Macedonia offers olive branch to Bulgaria
Under pressure from Brussels on the name issue dispute with Greece, Skopje seeks to re-build relationship with with Sofia.
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EC suing Bulgaria for Sofia waste disposal failure
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
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
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
Bulgaria declares flu epidemic at an end
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
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.
Sofia prosecutors charge Bulgaria’s former defence minister Nikolai Tsonev
Prosecutors allege that a deal agreed by the former defence minister caused losses of 12.9 million leva.
The city hall relay
New Sofia mayor Yordanka Fandukova took the baton from Prime Minister Boiko Borissov
Back to the future
Bulgaria’s Cabinet seeks to reverse recent changes in the telecommunications sector
In broad daylight
Photographer Doris Peter captured ordinary Sofians after the fall of communism and during ‘the transition’, resulting in a stunning archive of street scenes
A special purpose base
Russia’s planned humanitarian base in Serbia could hold deeper strategic interests
Pastures new?
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.
My Bulgaria: Tricked
Knowing Borissov’s sensitivity to criticism, impeachment talks hit a bull’s-eye and Borissov fell into the trap.
Legal Alien: The Pizza Connection
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.
Macro: Fiscal reservations
Every Bulgarian, it is sometimes said, is an expert in matters of finance and knows how to fix the economy.
Editorial: Crime and codes
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.
Turning waste into gold
An innovative method could terminate the use of cyanides, acids and bases that are detrimental to the environment and people’s health
Mixed reactions to Van Rompuy, Ashton taking EU top jobs
Welcomed by the UK government, France and Germany, as well as the US, the naming of Belgium’s Herman van Rompuy as European Council President and Catherine Ashton as foreign policy chief has caused misgivings in some circles, including Turkey which believes that Van Rompuy will oppose Turkish membership of the bloc.
Seventy per cent of Bulgarian smokers wanted to quit, survey says
Bulgaria ranks third in the world in terms of smoking, after Japan and Greece.
New modern marina worth 24M leva to be constructed in Pomorie
The Black Sea town of Pomorie has approved a proposal for the construction of a spacious and modern marina, with a capacity of over 600 yachts and small passenger ships.
Construction sector in Europe continues to decline
Over the course of a year, from one of the leaders in Europe in new construction, Bulgaria became one of the countries currently quagmired at the bottom of the table and was now amongst the three worst hit countries, along with Romania and Slovenia.
Bulgaria's Cabinet cuts costs by sending no Christmas cards this year
Prime Minister Boiko Borissov cuts all cost on Christmas cards, calendars and receptions this year.
Six hundred people sanctioned for smoking inside trains
Those who refused to pay the 20 leva fine were taken off the trains.
Resort village construction planned in Karadere nature reserve
Previously, the Madara Bulgarian Property Fund, listed at the London Stock Exchange wanted to to build a resort village with 15 000 capacity spanning the entire bay area. The controversial building project contemplated to be directly on the shore was eventually frozen indefinitely in light of the global economic downturn.
Bulgaria to oppose EU proposal for reduced turbot quotas
Bulgaria's Agriculture and Food Ministry said that it would not support the proposed reduction of turbot quotas for 2010, saying reductions would harm local industry.
Bulgaria's Cabinet approves anti-crime measures
Amendments to a number of laws aim to improve the accountability and work of the judiciary, law enforcement and financial transactions.
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