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The 20th anniversary of the removal of Bulgaria's Communist leader went uncelebrated as many of the country's people remain undecided about the benefits of democracy.
Sofia News Agency (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Bulgarian Ministry of Finance has declassified a second report into the existence of conflicts of interest with EU funds from the ISPA and PHARE programs. This is the second of three reports issued in 2008 by KPMG Bulgaria consultancy and discloses violations and lapses that led to the freezing of funds under the PHARE and ISPA pre-accession programs. The first report was disclosed last Friday....
Sofia News Agency (Free subscription) | yesterday
Bulgarian Socialist Party Leader Sergey Stanishev has alerted to irregularities in the Sofia Municipality contract for the Metro construction between ‘Obelya’ and ‘Nadezhda’. Stanishev confirmed that BSP would not be sending a signal to the Prosecutor’s Office because the competent authorities would have to take action at their own initiative. "There is a quite obvious...
Sofia News Agency (Free subscription) | yesterday
The suggestions by the rightist parties to impeach Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov are serious hints at changing the country's form of government. This is the formal position of the Bulgarian Socialist Party, which was chaired by Parvanov in 1997-2002, before he got elected President, made public Tuesday by the Executive Bureau of the party. “Part of the right-wing wants to change the form...
Sofia News Agency (Free subscription) | yesterday
Bulgaria steel mill Kremikovtzi’s administrator, Tsvetan Bankov, stated Tuesday that their largest creditor the National Electric Company (NEK) has agreed to capitalize the money the factory owns them NEK will hold 59 726 620 shares in the mill, meaning that it has become the majority owner of Bulgaria’s former steel giant. So far 14 out of 59 Kremikovtzi creditors have expressed a wish...
Sofia News Agency (Free subscription) | yesterday
The rightist Union of Democratic Forces, which is part of the Blue Coalition, is going to support a motion for the impeachment of Socialist President Georgi Parvanov if the other parties initiate it. The rightists, however, think that the grounds for the impeachment of Parvanov are not going to hold in the Constitutional Court. This was announced Tuesday by the UDF Chair Martin Dimitrov after a meeting...
Sofia News Agency (Free subscription) | yesterday
A scandal regarding distribution of state subsidies has broken out at the Union of Democratic Forces (UDF) party conference Tuesday. The Head Secretary of UDF, Ivan Sotirov, stated that when the rightist Blue Coalition was formed between the UDF and the Democrats for Strong Bulgaria (DSB) earlier in 2009 financial parameters were set in a pre-coalition written agreement by the party leaders Martin...
Sofia News Agency (Free subscription) | yesterday
Traffic on the southwest Bulgaria-Macedonia road between the city of Kyustendil and the Gyueshevo crossing point has begun to move again at 18:15 on Tuesday. The roads had been completely blocked earlier in the day, as the swollen Bistritsa river had damaged two road bridges. Emergency repair work has been completed....
Sofia News Agency (Free subscription) | yesterday
Draft amendments to the Notaries Public Act are going to make bank payment mandatory for all real estate property deals in Bulgaria starting January 1, 2010. The news has been announced by the government press service, which points out that this move is intended to curb money laundering by paying in cash for the purchase of property, and to counter real estate fraud. The legislative changes will require...
Sofia News Agency (Free subscription) | yesterday
All major Bulgarian political parties except for the Socialist Party and the ethnic Turkish Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) want to impeach President Georgi Parvanov. This has been stated Tuesday by Bulgaria’s Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, during his visit to Berlin, Germany, where he participated in the celebrations for the 20th Year since the fall of the Berlin Wall. “I am now...
Sofia News Agency (Free subscription) | yesterday
Bulgaria’s construction sector production dropped in September by 19,7%, compared to the same month in 2008. Building construction fell by almost a quarter (24,4%), while civil engineering also declined, by 9,3%, according to preliminary monthly data published by the Bulgarian Statistical Institute (NSI) on Tuesday. Compared with the month of August, there was a fall in total production of 1,7%,...
Sofia News Agency (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Bulgaria Ministry of Health has stated that 260 out of every 10 000 people in Bulgaria are currently suffering from swine flu. The Ministry added that over 4 500 cases of flu or acute respiratory illnesses have been registered over the last week. Meanwhile the Medicines Agency has reported that many pharmacies are illegally selling antivirus products without a prescription for the treatment of...
Sofia News Agency (Free subscription) | yesterday
Bulgaria Agriculture Minister, Miroslav Naydenov, has sent a signal to the Chief Prosecutor regarding an illegal permission given to the Association for Breeding of Bulgarian Rhodope cattle. The Association received permission to carry out the selection and reproduction of the rare Rhodope from former Agriculture Minister Valeri Tsvetanov. The permission granted the Association rights for the free...
Sofia News Agency (Free subscription) | yesterday
Bulgaria's industrial production registered an overall increase of 2,7% in September 2009 compared to August 2009, according to latest data released Friday by the National Statistical Institute. The manufacturing sector registered a monthly increase of 3,7%, and the electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply – of 1,1%. In the mining and quarrying industry the production decreased by...
Sofia News Agency (Free subscription) | yesterday
The overflowing Bistritsa river has destroyed a second bridge in the area between the southwest city of Kyustendil and the Bulgarian border with Macedonia. Earlier the Bistritsa river washed away another bridged section of the road, bringing all road traffic to and from the Gyueshevo border crossing with Macedonia to a complete standstill. Regional Road Department experts have examined the structure....
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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
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
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.
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