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2010-09-09, EU, Serbia to present revised resolution on Kosovo to UN


EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton ‘warmly welcomes’ Serbian president Boris Tadic’s announcement on the next steps at the UN General Assembly.



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2010-09-09, Budapest reopens oldest synagogue amid concerns of extremism


The synagogue closed its doors during the Holocaust and communist eras, reopened a few days before September 8 2010, the beginning of Rosh Hashanah.



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2010-09-09, Russia: missile tests to resume within weeks


Defence minister Anatoly Serdyukov says tests are set to resume in September 2010.



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2010-09-09, Obama unveils new economic proposals


The US president wants $180 billion in new tax cuts for businesses and spending on infrastructure projects.



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2010-09-09, Global economic recovery to lose more steam – economists


The world’s developed economic powerhouses on which producers and exporters from countries like Bulgaria pin their hopes will come out of troubled waters much slower than expected and central banks will have to keep interest rates low at least until the final months of 2011, Reuters reports after polling 250 economists.



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2010-09-08, Bulgarian Red Cross, Foreign Ministry launching fund-raising campaign for Pakistan


Campaign is a response to appeal by International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent societies to raise 56.3 million euro to help 900 000 people in Pakistan hard-hit by flooding.



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2010-09-08, European Parliament calls for new legislation on fair food prices


he bargaining positions of all players in the human food chain must be rebalanced, and fair competition enforced by law, to ensure fair returns to farmers and price transparency to consumers, the European Parliament says.



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2010-09-08, European Union to grant 90 million euro to crisis-hit Moldova


The money will help Chisinau to finance its balance-of-payments deficit and meet its budgetary needs, and will supplement IMF, World Bank and other bilateral support already granted to Moldova.



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2010-09-08, MEPs slam France's action against Roma


In a debate on the situation of Roma people, EPP group MEPs emphasized the need for stronger EU action to foster the social integration of Roma, while S&D, ALDE, Greens/EFA and GUE/NGL speakers condemned the French government's expulsion of Roma people as discriminatory and in breach of EU law.



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2010-09-08, UNDP head visiting Moldova, Montenegro


Helen Clark is visiting the two countries to to highlight their poverty reduction and social development efforts ahead of the UN summit to review global progress towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals



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2010-09-08, Turkey, US re-examine relations


Turkish co-operation in Afghanistan is of particular importance to the United States.



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2010-09-07, Bulgaria to amend host of tax rules to boost revenue


Amendments to tax laws, scheduled to go into effect on January 1 2011, will largely align the country's laws to European Union legislation, but will also increase Budget revenue, Finance Ministry says.



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2010-09-07, How many foreigners live in Bulgaria?


It depends on whose statistics you read.



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2010-09-07, Greek PM Papandreou reshuffles cabinet


Analysts are quoted as saying that the changes are intended to boost economic and social policy areas and appease voters angry with tough austerity measures.



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2010-09-07, EIB, EBRD and IFC start appraisal of Nabucco pipeline


Nabucco, the new gas bridge from Asia to Europe, will directly connect the world’s richest gas regions. The pipeline will link the Eastern border of Turkey to Baumgarten in Austria - one of the most important gas turntables in Central Europe - via Bulgaria, Romania and Hungary.



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2010-09-07, More than six per cent of EU residents are foreigners


More than seven million from non-EU states and close to five million from Africa. Bulgaria has one of the lowest numbers of foreigners.



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2010-09-07, New home construction in Bulgaria down by a third


The largest number of residential buildings were in Varna, on the northern Black Sea coast (116 buildings) and Bourgas, on the southern Black Sea coast (101 buildings).



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2010-09-07, Moldova faces hurdle after referendum appears to fail


Political turmoil expected to continue after Western-leaning government appears to have failed to pass a referendum in Moldova.



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2010-09-03, Bulgaria’s long weekend weather


Seaside may be best bet as some forecasters predict grey and wet weather for Sofia



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2010-09-03, Public Enemy to perform in Sofia on October 27


Old-school rappers Public Enemy, one of the most influential acts in the history of hip hop, will perform in Sofia's Hristo Botev hall on October 27.



