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Macedonia offers olive branch to Bulgaria

Macedonia offers olive branch to Bulgaria

Nov 20 2009 17:51 CET by Alex Bivol 24 comments

Under pressure from Brussels on the name issue dispute with Greece, Skopje seeks to re-build relationship with with Sofia.

EC suing Bulgaria for Sofia waste disposal failure

EC suing Bulgaria for Sofia waste disposal failure

Nov 20 2009 17:14 CET by Clive Leviev-Sawyer 4 comments

The European Commission is taking Bulgaria to court for delays in providing Sofia with adequate waste disposal facilities.

Bulgarian MPs resurrect proposal to raise spirits excise

Bulgarian MPs resurrect proposal to raise spirits excise

Nov 20 2009 15:58 CET by Alex Bivol

Strong public opposition to price hikes prompted Prime Minister Boiko Borissov to axe the Finance Ministry proposal to increase the excise duty on spirits, but MPs have put it back on the agenda.

US ambassador-designate Warlick addresses senate confirmation hearing

US ambassador-designate Warlick addresses senate confirmation hearing

Nov 20 2009 15:15 CET by Gabriel Hershman 3 comments

James Warlick is the spouse of Mary Warlick, director of the office of Russian affairs at the US state department, who has been nominated to serve as ambassador to Serbia

Kosovo’s governing coalition breaks up – reports

Kosovo’s governing coalition breaks up – reports

Nov 20 2009 13:12 CET by Clive Leviev-Sawyer

Parties that governed together in Pristina fall out because of their battle in Kosovo’s local government elections.

Bulgaria declares flu epidemic at an end

Bulgaria declares flu epidemic at an end

Nov 20 2009 12:19 CET by Clive Leviev-Sawyer

Bulgaria’s Health Ministry announced on November 20 2009 that the flu epidemic declared two weeks earlier is at an end as rates of infection decline. The announcement coincides with reports of two deaths from A (H1N1) flu in Bulgaria.

Bulgarian prosecutors to investigate Dogan’s real estate deals

Bulgarian prosecutors to investigate Dogan’s real estate deals

Nov 20 2009 11:52 CET by Clive Leviev-Sawyer 1 comment

Acting on allegations by Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria leader Ivan Kostov, prosecutors and Government officials are to probe deals by which Movement for Rights and Freedoms leader Ahmed Dogan acquired various properties.

White tigress slaughtered by lions

White tigress slaughtered by lions

Nov 20 2009 11:42 CET by Gabriel Hershman

The white tigress is a rare animal resulting from a special recessive gene

Sofia prosecutors charge Bulgaria’s former defence minister Nikolai Tsonev

Sofia prosecutors charge Bulgaria’s former defence minister Nikolai Tsonev

Nov 20 2009 11:25 CET by Clive Leviev-Sawyer

Prosecutors allege that a deal agreed by the former defence minister caused losses of 12.9 million leva.

Poland, Lithuania, Ukraine to form military brigade

Poland, Lithuania, Ukraine to form military brigade

Nov 20 2009 11:11 CET by Krakow Post

The agreement was signed in Brussels earlier this week but it's still a long way off before the Polish-Lithuanian-Ukrainian brigade can be formalized as an international agreement.

Regional fallout from Macedonia name dispute

Regional fallout from Macedonia name dispute

Nov 20 2009 10:38 CET by Clive Leviev-Sawyer 26 comments

Media reports say that the EU will pressure Athens and Skopje to come up with a solution to the Macedonia name dispute by December 7, or Brussels will take a cooler approach to Macedonia’s EU hopes; while a row breaks out in Belgrade after Serbia’s foreign minister takes sides in the dispute.

Flu slows down Kyiv

Flu slows down Kyiv

Nov 20 2009 10:17 CET by Kateryna Grushenko - Kyiv Post

Affected by quarantine and panic, life in Kyiv has been subdued in the past few weeks.

Big brother

Big brother

Nov 20 2009 10:03 CET by Rene Beekman

New law grants Interior Ministry greater snooping powers as privacy advocates protest

The city hall relay

The city hall relay

Nov 20 2009 10:02 CET by Petar Kostadinov

New Sofia mayor Yordanka Fandukova took the baton from Prime Minister Boiko Borissov

A special purpose base

A special purpose base

Russia’s planned humanitarian base in Serbia could hold deeper strategic interests

Hot and cold

Hot and cold

Nov 20 2009 10:01 CET by Alex Bivol

Bulgarian winter resorts expect to sell out during holiday season

Back to the future

Back to the future

Nov 20 2009 10:01 CET by Alex Bivol

Bulgaria’s Cabinet seeks to reverse recent changes in the telecommunications sector

In broad daylight

In broad daylight

Nov 20 2009 10:01 CET by Gabriel Hershman 1 comment

Photographer Doris Peter captured ordinary Sofians after the fall of communism and during ‘the transition’, resulting in a stunning archive of street scenes

Gridlock

Gridlock

Nov 20 2009 10:00 CET by The Sofia Echo staff 2 comments

Thousands of parking spaces in Sofia await investors

Cash or card?

Cash or card?

Nov 20 2009 10:00 CET by The Sofia Echo staff

Bulgarians are getting the hang of debit and credit cards, MasterCard says

At a crossroads, again

At a crossroads, again

Nov 20 2009 10:00 CET by Stefan Antonov

Kremikovtzi’s prospects for a recovery plan appear increasingly distant

PASTORANT

PASTORANT

Nov 20 2009 10:00 CET by Lydia Dimitrova

Dining at Pastorant is like visiting the home of a prominent chef who in her down time does not exhaust herself with elaborate feasts but instead puts together simple meals of high quality ingredients, creating basic yet surprisingly good results.

Pastures new?

Pastures new?

Nov 20 2009 10:00 CET by Nick Iliev

Reports in British media have resumed speculating that the Manchester City and Bulgaria winger Martin Petrov is poised to leave the Eastlands en route to White Hart Lane.

Winter approaches

Winter approaches

Nov 20 2009 10:00 CET by David Clark

The charm of Bulgarian village life

Macro: Fiscal reservations

Nov 20 2009 09:59 CET by Alex Bivol

Every Bulgarian, it is sometimes said, is an expert in matters of finance and knows how to fix the economy.

Editorial: Crime and codes

Nov 20 2009 09:59 CET by Clive Leviev-Sawyer

It is not that there have been no laws on these issues before; the problem has been that either they have provided for penalties that are too mild, or have not been put into practice at all.

My Bulgaria: Tricked

Nov 20 2009 09:59 CET by Petar Kostadinov

Knowing Borissov’s sensitivity to criticism, impeachment talks hit a bull’s-eye and Borissov fell into the trap.

Legal Alien: The Pizza Connection

Nov 20 2009 09:59 CET by Clive Leviev-Sawyer

Finance Minister Simeon Dyankov’s use of pizza to illustrate the 2010 Budget – thin crust, scant topping – inspired two Sofia restaurants to turn into reality the Dyankov Pizza; but Bulgaria’s political pantry offers many more possibilities.

Death threats in Bosnia-Herzegovina

Nov 20 2009 09:58 CET by Oliver Vujovic

Journalists must be free to report and investigate cases without fear of pressure or death threats.

Turning waste into gold

Turning waste into gold

Nov 20 2009 09:58 CET by Ksenia Kisselincheva

An innovative method could terminate the use of cyanides, acids and bases that are detrimental to the environment and people’s health

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