More than 100 results were found.
Ataka and Order Law and Justice parties stage symbolic blockades at Bulgaria’s borders with Turkey on eve of July 5 2009 parliamentary election, while reports record influx of would-be voters and, it is claimed, flights are being chartered from Turkey.
Jul 03 2009 18:32 CET
by Clive Leviev-Sawyer
In a blow against a problem that has been plaguing Bulgaria’s elections, State Agency for National Security and Interior Ministry say several people in a ‘major criminal organisation’ have been arrested for vote-buying, on the eve of the July 5 vote.
Jul 03 2009 18:08 CET
by Clive Leviev-Sawyer
Barometer Info survey on July 3 2009, just ahead of the eve of Bulgaria’s national parliamentary elections, gives GERB 27.05 per cent and Sergei Stanishev’s Coalition for Bulgaria 19.09 per cent.
Jul 03 2009 17:39 CET
by Alex Bivol
Mobile operator Cosmote Romania agreed the acquisition of smaller local rival Zapp Mobile for 207 million euro on June 30, after months of negotiations.
Jul 03 2009 16:36 CET
by Alex Bivol
The intergovernmental agreement for the Nabucco natural gas pipeline will be signed in Ankara on July 13, it emerged on July 3.
Jul 03 2009 15:36 CET
by Gabriel Hershman
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Foreign press remark on corruption in Bulgaria and note the absurdity of alleged criminals running for high office.
Jul 03 2009 15:18 CET
by Nick Iliev
The exact number of people sacked from duty out of the 600 who refused to go to work on Monday is undisclosed, although reports claim that as of June 3 at least four people were told they were surplus to requirements.
Jul 03 2009 14:45 CET
by Marin Lessenski
Open your mind and face the unknown: the 2009 general elections in Bulgaria.
Jul 03 2009 14:39 CET
by The Sofia Echo staff
City halls have the power to decide the time frame of the ban on alcohol in stores, bars and restaurants
Jul 03 2009 14:19 CET
by Gabriel Hershman
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Hard-working, anonymous people no longer count to our greedy, celebrity-obsessed establishment in the UK.
Jul 03 2009 12:29 CET
by Nick Iliev
Bernie Ecclestone will meet with a Bulgarian Motorcycling Federation (BMF) delegation on July 10-12 in what Bulgarian organisers hope would translate in adding Bulgaria to the Formula One calendar.
Jul 03 2009 11:37 CET
by Nick Iliev
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Michael Owen joining Manchester United would be the equivalent of the Pope becoming Protestant.
Jul 03 2009 10:05 CET
by Clive Leviev-Sawyer
GERB wants a victory in Bulgaria’s July 5 2009 elections that will enable it to rule alone, and will decline to form a government unless it achieves this or cannot make a coalition deal with the Blue Coalition, Boiko Borissov says.
Jul 03 2009 10:00 CET
by Petar Kostadinov
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Five parties certain to make it to Parliament, with three others waiting in line, surveys say.
Jul 03 2009 10:00 CET
by Rene Beekman
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Along with Bulgarians, foreign residents in Bulgaria will be given identity documents containing biometric data.
Jul 03 2009 10:00 CET
by Petar Kostadinov
The campaign for the July 5 elections was dominated by angry rhetoric but few ideas on how to run the country.
Ahead of a visit by the Dutch foreign minister and the July EU ministerial, Belgrade insists it is co-operating with The Hague tribunal. The Dutch are not persuaded.
Jul 03 2009 10:00 CET
by Alex Bivol
Bankruptcies are on the rise, but the worst is yet to come, employer associations warn.
Jul 03 2009 10:00 CET
by Clive Leviev-Sawyer
The euro area economy remains deep in recession, but business and consumer sentiment and financial markets are showing improvements.
Jul 03 2009 10:00 CET
by Alex Bivol
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Kremikovtzi rescue plan envisions boosting processing capacity, but features no financial details.
Jul 03 2009 10:00 CET
by Boicho Popov
Bulgarian car parts manufacturers have been affected by the recession, but are optimistic about their future.
Jul 03 2009 10:00 CET
by Clive Leviev-Sawyer
This newspaper has a tradition of not declaring for any political party in a Bulgarian election, and we are holding to that tradition in the national parliamentary elections on July 5.
More than one year after the brutal assault on Dusan Miljus, an investigative reporter for the Croatian daily newspaper Jutarnji List, his attackers are yet to be arrested.
Jul 03 2009 10:00 CET
by Clive Leviev-Sawyer
US ambassador Nancy McEldowney, interviewed by
The Sofia Echo on the occasion of July 4, US Independence Day.
Jul 03 2009 10:00 CET
by Clive Leviev-Sawyer
US ambassador Nancy McEldowney speaks to The Sofia Echo Editor-in-Chief, Clive Leviev-Sawyer
Jul 03 2009 10:00 CET
by The Sofia Echo staff
Microsoft Bulgaria general manager Ognyan Kiryakov delivered an encouraging message to graduating students at the June 28 Commencement Ceremony of the City University of Seattle
Jul 03 2009 10:00 CET
by Gabriel Hershman
Outsiders beaver away in Bulgarian communities intent on radical change
Jul 03 2009 10:00 CET
by Rene Beekman
On June 5 2009, US ambassador Nancy McEldowney launched the first US-Bulgarian partnership dedicated to Information Technology and Innovation.
Jul 03 2009 10:00 CET
by Alex Bivol
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Bulgaria has low taxes, low labour costs and a lot of wind – a good combination for any company seeking to develop wind parks.
Jul 03 2009 10:00 CET
by Gabriel Hershman
Literary events, art exhibitions and performances by talented musicians mark the summer calendar