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2010-09-09, Bulgarian FinMin Blames Ex Cabinet for Health Care Collapse

The expenditures for hospital care are consistently going up over the decision of the previous cabinet to use the National Health Insurance Fund (NZOK) to finance hospitals, Finance Minister, Simeon Djankov, says. The Minister spoke Thursday in the Parliament where he appeared to answer questions from the Members of the General Assembly. According to Djankov, the health care system needs more and more money and this is the failure of the executive and legislative power during previous government terms. ...
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2010-09-09, Hijacked German Ship Freed, No Bulgarians Aboard

There are no Bulgarian nationals aboard the German cargo ship, sailing under the flag of Antigua and Barbuda, which was hijacked by Somali pirates on Wednesday, the foreign ministry announced. Meanwhile the German container ship Magellan Star was freed on Thursday after a standoff between Somali pirates and international naval forces. No further details on how the release of the vessel was secured were immediately available. ...
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2010-09-09, France Demands Roma Integration Plan from Romania

Amidst its controversial campaign to deport Roma squatters back to Bulgaria and Romania, France is going to ask the latter to come up with an emergency integration plan for the Roma minority. This has been announced by French State Secretary on EU affairs, Pierre Lellouche, in Bucharest on Thursday, right before talks between the governments of France and Romania on the Roma issue in Bucharest, as cited by BGNES. The high-level French state delegation to the Romanian capital is led by French Immigration Minister Eric Besson....
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2010-09-09, Bulgarian Finance Minister: Tax Hike Is Mandated by EC

The fiscal effect of the potential tax increases would be minimal, Finance Minister, Simeon Djankov, says. The Minister spoke to reporters Thursday in the Parliament's hallway after appearing to answer questions from the Members of the General Assembly. Djankov stated for now the planned amendments in the tax laws stem from European directives. ...
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2010-09-09, 2 Bulgarians Arrested in Ireland for ATM Fraud

Two Bulgarian nationals have been detained in Dublin on skimming charges during a joint operation of the police and the Bulgarian and Irish Customs agencies. On Wednesday, agents from the Bulgarian Customs Narcotics Department at the Sofia airport discovered, in a package shipped via express mail to Dublin, two skimming devices ready to be installed. They have been disguised as picture frames. ...
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2010-09-09, WEF: Bulgaria Rises to Spot 70 in Competitiveness List

Bulgaria's competitiveness slightly improved from last year but continues to lag behind most Central and Eastern European countries and EU member states, an annual ranking by the Switzerland-based World Economic Forum showed. The country ranked 70th out of 139 economies in the Global Competitiveness Report 2010-2011, better than its 76th place in last year's report. But most Central and Eastern European countries continue to outperform Bulgaria – Romania (63), the Czech Republic (36), while Estonia, which is scheduled to join the eurozone next year, comes in at 33. ...
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2010-09-09, Bulgarian Prosecutor Busted for Loan Sharking

The Deputy Prosecutor of Bulgaria's western city of Pernik, Biser Mihaylov, has been arrested, Interior Minister, Tsvetan Tsvetanov informed Thursday. The results of the police investigation have been submitted with the Sofia City Prosecutor's Office. The probe stems from information of racket and coercion. ...
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2010-09-09, Toshack Could Stay on for Wales Clash with Bulgaria

John Toshack is expected to submit his resignation for Wales boss on Thursday, but reports say he could remain for at least the next two games against Bulgaria and Switzerland. Toshack will attend a lunchtime press conference next to FAW president Phil Pritchard, where he will announce he is going just one match into the Euro 2012 qualifying campaign. Toshack, who travelled to Sofia to spy on Bulgaria on Tuesday night, will meet his FAW bosses this morning to discuss the terms and conditions of his departure. ...
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2010-09-09, EP Puts to Vote Rival Resolutions on Roma Expulsions

The European Parliament will put to the vote on Thursday two separate and competing resolutions on the expulsions of Roma from France. A draft resolution, sponsored by the centre-left Socialists & Democrats group, the leftist GUE/NGL, the Greens and the liberal ALDE group, as cited by EurActiv, expresses deep concern at the measures taken by the French authorities to organise the expulsion of Roma who have no legal status. The resolution, dubbed 'On the expulsion of Roma from France,' urges Paris to suspend immediately all expulsions of Roma, while urging the European Commission and other EU member states to intervene....
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2010-09-09, Bulgaria Boasts Whopping Increase in EU Funds Absorption

