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Bulgaria under EU Pressure over Illegal Assets Bill
Bulgaria's rulers are in a hurry to adopt the bill authorizing widespread confiscation of illegal assets in a bid to please Brussels ahead of its upcoming report on the country's progress in justice and home affairs, insiders say. The ruling majority in parliament will seek to pass the long-delayed bill by the beginning of May, when a delegation of the European Commission will arrive in the ...
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Bulgaria posts USD837m foreign trade deficit in Jan-Feb
(MENAFN) Bulgaria's National Statistical Institute (NSI) said that in the January-February period, the country's foreign trade deficit grew to USD837 million, reported Xinhua News. The agency ...
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Bulgaria Launches 1st Ever Food Bank
Bulgaria is officially introducing Tuesday the first ever food bank, which was created by a government expert working group. The group included representatives of the Agriculture Ministry, the Finance Ministry, the Ministry of Social Policy and Labor, the Ministry of Economy, Energy and Tourism and the Food Safety Agency. The food bank provides nourishment for the poor and the disadvantaged and ...
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Bulgaria to Complete Northeastern Gas Pipeline in 2013
Bulgaria is to start building a natural gas supply pipeline to the northeastern city of Silistra in the fall of 2012, Kiril Temelkov, CEO of state company Bulgartransgaz, announced Monday. The future extension of the major Bulgarian gas pipeline ring will start from the northeastern city of Dobrich, and will bring Russian natural gas to Silistra on the Danube, and several small-town ...
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Bulgaria's Ruse Receives First Austria-Turkey Container Block Train
The freight train station at the Bulgarian Danube city of Ruse has received its first ever container block train, also known as a unit train, which will be transporting goods from Austria to Turkey. The container block trains, also known as unit trains, are still a new means of freight transportation in Bulgaria, with the first ever such train for the country having been received only in ...
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Bulgaria's Tourist Tax Ruled Unconstitutional
The tourist tax that was introduced in Bulgaria in April 2011 is unconstitutional, the Bulgarian Constitutional Court has ruled. The Court made the ruling on April 5 but it was not made public until Monday, April 9, when it was announced on the institution's website. The probe into the legality of the controversial tourist tax had been launched at the request of 61 Members of Parliament from the ...
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Bulgaria's GERB Vows 1 000 Job Openings for Young Roma
By the year 2020, Roma will have a 23% share of Bulgaria's labor market, according to Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister, Tsvetan Tsvetanov. Speaking at a national round table on Roma problems, Tsvetanov, who is also the Chairman of the National Council for Partnership on Ethnic and Integration Issues, reported that according to the latest Census, 325 343 Roma live in Bulgaria, which is ...
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Bulgaria looks for energy price relief
SOFIA, Bulgaria, April 9 (UPI) -- Bulgaria has the domestic natural gas reserves to offset increasing energy prices sparked by volatility in the global market, the prime minister said.
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Bulgaria 2012 Growth Forecast Unanimously Capped at 1.5%
Bulgarian analysts and institutions have cut their growth forecast for 2012 to just below 1.5% instead of the previously forecast 2-3%, citing slumping exports and stagnant domestic demand. Exports to the European Union, the main driver of Bulgaria's economy, declined in the last quarter of 2011 because of the euro-area's debt crisis....
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Bulgaria Eyes Foreign Investment as Skilled Manpower Decreases
By Nathan Morley in Sofia Famagusta Gazette As Europe's poorest county, where the average monthly salary is just 250 Euros, Bulgaria is keen to attract foreign investment, but with many graduates leaving for work in other EU countries, man power is becoming limited. ...
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Bulgaria Eurobond Float Wary of Turbulent Summer Waters
Bulgaria's government, which plans to issue eurobonds worth up to EUR 1 B in the second quarter, may be forced to struggle with volatile markets if it misses out on the current benign conditions, analysts have warned. The sale procedure can be arranged in a matter of two or three months, so it can take place not the beginning of June, as forecast by the finance minister, but in July, according ...
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Bulgaria Marks International Roma Day
Bulgarian Roma across the country celebrate Sunday April 8, the International Roma Day. April 8, the International Day of the Roma, is a day of celebration of Roma culture, history and traditions. The Day also draws attention to discrimination directed to Roma and Gypsy communities globally and calls for all human rights to be respected and observed. ...
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Bulgaria's Govt to Complete Sofia-Black Sea Highway July 1
Bulgaria's first major highway, "Trakiya", linking Sofia to the Black Sea coast at Burgas is to be completed ahead of schedule, Regional Development Minister Lilyana Pavlova announced. In her words, the builders of the 360-km highway has committed to completing it ahead of schedule with July 1 being the most optimistic deadline for the still uncompleted Lots 2 and 3. At the same time, the ...
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Bulgaria Energy Minister Mulls Removal of Biofuel Component
Commenting on measures to tackle climbing fuel prices, Economy and Energy Minister Delyan Dobrev said in Parliament that the removal of the bio component from diesel would lead to a BGN 0.05 price cut. Speaking after Thursday's meeting with Lukoil Bulgaria CEO Valentin Zlatev, he voiced worries over the situation, adding that before taking steps, their impact had to be analyzed. ...
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Bulgaria govt faces no-confidence vote over energy
SOFIA (April 6): Bulgaria's opposition Socialists filed a motion of no confidence in the centre-right government on Friday over its...
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Bulgaria Retail Sales Decline For Second Month
Bulgaria's retail sales declined for the second consecutive month in February, data released by the National Statistical Institute showed Friday.
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Bulgaria Construction Output Falls Again
Bulgaria's construction output declined for the second consecutive month in February, data released by the National Statistical Institute showed Friday.
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Decline In Bulgaria Industrial Production Worsens In February
Bulgaria's industrial production at the fastest pace in two years in February, data released by the National Statistical Institute showed Friday.
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Bulgaria, Israel to Conduct Joint Military Trainings
The Members of the Bulgarian Parliament ratified Friday the agreement between the Defense Ministries of Bulgaria and Israel for partnership in military trainings. "The agreement is needed in order to strictly regulate the joint military trainings on the territory of the respective country," Defense Minister, Anyu Angelov, says, stressing this collaboration would not bring any burden to public ...
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