abuse of power of members of the Central Electoral Commission (CEK) and the Regional Electoral Commission (OEK)....
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Sofia News Agency (Free subscription) | yesterday
Bulgaria's national football team will be among the third seeds when the draw for Euro 2012 qualifying is made in February. The Bulgarians failed to make it to the second pot after a dismal showing in the race to reach next year's World Cup and are now rated the 21st best side in Europe. UEFA have announced the seedings for the Euro 2012 qualifiers, with the draw for the qualifying stage set to take...
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Sofia News Agency (Free subscription) | yesterday
The ex-Minister of Finance, present municipal councilor and Sofia mayoral contest runner-up Georgi Kadiev, has testified before the Bulgarian National Investigation Services. He has explained on Friday that he was questioned about a tax crimes case, but he refused to say against whom the investigation was being directed. According to sources inside Bulgaria's Prosecutor's Office, Kadiev had testified...
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Sofia News Agency (Free subscription) | yesterday
Bulgaria is set to develop a terminal for imported palm oil at one of its Black Sea ports according to reports in the Indonesian press. After Thursday's reports of the Bulgarian government investing USD 30 M in the Indonesian fertilizer industry and looking to buy coal from East and South Kalimantan. Bulgaria is now reported to be planning to want to develop a Indonesian palm oil terminal at one of...
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djuice24 | 02/11/2009
Switzerland vs Bulgaria live Date: February 11, 2009 Time: 19:30 GMT Competition: Friendly Live/Repeat: Live
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iihsindia | 12/02/2008
Annual publication 2008 Europe - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband in Balkans (East) profiles the region’s three largest countries: Greece, Bulgaria and Romania. Impacting on the telecom markets of these three countries is EU-mandated competition, decreasing prices and leading to the introduction of new services by both competing operators and incumbents alike. This report offers an informative insight
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patrickguillard | 11/27/2008
Bulgaria has received warning letters by the Commission for being in breach of the environmental law, notably regarding its household waste management and its evaluation of incidences on the environment forecasted by the wild birds directive.