Tomislav Donchev, the minister in Bulgaria's conservative government appointed to speed up the ability to use European Union funds, claims the speed of their absorption has increased seven times since the cabinet came into office last summer. "If we manage to maintain this speed, and it is my intention to increase it, it is quite realistic that Bulgaria may achieve 90% absorption of EU funds," Donchev told the morning broadcast of private bTV channel. "The percentage means nothing....
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2010-09-09, Bulgarian Aboard Hijacked by Somali Pirates Ship - Report

Somali pirates have hijacked on Wednesday a cargo ship, sailing under the flag of Antigua and Barbuda, among whose crew is believed to be one Bulgarian national, according to reports. The pirates seized the German ship "Magellan Star" but the crew managed to hide in a special shelter, Russian news edition Maritime Bulletin reported. Over the night the sailors are said to have been waiting for help from the international military forces in the Gulf of Aden....
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2010-09-09, Controversial Sept 9 Recalls Bulgaria's Communist Past

The emblematic until recently date September 9, marking Bulgaria's anti-fascist uprising in 1944, will be marked in polar ways by political forces here. Celebrations across the country, initiated by the Socialist Party, will mark the 66th anniversary since the communist take-over, while members of the democracy-forbearer - the Union of Democratic Forces – will bow heads to commemorate the victims of the regime. In Sofia hundreds of people are expected to gather in front of the Brothers' Burial Mound at a rally to mark the anniversary....
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2010-09-09, Bulgaria, Greece Open New Border Crossing on Anniversary

Bulgaria and Greece will open a new crossing point on their joint border on September 9, thus celebrating the 130th year since the establishing of formal diplomatic relations. The new Ivaylovgrad-Kyprinos border crossing close to Bulgaria's Kardzhali and Greece's Alexandroupolis will be inaugurated by the Presidents of Bulgaria and Greece, Georgi Parvanov and Karolos Papoulias, at 11:30 am on Thursday. After that, the two presidents will have a tete-a-tete meeting in Ivaylovgrad. ...
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2010-09-08, EU Condemns US Pastor's Koran-Burning Plan

The European Union has condemned the plans of a Christian pastor from Florida, USA to burn copies of the Muslims' holy book Koran. "The High Representative respects all kinds of religious beliefs and this is not the right way to go," said Catherine Ashton, EU High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy. Pastor Terry Jones from a little evangelical Christian church in Gainesville, Florida has announced that by burning copies of the Koran, he would mark the 9th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. ...
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2010-09-08, Bavarian Delegation to Visit Bulgaria

A parliamentary delegation from the German state Bavaria, led by the head of the local Landtag, Barbara Stamm, will make an official visit to Bulgaria on September 9-10. The German delegation has been invited by the Speaker of the Bulgarian Parliament, Tsetska Tsacheva. The delegation will include the deputy heads of the Landtag, Reinhold Bocklet, Franz Maget, Peter Meyer, Christine Stahl and Jorg Rode. ...
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2010-09-08, Bulgarian, Armenian Transport Ministers to Discuss Cooperation

The Bulgarian transport minister and his Armenian counterpart will lead the sixth session of the Bulgarian-Armenian intergovernmental committee, the Bulgarian Transport Ministry has announced. Bulgaria's Alexander Tsvetkov and his Armenian colleague, Manuk Vardanyan, will lead the sixth session of the Bulgarian-Armenian intergovernmental committee, established to improve cooperation between the two countries in the fields of trade, economy and science. At the business forum, which will take place in the Armenian capital Yerevan on September 9-10, representatives of the Bulgarian and Armenian businesses will discuss ideas and options for development of the bilateral economic cooperation. ...
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2010-09-08, Bulgarian Court Keeps in Jail Ex Secret Agent

The Sofia City Court has refused the request for release of former undercover agent of the National State Security Agency, Aleksei Petrov, accused of taking part in the crime group codenamed "Octopus". On Wednesday, the magistrates decided to leave behind bars Petrov because although he could not abscond, he could commit another crime. The defense has also requested a new medical expertise to check whether the health condition of the former agent would allow him to be treated in jail....
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2010-09-08, Bulgarian Delegation Sets Out to Woo Chinese Industrial Zone Investors

Bulgaria’s Deputy Economy Minister Evgeni Angelov is heading a high-level Bulgarian delegation to China to attract investors for the future industrial zone in Bozhurishte near Sofia. Angelov together with other officials such as the management of the state-owned National Company “Industrial Zones” will be in the People’s Republic of China September 8-September 9, presenting the business project for the industrial zone to be built close to Sofia on a plot of a former military air field. The Bozhurishte Industrial Zone is expected to be used primarily by Chinese companies; it is supposed to be managed jointly by the Bulgarian government and Chinese partners. ...
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2010-09-08, Bulgarian Doctors Disgruntled over Hospital Funding

The negotiations between the Bulgarian Finance Minister Simeon Djankov and organizations of health care workers have not led to any specific result. The Deputy Head of the Bulgarian Doctors Union, Stefan Konstantinov, said Wednesday that Djankov has announced that additional BGN 65 M could be provided to the hospitals. In Kostantinov's words, the minister has acknowledged that the National Health Insurance Fund owns BGN 125 M to the hospitals for the work they have done so far. ...
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2010-09-08, Bulgaria 'Present' at Russian Pipeline Meeting Unbeknownst to Govt

Bulgaria appeared to have been represented at a Wednesday's meeting in Moscow on the fate of the Burgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline in spite of earlier denial by the Finance Ministry. A representative of the international project company Trans-Balkan Pipeline told the Bulgarian press earlier on Wednesday that the economic plan for the construction of the Burgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline would be presented in Moscow on Wednesday. Asked for comment, representatives of the Finance Ministry, which is in charge of the project on part of the Bulgarian government, said they know nothing about the negotiations in Moscow and will duly inform the media if "something happens". ...
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News.bg

2009-08-17, Four Drown in the Black Sea

Two tourists from Poland are among the dead, coast guard saves dozens more. FULL STORY.
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2009-06-19, EC release 1.5 bln EUR for Bulgarian roads

Beginning of 2008 EC blocked the money because of corruption scandal
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2009-06-19, Bulgarian far-Right leader condemns British ambassador for supporting gay pride

Rasate: Steve Williams has no right to tell Bulgarians how to live in Bulgaria
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2009-06-18, Austrian company bought 50% of TV “Europe”

Karl von Habsburg-Lotringen to be the chairman of the Board of the directors
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2009-06-18, Stanishev supported Barroso for a second term

Bulgarian support is not unconditional
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2009-06-18, Austrians become sponsors of CSKA

The team with two main advertisers for the new season
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2009-06-18, The Belgian business interested in Burgas

35 Bulgarian companies meet delegation from Ghent
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2009-06-18, Sofia airport accounted for a downturn in the May indicators

26% reduction in cargo transportation
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2009-06-18, The Russian visa entered Bulgarian election program

Krassen Kralev: Because of lousy procedures, Bulgaria is losing millions of guests
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2009-06-18, 500 000 euro to be invested in a new mineral water plant

25-year concession given to "Aquabul" company
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2009-06-18, 10 embassies in Bulgaria support the gay parade

Rainbow march to be held on 27th June
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2009-06-18, For 6 months BNB has funded the deficit on the payment balance with 3 bln euro

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2009-06-17, Bulgaria cooperates with Romania & Serbia on grave crimes

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2009-06-17, Rangelov against Kaka & Ronaldo

Borussia Dortmund to play a control game with Real Madrid
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2009-06-17, The Bulgarians are the most educated Europeans in USA

2009-06-17, Karatancheva one step from the main Wimbledon scheme

The competing for Kazakhstan Bulgarian passed the second qualification round
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2009-06-17, Drought leads to water regime in Bulgarian villages

If drought continues more than 30 villages will be on water regime
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2009-06-17, 7.08% unemployment in Bulgaria in May 2009

262 997 unemployed people registered in the Bureaus of labor
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2009-06-17, Netherlands demands safeguard clause against Bulgaria & Romania

EC hasn't confirmed Dutch demand
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2009-06-17, Bulgarian advertises a casino of Schwartzenegger, Willis & Stalone

Bulgarian beauty advertises one of the most popular casinos in Las Vegas – “Planet Hollywood”.
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